In Furiously Pleased, #1 New York Instances bestselling writer Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with psychological sickness. A hysterical, ridiculous guide about crippling despair and nervousness? That appears like a horrible thought. However horrible concepts are what Jenny does finest.As Jenny says: “Some folks would possibly assume that being ‘furiously comfortable’ is simply an excuse to be silly and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your own home with out telling your husband first since you suspect he would say no since he is by no means notably preferred kangaroos. And that will be ridiculous as a result of nobody would invite a herd of kangaroos into their home. Two is the restrict. I converse from private expertise. My husband says that none is the brand new restrict. I say he ought to have been clearer about that earlier than I rented all these kangaroos.”Most of my favourite persons are dangerously fucked-up however you’d by no means guess as a result of we have realized to reveal it so actually that it turns into the brand new regular. Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Membership, ‘We’re all fairly weird. A few of us are simply higher at hiding it.’ Besides return and cross out the phrase ‘hiding.'”Furiously Pleased is about “taking these moments when issues are superb and making them wonderful, as a result of these moments are what make us who we’re, and so they’re the identical moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare warfare on our very existence. It is the distinction between “surviving life” and “residing life”. It is the distinction between “having a shower” and “instructing your monkey butler easy methods to shampoo your hair.” It is the distinction between being “sane” and being “furiously comfortable.”Lawson is beloved around the globe for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in Furiously Pleased, she is at her snort-inducing funniest. This can be a guide about embracing the whole lot that makes us who we’re – the attractive and the flawed – after which utilizing it to seek out pleasure in improbable and outrageous methods. As a result of as Jenny’s mother says, “Possibly ‘loopy’ is not so unhealthy in spite of everything.” Generally loopy is excellent.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
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In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.As Jenny says: “Some people might think that being ‘furiously happy’ is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling your husband first because you suspect he would say no since he’s never particularly liked kangaroos. And that would be ridiculous because no one would invite a herd of kangaroos into their house. Two is the limit. I speak from personal experience. My husband says that none is the new limit. I say he should have been clearer about that before I rented all those kangaroos.”Most of my favorite people are dangerously fucked-up but you’d never guess because we’ve learned to bare it so honestly that it becomes the new normal. Like John Hughes wrote in The Breakfast Club, ‘We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it.’ Except go back and cross out the word ‘hiding.'”Furiously Happy is about “taking those moments when things are fine and making them amazing, because those moments are what make us who we are, and they’re the same moments we take into battle with us when our brains declare war on our very existence. It’s the difference between “surviving life” and “living life”. It’s the difference between “taking a shower” and “teaching your monkey butler how to shampoo your hair.” It’s the difference between being “sane” and being “furiously happy.”Lawson is beloved around the world for her inimitable humor and honesty, and in Furiously Happy, she is at her snort-inducing funniest. This is a book about embracing everything that makes us who we are – the beautiful and the flawed – and then using it to find joy in fantastic and outrageous ways. Because as Jenny’s mom says, “Maybe ‘crazy’ isn’t so bad after all.” Sometimes crazy is just right.
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