Book Club #4
April 24 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Bittersweet
By: Susan Cain
Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death – bitter and sweet – are forever paired.
– If you’ve ever wondered why you like sad music . . .
– If you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . .
– If you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . .
– Then you probably identify with the bittersweet state of mind.
Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain, whether from a death or breakup, addiction or illness. If we don’t acknowledge our own heartache, she says, we can end up inflicting it on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know – or will know – loss and suffering, we can turn toward one another.
At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways.
This program is FREE but registration is required.