• Wildly Optimistic

  • By: Al Carraway
  • Narrated by: Al Carraway
  • Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (128 ratings)

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Wildly Optimistic

By: Al Carraway
Narrated by: Al Carraway
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Publisher's summary

Life is filled with hard, unexpected, unwanted, and uncharted paths. It's filled with challenges that make us wonder if God is really guiding our lives. Does he still care about us? Is he really good? Is he even there at all?

But what if there's another way to look at it?

In her book Wildly Optimistic, Al Carraway offers new methods and perspectives for life's inevitable challenges. With her trademark honesty, optimism, and love for the Lord, she addresses how to stay close to God, even when he is silent, how to keep going when too much time passes, and how to be hopeful when it's not what we wanted, when things don't work out, and when we want to give up.

Being an optimist doesn't mean being happy all the time or that bad days won't come. It is the knowledge that when hard days do come, they won't last and that better ones are coming. It means being proactive in our moments of crumbling and looking for lessons and opportunities and light.

With new perspectives on scripture stories and personal trials, Al Carraway will help you better understand the Lord and allow him the opportunity to show you how great he really is. Because, even with the hard and the unexpected, with God, we have every reason to be wildly optimistic!

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Such a great book

I love her optimism about life and life’s challenges. This book really helped me shift my mindset! Thank you

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Audible version is good!

I spent 2 stays in the mental hospital, severe ptsd when I came home, I couldn’t even focus on looking at my phone the vertigo and headaches were so intense. I got the audible version of this and it slowly helped me open the door to reading a writing. She is optimistic for a reason from all of the stuff she has endured. I’m beyond thankful for this book and the healing it did.

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Such a gift

I love listening to Al share her experiences of getting to know Heavenly Father, because they are so much like my own and I really don’t think it is talked about enough. I am sure that’s why Heavenly Father sends her all over the world to tell people He is there, He is listening and He is in the details. He loves you! Period! Thanks for sharing your testimony Al.

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Best Book Ever!

I absolutely loved this book and I will read it over and over. I often listen to self improvement books on audible because I find that physically reading them is difficult. But this book I can read or listen to. It is so inspiring and fun! Al Carraway doesn’t just read her book to us. She talks to us through her book! 10/10 would recommend!

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I love this!

I love that she reads this her self! I love Al Fox Caraway! She’s amazing!

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Amazing & uplifting! Mood changing!

I loved every second of this book. The words and energy Al puts into this book is moving! Latter-Day Saint or not, this book is for everyone! Amazing and uplifting! Mood changing!!

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Amazing book

Loved listening to this book, I couldn’t and did not want stop listening! God is amazing and always there.

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Absolutely beautiful

I absolutely loved the book. It is my first ever audiobook and I loved it. Al has an amazing way of making you understand and feel the love God has for everyone. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to hear this in her voice with her emotions. Highly recommend

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Love her perspective

I have wanted to listen to Al Carraway's new book for a long time but also wanted to hear it read by the author. It was awesome to hear her voice telling me these wonderful things.

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Learn of Your Worth to God

Wildly Optimistic is a beautiful book where readers and listeners can come to feel the love God has for each and every one of you. You learn how important is is to be yourself- not only for you, but because God perfectly created you to beautify and change the world in your own way.

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