has anyone read the book big stone gap?
if not i highly recommend it and the rest of the book series.
there are four books in the series by adriana trigiani.
she is one of my favorite authors.
they are actually making the book big stone gap into a movie that i believe is set to release some time next year.
i read the book series while living in bend and i even did a little spotlight for each four installments on my blog. this is how much i enjoyed these books.
you can find the very short reviews here if you are interested:
at the time i was blind as to why i was so drawn to this book series.
it wasn't until recently when skimming through big stone gap i came across a high lighted passage.
"but i see the big picture now in a way i couldn't before.
i have lowered my expectations, and that is a good thing.
i can't look outside of myself for happiness,
or let things like letters coming or not coming ruin my life.
i am ready for change."
"i am ready for change."
what powerful words.
here i was making big and small changes in my life while at the same time i was reading about ave's journey to personal discovery.
this was such an ah ha moment for me.
i have always believed that you cannot help someone unless they want to change.
there were so many times i would relive the past in my head or by talking about it.
by doing so i was living in the past.
by confronting and putting in the work to self discovery and having the difficult conversations i moved out of the past and finally into the present.
not to mention i had a wonderful read.
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