Synopsis – Damn Good Things
This is a book about being alive. The stories are real and reflect moments when we feel fully alive—but perhaps are not aware of it, unable to take time to appreciate or recognize these unexpected gifts. I call them Damn Good Things, and they’re easy to see once you know how. When you do, you might just improve your day, learn something about yourself, and even change your life.
Author Bio
Peter Andersen has been writing since he was a kid. In his professional life he’s worked as a journalist, writing teacher, newspaper editor, manager, freelancer, and technical writer. He spent 30 years producing technical documentation at Microsoft and other software companies. These days, in addition to writing about Damn Good Things, he conducts life story interviews with the residents of a local retirement community.
The idea for Damn Good Things came about when he found an old diary entry about a rollercoaster ride he once took with his father. The entry described how fully alive they both felt in that moment, and ended with the words, “What a damn good thing for me and my dad to do!”
Inspired by that diary entry, he began to research and write about the moments when we feel completely alive. He soon realized that this is what he’d been writing about his whole life. This is truly the lens through which he sees the world. Whether it’s an aging, half-blind pug tearing across a wood floor to get to her dinner, the distant whistle of an approaching train in the night, or a memory-filled relic from a childhood home – he’ll show you how all of these are Damn Good Things.
Website: https://peterandersen-author.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568941315689
My Review
Damn Good Things: Small Moments That Make A Big Difference by Peter W. Andersen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
As someone who keeps a gratitude jar each year I can appreciate anything that encourages us to stop and take note of the good that surrounds us.
This book is focused on the small moments that we may sometimes overlook but that may actually be very important to our days. Though the book focuses on the good it does not encourage toxic positivity. It instead simply reminds us to stop and appreciate some of those seemingly smaller moments.
The book is broken down into short stories of these good moments. The book can be read cover to cover or can be picked up and a story read whenever the reader needs a reminder of the goodness around us.
Cute stories that will uplift and bring a smile.
View all my reviews
