What Chapter of Life Do You Place Your Bookmark? By Pennie Hunt

I love reading a good book. I highlight thoughts that I want to remember and refer to. I dog-ear the corner of pages and keep a bookmark handy to save where I paused my reading. I have bookshelves full of books I have completed. A family member calls these trophies- the books that you have spent time reading and placed on a shelf as if you won a prize. I have stacks of books I have yet to begin. And because I am a writer, I usually have at least one that I am writing.
 
We are all writing a book. Year by year and memory by memory our manuscript is written. All the moments of our lives connect to paint the picture of change that tells our story. Even a brief moment of connection is enough to make a difference, generate movement, and create a new chapter. You may not always feel connected or see the changes, but as the chapters progress you will. As we grow and as we live our book continues to be written and when our life ends, the story of our life is complete.
 
No one has the same story. Don’t compare the beginning of your book to someone else’s ending. They have different experiences and events in life that may cause their book to progress faster (or slower) than yours. The only time for comparison is when your book is complete. Compare yourself from where you began to the progress and accomplishments of your life at the end.
 
In life, you'll be left out, talked about, lied to, & used, but you have to decide who's worth your tears and who is not. If the lesson you learned from the experience is worth permanent documentation, include it in your book as a reference. If not, let the situation, person, or event go – don’t give it the importance of a chapter in your life book. If it is not worthy, edit it out.
 
In life, you will experience kindness, caring, and love. The people who share these emotions with you are worth a chapter in your book. Never discount the times you gave and received love. Take special note of the people who touched your heart in ways you never expected. Acknowledge the angels here on earth who held your hand through tragedy and the ones who filled your heart through happy times. You are not a single character in your book. Your life is enhanced with many family members, friends, coworkers, and strangers. They share the pages of your book.  
 
Reading your own story should cause reflection and review. As you do, it is natural to highlight thoughts of memorable moments and dog-ear pages of happy events. But be careful where you place your bookmark. Placing it in a section of sadness, tragedy, or an event that should have been edited out can cause you to become stuck in one chapter of your life.
 
Manage your memories. Don’t dwell on the most difficult times. Don’t remember the bad without remembering the good. Your life book should be a flow of good and bad, highs and lows, love and loss. And at the end of your life, it should be a trophy worthy of a spot of honor on the bookshelf.
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                      Chapter by chapter you are writing the book of your life.
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