The
Single Woman by Mandy Hale is primarily about letting go and moving on from
failed relationship and knowing one’s self worth with God given gifts. The book
is very inspiring and promotes positivity despite odd in life. We love.
We have loved. We loss the love and we were hurt. We cried. We suffered pain but from all of these are
still experiences that we have to be thankful for because it means blessings
for something better are coming. My top
10 favorite lines from the book are:
1. “Love is not
finding a “better half” but an “equal match”. Love is letting go when you want to hold
on. Love will never require you to
sacrifice your dreams or your dignity.
Love isn’t uncertainty. It isn’t a “maybe” thing. It isn’t a question. Its always an answer.”
2. “When things end with no warning and leave
you feeling as though your world has been flipped upside down, something greater
is at work. The exit of that person, thing or dream was a boarding pass to
somewhere new, somewhere better, somewhere you need to be that you weren’t going
to reach without losing some baggage. Realized
that if a door closed, its because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.”
3. “Seasons
come, seasons go, seasons change, but the lessons remain. You cant force a season to last if its time
has passed. Happiness is loving every
season for different reasons. Embrace
the season you’re in, and when its time to let go, embrace your chance to begin
again.”
4. “You cant
truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really feel the loss.”
5. “Whatever
you’re facing in your life - -a test, a heartbreak, a detour, a letdown, a
doctor’s appointment, a delayed dream --- when the rains of fear come, let your
windshield wipers of faith answer. Stand
strong, knowing that your destination is still there, It hasn’t changed, and it can never be erased
by a few drops of rain.”
6. “Life wasn’t
meant to have an eraser. Much like
enthusiastic kids, were meant to finger-paint boldly on the canvas of life with
no thought of how perfect the finished product might be. Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly but
merely to be lived-boldly, wildly,
beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, and magically lived.”
7. “Sometimes
it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.”
8. “Don’t run
from what was. Embrace it. Allow it to wash over you, cleansing you for
the past and carrying you into the future.
We are not meant to go through life as blank canvasses. Things, people, and events leave their mark
on you, and you leave your mark on them, resulting in the beautiful masterpiece
of a well-lived life.”
9. “As messy
battle-scared, and imperfect as your journey may be, it is uniquely yours, and
that makes it beautiful.”
10.
In
heartbreak lies opportunity. Lessons learned
from one broken heart have the power to heal thousands more.”
References:
1. The Single
Woman by Mandy Hale c. 2013
2. http:// www.thesinglewoman. net
