{"product_id":"bittersweet-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole","title":"Bittersweet: How to Turn Sorrow Into Creativity, Beauty and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn her inspiring new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=987bde8a7\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuiet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e describes her powerful quest to understand how love, loss and sorrow make us whole \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– revealing the power of a bittersweet outlook on life. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBittersweetness is a tendency towards 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you seek out beauty in your everyday life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you react intensely to music, art and nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen you probably identify with the bittersweet state of mind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eQuiet\u003c\/em\u003e, Susan Cain urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby revealing an untapped power hidden in plain sight. Now she employs the same mix of research, storytelling and memoir to explore how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life is the true path to creativity and connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCain shows movingly how a bittersweet state of mind \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– though we've been blind to its value \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. It can change the way we live, the way we work and the way we love. If we realize that all humans know \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– or will know \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– loss and suffering, we can turn towards one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, \u003cem\u003eBittersweet\u003c\/em\u003e brings us together in deep and unexpected ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Cain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43187170541825,"sku":"9780241300671","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-344.png?v=1701859333","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/bittersweet-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}