{"product_id":"bitter-sweet-surviving-the-struggle-within","title":"Bitter\/Sweet: Surviving the Struggle Within","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBitter\/Sweet: Surviving the Struggle Within\u003c\/em\u003e describes my efforts to face the fears and pain of love and self-love, sickness and health, death and spirituality, and forgiveness. It also expresses my hope to find the answers to life's questions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst I had to acknowledge self, because without self-acknowledgement, every obstacle will magnify. In understanding what makes me tick and how my past could hold me back, I learned to love myself, which allowed me to find true love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitter poisons that once flowed through my veins, are now replaced with the sweet taste of honey. My agonies, frustrations, and pain took me on one excursion after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only true journey toward growth and fulfillment is tunneling through the many avenues of self. I had to go within before I could move forward. I had to master this expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter what I seek, everything I need is already inside me. Am I important enough to myself to go within and search for what I want and need? It is what I choose to accept about my life that will make it \u003cem\u003e\"Bitter\"\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003e\"Sweet.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I realize that I am not alone. Everyone experiences pain and discord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hope my words reach others so they too can rejoice. I have learned to celebrate the child within to overcome past hurts and all the old \u003cem\u003e\"Bitter\/Sweet\" \u003c\/em\u003eexperiences. This chronicles where I have been, where I am today, and what I have accomplished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(About the Author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-time author Brenda Stubbs grew up in Ohio, as one of eight children in a home with no running hot water, an outhouse, and a potbelly coal stove. She is now a life coach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strategic Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50498408808722,"sku":"9781631358968","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_069ced13-480d-4ee2-a3dd-cb6d394757ea.jpg?v=1730732398","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bitter-sweet-surviving-the-struggle-within","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}