Learn About Each Room:
The Tenth Room
VIDEO TIPS - The Tenth RoomThe Tenth room is what Virginia Woolf called A Room of Ones Own. This might be a sunny porch, a cozy corner, a mental space (even a walk or a jog) where you reflect on your life and role in the world. How can you do more of what you love? You contemplate these big existential questions here.
Sharing Stories
Here are a few of the shared stories in the book and you’ll find strategies for working on them there too.
- Even my Blackberry gets to recharge. Why can’t I have a break?
- I just need a little time and space to myself!
- Sometimes I just want to run screaming from the house.
- Everyone needs to get away, so where can I go without leaving?
Now we’d love to hear some of your own ”tenth room” stories. Think of them as seeds (of discontent) that make you want to change something going on in your life. The first step to any meaningful shift is to recognize what is wrong, or what is bringing you down (the seed) and then trying out a new approach or strategy (we call it a key process). You can share in the Key Processes section and let others know how it went. If it was a winner or you “cleaned up” the mess, you will have a takeaway idea (a pearl) and we encourage you to post your pearl for others to see.
Learn About Other Rooms
The Attic, the Office, the Bathroom, the Kid's Room, the Bedroom, the Family Room, the Kitchen, the Living Room, the Basement, the Tenth Room, and the Epilogue all have learning pages. Feel free to catch up and brush off your rooms before you begin the discussion.
