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    Don't Forget Me
    Don't Forget Me
    Don't Forget Me
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    Don't Forget Me

    By Sarah Warman

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    'Don't Forget Me - Essays of Reflection' is the sequel to Sarah's first book of essays, 'Don't Forget to Write'. Sarah shares more of her essays as she weaves and winds her way through adulthood. She examines the complexity of her relationships, the losses she's faced and why life may not be taking the path she expected as she enters her thirties.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSarah Warman
    Release dateAug 24, 2016
    ISBN9781311698926
    Don't Forget Me
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    Sarah Warman

    Sarah Warman is a Civil Engineer by trade and a Writer by heart. She grew up in Southwestern Pennsylvania as a child of the steel mill industry. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown she moved to the eastern shore of Maryland so she could take walks on the beach whenever she pleased. After spending several years as a migrant, Sarah and her husband moved back home to Pittsburgh where they reside with their son and rescued cat. Her writing has been featured on the Huffington Post, Thought Catalog and her personal blog, Lunges, Long Runs and Lattes.

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      Don't Forget Me - Sarah Warman

      Don’t Forget Me

      Essays of Reflection

      By: Sarah Warman

      Don’t Forget Me

      By Sarah Warman

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      Copyright 2016 Sarah Warman

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Self-Reflection

      Thirty Three Life Lessons As I Turn Thirty-Three

      Don’t Forget Me

      I Dreamed That This Would Happen

      There Is No After Photo

      I’m Distracted

      Relationships

      Happily Ever After

      My Grandparents Are Gone

      I’ve Lost My Best Friend

      The Ones We Leave Behind

      Adventures

      Birthday

      Restless in Rome

      Breaking Down

      A Job Fair Changes My Career

      The Places That Are Gone

      Grief and Loss

      Where Do I Begin?

      I’ve Been Lying to You

      I Feel Ashamed

      Trying Again

      If Only

      Thoughts

      Are We Sharing Too Much?

      Falling Behind

      Not What I Expected

      Back to You

      Introduction

      Don’t Forget Me is the sequel to my first collection of essays entitled, Don’t Forget to Write. This collection delves into my late twenties and early thirties. As I have been thrust into my early thirties, I have found that life becomes more complicated.

      My relationships, friends and expectations have changed drastically from just a few years ago. I’ve lost people that I dearly miss. I’ve ended relationships that I thought would last forever. I’ve loved another more than I ever thought that I could. All of this has had a deep impact on my life.

      The following essays explore my thoughts as I continue my journey. Writing them has not been easy or straightforward, but it has caused me to reflect on life from many angles, which is a blessing.

      Self-Reflection

      Thirty-Three Lessons as I Turn Thirty-Three

      In a few days I’ll be turning thirty-three. It isn’t exactly a monumental birthday. You won’t find sashes and buttons in the party stores displaying those numbers in bold, shiny letters. My car insurance payment isn’t going to decrease, and I’m not suddenly gaining access to nightlife locations, but for some reason, it feels like a shift to a new chapter in my life. For that reason I’m sharing thirty-three things I’ve learned.

      1. Wearing sunscreen is always a good idea.

      2. Things will always happen when it’s bad timing.

      3. You can become friends with your parents as adults, even if you fought when you were a child.

      4. Don’t judge others for the decisions they have made. You haven’t lived their lives.

      5. Be kind to everyone. You never know where or when they will show up in your life again.

      6. Realize and appreciate when you are part of something special. Nothing will last forever.

      7. Everything can change in an instant.

      8. Sometimes starting over is the only option you really have.

      9. Realize that there isn’t always something better out there. Sometimes you can really screw up what you already have.

      10. Seek out people who encourage your dreams and goals.

      11. Tell people today how you feel about them. They might not be here tomorrow.

      12. Do things that make you happy, even if they don’t make sense.

      13. Be kind to yourself. You are your own worst enemy.

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