{"product_id":"9781523531714","title":"Begin Again, and Again, and Again","description":"Author: Alessandra Olanow\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781523531714\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Workman\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 168 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous illustrated meditation on transformation as practice-for anyone learning to live with life's cycles of breaking open and rebuilding.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrator and author Alessandra Olanow knows that life never unfolds as you think it will. After divorce, her mother's death, and the quiet unraveling of a carefully built life, she found herself awake at 3 a.m. with questions that wouldn't settle: \u003ci\u003eIs this all there is? What do I do when everything comes undone? How do I stay open when I want to close down?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBegin Again, and Again, and Again started as notes to herself in those wakeful hours-a practice of thinking through images and words to map the territory of uncertainty. What emerged is a book about the fundamental rhythm of being human: the constant cycle of questioning, doubt, finding ground, opening, and beginning again.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough watercolor illustrations integrated with personal narrative and philosophical reflection drawing on Buddhism, Stoicism, and lived experience, Alessandra offers not answers but companionship. The book moves through five movements like a breath-Question, Doubt, Ground, Open, Renewal-holding the particular texture of each stage. The hollowness of \u003ci\u003eIs this all there is?\u003c\/i\u003e The weight of \u003ci\u003eI think I can't.\u003c\/i\u003e The surprising fertility of hitting bottom. The radical simplicity of presence.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere's permission to stop waiting for the final version of yourself. To trust that transformation isn't about arriving but about learning to live with constant change.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's never too late to begin again.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67942680625310,"sku":"ADS-9781523531714","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781523531714.jpg?v=1793940798","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781523531714","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}