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“Gentle, generous, direct, and compellingly hopeful.”
The night clerk (early 20’s) at the hotel in February read MLC. She left this note a few days ago.
More and more convinced at this relatively unknown book’s power to challenge any reader, any age. To revive anyone’s hope that they matter and they can matter for others.
It’s a book bathed in love. It’s gentle, generous, direct, and compellingly hopeful.
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Unmet expectations cause all sorts of challenges. Some of them motivating enough to change everything. Some of our unmet expectations help us realize we can never change certain things – but we can rethink our expectations and let that thing go.
This is called freedom.
Peace.
Sixth months after publishing Mid Life Celebration on Thanksgiving Day 2013, a modest royalty check arrived a few days ago.
Had wondered (for a long time) when it would arrive, but wasn’t expecting anything.
Especially wasn’t expecting the magnitude of the reality while depositing the first royalty check.
Dreams coming true are often very different when they actually happen.
Have you had some unmet expectation bless or curse you this year?
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What would it be like to build a startup from nothing?
Last night was the first book club featuring Mid Life Celebration: rethink • reprioritize • recommit.
Hosted by Monica Flanagin Decker in her Valparaiso, Indiana home.
As Monica posted a Facebook update, her friend in South Carolina asked what all the buzz was about.
Then and there Monica convinced her friend to start a book club too, and feature Mid Life Celebration as their first book.
The rest of last night’s story continues at the…
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An Indiana book club has been formed from the positive ripple effects of Mid Life Celebration: rethink • reprioritize • recommit
MLC will be the first book featured… this Friday, Feb 28.
The organizer, Monica, purchased (together with her Mom) 17 copies on Amazon over Valentine’s Day weekend.
So in gratitude, sent a free box of 54 signed copies. Each member will receive three free copies to extend the positive ripple effect.
What they don’t know yet is that each book contains a unique message – no two are the same.
Would have been much easier to just write my name.
Or to write the same message 54 times.
Would have also been easier to just keep dreaming about writing a book.
The long way is the short cut.
We know this.
In a weird way, we are the only ones who can give ourselves permission to be authentic.
Life changes the minute we stop waiting for permission.
Life is not a dress rehearsal.
Live like you mean it!
Feel free to share (no expectation, only hope).
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Maybe this video will help someone today. And we all could use a helping hand. All of us.
Paradigm Shift: Why write a book for your child?
What if we thought of the book as a giant love letter?
Wishing you peace and blessings immeasurable to you and everyone you love.
And know that one of the best ways to heal ourselves is to help others heal.
Survive or thrive. It doesn’t take genius.
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PS. Just had an aha moment – more like a reminder – all the writing (for those of you reading all five) has the same intent. Maybe these posts will help someone today.