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(More customer reviews)Burdened with the emotional debris from an abused childhood, plagued by myriad crises, Maggie launches an improbable quest for spiritual rebirth by building a teepee in her backyard.
Amidst oak trees and blackberry brambles, Maggie finds her salvation, an untraditional path for sure, but it works for her. Her ironic view of the world and sense of humor never abandon her.
Maggie's story faces painful issues that we all need to face, sooner or later. What do you do when your life falls apart? When your health fails? When your career self-destructs? When the money runs out? What if it all goes bad at the same time?
This is a book about coping with your worst fears and finding faith when faith is the only thing left ... and somehow, with all of that, coming out a whole person.
We all decide what will define us. When bad stuff happens, regular people - me, you, everyone - tend to let the bad stuff that happens TO us define us. To get past that, to move on, you need to know in your gut that who you are and what has happened to you are not the same. You need to let the bad stuff go, hand it off to whatever higher power you recognize, and move on.
For Maggie, the road to healing was the building of a teepee which, to her, became analogous to climbing a mountain.
The book deals with painful issues: child abuse and getting past it as an adult; health, aging, lack of money, loss of career and status ... but in the end, it's about finding joy despite disasters and loving life, even when life doesn't seem to love you.
It's a sad book, a funny book, a shocking book, a relevant book ... and a great read.
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Burdened with the emotional debris from an abused childhood, plagued by myriad crises, Maggie launches an improbable journey toredefine herself by building a teepee in her backyard. Amidst oak trees and blackberry brambles, Maggie finds her salvation, an untraditional path for sure, but it works for her. Her ironic view of the world and sense of humor never abandon her. Maggie's story faces painful issues. What if your life falls apart, your health fails, your career ends and the money runs out? Maggies copes, grows, heals, and finds faith when faith is the only thing left. She learns that who she is not what has happened to her. The 12-Foot Teepee embraces life and love. It's a shocking, funny, relevant book and a great read.
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