So, maybe I didn’t always get things right, about myself, or about others. And maybe a part of learning my place in the world was about accepting that I wouldn’t always have the answers, and I wouldn’t always be the hero in every scenario, and maybe I wouldn’t win everything I attempted. But I was pretty sure about a couple of things.
@storyseekers event 14: book to read to understand me
BOOKS READ IN 2021 ➵ PERFECT ON PAPER
BY SOPHIE GONZALES (★★★★★)
When I was younger, I was the kind of kid who spent hours fishing ladybugs out of the pool so they didn’t drown, and who invited the kids sitting alone to play, and who went door-to-door knocking if I found a stray dog to reunite with its owner. It just didn’t sit right with me to ignore someone who might need help.