Book: Keep Moving by Maggie Smith
Genre: nonfiction motivational
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
The subtitle for this one is "notes on loss, creativity and change." It all started when the author suffered through a divorce that devastated her. She started writing tweets to help herself get through things. And people really resonated with these tweets and so she compiled them into this book. Mixed throughout the tweets are snippets of her story and the struggles she's faced.
We read this one for book club and found out it wasn't the best to encourage a discussion. I enjoyed reading it and really related to a lot of the thoughts here. However, I didn't mark them and so it was hard to talk about, short of just flipping through the book and reading everything out loud.
Anyway. That being said, while reading it I would sometimes have to stop and really think about many of these thoughts... or affirmations I guess they are called. Some of them really hit home, even though I haven't had a big loss or anything. A lot of them had to do with just being good to yourself and allowing yourself to just keep plugging along despite the negative thoughts. And also how to keep fighting against negative thoughts. Something I deal with constantly.
So, in the end, I really enjoyed it. Kind want to print up the ones I loved the most and put them where I can see them all the time. You know?
I read this book not long after my divorce and found it really wonderful. I liked it so much I bought a copy for a friend. I had the same experience you describe of needed to stop and think about what she was saying. I'm glad you found this book.
ReplyDeleteIf it helped you that much, you should print out the affirmations that helped you. :) I think that's a great idea! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to relate to some of her words. I liked a couple of the quotes, but nothing that spoke to me on a deep level.
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