When I Grow up I Want to Be a Chair
A Memoir
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Chantelle Theocharidis
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Ryan Rae Harbuck
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Her story has (not) defined her.
From where she sat, her perspective of the world was both quite ordinary and rivetingly extraordinary—from a paralyzing car accident in her teens to traveling overseas on a journey of self-reflection to becoming a mom. Throughout everything she experienced, she fervently believed in following her given path.
She wanted to trust its trajectory. She wanted to be sure.
Her story is not about a chair.
Her story is about her strengths and how they rose out of her instinctive vulnerabilities.
Her story is about her struggles and how they became her victories.
Her story is about being willing to hold it all, for herself, and the whole of her world.
Everyone has a chair. That thing you are bound to or unwillingly defines you. An element that makes you different from the rest. One that you have little choice in the matter.
What’s your chair?
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- Kara
- 01-06-23
A Beautiful Story
Ryan is so honest and true to herself. She beautifully tells a story that is so personal and unique to her, yet somehow relatable in concept in many of her experiences.
She brings so many life lessons together and shares that wisdom for what it is with candor and reflection.
10/10 recommend this book!
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- Lisa V. Aguirre
- 01-03-23
Absolutely great book!
A memoir about more than you expect, wonderfully written, and overall just a great book. Finished it in just a few days because I couldn’t put it down.
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- Kiesha Fraser Doh
- 01-16-23
Riveting
Great “read” inspiring, sad but motivating. Always intriguing to hear the complexities of others lives gives you moments to count the blessings in your own.
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