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Comments: I’m not the target audience for this book. I am neither a single mom, nor forty, nor American, nor can I identify with most of what this book is about. Which is why I didn’t really enjoy this book as much as someone who fits that demographic likely would. Some good lessons in here though.

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FROM THE BOOK:

Last week was horrible, but this week doesn’t have to be connected to it.

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… life doesn’t move in straight lines. We’re imperfect and conflicted and puffy-eyed. We’re alternately burdened and strengthened by our pasts, but we always have the power to rebound. We have another shot on the golf course. A new job. A fresh morning. A chance to ask forgiveness. Another picnic with another cliff. We may have doubts, but we control the present. We always have the choice to move forward with hope and confidence.

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When it comes to changing yourself there are two schools of thought. You can work from the inside, trying to understand the history of all your feelings and how you got to be the way you are. Then, eventually you can try to use those realizations to change your life. Or you can start from the outside, acting the way you want to be, even if you don’t feel it yet. Eventually it will sink in.

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The only thing as bad as the end of the world is the actual end of the world.

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It takes work to not try and fix things all the time. Sometimes you just have to let it sit.

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The thing is, sometimes you just have to wait. There isn’t anything you can do to accomplish something faster than it actually can be done.

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Even when things go wrong, when you suffer a burn or change recipes on the fly, you have more chances of success than you think.

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My reason for taking this risk, for exposing myself, is the same reason we all should expose ourselves. Love and truth go hand in hand.