Oct 25

Oct 25 Episode #175: What Makes You Remarkable?

Welcome back to Book Friends Forever! Grace and Alvina interview each other and themselves to try to find out what makes themselves remarkable (if they ARE remarkable!).

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How have you been!?

As usual Grace and Alvina catch up with each other’s lives. Grace has been getting a little stressed about the Chinese Menu art work deadline coming up! Hazel needed some new clothes so Grace took her to Old Navy, and she also celebrated that Lisa Yee is a National Book Award finalist for her book, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. Christina Soontornvant acknowledged her as an inspiration.

What Makes You Remarkable?

The book friends though of this topic as a prelude to an episode they may do down the road, entitled “Do epic *(STUFF/Bleep/). Robin Arzon inspired this. Grace and Alvina talk of Dreaming Big! In order to think about big dreams, they thought it would be important to think about what makes them remarkable. Grace and Alvina share what they think is remarkable about themselves.

The Book Friends also discuss “36 Questions That Lead to Love” article in the NY Times. Some examples they ask and answer together:

If you knew in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are living now?
How could you better embarrass yourself?
What life experiences have shaped your personality and character in the most profound way?
What is your idea of luxary?
What are you most proud of?
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
What do you make excuses about?

What have we been reading?

Grace: Turning Pro by Stephen Pressfield

The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter

Listening to: This Creative Life Podcast with Sara Zarr

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