Summary of Tara Schuster's Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I was sick on my birthday, and I drunkenly dialed my therapist to tell her about it. She thought I should go to the hospital, and I was so confused about why she was so worried.
#2 I am, in fact, stable now, and on a perfect day, when I am drinking a latte and wearing a feather-light, perfectly layered Zara scarf, I am joyful. I have a schmancy job in comedy that I adore. I have fulfilling friendships with people I find both fascinating and kind.
#3 I wrote this book because I believe that within my stories of learning how to take care of myself, you will find tried and true, practical, and enjoyable tools for your own self-care and healing.
#4 My parents, a busy doctor and lawyer, never really noticed how dire the condition of the house was because they were rarely home. They only made visits to HQ long enough to drag my little sister and me into the fog of war that was their marriage.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Confiance en soi et estime de soi
• Confiance en soi
• Confiance
• Personal development
• Self-esteem

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 23 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669358442
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Tara Schuster's Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was sick on my birthday, and I drunkenly dialed my therapist to tell her about it. She thought I should go to the hospital, and I was so confused about why she was so worried.

#2

I am, in fact, stable now, and on a perfect day, when I am drinking a latte and wearing a feather-light, perfectly layered Zara scarf, I am joyful. I have a schmancy job in comedy that I adore. I have fulfilling friendships with people I find both fascinating and kind.

#3

I wrote this book because I believe that within my stories of learning how to take care of myself, you will find tried and true, practical, and enjoyable tools for your own self-care and healing.

#4

My parents, a busy doctor and lawyer, never really noticed how dire the condition of the house was because they were rarely home. They only made visits to HQ long enough to drag my little sister and me into the fog of war that was their marriage.

#5

I was constantly inundated with messages that something was wrong with me. I was never actually held back in school, but I believed my mom that there was something intrinsically wrong with me, and I lived on edge that other people would find out and punish me for it.

#6

I was mean to Diana and cruel toward pets, and I had been in therapy since I was ten years old for acting out. I had become so used to the school intercom blaring the words Tara Schuster, please come to the front office that I had a sixth sense for when I might be called to confess my sins.

#7

I wanted to change my life after my twenty-fifth birthday, when I realized I had become a mess in Spanx with no standards or core. I was good at surviving but terrible at living. I wanted a life that I could enjoy.

#8

I decided it was time to stop comparing my pain to others’ and quit telling myself that I shouldn’t feel this way. I would take notes on a Google Doc so I could track my own progress.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I recommend that people ask themselves what they can do to be the best at the worst job they have. Maximize the benefits of your situation and make the most of it. In a best-case scenario, someone cool will notice you. In a worst-case scenario, you will notice and feel pride knowing you are doing a good job, even if the task sucks.

#2

Start where you are. Wherever you are, be the best at the worst. Figure out what’s wrong with the water tank, and fix it. Be vigilant and patient, because sometimes the machine will have a total meltdown and refuse to work.

#3

I was damaged by twenty-five, and I knew I was sick. I had a persistent, slightly dizzy feeling that throbbed at the base of my cervical spine. I was raw with feelings of extreme unease that manifested into a persistent, slightly dizzy feeling.

#4

I became enamored with interrogating grown-ups and telling their stories, which led to the creation of a cable-access television show for me. I began keeping a journal, which I hid under my bed. One day, a family friend took my journal straight to my mother, who told me she was going to enter it into my parents’ divorce proceedings as evidence that I was a liar.

#5

I went to drinks with my best friend Isabelle to ask her what was wrong with me. She suggested I read The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, a twelve-step program toward recovering your inner child. I reluctantly bought the book and began The Morning Pages, a creativity exercise that required me to write down my thoughts every morning before I had time to think.

#6

I began writing in my journal about my childhood dog, Giya, whom I hadn’t thought about in years. I had thought she was the height of sophistication and elegance at the age of eleven, but my parents had fought about buying her. I left her there.

#7

It can be difficult to confront our past wounds, but writing them down and admitting them to ourselves is the first step towards healing. We must allow our feelings to exist, no matter how dark or petty they may seem.

#8

journaling can help you deal with your past trauma, as well as make room for your dreams and wishes. It can also provide you with physical relief and peace.

#9

Journaling is the process of getting in touch with your Oprah Mind, which is expansive, abundant, and full of possibility. Your Oprah Mind will win an Oscar, write a book, and write ten books. It will make the ballsy move of ending a hugely successful TV show to start a TV network if it pleases.

#10

The first step in overcoming your anxieties is to write down and explore what bothers you, what you dream about, and what you will now make true. You can’t control the narrative of the outside world, but you can control the story you are telling yourself in your journal.

#11

If you are avoiding journaling because you think you will fail, know this: it’s okay to fail. Mark Twain, Frida Kahlo, Charlotte Brontë, and Leonardo da Vinci, Ida B. Wells, and many other famous people kept journals.

#12

Your journal is a tool that can help you discover what you value most about yourself and your life. It can also help you discover what you want people to say about you when you’re not around.

#13

I have many best friends, and I believe I can always count on them. It’s more of a category to distinguish a deep, loving bond than it is about an individual.