Inside the Flame: The Joy of Treasuring What You Already Have [Paperback]

Inside the Flameinvites readers to unplug their computers, cell phones, and televisions and plunge back into overlooked nooks and crannies of everyday experience. We've lost touch with the richness of the tangible and with it our reverence for the physical world. Our ability to focus on the here and now is in crisis. By illuminating ways to take a closer look at the world around,Inside the Flamewill help readers heighten their surroundings, tune the volume more precisely, and live lives that are fuller, richer, more mindful, and more compassionately interwoven with others.Inside the Flameillustrates how attentive experience brings the world close, and how the world responds by infusing us with bold colors, memorable textures, and a more widely open heart.Introduction



Part One: How We Touch the World



Grasp: The Right Fit

Moving: Higher, Faster, Farther

Extreme Play

Collecting

Petting Cats

Oral Fixations



Oral Mysteries



Extreme Flavors



Flavor Collisions

Exploring

Color Wheel: the Magenta Jacket
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Acts of Renewal: Meditations of the Hand



Folding Clothes



Ironing Meditation



Transformative Dusting



Putting on Makeup

Shape Shifting: Baking Bread



Personal Shape Shifting

Space Programs



Expanding the body: Favorite Clothing



Decorating Space

Space Shifting

Dining by Candlelight

Rites of Memory

Seasonal Flavors

Making Mud Pies

Lost or Found

Hero Mom



Part 2: How the World Touches Us

The Seasons

Climbing Amboy Crater

The Gravity of Dawn

Sonic Transport

Kissing

Eye Candy

Swimming in the Rain

Management Issues

Sensory Joy

Textures

Aromas



Crushing Bay Leaves