{"product_id":"the-art-of-paying-attention-waking-up-and-participating-in-your-own-life","title":"The Art of Paying Attention: Waking up and participating in your own life.","description":"Waking up and participating in your own life without alarm clocks, ice plunges, signs in the sky, the zombie apocalypse or a midlife crisis.\nYou’re here… but are you really here? You’re breathing, moving, doing—but are you awake? We all get stuck sometimes, moving through life without ever stopping to ask if we’re truly living. It's like we're sleepwalking, and it takes a wake up call for us to sit up and pay attention. It shouldn't have to though.\nThe Art of Paying Attention isn’t a manual or a step-by-step guide. It’s an invitation.\nTo wake up.\nTo look around.\nAnd when you do, to do something about what you see.\nThrough honest storytelling, compelling research, and a few hard truths, this book invites you on a journey of noticing—the beauty, the discomfort, the divine, and the deeply human moments we often overlook. Rooted in artistic insight and stories from photography travels in West Africa and around the world, this is a soul-stirring reflection on what it means to live with eyes wide open.\nThis is not about fixing your life—it’s about reentering it.\nNot about doing more—but seeing differently.\nAnd maybe, writing a new kind of story—one where you’re fully present in your own life.\nIf you’ve been feeling like something is missing—even when everything looks “fine”—this book might be the nudge you didn’t know you needed.\n Start reading today, and begin the work of showing up to your own life.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0F3TX12XS\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0F3TX12XS.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Miller, Anna  Grace|Stewart, Mikayla|Jahnke, Mary\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338350166077,"sku":"BVV.B0F3TX12XS.G","price":7.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0F3TX12XS-0.jpg?v=1783917595","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-paying-attention-waking-up-and-participating-in-your-own-life","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}