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Attached is an essay by Dorothea Brande called "Wake Up and Live"* which I found in the Reader's Digest Anthology called GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LIFE, published in 1946.
For those interested, the original Brande book and also the RD anthology can be bought at abebooks.com . The essay, which I've uploaded here, is contained in 3 posts as 5 uploaded pages are the maximum. *condensed from the book of the same title, published 1936 |
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__________________ Everyone can do magic - Cassie Nightgale the good witch. Dear Diary today will be different today I can smile it will be genuine because today is the day I get to live. This life will be good and beautiful, but not without heartbreak. In death come peace. But pain is the cost of living. Like love, it's how we know we're alive. And life goes on. That my life weird, messy, complicated, sad, wonderful, amazing, and above all epic and I owe all to Stephen. - Eleanor Gilbert Vampire Diaries |
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Thank you for this.
There are a few copies of the book from which is was condensed on Archive.org, which can be viewed after registering on the site for free: Books to Borrow : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive As well, the condensed version in the Reader's Digest book itself can be found here: Reader's digest books; : The Reader's digest association : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive - SPG |
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That's wonderful, SPG... Thank you!! |
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Does anyone want to discuss the essay?
Do you think we really have a "Will to Fail?" Perhaps the author is just being dramatic. A "Will to Be Complacent" seems more appropriate. Have you tried any of the exercises? Does this post meet the requirements of exercise 3? |
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__________________ Everyone can do magic - Cassie Nightgale the good witch. Dear Diary today will be different today I can smile it will be genuine because today is the day I get to live. This life will be good and beautiful, but not without heartbreak. In death come peace. But pain is the cost of living. Like love, it's how we know we're alive. And life goes on. That my life weird, messy, complicated, sad, wonderful, amazing, and above all epic and I owe all to Stephen. - Eleanor Gilbert Vampire Diaries |
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Thank you for sharing.
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