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On An Outbound Tide
Not everyone’s dreams come true, but they did for Alan B MacDonald. Pushing past the boundaries of his peninsular farming and fishing community, he takes the reader on a journey of finding love, losing it, and embracing all the world has to offer him. A natural networker, the author skillfully and humorously weaves the stories of those he meets with his own path of self-discovery rooted in faith.
"...hear this extrovert’s firsthand account of one amazing life. And through it all, you’ll get to know and love this extrovert who listens as well as he speaks, who takes the time to hear the stories of those he meets, whether a leader of a nation or someone on the fringes of society. Alan’s compassion for people––any people, even people like you and me––comes through loud and clear." ----Rick Paashaus
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"...hear this extrovert’s firsthand account of one amazing life. And through it all, you’ll get to know and love this extrovert who listens as well as he speaks, who takes the time to hear the stories of those he meets, whether a leader of a nation or someone on the fringes of society. Alan’s compassion for people––any people, even people like you and me––comes through loud and clear." ----Rick Paashaus
For best reading experience, download and read on a tablet such as IPad.
314 pages, Paperback
Published September 25, 2024
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January 2, 2025
Read For the Fascinating Stories
I enjoy reading memoirs because I often learn different stories about the person than anything I’ve heard previously. It’s a reason for you to get ON AN OUTBOUND TIDE. Alan MacDonald writes about his experiences and the journey of his life. Some of the stories are laugh-out-loud funny. Yes, I chuckled as I read them.
Toward the end of this book, MacDonald mentions that he only covers 44 years of his life and has another volume in the works to capture the missing years. I loved what he wrote in some of the final pages, “Yes, life is good, but it doesn’t mean we go through it unscathed. There’s still some residue brokenness, scar tissue, and sometimes a limp, either visible or invisible, but a limp nonetheless. Yes, life goes on and we need to embrace it all.” (Page 303)
I enjoyed reading ON AN OUTBOUND TIDE and recommend it. I’m eager to read the sequel.
W. Terry Whalin is an editor and the author of more than 60 books including his recent 10 Publishing Myths, Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed .
I enjoy reading memoirs because I often learn different stories about the person than anything I’ve heard previously. It’s a reason for you to get ON AN OUTBOUND TIDE. Alan MacDonald writes about his experiences and the journey of his life. Some of the stories are laugh-out-loud funny. Yes, I chuckled as I read them.
Toward the end of this book, MacDonald mentions that he only covers 44 years of his life and has another volume in the works to capture the missing years. I loved what he wrote in some of the final pages, “Yes, life is good, but it doesn’t mean we go through it unscathed. There’s still some residue brokenness, scar tissue, and sometimes a limp, either visible or invisible, but a limp nonetheless. Yes, life goes on and we need to embrace it all.” (Page 303)
I enjoyed reading ON AN OUTBOUND TIDE and recommend it. I’m eager to read the sequel.
W. Terry Whalin is an editor and the author of more than 60 books including his recent 10 Publishing Myths, Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed .
November 30, 2024
In my case, I tried to run away to forget, which was neither helpful nor healthy. No matter how far I ran - thinking the hurt was finally in the rearview mirror - it would jump in front of me, like a deer darting in front of a car on the road in the dark. The memories faded but the hurt remained.
I now regret how cavalier I was with the hearts of others because of my own damaged heart.
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. (Anita desai)
The moments of happiness we enjoy take a spice surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. (Ashley Montagu)
I felt very alone in my grief. God promises to bring beauty from ashes, but that doesn't happen immediately. Sometimes you just sit in the ashes. I sat in the ashes for a long time.
Yes, life is good, but it doesn't mean we get through it unscathed. There's still some residual brokenness, scar tissue, and sometimes a limp, either visible or invisible, but a limp nonetheless. Yet life goes on, and we need to embrace it all.
Unpredictability keeps you on your toes, and sometimes on your knees.
I now regret how cavalier I was with the hearts of others because of my own damaged heart.
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. (Anita desai)
The moments of happiness we enjoy take a spice surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. (Ashley Montagu)
I felt very alone in my grief. God promises to bring beauty from ashes, but that doesn't happen immediately. Sometimes you just sit in the ashes. I sat in the ashes for a long time.
Yes, life is good, but it doesn't mean we get through it unscathed. There's still some residual brokenness, scar tissue, and sometimes a limp, either visible or invisible, but a limp nonetheless. Yet life goes on, and we need to embrace it all.
Unpredictability keeps you on your toes, and sometimes on your knees.
January 2, 2025
A life well lived is a life worth reading about, and this is one worth reading.
After hearing bits and pieces through the years, I'm glad I got to know the full extent of Alan's epic story through this memoir. I can only hope to have as many adventures to write about someday.
After hearing bits and pieces through the years, I'm glad I got to know the full extent of Alan's epic story through this memoir. I can only hope to have as many adventures to write about someday.
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