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Henri Matisse thought this was the termination of his art profession when he got cancer and endure exhausting operations. His ability to stand up deteriorated and he could not take the paintbrush in his hands. This calamity in his well-being indeed finished his art profession but at the same time, a new stage in his life started: He made exceptional paper works he initiated to do in his bed became so famous and carried out to even our times. Although changes include loss, crises open up thrilling chances to create new things. We should let original things and experiences come to us while discovering the new chances. Being imaginative and innovative can speed up your recovery after a calamity. There is a good example comes from Zach. This teenage war veteran was deformed in a conflict in Afghanistan, at this time, he wanted to suicide. However, his mom taught him how to cook and his thoughts changed. He devoted his life to cooking; having the perfect fluff on the pancakes and getting the best-grilled salmons were the things he was giving his power. Authoring poems, and art also became the activities that he brutally poured his depression into the paper. Zach’s urge to create took his hand through digesting the shock he went through with the war and initiated an identity that is not related to military service. During a change, inventiveness brought by writing is a significant instrument. Writing is an activity that enables the operation of creation of new life tales and makes people feel that they have power over their previous experiences. James Pennebaker, an expert in psychology, in one of his experiments, separated a bunch of people that left their jobs into two. He wanted one group to write up about their lay off and did not want this from the other group. After three months, from the first group who had authored the happening, 27 percent landed a new job; however, from the latter group that did not author, only 5 percent could find a job. Spilling the experiences into paper enabled them to digest their emotions in addition to letting them move forward looking for a new job. No matter if we dance, bake, paint, or write, creativeness saves our lives during a life quake. Chapter 10 - Our new life tales should involve the changes we go through. Feiler’s father ended up writing 150 tales about his previous experiences until the end of his life and gathered them carefully in a book with attachments and pictures. Although he felt extremely vulnerable at one point in his life that had tried to suicide, just writing his experiences made him feel that his disease had rejected him. In his research on “Life Story Project”, Fiedler is told lots of tales of life changes and how these changes happened. Like his father’s case, he recognized that how one tells about a change made a huge impact on the way he/ she deals with them. When people tell that their life is affected by the changes negatively, what is called “contamination” tales, they were more vulnerable and did not able to move on. People who explained the changes as being challenging but bringing a favorable output, what is called “redemption” tales, were feeling that they have power and more favorable. Although we do not have power over the things that occurred in our lives, we can change the way we tell our stories about these experiences and the role of us in those. Inventing new tales is so crucial; however, getting the opportunity to share them is more crucial. In the times that our lives are in a calamity, feeling alone and in isolation is something normal. Even replying to a basic question that asks us what we are doing seems challenging if we are depressively seeking employment. However, talking about what we are going through is proved to provide individual endurance and enhance the sense of feeling good. Steven told his tale of his running away from the Moonies sect. At the time he eventually ran away, he was feeling disgrace about his behaviors that he did not want to mention about them anymore. However, he recognized afterward that he had the power to assist people in running away from such happenings by talking about what happened. Therefore, he commenced sharing his tale in front of a huge audience, and Congress associates about how he is pressured to change his thoughts and his running away. After some time, he discovered a group that helps other people from the sect. By talking about his tale, he understood the meaning of his life. If you are telling your tale, you should keep who is listening to you with a small circle of your mates and people you trust. After you acclimatize yourself with telling it to your small circle of people, you can find yourself more encouraged, as Steven felt. You should not forget that tales change a lot; you can transform them anytime you want. Furthermore, tales are useful if you are going through life transitions. Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce Feiler Book Review We have been raised with the belief that we will follow a straight line as we advance in our lives; however, this is not the reality. The truth is, our occupations, mutual intercourses, and belief will experience huge transitions as we live. If we want to deal with these changes elegantly, we need to be ready for them. Rather than trying to escape from the previous occurrences, we should be ready to design our new life stories. If we can understand how to utilize our inherent endurance and inventiveness, we can be the chief of transitions. Focus on what you gain, even though they are minor things. During a huge life change, you will frequently ask yourself about who you are and where you are going in your life. These questions may be significant, but you should also stay in the moment. A great way to master this is by focusing on minor daily things that you gain. The simple facts that you can afford your cable invoice after monetary difficulties, or your recent soberness make you able to drive your kids to school may seem simple transitions but make you feel comfortable when you are dealing with a huge change.