This month I took a recommendation from Oprah Winfrey and read Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, by Susan Cain. I have to tell you I found it very life-affirming as I think back on my own journey. Basically, the book highlights how very few
people grow from success. People grow from failure, adversity, and pain. How can we take the bitterness from our life experiences and make them sweet? The line that stood out to me the most was, whatever pain you can’t get rid of, whatever joy you can’t contain, make it your creative offering.
The stories of our pain and sorrow are what we grow and create from. I enjoyed this book.
