“Razlog zašto naša kava ima tako dobar okus, čak i kada je radimo s posve prosječnim zrnima, skriva se u šalicama. One su od robusne keramike koja se pekla na temperaturi od tisuću dvjesto pedeset stupnjeva. Poslužiš li kavu u šalici od celadona boje žada, ona ima bolji okus. A slatka kava koju sam maloprije spomenula, ona se pije iz blistavog bijelog porculana. Možda zbog toga što priziva sliku šećera, ali isto je tako ukusnija.”
Prije nekog vremena otkrila sam healing fiction i potpuno se zaljubila u taj žanr. Ako se još niste susreli s njim, riječ je o pričama koje čitatelju pružaju osjećaj utjehe, smirenosti i emocionalnog oporavka. Jedno vrijeme baš sam uživala u takvim knjigama, no s vremenom mi se učinilo da su mnoge postale vrlo slične. Sve su više počele nalikovati self help literaturi, i to onoj koja ponekad ostavlja dojam da vam se autor obraća pomalo svisoka.
Međutim, Radionica novih početaka potpuno je drugačija. Meditativna je, topla, zanimljiva i inspirativna. Istovremeno ima i jasnu radnju koja nekamo vodi, a upravo mi je to u posljednje vrijeme nedostajalo kod mnogih naslova ovog žanra. Često sam imala osjećaj da je naglasak isključivo na onom healing dijelu, dok je fiction ostajao u drugom planu.
Ovdje ćete dobiti i jedno i drugo. Priču koja vas nježno umiruje, ali i radnju koja vas vodi naprijed. A kraj je jednostavno prekrasan. Donosi osjećaj unutarnjeg mira i zadovoljstva te nas podsjeća da usporimo, zastanemo i pronađemo radost u malim svakodnevnim trenucima.
I da, potpuno se slažem s mišlju iz knjige da različite šalice mijenjaju okus kave i cjelokupan doživljaj ispijanja. Jer kava bi trebala biti mali ritual u kojem uživamo, a ne samo nešto što nas usput razbuđuje.
Radionica novih početaka idealno je štivo za prve jesenske dane koji nam polako stižu.
Puno hvala Stilus knjiga na poslanom primjerku!
Ostale knjige izdavača
? Slažete li se da i šalica iz koje pijemo kavu može promijeniti okus kave?
[english]
“The first smile of the day was important. It determined how the dozens of others that day would turn out.”
The Healing Season of Pottery – Yeon Somin
The story follows Jungmin, a young woman who, after years of living at a relentless pace, quits her job and retreats into solitude. A few months later, she unexpectedly stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop, a place where she discovers a new sense of purpose and a completely different outlook on life.
Some time ago, I discovered healing fiction and completely fell in love with the genre. If you haven’t come across it before, it’s a type of fiction that offers readers comfort, calm, and a sense of emotional healing. For a while, I truly enjoyed reading these books, but eventually many of them started to feel similar. They often began to resemble self-help books, especially the kind that can feel a little patronizing at times.
However, The Healing Season of Pottery is completely different. It’s meditative, heartwarming, engaging, and inspiring. At the same time, it has a clear storyline that actually goes somewhere, which is exactly what I felt had been missing from many books in this genre lately. Too often, the focus seemed to be entirely on the healing aspect, while the fiction part was left in the background.
This book gives you both. A story that gently soothes you while also moving forward with purpose. And the ending is simply beautiful. It leaves you with a sense of inner peace and contentment, reminding us to slow down, pause, and appreciate life’s small everyday moments.
And yes, I completely agree with one of the ideas in the book: different cups really do change the taste of coffee and the overall experience of drinking it. Coffee should be a small ritual to enjoy, not just something we grab on the go to wake ourselves up.
Workshop of New Beginnings is the perfect read for the first autumn days slowly making their way toward us.
? Do you agree that the cup we drink our coffee from can change its taste?
