Memoir of Hope & Resilience: Passionate Late-Bloomer Talks Life, Literature, and Personal Empowerment
A lonely, immigrant chid, confused by her anger, her role in the family, and her ethnic heritage, Sylvia makes poor life-choices as a young adult. She struggles with depression, and a lack of self-knowledge. In her mid-twenties, after a teen marriage dissolves, she finds herself a single parent of four kids under seven. With only a high-school education and no alimony, what is she to do with her life? In MEMOIR of HOPE & RESILIENCE, Sylvia shares her story of joyful moments and traumatic episodes. She takes mental and physical anguish and turns these issues into a creative life. She invites the Reader to take her cathartic journey in the hope of helping others deal with the complexities that emotionally crippled her: topics such as change, ego, shame, betrayal, regrets, religion, sex and violence. Happiness, and living in the NOW, are also themes Sylvia draws on, from literature and life-coaches, which lead her to self-understanding and self-acceptance. This book reflects a journey of the human condition. Join this teacher in her intimate conversation with you, within her book of revelations, and the mysteries of life. Prepare to be surprised at what you learn about yourself.
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Memoir of Hope & Resilience: Passionate Late-Bloomer Talks Life, Literature, and Personal Empowerment
A lonely, immigrant chid, confused by her anger, her role in the family, and her ethnic heritage, Sylvia makes poor life-choices as a young adult. She struggles with depression, and a lack of self-knowledge. In her mid-twenties, after a teen marriage dissolves, she finds herself a single parent of four kids under seven. With only a high-school education and no alimony, what is she to do with her life? In MEMOIR of HOPE & RESILIENCE, Sylvia shares her story of joyful moments and traumatic episodes. She takes mental and physical anguish and turns these issues into a creative life. She invites the Reader to take her cathartic journey in the hope of helping others deal with the complexities that emotionally crippled her: topics such as change, ego, shame, betrayal, regrets, religion, sex and violence. Happiness, and living in the NOW, are also themes Sylvia draws on, from literature and life-coaches, which lead her to self-understanding and self-acceptance. This book reflects a journey of the human condition. Join this teacher in her intimate conversation with you, within her book of revelations, and the mysteries of life. Prepare to be surprised at what you learn about yourself.
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Memoir of Hope & Resilience: Passionate Late-Bloomer Talks Life, Literature, and Personal Empowerment

Memoir of Hope & Resilience: Passionate Late-Bloomer Talks Life, Literature, and Personal Empowerment

by Sylvia Valevicius
Memoir of Hope & Resilience: Passionate Late-Bloomer Talks Life, Literature, and Personal Empowerment

Memoir of Hope & Resilience: Passionate Late-Bloomer Talks Life, Literature, and Personal Empowerment

by Sylvia Valevicius

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A lonely, immigrant chid, confused by her anger, her role in the family, and her ethnic heritage, Sylvia makes poor life-choices as a young adult. She struggles with depression, and a lack of self-knowledge. In her mid-twenties, after a teen marriage dissolves, she finds herself a single parent of four kids under seven. With only a high-school education and no alimony, what is she to do with her life? In MEMOIR of HOPE & RESILIENCE, Sylvia shares her story of joyful moments and traumatic episodes. She takes mental and physical anguish and turns these issues into a creative life. She invites the Reader to take her cathartic journey in the hope of helping others deal with the complexities that emotionally crippled her: topics such as change, ego, shame, betrayal, regrets, religion, sex and violence. Happiness, and living in the NOW, are also themes Sylvia draws on, from literature and life-coaches, which lead her to self-understanding and self-acceptance. This book reflects a journey of the human condition. Join this teacher in her intimate conversation with you, within her book of revelations, and the mysteries of life. Prepare to be surprised at what you learn about yourself.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780995224605
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 10/20/2016
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sylvia Valevicius is a retired secondary school teacher of English and dramatic arts. She is a grandmother of five granddaughters, and eight grandsons. She enjoys attending her grandchildren's social activities, and works as a writer the rest of the time. Sylvia is the author of two performing arts publications: Monologues for Youth, Volumes 1 & 2. She is currently writing a novel, The World of SIN, set in Oakville, Ontario, where she lives. Sylvia is known in some circles as actor: Joey T. Oliver Website: www.whoissylvia.net Twitter: @Jtosnest FB: facebook.com/sylvia.valevicius.author Instagram: @sylviamvalevicius Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/hmwqj6p

Table of Contents

Part 1 A Change in Attitude 1

Ch.1 A Milestone 1

Ch.2 The Calling 6

Ch.3 Expectations 8

Ch.4 After the War 10

Ch.5 Jobs 15

Ch.6 Changing Ourselves 19

Ch.7 Youth 23

Ch.8 Don't Cry For Me - I'm Changing 33

Ch.9 Attitude 37

Part 2 The Struggle With Ego 43

Ch.10 Who's On a Power Trip? 43

Ch.11 Reflections 47

Ch.12 Family 50

Ch.13 The Household 54

Ch.14 The Conflict 57

Ch.15 The Pain Body 59

Ch.16 Repairing The Pain Body 65

Ch.17 Personality Phases 68

Ch.18 Embrace Change 72

Part 3 Sex and Violence 74

Ch.19 Sex and the Simple Student 74

Ch.20 Sex and Violence 86

Ch.21 Married to a Doctor 90

Ch.22 Holy Matrimony 95

Ch.23 Vacation Baby 99

Ch.24 Home Fires 103

Ch.25 Unglued 106

Ch.26 Loneliness 110

Ch.27 Rites Of Passage 115

Ch.28 The Divorce 119

Part 4 Dante's Inferno - Shame 125

Ch.29 Taking a Wrong Turn 125

Ch.30 Learning Life's Lessons 130

Ch.31 Abc's of Shame 135

Ch.32 Shame of Self-Deception 148

Ch.33 Not My Rainbow 151

Part 5 Dante's Inferno - Betrayal 159

Ch.34 Notorious Back-Stabbers 159

Ch.35 Making Decisions for Another 162

Ch.36 Dividing Up the Children 168

Ch.37 Dividing the Land 172

Ch.38 We're All Party Poopers 179

Ch.39 My Daughter 184

Ch.40 Descent into Hell 187

Ch.43 Hoping For Better 191

Ch.42 Dealing With Sadness 193

Ch.43 Banished 197

Ch.44 Betrayers and Saboteurs 206

Part 6 Perspectives on Happiness 214

Ch.45 City of Light 214

Ch.46 Philosophers' and Writers' Views 219

Ch.47 Gratitude 222

Ch.48 Dreams and Plans 227

Ch.49 Searching Everywhere 230

Ch.50 Workshops and Tools 232

Ch.51 Dealing With Others 236

Ch.52 My Responsibility to Myself 238

Part 7 The Moment is Now 243

Ch.53 Now-Now-Now 243

Ch.54 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 247

Ch.55 Inquiring Minds 249

Ch.56 Who's Aging? 252

Ch.57 Magic Moments 254

Ch.58 Which Way? 256

Ch.59 Portrait of a Hero, Living in the Now 259

Part 8 Can We Talk About Religion? 266

Ch.60 Dreams and Visions 266

Ch.61 Scary Icons and Church Leaders 269

Ch.62 Atheists, Spiritualists, and Marketing 273

Ch.63 Who You Calling a Sinner? 277

Ch.64 Brain-Washing and Martyrs 281

Ch.65 Meet Thomas Merton 284

Ch.66 Where Is God? 288

Ch.67 If Today Is Wednesday, I Must Be Catholic 292

Ch.68 Nuns Are People Too 298

Ch.69 Your Call 303

Part 9 Je Ne Regrette Rien? 306

Ch.70 Oh, Regrets! 306

Ch.71 Who Said Ignorance Is Bliss? 312

Ch.72 Tradition! 315

Ch.73 Can You Handle The Truth? 317

Ch.74 Freedom From Labels 326

Ch.75 Short-Story Me 331

Ch.76 Pleasures of Fiction and Non-Fiction 334

Ch.77 Back To Schooling 336

Ch.78 Rising to the Challenges 339

Ch.79 Almost a Wrap 347

Ch.80 Wisdom Makes a Shy Appearance 351

Endnotes 360

Bibliography 370

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