It might make sense for you to lie on a couch before you read this post. Why? Because when I created what you are about to read, I was in a free association mood. So hang on, here we go!
I love books: memoirs, fiction that has characters with depth, non-fiction that educates and informs me as it entertains me.
I love art: abstract, landscapes, portraits that show the depth of the person portrayed.
I have always wanted to understand more about art so a few years ago, with this lofty goal in mind, I purchased a book by Robert Atkins that enticed me with its long descriptive title:
Art Speak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present.
And since 1945 is the year I entered the world, it felt like this would be the book for me.
It wasn’t.
It was too heavy. When I picked the book up, I got an awkward feeling. The pages contained too much information. I could say there are a few interesting pictures. Some of them are images I would like to spend time with, but the book doesn’t open easily nor does it lie flat so looking at them is not pleasurable.
Now comes the questions I am asking myself and you:
What am I going to do with this book? Should I cut out the images I like and use them for bookmarks? I could though that seems a bit criminal. Have you ever cut out pictures from a book? Or should I put it in the little free library near our home that is stuffed full of romance novels? Should I donate it to Planned Parenthood? How much would Half-Price Books give me for it? Or should I just keep it and hope I grow to love it someday?
What do you do with items you purchase that don’t turn out to meet the need you thought they would? I would love your suggestions!
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I have no words of wisdom to share regarding the fate of that book! But … the post did make me laugh!! And, maybe, follow the advice of Marie Kondo, who suggests ridding ourselves of possessions that do not “spark joy.”
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