Saturday, October 15, 2011

Great Read - 'Expecting Adam'

Reading 'Expecting Adam' by Martha Beck, a book about a woman who has a child with Down's Syndrome and her transformation from a Harvard woman who was all about her career, getting ahead, being productive, to becoming a woman who lives for the moment and really focusing on spending time on things that really matter. For her, it wasn't the great scholars of the world who taught her how to really live - it was her son and her spiritual transformation that occurred while she was pregnant with him. While she continues to grapple with what she believes, she knows her strength is not solely hers alone - that it comes from somewhere else. And that there is something extra special about her son that she is so thankful for. Great read. So refreshing! Just to note, in addition to a great writer, she's a great public speaker, really encouraging people to choose career paths that are meaningful rather than focusing on productivity and making lots of money.

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