{"product_id":"bittersweet-brenda-stubbs-lawrence-9781631358968","title":"Bitter\/Sweet: Surviving the Struggle Within","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitter\/Sweet: Surviving the Struggle Within\u003c\/em\u003e describes my efforts to face the fears and pain of love and self-love, sickness and health, death and spirituality, and forgiveness. It also expresses my hope to find the answers to life's questions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst I had to acknowledge self, because without self-acknowledgement, every obstacle will magnify. In understanding what makes me tick and how my past could hold me back, I learned to love myself, which allowed me to find true love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitter poisons that once flowed through my veins, are now replaced with the sweet taste of honey. My agonies, frustrations, and pain took me on one excursion after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only true journey toward growth and fulfillment is tunneling through the many avenues of self. I had to go within before I could move forward. I had to master this expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter what I seek, everything I need is already inside me. Am I important enough to myself to go within and search for what I want and need? It is what I choose to accept about my life that will make it \u003cem\u003e\"Bitter\"\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003e\"Sweet.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I realize that I am not alone. Everyone experiences pain and discord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hope my words reach others so they too can rejoice. I have learned to celebrate the child within to overcome past hurts and all the old \u003cem\u003e\"Bitter\/Sweet\" \u003c\/em\u003eexperiences. This chronicles where I have been, where I am today, and what I have accomplished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(About the Author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-time author Brenda Stubbs grew up in Ohio, as one of eight children in a home with no running hot water, an outhouse, and a potbelly coal stove. She is now a life coach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Stubbs Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631358960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631358968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Brenda Stubbs Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133168414975,"sku":"9781631358968","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24ba4c41-455b-4fae-9994-1a655dc3cbc0.jpg?v=1687484485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bittersweet-brenda-stubbs-lawrence-9781631358968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}