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“Lives Well Lived”

Lives Well Lived” is a story containing positive social interactions. You will follow the early focus involving a socially awkward boy who learns so much about interacting with others. His mentors model and teach him about the emotional and social aspects of life. The lesson might be as simple as “Laughing with someone, never at anyone, most often makes everything more enjoyable.” Learning to compliment others, a powerful lesson, involves more time and dialogue to teach. There are more lessons that promote a positive and supportive connection to others. The mentors do a wonderful job. They teach about kindness, giving and supporting, and doing good deeds to mention a few.

When the young boy travels into adulthood, he carries all the lessons and skills that he has learned. You will enjoy this awkward boy becoming a rather charming young man with many fine attributes. At the age of twenty-two, he meets a woman. This woman has experienced a rough and loveless life. You’ll smile as they become acquainted. Their first day together was magical; they were a perfect match. In a very short time, there was an explosion of emotion. Neither person had ever been so happy. Their marriage is amazing. The couple’s travels through life are inspirational and noteworthy. You will enjoy the love story; but you will marvel at their giving to others. Their legacy, so special, lived on in perpetuity. Theirs is a story that had to be told. You will smile many times as you read this book; at other times your eyes may tear up. There will be characters that you’ll absolutely love, others you will not. You’ll ponder some of the lessons; they are meant to share. This is a book that you just might read again

Thank you for visiting the website. Lives Well Lived was a 4 1/2-year project. I started with the idea that a young boy could achieve success through hard work and good mentoring. In all my years of teaching, I always appreciated hard-working students. My reward system and extra credit assignments seemed to pay off, as I gave out many A’s and B’s on report cards. Rewarding good work was my philosophy—I didn’t want any fifth graders to give up. Good work might just become a habit.
I created the story chapter by chapter. I would sit in my recliner, reviewing what I had written, and decide where to go next. Sometimes, I would stop typing if the story didn’t feel right and go back to the chair. I spent more time in that chair than at the computer. After two years, the rough draft was done, and I loved the story. Honestly, I don’t know how it all happened. I can only guess that this writer was so enthralled with the story that he gave it his all. I might not write anything for three days or so, but I was always reviewing and plotting the next direction from my recliner. The story consumed most of my thoughts every day until the writing was complete.