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by Kristine Carlson
Coauthor of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff series. Author of From Heartbreak to Wholeness: The Hero’s Journey to Joy and Heartbroken Open: A Memoir Through Loss to Self-Discovery.
We can all attest to the fact that life gives us our
challenges; I’ve never met another human being to say otherwise. Yet, there’s one thing I know for certain, and that is that when we can be present to the small joys and see the ordinary as extraordinary—that’s when we are able to keep life in perspective and, amidst those darker days, know that there is a well-lighted path, albeit in breadcrumbs sometimes, to lead the way out of the valley.
Glad to Be Human points the way to having a love affair with your life. Irene O’Garden notices the nuances and aptly shows us her musings through the eyes of gladness.
I love the simplicity of the word “glad.”
“Glad” is joy in a softer melody.
It is contentment sprinkled with happiness like a vanilla cupcake with pink frosting—glad is the pink frosting.
“Glad” is that feeling you have when your infant stops suckling your breast and returns to sweet slumber after the 2 a.m. feeding.
“Glad” is witnessing something in nature that is a miracle every time it happens—a sunrise and sunset.
Yes, indeed, Irene O’Garden has inspired gladness throughout this masterpiece of creativity.
There are profound lessons in this book, too. Irene shows us the lesson in her poetic depiction of all that seems so ordinary—she brings the simplest concept to life and allows us to be curious about all things.
Glad to Be Human will inspire you to live your most vibrant life—and to keep it all in perspective as you take in these extraordinary passages. It is having a great love affair with life that makes everything livable.
I hope a smile comes over you as you enjoy this book as much as I did and arrive at the same conclusion as me—I am, indeed, “glad to be human.”