Beautiful people don’t just happen – A story about suffering, connection, love and defying odds
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern.
Beautiful people do not just happen.” I am deeply touched by the love, vulnerability, candidness and growth that are part of this story. Reading this book is heartbreaking, because it makes the absurd truth, that life is utterly unfair and horrible things happen to incredible people, undeniably apparent.
And although this is what could break any of us, the book, without ever having a tone of lecturing or superiority, is a beautiful written testament to the fact that you can only make it out truly alive if you accept what cannot be changed and focus on what you are able to control: how you show up in this world for the people you love and who need you, including yourself.
I have deep respect for the author and his loved ones and I applaud him for putting his story out there and allowing others to be smacked wide awake with the kind of raw honesty that will disruptive your life for the better if you are able to truly open your eyes and heart to what this book has to offer.”
– Amazon Customer Review