Book Description

ART & CREAKY BONES by Sheila Reid, with a French translation by Anne Marchou 4 Awards -- Winner & Finalist, International Book Awards 2020 (American Book Fest) Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards & Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2020 Why are some people vibrant and active as they age, while others become tired and depressed? The author whose own bones are a little creaky these days, came across a story about a 102 year old artist in the glory of her first success at the Whitney Museum in New York. This set Reid off reading neuroscience reports about how creativity helps people live longer and stay in better health. The author, who has spent her whole life making art twelve hours a day and exhibiting in museums around the world, was overjoyed to learn how and why her favorite activity is such a super remedy for aging well. She found that anything creative, dancing or singing, drawing or even beginning a new language, will keep you healthier and lengthen your life. You will probably also make new friends. After 50 is maybe the best time of your life for creating something new, because the wisdom and experience you've gained over the years make you much more innovative. As you age you're freer and you have only your own pleasure to think of. The brain changes with time and you tend to be braver too, and more likely to produce something that is completely unexpected. One reason is that you worry less about what the world thinks. You gain a certain peacefulness. This creates fertile ground for your imagination to flourish as you get older. The increase of self-esteem these activities bring is nourishing to the soul and to the body. Isn't it wonderful to find some good news in the world today.? The people who awarded it 4 Book Awards, think you'll love Art & Creaky Bones.