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Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual. When seasons of suffering make their way into your normal routines it can feel impossible to have joy. Maybe you were trained to “get over it” or dismiss your feelings because “someone else probably has it worse.” These comments don’t encourage strength but create a chasm between you and joy. To bridge the gap you must embrace the connection between suffering and joy. Once you do, you will learn to experience joy in a way that is impossible to contain and easy to share. From cancer, betrayal, abandonment, and grief, Vanessa will share with you the equation to increase your joy quotient in life’s most complicated seasons.
Are you prepared to choose hope, take a leap of faith, and make room for joy no matter what’s going on in your life? Say yes! This journey won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.
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Practical strategies to help you get un-stuck so you can grow, thrive and contribute!
When you think of crisis or adversity do your palms get sweaty? Does a knot begin to form in your stomach? Do feelings of anxiety and panic set in? If so, I promise; you are not alone.
Stepping out after a divorce, cancer journey, loss, or significant disappointment is at best awkward but most often terrifying and painful. I know because I’ve been there!
CRISIS HAS A WAY OF INSTANTLY SHIFTING YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
After a difficulty, the values and desires that once informed your choices can seem vague. It's like you don't know what you believe anymore.
EVERYONE EXPERIENCES A CRISIS AT SOME POINT. RIGHT?
Woven between a few good stories and some fun photos, this short book outlines my flexible framework to MOVE FOWARD after any crisis or disappointment.
IS THIS BOOK FOR YOU?
If you are looking to get un-stuck THIS is for you!
If you’ve experienced a significant loss, disappointment or life transition and want to get the most out of the seasons to come, this is for you.
If you are looking for ways to increase your joy and attack the problems of life with a healthy + helpful outlook this is also for YOU.
(If you are not into non-fiction or personal development then this probably isn’t the best product for you. And that’s OK)
I hope you find this guide educational, inspiring, and a bit entertaining!
Make room for joy together with this book club pack.
Receive 5 copies of Make Room for Joy + 5 pocket journals to keep track of your joy quotients.
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A Water-Resistant Carryall: With a water-resistant interior that's easy to wipe clean, spills are not a problem
Your Purchase Helps Break a Poverty Cycle: The female artisans who handcraft your bag receive Fair Trade wages, annual profit dividends, and a retirement fund
This just might be the softest and most comfortable women's t-shirt you'll ever own. Combine the relaxed fit and smooth fabric of this tee with jeans to create an effortless every-day outfit, or dress it up with a jacket and dress pants for a business casual look.
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Athletic heather is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Other heather colors are 52% cotton, 48% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/y² (142 g/m²)
• Relaxed fit
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Crew neck
Rock an edgy look with this relaxed fit, raw-edged seamed racerback tank. Bonus? It's super soft and comfortable.
• 50% polyester, 25% combed ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon
• Fabric weight: 3.8 oz/yd² (128 g/m²)
• 40 singles
• Relaxed fit
• Side-seamed construction
• Racerback
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, or the US
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