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The Lori Nelson Spielman Reading List

So far I've only been lucky enough to read The Life List but safe to say the rest are definitely on my wish list. Find my "What I Learned" post for The Life List here. About the Author (taken from Goodreads ) Lori Nelson Spielman lives in East Lansing, Michigan, with her husband and a very spoiled cat. A former speech pathologist and guidance counsellor, she currently works as a homebound teacher for inner-city students. Lori enjoys fitness running, traveling, and reading, though writing is her true passion. She spends her winters cursing the god-awful Michigan winters, and her summers sailing the glorious shores of Lake Michigan. You can find Lori online at: Website Goodreads Twitter Facebook Instagram Amazon Thanks so much for reading my post, an if you enjoyed it please have a look at my other Reading Lists . Happy reading!

Have had this lovely book on my shelf for a while and it didn't disappoint. This was my post op read after my surgery a few weeks ago and was the perfect medicine. I laughed and cried and gasped my way through this gorgeous read. What I Learned: One of Carl Jung's most famous quotes I think. It's so important to dream, but it's also really important to stop, breathe, and figure out you really are and what it is that really makes you tick. This is the only way to figure out if the dreams you are working towards are truly yours, or if they are born through the expectations of others. I had to stop, catch my breath and re-read this line. "I have so much more daughter left in me." Such a simple statement that in a few words sums up grief perfectly. Made all the more poignant given the unique situation we all find ourselves in just now. How beautiful is this? There is always more living to do and it is always so so hard to lose

This book is a luscious mix of history, relationships and life in general. What I Learned: Or as I tend to say "fake it 'til you make it". Quite often when people ask me how I am, if life's tough or I'm having a bit of a rough day, rather than vocalise the negative I will just state that I'm faking it 'til I make it. Keep on keeping on and life will improve, right? Wouldn't this make a brilliant birthday wish when you are blowing out those candles...a wish for a life filled with fantastic possibility. Aren't the possibilities, or if you like the hope, what life is all about? Just a simple truth. What an amazing feeling that must be. To be nothing but you, and open and honest about everything you hope (or don't hope!) for the future and have someone adore you anyway! Does this exist in real life? That romantic, unconditional adoration? I'm just an old cynic now! I swear this look is passed on throug

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