In light-years there's no hurry : cosmic perspectives on everyday life /
Heemstra, Marjolijn van, 1981-
In light-years there's no hurry : cosmic perspectives on everyday life / In light-years there is no hurry Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder. - First American edition. - 179 pages ; 21 cm
Translation of: In lichtjaren heeft niemand haast.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"How seeing Earth through the eyes of an astronaut brings new wonder and meaning to life on our planet. One stifling summer night, the poet and journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra lay awake, unable to sleep-like so many of us feeling anxious and alienated, deeply exhausted yet restless. Amid the suffocating stream of daily obligations, the clamor of notifications and increasingly dismal headlines, she longed for a way to rise above the frenzy, for a renewed sense of meaning and connection. Then she learned about the overview effect-a permanent shift in consciousness many astronauts experience when beholding Earth from outside the atmosphere-and wondered: could the perspective of outer space offer the internal space she sought? The lyrical account of van Heemstra's yearlong quest to experience the overview effect on Earth, In Light-Years There's No Hurry invites us to lift our gaze above eye level and discover our connections with the cosmos, our planet, and each other. We follow as van Heemstra's cosmic awareness expands and she finds herself feeling simultaneously lighter and more grounded. Compared with the complexity of the universe, daily life on Earth begins to seem more manageable, while understanding the improbability of our collective existence gives her new patience and tenderness for her neighbors. The grand rhythms of light-years and eons become a source of restoration and relief-a comforting, necessary reminder to slow down and zoom out. Contemplating the solace a cosmic perspective offers in our chaotic, divided world, In Light-Years There's No Hurry is a moving meditation on what it is to be human amid the vastness of the universe"--
In English, translated from Dutch.
9781324035695 1324035692
2023009899
GBC379228 bnb
021032162 Uk
Heemstra, Marjolijn van, 1981-
Perception.
Consciousness.
Earth (Planet)--Philosophy.
Essays.
In light-years there's no hurry : cosmic perspectives on everyday life / In light-years there is no hurry Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder. - First American edition. - 179 pages ; 21 cm
Translation of: In lichtjaren heeft niemand haast.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"How seeing Earth through the eyes of an astronaut brings new wonder and meaning to life on our planet. One stifling summer night, the poet and journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra lay awake, unable to sleep-like so many of us feeling anxious and alienated, deeply exhausted yet restless. Amid the suffocating stream of daily obligations, the clamor of notifications and increasingly dismal headlines, she longed for a way to rise above the frenzy, for a renewed sense of meaning and connection. Then she learned about the overview effect-a permanent shift in consciousness many astronauts experience when beholding Earth from outside the atmosphere-and wondered: could the perspective of outer space offer the internal space she sought? The lyrical account of van Heemstra's yearlong quest to experience the overview effect on Earth, In Light-Years There's No Hurry invites us to lift our gaze above eye level and discover our connections with the cosmos, our planet, and each other. We follow as van Heemstra's cosmic awareness expands and she finds herself feeling simultaneously lighter and more grounded. Compared with the complexity of the universe, daily life on Earth begins to seem more manageable, while understanding the improbability of our collective existence gives her new patience and tenderness for her neighbors. The grand rhythms of light-years and eons become a source of restoration and relief-a comforting, necessary reminder to slow down and zoom out. Contemplating the solace a cosmic perspective offers in our chaotic, divided world, In Light-Years There's No Hurry is a moving meditation on what it is to be human amid the vastness of the universe"--
In English, translated from Dutch.
9781324035695 1324035692
2023009899
GBC379228 bnb
021032162 Uk
Heemstra, Marjolijn van, 1981-
Perception.
Consciousness.
Earth (Planet)--Philosophy.
Essays.