Perfectly Imperfect (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781737487616)

We are all perfectly imperfect How do we heal from life's traumas? Must we always be at the mercy of other people's ideas about us and for us? Dawn Ruggie walks us through some of the most interesting and life changing events she has experienced. Some may look at these experiences as a negative, but Dawn has a wonderful way of sharing the lessons she learned from each one and reminding us that even in the most difficult situations we have the opportunity to grow. Life is too short to stay sitting with our sorrows. Beginning with forgiveness and gratitude Dawn walks us through her positive perspective in hopes of helping others. These lessons and actively practicing them has offered her tremendous benefits. She hopes sharing her stories with you will help you do the same. "A few years ago, when all the things in my life started to pile up on top of me and my burdens became too heavy for me to carry, I reached out," explains Dawn. What came back all pointed in the same direction. "I had all the answers within me, I just didn't realize it." For more real life stories from Dawn, please read her first book, Picking Up the Pieces; My Journey with Grief, Greatness and God. In that book Dawn tells the story of her daughter, Brielle's, journey from abused child, caught in the foster care system to a thriving young mom, and how after her passing, Dawn and her family are now picking up the pieces to carry on Brielle's memory.