A Girl Like Me
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Just a Peek... I'm starting this story as I come to an end of an experience that was and continues to be beyond my wildest dreams. I'm just a mere wisp of a person on this earth. By earthly standards I'm just ordinary and very soft spoken...so much so that I'm often overlooked. In the past I have had the tendency to shrink back and watch life go by thinking I was not capable or worthy of participating. feel like I've lived most of my life inside my mind and that for so many years my spirit roamed around looking for it's purpose. As a result of situations and events in my life, I found a program that gave me 12 Steps to revive my broken spirit and courage to step outside my very limited life to begin to live from the inside out. To open my mind and to be able to give and receive with my heart and with faith. Most importantly, the 12 Steps also gave me a God of my own understanding, whom I continue to explore and deepen my relationship with on a daily basis. I've been writing stories for quite a few years now. They have helped me to express myself and also to pull deeper thoughts from my mind and heart. My family and friends have enjoyed reading them and passing them along. Much of my book will be stories that look like journal entries, because they were written along the way and saved. Some will take you back to where I've been, some will move you forward, and some will be in retrospect. Many times over the years, friends have encouraged me to write a book with all my stories. I've always loved reading and had many tiny wish nuggets tucked away deep within that pocket of "dreams beyond my capability." The dreams that came true for other people. One of those nuggets was to write a book. Another was to have a business of my own. As I stepped out of my cocoon and started to open my mind to heal from the effects of the family disease of Alcoholism and life in general, I started to let in "the maybe's." That started a progression of all those little nuggets becoming possibilities popping up here and there in my mind and in my sharing. Sometimes I would welcome them and even dream further, but sometimes it seemed like I was playing that children's game called Wack-A-Mole. Every time a dream would pop up, I'd hammer it down. So please know that my dreams were not over night happenings. Also know that the journey is what made them all the more real and powerfully effective in my life and those that witnessed it happening. I hope this book will be an inspiration to women who think they are locked into a way of life with no options or any rights to options. I'm throwing you a Light, a lifeline if you will. Take a look around you. Take a look within yourself and wonder..."Am I everything God wants me to be...just for today? One thing to remember while reading is not to compare, but rather to identify. Not to minimize, but rather put into perspective.
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“I am so grateful for the ability to step beyond my old limits to experience and participate in my own life.” Who is the least likely person to reach for her dreams, to step over the baggage that the family disease of alcoholism can create? Who is the least likely person to rise above the loneliness, isolation, and fear of her own shadow? A Girl like Me ...that’s who. Simply Sue starts out with a compelling story of struggle, strength, and courage as her faith grows and blossoms in her spirit, awakening her ability to walk through fear after fear to be a part of her dreams coming true, drawing others in to share with light and love of God. Sometimes you have to step out in order to step in—trust in God and tie your camel to a tree. So grab a cup of tea and your favorite afghan and curl up with A Girl like Me. Simply Sue will take you through a bit of her life from there to here and share stories that will make you laugh and cry or nod your head. Come along and experience the transformation first-hand and be inspired to become willing to be all you are meant to be! “Remember, faith does not take away our humanness; it restores our ability to remember who we are.” - Simply Sue
About the Author
A mother and a grandmother of six, a former wife, a sister and a friend. I’m a cousin and an aunt. Most importantly, I am a child of God. I’m Simply Sue and I live in the city of Tonawanda, tucked in between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, New York.
Here I am, A Girl like Me, reaching out with hope and promise. Who would have ever thought? I’m Simply Sue, and I’m glad to be here.