You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for who you become and how happy you are. So, this book works...and it doesn't. When giving advice on meeting new people, Hollis advises that from the first handshake, “We pay attention to things like character and heart and wisdom and experience.” But how can anyone evaluate those things in another person without judging? I’m not pointing this out to criticize, but to illustrate why preaching “Don’t judge!” isn’t only impossible, but self-defeating. We all make judgments. What’s important is that we judge rightly. As Jesus said, “Judge with right judgment” (John 7:24). ​Lie 5: Sin Isn’t the Problem Book Genre: Adult, Autobiography, Biography, Book Club, Christian, Inspirational, Memoir, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Self Help The main difference between Hollis and the rest of those gurus is that she does a fantastic job of polishing their words and giving it a boost when putting it into her book.

Note the use of the passive voice here: “photos show up.” Not “photos are strategically posted at just the right time of day by my social media team for maximum engagement.” But even the “messy” pictures of Hollis are adorable, so maybe it doesn’t matter whether she’s wearing sweatpants or a designer brand so much as that her audience believes it’s real. Authentic. Sincere. Is that dishonest? What is honesty when your life is your brand? You were not made to be small. You are not a little girl. You are a grown woman, and it’s time you grew up.” Y’all, would you respect her? Would you count on Pam or the friend who keeps blowing you off for stupid reasons? Would you trust them when they committed to something? Would you believe them when they committed to you? No. How do you keep taking babies to see parents who aren’t parenting? How do you give up half a Saturday to wait in a McDonald’s playland for addicts who may or may not show up, then hand over an innocent baby and watch them erase whatever progress you’ve made with their daughter? How do you do all of this KNOWING that they’ll be reunited at the end of it all, and there’s nothing you can do about it? If you’re like me, you find a way. But at night, when no one is looking, you drink, and when it gets really bad, you take a Xanax, too. Rachel's truth is poignant, it is devastating, and it is healing. Her honesty is admirable. And she reminds us that we are the captains of our own ship. What we do and where we go is our choice. It's up to us.

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Rachel Hollis tells her story in a funny,extravagant way yet one can still feel the underlying tone of encouragement and motivation there.Simple truths are not sugar-coated lies.How could this girl experienced so many things but still amazingly unbreakable? She is one of us,I can tell.

She doesn't sugar coat it, she doesn't tell you it's going to be easy nor does she tell you that change will happen overnight. What she does tell you is that YOU ARE WORTH IT. You are worth the fight, the struggle, the battles, and the pain. YOU ARE WORTH the hard work, the tears, the rejection, and the exhaustion. Because, ❝Life isn't meant to be merely survived-it's meant to be lived❞ Essentially, after reading this book...there's not a lot new. The advice being given isn't groundbreaking. Rachel Hollis is a gifted communicator. Speaking to you like one girlfriend to another, Hollis encourages you to be your best self, to take charge of your life and to find your happy! Her straight shooting message that --- ❝if you're unhappy, that's on you.❞ gives women permission to take control of their lives. Life is not supposed to overwhelm you at all times. Life isn’t meant to be merely survived—it’s meant to be lived.” New Yorkers Should Line Up Behind the City’s Janitors New Yorkers Should Line Up Behind the City’s JanitorsThe Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ.