A Beautiful Anarchy, When the Life Creative Becomes the Life Created

The truly exceptional life has never belonged only to the talented, and the fearless.

Talent is over-rated and fearlessness is no match for courage and the power of our will, and ultimately, our best lives will be lived when we colour outside the lines, free to listen to, and act upon, the voice of our souls. Our lives can be a bold, beautiful, deeply human experience that can ripple out and touch others, but they have to be our lives.

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A Beautiful Anarchy is a vulnerable, honest, and insightful book about the human longing to create, whether that's a family, a business, a book or a photograph. Our greatest creation can be an intentional life lived on our terms. For those that already identify as creative people, this book is an invitation to more intentionally explore your creative process. For anyone that's ever said, "but I'm not really creative," it's a call to exhume a part of yourself that desperately needs to get out and breathe.

This book is available on ABeautifulAnarchy.com or as a Kindle version from Amazon.

Subject
self-help
Themes
artcreativity
Mood
inspirational
Audience
adult
Length
short · 152 pages

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