What would happen if you took a leave of absence from your job, packed your bags, and headed off for a trip around the world?
Blue Sky Morning by Christine Maier
This is exactly what Emily does in Blue Sky Morning.
Emily is going about her life, minding her own business, when a car accident breaks it all open.
Everything she knew and maybe even took for granted was immediately thrust into chaos. Up was down. Left was right. All the rules no longer applied. So what did Emily do? She was #brave, left her sheltered life, and flew out into the great unknown.
Of all the countries, I especially enjoyed Emily’s description of Italy. It’s been my lifelong dream to go to Italy, and I loved being able to experience it vicariously through her eyes. One thing I have been doing this year is making an effort to surround myself with #allthingsitalian to put me more on the vibration of (a la the Law of Attraction) going there myself. This fit that bill perfectly.
My favorite quote from the book:
“… you’ll start noticing more often the stories that you make up. You’ll also realize that they’re usually negative stories. Don’t let your mind trick you like that.” (p139)
We can ruin our day (and that of others) by telling ourselves negative stories. This is a great reminder that,”Thoughts become things.”
Karen Creamer
This book is in my queue, and I can’t wait to read it! Love the idea of surrounding oneself with all things Italian. Thanks for this review!
I do, too, Elle! I have an small English-Italian phrasebook on my desk as we speak, and a large map of Italy on one wall of my kitchen and a poster of Amalfi on the other. 🙂