Simple Acts of Moving Forward: A Little Book About Getting Unstuck [Hardcover]

Vinita Hampton Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2003

Get Out of the Rut

We all get “stuck” at times. You may be creatively blocked, spiritually burned out, or in some other way stalled, paralyzed, or simply bored. The good news is, there is always something you can do to move forward. In this thoughtful book, Vinita Hampton Wright offers sixty practical and possible suggestions and meditations to help propel you out of gridlock and into a richer life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Sometimes, even the most creative people feel "stuck"-they battle writer's block, wrestle with a family problem, or struggle with feelings of burnout. Wright offers 60 shrewd tips on moving forward during these times, from the simple (read a different newspaper, change your routine) to the spiritual (pray, look to God for inspiration) and the joyful (sing, feast, and get naked, though not necessarily all at once). Wright's suggestions are helpfully grounded in her own experience as a novelist who leads retreats on creativity and spirituality. The book is designed so that it can be picked up at random, and readers can choose whether to implement quick tips that take just a few moments, or work on larger issues such as nurturing colleagues, confessing their own faults, and forgiving themselves. Wright's voice is gentle yet honest as she urges readers forward toward greater fulfillment.
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Review

“Vinita Hampton Wright’s gentle and wise voice provides a multitude of ways to get fresh perspective on the joy of growing up.”
–Veronique Vienne, author of The Art of Doing Nothing

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Shaw Books (September 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877880824
• ISBN-13: 978-0877880820
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,037,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

To see what Vinita is doing currently, you can find her posting regularly on her own blog (http://vinitawright.typepad.com)and on Days of Deepening Friendship: An Online Spiritual Journey (http://deepeningfriendship.loyolapress.com). These days she is editing, blogging, giving workshops and retreats, and working on a new novel (yet to be named and too young and fragile to be exposed to the outside world). She's also on Facebook and Twitter, although "I tweet only sporadically, which probably defeats the purpose entirely--sorry about that, Tweetlings!" She's begun building a book shelf on Shelfari and hopes to connect with like minds through the books people are reading.

Vinita Hampton Wright has been a book editor for nearly two decades, currently senior editor at Loyola Press in Chicago. She leads workshops around the country on the creative-spiritual process--The Soul Tells a Story grew out of this work. Of her full-length novels, Velma Still Cooks in Leeway won a Logos Book-of-the-Year award, and Dwelling Places was selected by Christianity Today as Best Fiction of 2007.

Wright recently published an updated edition of Simple Acts of Moving Forward, and her most recent nonfiction, Days of Deepening Friendship, focuses on the spiritual experience of women. She now leads retreats on this topic (contact her at [e-mail]).

Vinita loves to cook, walk the city of Chicago, and watch movies. She and photographer/designer Jim Wright have been married 18 years. They share a bungalow on the far South Side with 2 cats and 2 dogs, all of them rescues, all spoiled, and--depending on the day--helpful or not to Vinita's creative process. Vinita is finally learning to garden and now adds homegrown tomatoes, peppers, and herbs to her little feasts.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must -have book for writing...or life, June 26, 2004

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M. C. Finan (La Mirada, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Acts of Moving Forward: A Little Book About Getting Unstuck (Hardcover)

This little book is a treasure. Dividing her reflections into Acts of Creativity, Daring,Generosity,Healing,Integrity,and Joy, Vinita Hampton Wright identifies daily situations and illumines ways to live with and through each one. The sub-title "A Little Book about Getting Unstuck" clues the reader to Wright's emphasis on moving through times of difficulty,fear,criticism. Lest you think this is a sad book, be assured that Wright suggests new ways of celebrating, forgiving, acting out joy.

Such a perfect book for so many occasions that you will want to get one for yourself, but several for gifts for friends.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars too religious for me, September 22, 2008

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LunaH2O (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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i prefer the Karen Salmansohn way: How to Be Happy, Dammit: A Cynic's Guide to Spiritual Happiness

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little book, May 27, 2011

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This review is from: Simple Acts of Moving Forward: A Little Book About Getting Unstuck (Hardcover)

This book has a lot of food for thought. It is a little book packed with useful information on moving on and not getting stuck.