Marietta McCarty, author of “Leaving 1203,” joins Jazz Messenger Friday, Nov 2
Author Marietta McCarty stops by WTJU’s Jazz Messenger on Friday, November 2nd to talk about her latest book “Leaving 1203.” Brian and Marietta will discussing the book, all things philosophy, baseball, the myth of multi-tasking, and much more. You can catch the Jazz Messenger each week from 10am – 12pm.
Marietta McCarty’s fourth book entitled Leaving 1203: Emptying a Home, Filling the Heart released to her great delight October 9, 2018. She is the author of bestseller Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids, Nautilus Gold Award winner How Philosophy Can Save Your Life: 10 Ideas That Matter Most, and The Philosopher’s Table: How to Start Your Philosophy Dinner Club—Monthly Conversation, Music, and Recipes.
Defining philosophy as “the art of clear thinking,” in 2013 Marietta brought all the mental clarity she could muster to the emotional and physical challenge of emptying her family home of fifty-six years. Returning to her hometown, the three months of home emptying taught her anew the old lessons in good living. She experienced, firsthand and unforgettably, the meaning of joy, kindness, relationship, empathy, generosity, and gratitude, for example, longtime core ideas central to her philosophical teaching. Marietta’s crystal-clear memories evoked as home emptier proved that the foundation of her first three books was cemented long ago in the bricks and mortar of the old home. As a child at 1203, she indulged in simple pleasures and outdoor fun, good conversations marked by listening and respect, laughter and a sense of belonging.
Pieces of 1203 reside with her at her home in Charlottesville, where she keeps her eye on the prize of good living through teaching and learning, speaking and listening.
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