Böcker av Margie Melvin Long

Most of us avoid telling our truths for fear of alienating others or possibly hurting someone''s feelings. But until we''re courageous enough to share our truths...to bare our souls...we can''t be fully authentic in how we live in the world. I think of myself as a pack rat in that my mind crams itself with thoughts and one-sided conversations and beliefs I''ve created based on my own experiences. Unpacking this complex and beautiful mind has taken me through some valleys, but keeping it all stuffed in my head has been detrimental to my wholeness. My life is a journey, not a destination. What you''ll find between these covers is a voyeuristic peek into the journey of a flawed, complicated human being who has found a way to not only survive but thrive. Just like my life, there is humor and also tragedy. Some chapters are personal memoirs; others are my views of topics that I find interesting or for which I have a passion. No one leaves this life without having experienced the highest highs and the lowest lows. It''s how you deal with every opportunity presented that makes you who you are. These are my truths.

Everyone has a legacy.According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, legacy is "something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past." I believe that all of us have a legacy we leave behind when we complete our earthly journey. Some will leave behind children they have raised to carry on a family's brand. Others will be remembered for their life's work, whatever form that may take. While still others leave behind the impressions they've made on the people they have encountered. I also believe each of us is sent here with a purpose. Often that purpose is not revealed to us here on this earth plane, but it's my belief that ultimately we will know why we were here. It's one of Life's great mysteries. The people you'll read about in this book are ordinary people who lived among us for one year to 39 years. They are not celebrities, or otherwise well-known in the world. But as you'll learn, each and every one of them has a legacy they've left behind, and each unfortunately left unfinished business. They most certainly would have done more had their time on earth been longer, but I think you'll be as amazed as I have been while writing the book at how many lives have been impacted by this handful of ordinary people. These stories are told from the perspectives of those who lost a loved one. I merely have the privilege of putting them on paper to share with you. And a true privilege it has been to meet the people who opened their hearts and homes to me so that I could meet some truly inspirational people who left us all too soon.