“Courage is moreexhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have tobecome heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each new thing thatcomes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have thestrength to stare it down.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the world’s best loved andmost admired public figures, offers a wise and intimate guide on how toovercome fears, embrace challenges as opportunities, and cultivate civic pride:You Learn by Living. A crucial precursor to better-living guides likeMark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening or Robert Persig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,as well as political memoirs such as John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage,the First Lady’s illuminating manual of personal exploration resonates with thetimeless power to change lives. Book Description
One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the ageof seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life. nowback in print, You Learn by Living is a powerful volume of enduring commonsenseideas and heartfelt values. offering her own philosophy on living, Eleanor takes readers on a path to compassion, confidence, maturity, civicstewardship, and more. her keys to a fulfilling life?
Learning to Learn • Fear—the Great Enemy • The Uses of Time • The Difficult Art of Maturity • Readjustment is Endless • Learning to Be Useful• the Right to Be an Individual • How to Get the Best Out of People •Facing Responsibility • How Everyone Can Take Part in Politics • Learningto Be a Public Servant
Informed by her personal experiences as a daughter, wife, parent, anddiplomat, this book is a window into Eleanor Roosevelt herself and a troveof timeless wisdom that resonates in any era.
