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Is Boring (And It Tastes Like Kale): Finding Belonging and Purpose Without Changing Who You Are

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What if we accepted our struggles and stopped trying to be someone we&#8217renot? In this poignant, hilarious book, the bestselling co-author of I&#8217llBe There (But I&#8217llBe Wearing Sweatpants) shares her experiments in finding our way back to each other.Jess Johnston used to feel alone in her mess. Then, in a random burst of courage, she started sharing those insecurities and struggles out loud, and what she found shocked her. Again and again, women replied, &#8220Metoo! I thought I was the only one!&#8221Woen are really hard on themselves. We often believe that if we just &#8220dibetter,&#8221&#8220woked harder,&#8221and &#8220wee less messy/flawed/human,&#8221our lives would be infinitely better and we&#8217dreceive the belonging we crave, but the exact opposite is true. It isn&#8217tour lack of perfection that isolates us rather, it&#8217sour authenticity about our imperfections that brings us together.With honesty, heart, and humor, Johnston takes on the lies she&#8217sbelieved and the lessons she&#8217slearned (and is still learning), including:&#8226ifI&#8217mrejected, I will die. (We won&#8217t)&#8226I#8217m a junior varsity adult, and the best spot for me is usually the bench. (Nope, we&#8217vegot to get in there and play.)&#8226myjob is to keep people happy and make sure they like me. (Excuse me while I go hide in my closet and have an anxiety attack.)Jess Johnston reminds us that the answers are in us already, in accepting

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