{"product_id":"youre-doing-just-fine-prose-poetry-from-a-past-that-was-never-present-paperback","title":"You're Doing Just Fine: Prose \u0026 Poetry from a Past That Was Never Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThe Glass Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Eriksson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTake a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes.Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You're doing just fine.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed after the poem that has been shared over 1000,000 times on Tumblr, this is the third book from author and songwriter Charlotte Eriksson. A collection of prose and poetry with the themes of hope, healing, loneliness, and learning how to bloom in solitude. An exploration of the life of a young artist with an aching heart, urged by a wanderlust that leads and directs. Learning how to go on, by yourself, when all you want to do is stop right there and just ... rest? for a little while? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can get yourself a small room in a new city\u003cbr\u003ewhere no one knows your name\u003cbr\u003ejust yet\u003cbr\u003ebut they will, \u003cbr\u003efor they will see you walking quietly through the market on\u003cbr\u003eSunday mornings, \u003cbr\u003eand sitting at the cafe on Tuesdays\u003cbr\u003escribbling thoughts in that worn out notebook, \u003cbr\u003eor in the library between the shelves of different worlds, and late on Friday evenings\u003cbr\u003eyou will sit peacefully in the corner of the pub\u003cbr\u003eby yourself\u003cbr\u003eand you will be okay with that.\u003cbr\u003eSome nights beautiful boys will buy you drinks and ask your name\u003cbr\u003eand you will smile, but be okay with walking home alone\u003cbr\u003ebecause one day someone will know you\u003cbr\u003ewithout asking your name\u003cbr\u003eand that's the person that matters. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo wait a few years, \u003cbr\u003euntil you can get yourself a small room in a new city where no one knows your name\u003cbr\u003ejust yet\u003cbr\u003ebut they will\u003cbr\u003eand there will be an older lady\u003cbr\u003eknocking at your door\u003cbr\u003esaying hi and you're very welcome, \u003cbr\u003eand you can have a garden\u003cbr\u003ewhere only flowers grow, with no thorns, that you plant yourself, \u003cbr\u003eand on sunny mornings in April\u003cbr\u003eyou can sit and watch them bloom\u003cbr\u003ea little more each day, \u003cbr\u003ejust like you do, \u003cbr\u003ebloom a little more\u003cbr\u003eeach day.\u003cbr\u003eAnd on crisp winter mornings in January you can drink coffee in the cold\u003cbr\u003eon your own front porch\u003cbr\u003eand the town is empty\u003cbr\u003ebut full\u003cbr\u003eof other things\u003cbr\u003elike space.\u003cbr\u003eAnd hope.\u003cbr\u003eAnd purity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWait a few years, \u003cbr\u003ewhen things are clearer, and you will go on well. Just hold on and wait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou will be okay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuotes and writings from the You're Doing Just Fine has been widely shared and embraced by like-minded communities such as To Write Love On Her Arms, The Artidote, Wordporn and The Good Quote, wracking up hundreds of thousands of likes, shares and comments on each post.\u003cbr\u003eWritings and poems from the book has since the release been published on Thought Catalog, Rebelle Society and Bella Grace Magazine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Charlotte knows her reader so well that it feels like she's writing my very own journal.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike a modern day vagabonding beat poet, the possible love-child of Patti Smith and Charles Bukowski - Eriksson is a rare soul in today's society. Carefully balancing between wanting to defy the world, and wanting nothing more than to be a part of it. Charlotte Eriksson (The Glass Child) is an author, songwriter, dreamer and wanderer from Sweden, but is currently living somewhere on the road in Europe. She's published four books of prose and poetry, telling stories of growing up, searching for a home, life on the road and learning how to bloom in solitary places. She's become a prolific writer with book quotes and writings published on sites such as Thought Catalog, Bella Grace Magazine, To Write Love On Her Arms, The Artidote, Berlin Artparasites, and Rebelle Society. As a songwriter, Charlotte has released 7 EPs + 3 critically acclaimed full-length albums under the artist name The Glass Child, and she is the founder of Artist Collective \"Broken Glass Records\". \"I believe in writing your own story, and that's what I'm doing here. Do you wait for things to happen or do you make them happen yourself?\" You can read more about Charlotte Eriksson's books and music on her website: http: \/\/www.CharlotteEriksson.com And you can follow her on: http: \/\/www.instagram.com\/justaglasschild BIBLIOGRAPHY: - Empty Roads \u0026amp; Broken Bottles; in search for The Great Perhaps - You're Doing Just Fine - Another Vagabond Lost To Love - Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52727666311475,"sku":"9781508984405","price":23.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MHhPL1c1WktTK1B3Qlo3akNCV2lTUT09.webp?v=1763762474","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/youre-doing-just-fine-prose-poetry-from-a-past-that-was-never-present-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}