Kind Is the New Classy
The Power of Living Graciously
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- 11,99 €
Publisher Description
In today's culture of outrage, how can you stand your ground with grace? Join bestselling author and actress Candace Cameron Bure as she reveals the countercultural thought patterns and practices that have enabled her to stay centered in who she is while practicing radical graciousness toward others.
As a woman in today's world, you know what it's like to feel pressure on all sides from clashing cultural expectations. How can you stay true to who God has uniquely created you to be in the face of the script you've been given? What's more, how can you stand your ground with grace?
The classy confidence you know and love--whether it's on the set of Full House, Fuller House, Dancing with the Stars, The View, or your favorite Hallmark movies--is no act. But it hasn't come easily. Candace's secret? Kindness. It's timeless, unexpected, and even countercultural--and best of all, it never goes out of style.
Whether you're navigating major life choices, questions of calling and career, relationships, or personal goals, this book will show you how to:
Keep your cool under pressureRespond to criticism with graceStay grounded but still go places in lifeStay true to who you are despite the expectations of othersStay centered in what ultimately matters the most
Let this book help you say goodbye to society's "shoulds" and find a new way to shine.
Praise for Kind Is the New Classy:
"Candace has always been the epitome of kind and classy. We need more grace-filled women like her in this world."
--Kathie Lee Gifford, New York Times bestselling author and former cohost of the TODAY show
"No one ever killed anyone with kindness--only the dark is killed by kindness. The rest of us are resurrected by it. Read with joy: you are holding a kind of resurrection in your hands."
--Ann Voskamp, bestselling author, The Broken Way and One Thousand Gifts
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Actress, producer, and author Bure (Reshaping it All) explains in this encouraging book how she's learned that women can make a meaningful impact on the world by choosing to be kind. The actress, who rose to fame as a teenager on the TV show Full House, emphasizes character traits she believes "make women truly remarkable": love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Purpose is a recurring theme throughout as Bure discusses her decision to place acting on hold to raise her children, and to return to her career as her children came of age. Thoughtful, lucid prose gives readers a realistic view of what it's like to work in the entertainment as an unashamed Christian. She recalls coming under fire from LGBTQ Instagram users for sharing a photo of herself in a "Not Today, Satan" shirt a phrase made popular by a well-known drag queen. Bure presents her side of the encounter and flimsily defends herself: "It breaks my heart when I see so-called Christians holding up malicious signs that say God hates homosexuals," she writes. Bure also candidly shares how she's received support from unexpected places and reopens the conversation about her battle with bulimia from previous books. Bure's self-help, semi-autobiographical approach will appeal to readers who believe that affecting culture must start with the self.