J O Y s e f i n a
Uproot is a memoir that covers thirty years in thirty chapters. We follow the main character from Monterrey to New York, Paris, LA, Laredo, and San Antonio.
Beatrice Theriot wakes up in a mental institution wondering how she got there. She decides to become a journalist to prove her mind is reliable. After being a reporter, public relations representative for an art museum, ghost-writer, correspondent, and editorialist, she meets the man she wants to marry.
This is a Romeo and Juliet story, but they are both Capulets. As Beatrice moves to the border, she discovers her family history. The turmoil forces her to leave her house and move to Laredo, Texas. Her tender young family is uprooted and has to adapt to American soil. Her son is diagnosed with autism, and she is forced to become a special mother. As she learns of the multigenerational conflicts, her marriage is threatened with clan loyalties. Her union is under a Damocles sword.
This book was the product of the column Facciones published in El Norte in 1991.
These are short stories told in the first person. They are sixty-four portraits of the privileged Mexican bourgeoisie.
The first story is a birth, then a baptism, scenes from childhood, teenage years, young adults, and aging parents.
Five stories were selected in an anthology created by Brianda Domecq "A traves de los ojos de ella" (Through Her Eyes)
What makes us unhappy? What makes us happy?
What is the difference between happiness and joy?
Can we be joyful independent from the circumstances?
Why are happier people more successful and productive?
JOY WORKSHOP or JOY TALK based on my book:
“Enjoy! How to Create a Positive Narrative”
Chapter 1. The Burden of Happiness.
Chapter 2. The Role of Sadness
Chapter 3. Escaping to the Future.
Chapter 4. Sources of Joy.
Chapter 5. Positive Vocabulary.
Chapter 6. Positive Thoughts.
Chapter 7. Detox the Past.
Chapter 8. Positive Input.
This book is called Into Autumn because these poems are written from the perspective of a certain stage of life. If life were divided into seasons the narrative is from the autumn point of view.
The poems are divided into the four seasons. Spring poems are about childhood: planting, caring, rooting, and waiting. Summer poems are about becoming an adult: creating, producing, reproducing, and growing. Autumn poems are about reaching maturity: trimming, harvesting, organizing, and resting. Winter poems are about hibernation: preparing to go dormant and rebirth.
