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“I crack open my cookie and slip the fortune out of it. ‘If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim’...We’re all full of flaws….They’re like tiny holes all over our skin…sometimes we shine too much like on our own flaws. But there are some people who try to ignore their own flaws by shining light on other people’s to the point that the other person’s flaws become their only focus. They pick at them little by little, until they rip wide open and that's all we become to them. One giant, gaping flaw.” “When you meet someone who is good for you, they won’t fill you with insecurities by focusing on your flaws. They’ll fill you with inspiration, because they’ll focus on all the best parts of you…I can’t wait to shine light on all your perfects.” “That’s the difference in the marriages that survive and the marriages that don’t. Some people think the focus in a marriage should be put on all the perfect days. They love as much and as hard as they can when everything is going right. But if a person gives all of themselves in the good times, hoping the bad times never come, there may not be enough resources or energy left to withstand those Category 5 moments…The capacity of love is meaningless if it outweighs your capacity to forgive.” “Sadness is like a spiderweb. You don’t see it until you’re caught up in it, and then you have to claw at yourself to try to break free.” Infidelity. Infertility. Useless uterus. God has held us every single time. Even when the tears were because of Him. “It was always hard for me to believe in God. The more appropriate question would have been, ‘Could a God believe in me?’” “I can spend my time focusing on the perfect version of the life I’ll never have or I can spend my time enjoying the life I do have. And the life I have would provide me with so much opportunity if I would get out of my own head long enough to chase those opportunities…Be whatever you want to be. Be a soldier if you want. Or a lawyer. Or a CEO. Or a housewife. The only thing you shouldn’t be is embarrassed.”
The book appeared brand new, in perfect condition. Also an amazing read!
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