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Going Through The Change
The first guide to self-realization addressing both outer and inner self showing balance in all things as the only means to having it all……….
Going Through The Change started out first as a personal journal, notes I had taken on a journey back through a troubled childhood that had led to an even more troubled adulthood. It forced me to embrace the pain I concealed as a means to let it go.
I had done what I believe so many accomplished women do. I carefully built a façade designed to portray strength and character to those who might look upon it, while at the same time hiding my secrets from those who might pass judgment. I tended my garden on a daily basis, happily waving to neighbors as they came and went, all the while failing to comprehend the erosion consistently, painstakingly eating away at the very core of my existence. It wasn’t until sometime after my forty-second birthday I came to the cruel realization my energy reserves were completely exhausted and my will to continue the charade had altogether vanquished.
Virtually addicted to sleep medication and alcohol, I was crumbling underneath the pressures of a life I failed to recognize, much less appreciate. I was the victim of an absentee marriage trying to raise two teenagers by myself. The demands of running a household whose appearance had to be no less than perfect, while conducting myself in a calm, controlled manner at work had taken its toll.
Departures from reality took me on out-of-control shopping binges I couldn’t afford and through numerous affairs with men I couldn’t stand, all culminating in a failed suicide attempt, which landed me in an institution. It was there I found strength through necessity. If change was inevitable, then I wanted to change for the better. I examined the social morays of women throughout the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, which had all served to influence my life, and from there I began a personal inventory, which began the healing process.
It’s mission is to help other professional women, as well as housewives coming of age to identify the wholes and drains in their own lives in order that they may make any necessary repairs, thereby propelling them into a more honest and productive mature life where change in not only inevitable, but preferable. It provides a step-by-step guide organizing and streamlining this process so that it is easily understandable and most of all manageable.
It’s purpose is first and foremost to tell women it’s okay not to be perfect in a world that all too often places unreasonable demands upon you, and to tell you you’re not alone when you sometimes feel like a failure.
It’s overall concept is to convince women no matter how many mistakes you may have made, it’s never too late to effect positive change not only in your own life, but in every life you touch.
Going Through The Change started out first as a personal journal, notes I had taken on a journey back through a troubled childhood that had led to an even more troubled adulthood. It forced me to embrace the pain I concealed as a means to let it go.
I had done what I believe so many accomplished women do. I carefully built a façade designed to portray strength and character to those who might look upon it, while at the same time hiding my secrets from those who might pass judgment. I tended my garden on a daily basis, happily waving to neighbors as they came and went, all the while failing to comprehend the erosion consistently, painstakingly eating away at the very core of my existence. It wasn’t until sometime after my forty-second birthday I came to the cruel realization my energy reserves were completely exhausted and my will to continue the charade had altogether vanquished.
Virtually addicted to sleep medication and alcohol, I was crumbling underneath the pressures of a life I failed to recognize, much less appreciate. I was the victim of an absentee marriage trying to raise two teenagers by myself. The demands of running a household whose appearance had to be no less than perfect, while conducting myself in a calm, controlled manner at work had taken its toll.
Departures from reality took me on out-of-control shopping binges I couldn’t afford and through numerous affairs with men I couldn’t stand, all culminating in a failed suicide attempt, which landed me in an institution. It was there I found strength through necessity. If change was inevitable, then I wanted to change for the better. I examined the social morays of women throughout the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, which had all served to influence my life, and from there I began a personal inventory, which began the healing process.
It’s mission is to help other professional women, as well as housewives coming of age to identify the wholes and drains in their own lives in order that they may make any necessary repairs, thereby propelling them into a more honest and productive mature life where change in not only inevitable, but preferable. It provides a step-by-step guide organizing and streamlining this process so that it is easily understandable and most of all manageable.
It’s purpose is first and foremost to tell women it’s okay not to be perfect in a world that all too often places unreasonable demands upon you, and to tell you you’re not alone when you sometimes feel like a failure.
It’s overall concept is to convince women no matter how many mistakes you may have made, it’s never too late to effect positive change not only in your own life, but in every life you touch.
123 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 27, 2013
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About the author
Joyce M. Stacks
3 books7 followersI retired from a successful career in interior design two years ago to pursue my life's passion as a novelist. After passing the age of fifty, I stopped listening to the voices inside my head telling me, "You can't," and started listening to my my heart which told me, "Anything is possible." As a writer, I like to ponder the bigger questions in life examining them from the inside out.
Author Link: amazon.com/author/joycestacks
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Books by Joyce M Stacks
A Question of Destiny (The Hidden Revelation) (Volume 1)
2 Editions
Kindle Edition:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DL4J8VY
Print Edition:
https://tsw.createspace.com/title/434...
Author Link: amazon.com/author/joycestacks
Joyce would love to hear from you personally regarding any questions, thoughts or comments. You may connect on facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Twitter https://twitter.com/lillybelleinluv or email at jstacks1957@hotmail.com
Books by Joyce M Stacks
A Question of Destiny (The Hidden Revelation) (Volume 1)
2 Editions
Kindle Edition:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DL4J8VY
Print Edition:
https://tsw.createspace.com/title/434...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book of the year for all women November 4, 2013
By Anita Rodgers
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Best book of the year for all women, old and young. Joyce Stacks has a best seller here. I haven't been able to put it down. I could relate in so many ways throughout my life the pain, the struggles that we women face everyday. We live our lives for others so much as mothers and wives and girlfriends and friends and daughters that we forget to live for ourselves. Joyce outlines all of this in such a way that you feel everything she feels. Fantastic job Joyce Stacks....I look forward to the next book already. Please don't stop. You made my day reading this especially coming out of mourning the loss of my husband of 33 years. I have laid in bed for two years not literally but close. I have my head in check again and my heart. Thanks for the wake up call.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book of the year for all women November 4, 2013
By Anita Rodgers
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Best book of the year for all women, old and young. Joyce Stacks has a best seller here. I haven't been able to put it down. I could relate in so many ways throughout my life the pain, the struggles that we women face everyday. We live our lives for others so much as mothers and wives and girlfriends and friends and daughters that we forget to live for ourselves. Joyce outlines all of this in such a way that you feel everything she feels. Fantastic job Joyce Stacks....I look forward to the next book already. Please don't stop. You made my day reading this especially coming out of mourning the loss of my husband of 33 years. I have laid in bed for two years not literally but close. I have my head in check again and my heart. Thanks for the wake up call.
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