Carry On, Warrior: The Momastery Way to Let Go, Love One Another, and Build a Life

**The first book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed ** The inspiring and hilarious instant New York Times bestseller from the beloved writer, speaker, activist, and founder of Momastery, whose memoir Love Warrior was an Oprah's Book Club selection. Glennon Doyle's hilarious and poignant reflections on our universal (yet often secret) experiences have inspired a social movement by reminding women that they're not alone. In Carry On, Warrior , she shares her personal story in moving, refreshing, and laugh-out-loud new essays and some of the best-loved material from Momastery. Her writing invites us to believe in ourselves, to be brave and kind, to let go of the idea of perfection, and to stop making motherhood, marriage, and friendship harder by pretending they're not hard. In this one woman's attempt to love herself and others, readers will find a wise and witty friend who shows that we can build better lives in our hearts, homes, and communities. A New York Times Essayist Shares Her Journey From A Self-destructive College Student To A Devoted Family Woman And Teacher While Illuminating The Importance Of Trusting In A Higher Power And Being Truthful About Life's Challenges. For Years Glennon Doyle Melton Built A Wall Between Herself And Others, Hiding Inside A Bunker Of Secrets And Shame. But One Day Everything Changed: Glennon Woke Up To Life, Committing Herself To Living Out Loud And Giving Language To Our Universal (yet Often Secret) Experiences. She Became A Sensation When Her Personal Essays Started Going Viral. Her ... Observations Have Been Read By Millions, Shared Among Friends, Discussed At Water Coolers, And Have Now Inspired A Social Movement. In [this Book], Melton Shares New Stories And The Best-loved Material From Momastery.com. Her Mistakes And Triumphs Demonstrate That Love Wins And That Together We Can Do Hard Things--dust Jacket Flap. Cast Of Characters -- Building A Life -- Sisters -- Holy Holes -- On Writing And Dancing -- Day One -- Chutes And Ladders -- In Case Of Emergency -- Inhale, Exhale -- Smelly Coughy Guy -- Birthdays -- Lucky Seven -- Fireworks -- Out To Lunch -- Airing Our Dirty Laundry -- Initiation -- On Weaving And Repentance -- Sucker: On Vacuuming -- Easter -- Unwind -- Don't Carpe Diem -- A Little Advice -- Brave Is A Decision -- Whatever, Honestly -- One, Two, Three -- Rejoicing -- A Mountain I'm Willing To Die On -- On Fish And Heaven -- Transcendentalist -- Officer Superhero -- On Gifts And Talents -- Mommy Do-little -- The Golden Coin -- Closer To Fine -- On Crying And Pedaling -- Namaste -- Hard -- What D'ya Know? -- On Profanity -- Gifts Are Bridges -- Hostressing -- Room For One More -- Treasure Hunt -- Jubilee -- Wherever You Go -- There You Are -- Healing Is Listening -- It Will Be Beautiful -- By God, There Will Be Dancing. Glennon Doyle Melton. Features New Material And Selections From Momastery.com--dust Jacket. "For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences. She became a sensation when her personal essays started going viral. Her hilarious and poignant observations have been read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers, and have now inspired a social movement. In Carry On, Warrior, Melton shares new stories and the best-loved material from Momastery.com. Her mistakes and triumphs demonstrate that love wins and that together we can do hard things. Melton is a courageous truth-teller and hopespreader, a wise and witty friend who emboldens us to believe in ourselves and reminds us that the journey is the reward. Carry On, Warrior proves that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, and striving for the mirage of perfection, to build better lives in our hearts, homes, and communities." -- back cover Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award The inspiring and hilarious instant New York Times bestseller from the beloved writer, speaker, activist, and founder of Momastery.com whose writing is "like a warm embrace" (FamilyCircle.com). Glennon Doyle Melton's hilarious and poignant reflections on our universal (yet often secret) experiences have inspired a social movement by reminding women that they're not alone. In Carry On, Warrior , she shares her personal story in moving, refreshing, and laugh-out-loud-funny new essays and some of the best-loved material from Momastery.com. Her writing invites us to believe in ourselves, to be brave and kind, to let go of the idea of perfection, and to stop making motherhood, marriage, and friendship harder by pretending they're not hard. In this one woman's trying to love herself and others, readers will find a wise and witty friend who shows that we can build better lives in our hearts, homes, and communities. An inspirational, sidesplittingly funny exploration of the power of living with love, forgiveness, and honesty. In Carry On, Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton shares new stories and the best-loved material from Momastery.com She recounts her mistakes and triumphs with candor and humor, and gives language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences. She believes that by shedding our armor, we can stop hiding, competing, striving for the mirage of perfection, and making motherhood, marriage, and friendship harder by pretending theyre not hard. In this one woman trying to love herself and others, readers find a wise and witty friend who will inspire them to forgive their own imperfections, make the most of their gifts, and commit to small acts of love that will change the world. For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to life, committing herself to living out loud and giving language to our universal (yet often secret) experiences. She became a sensation when her personal essays started going viral. Her ... observations have been read by millions, shared among friends, discussed at water coolers, and have now inspired a social movement. In this book, Melton shares new stories and familiar material from Momastery.com. Her mistakes and triumphs demonstrate that love wins and that together we can do hard things