A Positive Outlook

Sometimes the positive outlook people have on life makes it difficult to believe what they have been through.  After hearing about the memoir, A Stolen Life, it became evident that Jaycee Dugard was one of these people.  At just eleven years old, Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped and help captive in a destroyed backyard for eighteen years.  Her memories are often fragmented and incomplete as she had a difficult time keeping track of the days, months, and years.  She constantly felt scared and alone.  It is extremely hard to imagine the suffering and pain she was going through.  Despite of the tough times are traumatizing experiences that Jaycee Dugard went through, she has such a positive outlook on life.  It is amazing to think that after something as horrifying as this experience that someone could go about life with such a positive attitude.  In a video, Jaycee Dugard says, "Life's adventure is important.  It is important to live life to its fullest every day."  It is inspiring to see the immensely positive outlook that Jaycee Dugard has on life, living life to its fullest each and every day.  

Although many times in life it is difficult to realize, the intangible things are the things that truly matter.  The memoir Marley & Me truly displays the true meaning of love and happiness.  This memoir written by John Grogan is a heartwarming story of him and his wife who get a dog assuming that it would be great practice of responsibility before having a child.  However, turns out Marley is much more than they bargained for.  Marley destroys their house, is expelled from obedience school, and eats just about everything, including a gold necklace.  Despite Marley's crazy behavior, his endless love and devotion outweigh all.  He was there with the Grogan's through all the tough times.  Marley taught the Grogans an endless amount of lessons, from devotion and love, to helping them realize what really matters in life.  Through this book, John Grogan uses the lessons he learned from Marley to share with all of his readers.  "Grogan tells a simple story of one family's life, a mostly typical family.  But he does it so beautifully and the reader is drawn in by his voice until you become a part of his tale, shaking your head at Marley, laughing at his next indiscretion, delighting in his high points and worrying when things aren't going well.  You'll understand the gift that Marley was to this family...Grogan has crafted a loving but unsentimental memory of his dog and what he meant to him, his wife and his children.  And that's his gift to us." -The Birmingham News