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	What Remains True 4.01 avg rating — 10,212 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All That's Left of Me 4.04 avg rating — 1,297 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Grace 3.96 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Never 4.33 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something New 3.73 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Nothings 3.85 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in A-Minor: A Sam Wedlock Musical Murder Mystery 4.42 avg rating — 99 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I found it particularly difficult to write this eulogy. I stared at a blank computer screen for what felt like hours. I paced. I drank coffee. When that didn’t work, I drank wine. Nothing seemed to help. And it wasn’t because I didn’t have enough to say about Dad. It was because I had too much, and I didn’t know how to begin.

I thought about words to describe Dad. Happy. Ge

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Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

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“Life itself is a series of losses, is it not? In this world, happiness and fulfillment are products of successfully dealing with our losses.”
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“In this world, happiness and fulfillment are products of successfully dealing with our losses.”
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“happiness was not some elusive force that only showered down upon the deserving, but a choice we all make despite the fact that life is hard.”
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