JUSTIN CRONIN FANS PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE THEIR COPY AND HAVE READ IT AND DISCUSSED IT AND PREORDERED HIS NEXT BOOK!!
IF YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH CRONIN, I’D SUGGEST THAT YOU READ SOME OF HIS OTHER BOOKS BEFORE YOU TACKLE THIS ONE.
IT IS A GREAT READ, AND THERE IS A HUGE PLOT CHANGE I COMPLETELY MISSED. I REREAD THE FIRST 400 PAGES AGAIN BEFORE FINISHING THE BOOK! I NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE!
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE BOOK!
The previous post, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? brought in a LOT of comments. One of the most relevant was, WHAT ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD ENOUGH?
After some though, I believe the best answer is GOOD ENOUGH, ISN’T!!!
LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR, “THAT’S ENOUGH! I MEAN IT! THAT IS ENOUGH!!!! JUST STOP IT!”
IN THIS CASE IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THE INTENDED PERSON THAT HEARS IT REALLY KNOWS WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANS!!!
SO FOR ENOUGH, IT HAS TO BE DEFINED IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE MEANINGFUL.
INTERESTING SITUATIONS:
SPORTS , A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL WINS A RACE. IN THE NEXT MONTH, HE/SHE WINS ANOTHER ONE UNDER EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. AND THEN FINALLY HE/SHE HAS WON THE RACE MORE THAN ANYONE HAS EVER WON IT IN ONE YEAR. IS THAT ENOUGH OR SHOULD THEY COME BACK THE NEXT YEAR AND TRY TO REPEAT THE WINS ALREADY WON?
A FAMOUS QUARTERBACK HAS WON MORE SUPERBOWL RINGS THAN ANYONE ELSE,SO HOW MANY RINGS IS ENOUGH? IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO WIN THE SAME THING THE MOST TIMES OR WIN ONCE IN THIS SPORT SHOWING YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL OR TRY SOMETHING ELSE AND TRY TO BE THE BEST AT THAT AND SHOW YOUR RANGE AND EXCELLENCE?
EXAMPLES: I’LL RETIRE WHEN I GET ENOUGH MONEY SAVED UP.
I’LL QUIT WHEN I GET TIRED!
IN ORDER TO BE MEANINGFUL ENOUGH MUST BE DEFINED
THE CHALLENGE IS HOW DO WE DEFINE ENOUGH?
I’LL STOP EATING WHEN I GET FULL!, OR I WILL STOP EATING WHEN I EAT A WHOLE TURKEY AND DRESSING AND EAT 4 DESERTS!
I SAID, “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! AND I’VE HAD ENOUGH!”
AND THEN, THAT’S NOT TRUE! WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE AND IT IS THE END,
I WANT MORE TIME!
From “The Eye of the Needle” to “NEVER”, author Ken Follett has been the master of mystery and intrigue and he has delivered another block buster HIT.
Forget about climate change, don’t worry about saving your money, start thinking nuclear missiles!!! Take a look at the world situation and realize how many of those little problems around the world could grow into serious incidents!
Follett has written an amazing book giving us a look at what could lead to conditions that might trigger World War III. Surprise!!!!!!! We are there!
Once you start reading this book, you wont’ want to put it down.
Over the lifetime of reading all kinds of books I’ve found book series that are about the same characters through out several books very satisfying. Usually they follow the first book within the next year or two. So to find a prequel that dates a series by 20 plus years is rare.
A MAN OF HONOR is the prequel to A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE. It is the story of Blackie O’neill. The series is about Emma Harte. Through out the stories, references back to Blackie and the part he played or may have played remain a mystery until this prequel fills in the back story of what Blackie meant to Emma.
In one of the “Emma Harte” series Emma dies. The description of her death is breath taking. It added to my beliefs in what happens when a person dies. If for nothing else, and there are many great reading hours in the books that alone is worth your time.
I’m reading now NEVER by Ken Follett! WOW! STAY TUNED TO MY REVIEW OF THAT BOOK. IF YOU LIKE FOLLETT’S BOOKS, GO OUT AND BUY IT NOW!
A recent illness taught me some valuable insights into situations that come up almost every week of the year.
Unfortunately sometimes the comment in the title above comes across as other famous situational comments; Have a nice day! I’m praying for you!It is what it is!
I don’t think people realize what these sayings can actually do to the people they are speaking to. They just don’t think about it. They just say it.
The people who receive the comment are left wondering; Do they really want to do something for me? If so, what are they willing to do?
And on the other hand, What do I want them to do? What do I need done? Should I tell them what I need them to do and see if they can or will do it?
So what usually happens is that both parties mean well but end up doing nothing.
Helpful ideas when dealing with the situation:
GOOD LUCK!!!!
FEEDBACK REQUESTED FOR A FOLLOWUP BLOG ENTRY!!!!
Magic can become real if you concentrate hard and long enough! Three Pines is not exactly a real place or is it?
Louise Penny has written another fantastic novel set in Three Pines. All of the characters we know from previous books seem to make an appearance leading up to a “hair raising” conclusion. None of them are real or are they?
For those who are not familiar with Armand Gamache I recommend you read this book, and then you will be hooked and want to start with book #1, STILL LIFE.
I almost never read a book twice, but I finished this one last night and have started the re-read this afternoon! JOIN ME!
ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO I PUBLISHED A POST ABOUT “TIME”. AT THE END OF THE POST I ADDED A CLARIFICATION STATING THAT I AM FINE AND I’M NOT DYING. LESS THAN 36 HOURS LATER I WAS LAYING IN THE HOSPITAL AWAITING EMERGENCY SURGERY THAT WAS CERTAINLY LIFE THREATENING!
IN LESS THAN 36 HOURS MY WHOLE LIFE SITUATION CHANGED! MANY LESSONS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT TIME IS IN THIS LIFETIME CAME FORWARD IN MY MIND!
I SURVIVED!
SURVIVING A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL AND THEN 4 WEEKS AT HOME THESE MANY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED THEMSELVES. AS I LEARN AND UNDERSTAND SOME OF THESE I WILL POST ABOUT THEM.
MY FIRST LESSON WILL BE ABOUT WHAT TO SAY AND HOW TO HANDLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT “WHAT CAN I/WE DO FOR YOU?” “JUST LET ME KNOW IF I CAN DO OR BRING YOU SOMETHING?
WE FOUND OUT THAT IT ISN’T ALWAYS SIMPLE WHEN WANTING TO BE SINCERE AND TRUTHFUL AND HONEST. DISCUSSIONS WITH MANY PEOPLE CAME UP WITH SOME VERY INTERESTING CONCLUSIONS.
This time of the year when millions of gifts are exchanged all around the world every type of gift imaginable is probably given to somebody.
If somebody asked you what you thought the greatest gift of all time is what would you say?
What if we conducted a survey of all of the people on Earth, what do you think the winning gift would be?
Of course it is an individual choice of each soul in existence.
I’ve thought hard and long about what my answer would be. Life leads us down many roads and some lead us to situations that show us the most important episodes of our lives in order to teach us to learn what we need to understand to live our lives more fully and complete.
An incident in my life just recently showed me how quickly our lives can change with no warning, so for me I chose T I M E. AND I WOULD ADD MORE IN FRONT OF IT. YES!
MORE TIME*
*CLARIFICATION: I AM NOT SICK OR DYING. THE INCIDENT JUST ILLUSTRATED THAT UNDER A LOT OF CIRCUMSTANCES THE GREATEST GIFT WE COULD RECEIVE WOULD BE MORE TIME! THINK ABOUT THE MANY TIMES IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU OR SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD GIVE ANYTHING IF THEY COULD JUST HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME!
OUR MISSING HEARTS is a new book by Celeste NG.
OTHER BOOKS BY HER, EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, AND LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
WINTER IS COMING!
DANGER AHEAD, BEWARE!
LOOKOUT TROUBLE!!
This book is timely, insightful and yes, another alert that we are at the beginning of another CRISIS.Will it change anything, probably not. But the most important thought that is presented is, IT IS EASIER TO PREVENT THAN IT IS TO CORRECT A CRISIS.
We ignore the signs. We dismiss the evidence.
Who would believe that? It’ll blow over. I don’t want to get involved. It isn’t MY fight! IT WON’T TOUCH ME.
BUT IT WILL!
EVEN IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE VERY RICH, IT WILL FIND YOU. THEY WILL SURVIVE , AND YOU PROBABLY WON’T.
READ IT AND DECIDE.
LAWSON's Life's Lessons 
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