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weeohh's review against another edition
3.0
While the book felt repetitive, it carries an important message. Everytime I picked it up, I felt inspired and refreshed. I did end up skipping over most of the poetry, it's not my style. I will definitely be taking some of the challenges in the book with me.
katiez0314's review against another edition
3.0
I did not love this as much as I’d hoped. I may need to revisit it in a few years. I just couldn’t invest in the challenges and reflections like I feel they deserve. I would give this another try in another season of life.
theoverflowingbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
For anyone who is unaware of who Tyler Knott Gregson is, he is a poet, photographer, and writer best known for his Typewriter Series of poetry. His first work, Chasers of the Light, was a compilation of his Typewriter Series and it became a national bestseller. His most recent release, Miracle in the Mundane: Poems, Prompts, and Inspiration to Unlock Your Creativity and Unfiltered Joy, builds upon what fans love about the poet while offering a chance to see through the eyes of Gregson.
The best way to describe Gregson’s book is poetry mixed with life lessons and challenges. Falling slightly into the self-help category, Greyson mixes his beautiful typewritten poems with challenges for the reader to better improve themselves and the world. This collection aims to inspire readers to unleash their creativity in new and exciting ways and make people see the beauty in the simple things, or the miracles in the mundane.
Overall, this book is inspiring and the prompts and challenges Gregson gives seem to be fun and exciting. What makes Gregson’s book unique is that he gives levels of difficulty for his challenges. That is to say, he offers a challenge that pairs up with a philosophy of his and also gives the reader the opportunity to go “beyond” the original challenge. With his challenges, Greyson also prefaces each chapter with a typewritten poem and cleverly written titles. He also includes a few photographs of nature taken himself that bring a sense of tranquility through their simplistic beauty.
While this book is not like any of his others, fans of Gregson’s typewriter poetry will still get their fill of beautifully written poems. However, this is not just a book of poetry, so if that is what the expectation is, be aware. Gregson’s collection is a great read for both those wanting to dip their toes in the waters of poetry, as well as self-help books. The flow and layout of the book itself makes it feel like a quick and effortless read, while sill working and exercising the mind of the reader through self-reflection. Even if poetry is not the most popular genre of literature in this modern day and age, Gregson’s collections are definitely worth taking a look at!
The best way to describe Gregson’s book is poetry mixed with life lessons and challenges. Falling slightly into the self-help category, Greyson mixes his beautiful typewritten poems with challenges for the reader to better improve themselves and the world. This collection aims to inspire readers to unleash their creativity in new and exciting ways and make people see the beauty in the simple things, or the miracles in the mundane.
Overall, this book is inspiring and the prompts and challenges Gregson gives seem to be fun and exciting. What makes Gregson’s book unique is that he gives levels of difficulty for his challenges. That is to say, he offers a challenge that pairs up with a philosophy of his and also gives the reader the opportunity to go “beyond” the original challenge. With his challenges, Greyson also prefaces each chapter with a typewritten poem and cleverly written titles. He also includes a few photographs of nature taken himself that bring a sense of tranquility through their simplistic beauty.
While this book is not like any of his others, fans of Gregson’s typewriter poetry will still get their fill of beautifully written poems. However, this is not just a book of poetry, so if that is what the expectation is, be aware. Gregson’s collection is a great read for both those wanting to dip their toes in the waters of poetry, as well as self-help books. The flow and layout of the book itself makes it feel like a quick and effortless read, while sill working and exercising the mind of the reader through self-reflection. Even if poetry is not the most popular genre of literature in this modern day and age, Gregson’s collections are definitely worth taking a look at!
nickfrantisek's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed re-listening to this book in audio format and taking it a chapter at a time while reflecting on each prompt. I definitely plan to work a lot of these ideas into my day to day life, but more as a process. It's a great starting point to building a compassionate kindness practice. Plus the poetry is great as always.
peacewillfollow's review against another edition
5.0
I haven’t done every challenge yet, but I’ve done many. This book was lovely.
conn's review against another edition
It's a bit white/preachy/influencer recommendations and challenges, with no real substance.
missjaneeyre's review against another edition
2.0
This book was not at all what I was expecting when I preordered it. I thought it would be another book of poems. While the challenges are all good ideas, I did not feel compelled to complete them and they weren’t really worth reading.