Sunday, June 08, 2025

 #Believe:  A Memoir of Stories


At its core, this book is about the evolution of a frail child into a woman shaped by intense love, incredible upheavals, and ultimately, a deep personal wisdom.

At the age of 36, Christina had it all:  two young and healthy boys, an uber-successful husband, a big house in a gated community...she was rich, young and on top of the world.  Then on the morning of September 11, 2000 a devastating phone call would upend everything and life as she knew it.  While this cataclysmic event didn't mark the beginning or end of her life, it would be the test of her character, agency, and faith.

The story begins with a childhood marked by illness where books and fairytales became her refuge and compass.  These early influences are woven throughout her life, not as naive fantasies but emotional frameworks that at times conflict with reality.

At twenty-five, Christina meets Jeffrey, a Wall Street Titan.  The connection is all consuming and their life is thrilling, exciting, and materially abundant.

Then her world takes a drastic twist where her journey is all about transformation and a deeper meaning.  The book becomes less about the external events and more about the quiet and radical changes and Christina's understanding about self, love, spirituality, grief, and the journey of life.

This is a story of life lessons that teach resilience, self-discovery, unconditional love, and finding the inner strength and faith you need to get through life's challenges.

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