#yesterdayicried

[thedarkknyght]

#IyanlaVanzant #YesterdayICried https://www.instagram.com/p/BovCFOmHP_g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ict4egb3zxv1

[coachkarren]

🔑🔑Please list one or two below.🔑 Name a book that changed your life. 🦋 I've always loved reading 📖. I was the kid under the blanket with the flashlight. Turning it off quick when mom checked in. She didn't play when it was time for bed. I went on to study creative writing in high school. One of my favorite books, I still think of today, #houseonmangostreet. It's about a Latina immigrant family, from the point of view of the daughter Esperanza. She talked about how the her dad didn't speak much English, so he'd order the same meal everyday 'cause that's all he knew how to say. I love that book because I am an immigrant myself. I was 13/14 when my family came to the United States. There were so many similarities between this Latina family and mine. I felt connected to Esperanza. She knew my story. This book changed my life because it made me feel like I was the only one trying to find their teenage ways transplanted to a whole nother country and culture. Esperanza was my friend. 🦋📖 another book that really resonated with me is #YesterdayICried by Iyanla Vanzant. I was in my 20s when I read that. We have a similar story. What I learned from it was that...everyday, every struggle has a lesson in it. From that point on I looked at my everyday struggles as a teacher. Instead of crying, dying, or giving up I'd ask myself "what's the lesson learnt?" And then move on with that in my toolkit. 🦋📖 books are great for people who don't have a lot of family or support. In there you can find your character. In there you can find your story. In there you can find hope. 🦋📖 What books have made the biggest impact on your life? What books do you continue to go back to time after time?