Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful

Download or read book Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful written by Richard Todd Canton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Todd Canton knows all too well that when tragedy strikes, you can either triumph or fail. When he was accused of a sexual offense while working as a teachers assistant, he looked right into the lens of a television camera and said hed stood up for every kid in town, and he hoped that someone would stand up for him. Almost everyone did exactly what he asked. A tireless worker, hes also been a waiter, a store clerk, a television host, an author, and a newspaper column writerall at the same time. Long hours have been tough, but hes gotten satisfaction out of the work. In this series of vignettes, he urges readers to: Never give in to labels or opinion; be your own person. Never give up on yourself or others will surely follow. Accept the things you cannot change like death; embrace both good and bad memories, and keep marching. Make something good out of lifes toughest situations. Through a divorce and losing family members and friends, there were times Canton felt lost, but hes always managed to survive. You can, too, with the realizations in Life Doesnt Have to be Perfect to be Wonderful.