Each week we give away the next chapter of our book for free. We hope you enjoy it! Here’s this week’s chapter:
Chapter 25: The lollipop
The lollipop is a metaphor we use to explain the nature of expectations, attachment, and disappointment.1 We’ll illustrate it by comparing and contrasting three stories.
Claire’s Example: A Baseline
Claire has a lollipop. It’s about two hundred licks of tasty lollipop. So she’s standing around, licking on this lollipop, and eventually it’s gone. She’s eaten the whole lollipop, so now all she has left is a stick. She feels pretty happy; she enjoys lollipops, and she’s finished a good one. She feels content.
…and here’s the rest:
Have you read our book, The Usual Error? It teaches you how to solve communication issues with compassion and understanding, how to get rid of needless conflict from your life, how to make your relationships smoother, and how to generally be happier. Also, the illustrations are super cool. (:
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This is just the chapter I needed to read today! I have jury duty tomorrow, and I was really hoping not to have to go in, since the courts are closed Friday for Independence Day and I can’t imagine many jurors are needed. I was very disappointed to call in and find out that I do have to come in. But now I’m letting go and putting myself in a story where I get to knit all day.
That makes me really happy, Clare! Glad it came at a good time for you! (: