Get Lucky

Sometimes you come across an author that seems to hit the nail on the head for you.  Its as if they have peered into your life, into your brain, and then create a book, that by the time you finish, you are sighing the biggest Oprah A-ha, you ever had.  Last summer it was the book Everyone is Beatiful by Katherine Center.  This summer it is Get Lucky by Katherine Center. 

I think she may be my soul sister.

Let me give you an example of what I mean...

Here's what I tell myself now:  That it's vital to learn how to make the best of things.  That there is no tenderness without bravery.  That if things hadn't been so bad, they could never have gotten so good.  And that it's always better to have what you have than to get what you wanted.  Except for this:  Every now and then, when you are impossibly lucky, you rise above yourself- and get both. 

Or this...

Of course.  Kisses can't change your personality.  Or anesthetize life's pains.  Or bring your mother back to you.  Life is always a struggle between who you are and who you'd like to be.  It's always a negotiation between how you want it and how it is.  There's no changing that.

Seriously, I could keep going.  But I would you rather just experience it for yourself. 

Her books are beautiful.
Her books are funny.
Her characters are so real you want them to be your friends.
I have both of these if you would like to read them for yourself.  I will definitely want them back.

Now I have no clue what I am going to read...
Happy 4th All!