![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t know most of you, but I can tell you no matter what happens in your life, the universe isn’t done with you yet. Thanks, Alex!) Okay, ready now for the most super BIG TRUTH ever? Our destinies aren’t thwarted by failures. ![]() Or drink coffee and eat chocolate! Trust me, I’m a doctor (not really, but I thought I’d say that just once while I have a captive audience. I’ve good news for you! Everyone loves good news, right? If you don’t, then slap yourself. George Lucas said, “Even when Anakin became Darth Vader, he was still the chosen one.” Spoiler Alert! Anakin was manipulated his whole life by the emperor, but somehow, he redeemed himself in the end. Many times our failures are rooted in pride, just like mine, just like my heroine, and just like Anakin. ![]() You’re probably wondering why I did such a thing in the first place? HA! I could’ve died! But instead of ending up on Jay Leno’s stupid headlines (“5-year-old Girl Willingly Jumps Into A Pile of Poop and Suffocates to Death”), I got to use it as a funny anecdote in 18 Things instead, the first installment of my trilogy. Can you say gold star? That’s why Mama’s always said I’m full of crap. In 1984, my cousin dared me to jump in our ruptured septic tank on the farm, and I did. I don’t claim to be an expert on much (okay, I do, but pretty much all writers are pathological liars), but I know how to fail. But when we’re hit with bad stuff, remember something beautiful can come out of it. We all have, “Luke, I am your father,” moments. ![]()
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