<p>A penetrating, unflinching collection of essays, chronicling one writer's unswerving search for—and embrace of—joy, even amid the deep grief of a beloved's suicide, and her own diagnosis of ovarian cancer and the grueling treatments that followed. Mary Ellen Sullivan, a self-described nomad, was a natural-born circumnavigator, a wise and elegant writer at home trekking the globe, one who mapped her way purely by instinct—and heart. Sullivan’s joy-seeking chronicle, originally a blog titled "On the Wings of the Hummingbird," unspooled as a pastiche of ponderous thoughts, serendipitous moments captured in words or image, peppered with wisdom-steeped quotes or poems or passages that had caught her attention: an instructional of intentional joy. It became a four-year exercise, a wide-eyed adventure in joy capturing. She followed her trail wherever it led. Her words, her instructions for seizing gratitude in the grace of each and every day, shimmer off the page. Her wisdom, her radiance, will open your eyes and your heart, and leave you more alive to the abundance of blessing all around you.</p>

On the Wings of the Hummingbird: A Chronicle of Joy, Grief, and Gratitude

Sullivan, Mary Ellen

Religion & Spirituality

Independently published

<p>Cows on Parade in Chicago, by Mary Ellen Sullivan 3859230395[publisher: Neptunart] 182 pp illustrated with many many cows.; 8" x 9"  From Wikipedia:"CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major world cities. Fiberglass sculptures of cows are decorated by local artists, and distributed over the city centre, in public places such as train stations, important avenues, and parks. They often feature artwork and designs specific to local culture, as well as city life and other relevant themes. After the exhibition in the city, which lasts many months, the cows are auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity.There are a few variations of shape, but the three most common shapes of cow were created by Pascal Knapp, a Swiss-born sculptor who was commissioned to create the cows specifically for the CowParade series of events. Pascal Knapp owns the copyrights to the standing, lying and grazing cow shapes used in the CowParade events.The concept of "cow parade" has its origins in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1998[1] by artistic director Walter Knapp, it is based on an idea which was realised in the same city for the first time in 1986: Lions as the symbol of Zurich were painted and then on display throughout the city.The Zürich exhibit 1998 was not called "cow parade" - it was called "Land in Sicht" (roughly "Countryside in view"). The concept was brought to the United States when Chicago businessman Peter Hanig, along with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, organized an event in Chicago in 1999. A Swiss company started to explore the idea, CowHolding Parade AG. The American company that explored this idea, CowHolding Parade, was founded in 1999; the Swiss company promptly sued. A bronze casting of one of the cows is on permanent display in Chicago in commemoration of the city's initial exhibition.The success of this venture inspired many other cities to host similar fundraising projects."</p>

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