Big Love: The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart by Scott Stabile (English)

Description: Big Love by Scott Stabile Insights on lifes greatest challenges and how to meet them with love, from a survivor who writes with one-of-a-kind wit and wisdom FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Scott Stabiles parents were murdered when he was fourteen. Nine years later, his brother died of a heroin overdose. Soon after that, Stabile joined a cult that would dominate his life. Through all these challenges, Stabile grew stronger and more committed to living his life from love. He forgave the man who murdered his parents, found compassion for his late drug-addicted brother, and finally walked away from the cult leader who had controlled his life for thirteen years. He writes about these experiences and many other personal milestones in ways that are universally applicable, uplifting, and even laugh-out-loud funny. Whether trying (as we all must) to silence shame, show up for friends, or overcome dreaded what-ifs, Stabile shares hard-won insights that return readers to love, both of themselves and others. Author Biography Scott Stabiles inspirational posts and videos have attracted a huge and devoted social media following. His previous works include Just Love, Iris, and the Lil Pet Hospital series. Scott also wrote the feature film The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, an eye-opening experience he writes about in Big Love. A passionate speaker and love advocate, Scott runs daylong empowerment workshops nationally and internationally. He lives in his home state of Michigan with his partner. Review "Has there ever been a more crucial time for Big Love to be released into our world? Scott Stabile is one of my favorite love artists and activists. His voice in this vital new book is fresh and relevant -- his message urgent and universal. Scott is a force for love in a time when we are all desperate for healing. I look to Scott for wisdom and leadership, and he has delivered both with Big Love. This book opened my heart and mind, and Im forever grateful." -- Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior and founder of Momastery "Scott Stabile is a wonderful presence of love, advocacy, warmth, resilience, and grace in our world. I adore and admire everything he creates." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love "A must-read for anyone wanting to figure out how to authentically show up for your life (for better or worse). . . . Its never about those treacly, saccharine "just stay positive" admonitions. . . . In fact, the book is funny as hell." -- The Advocate "At the end of life, the core question we ask is, Was I well loved and did I love well? Scott Stabile doesnt wait to ask this fundamental question -- love is already the center of his solar system. Big Love is an operating manual for living a heart-centered life in good times and bad. Ive never read a more poignant and powerful ode to the power of love." -- Chip Conley, bestselling author of Peak and Emotional Equations "In Big Love, Stabile isnt afraid to let his vulnerability show while reflecting on his own journeys of excavating buried pain, acknowledging fear, finding paths towards forgiveness (including from ourselves), living authentically and developing resilience. He offers a sincere blend of honesty and humor while replacing platitudes with perspectives grounded by individual experiences." -- Shelf Awareness "Big Love, big heart, big opportunity to bring way more love into your life and consciousness with buoyancy, beauty, and boldness. Infinite love to Scott Stabile for bringing this everloving book into being." -- SARK, artist and coauthor of Succulent Wild Love "Big Love is a fast and enjoyable read marked with philosophical, ethical and spiritual points woven into a very personal account. To quote Stabile directly: Love makes life better. Love heals. Few people probably understand that better than the author himself." -- Spirituality Today "Big Love is heartbreaking, hilarious, and entirely real. I saw parts of myself in every one of Scotts stories, and that is perhaps the greatest gift of this book -- that he writes so openly about the struggles so many of us experience but hesitate to express, and he does so with incredible compassion, insight, and authenticity." -- Mike Robbins, author of Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken "Big Love is one of those rare gems that spares us the pretension of light-and-fluffy love rhetoric and instead truly guides readers in how to love themselves and others without holding back. Thank you for this gift, Scott." -- Chris Grosso, author of Indie Spiritualist, Everything Mind, and Dead Set on Living "Big Love does something that many books strive for but fail to achieve. It cracks open the happy image of its author, Scott Stabile, and reveals the heartbreaking, life-altering realities that have shaped this man and what he teaches. Leading by example with this book, Scott shows what it means to live wide open and how vulnerability is true power." -- Jacob Nordby, author of Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives "Big Love isnt simply about making a choice to be kind, compassionate, respectful and loving. At its core it all comes down to forgiveness." -- Albany Times Union Long Description BIG LOVE is a bold, intimate, powerful collection of writing on how to find your way back to center--to love--no matter who you are or what your circumstances. Scott Stabile, a writer, teacher, and blogger with a Facebook community of 350,000 people, has faced his share of pain. When Scott was fourteen, his parents were murdered in the store they ran in inner-city Detroit. Nine years later, his brother died of a heroin overdose. In this powerful, uplifting, and often hilarious collection of personal writing, Scott writes about these experiences and more, from his awkward time donating sperm, to overcoming the failure of writing a box office bomb, to the wrenching experience of leaving a cult after thirteen years. He writes about shame, the struggle to be authentic, and the search for happiness, always connecting the importance of love as the most direct path to overall well-being. Each chapter includes personal development takeaways, allowing readers to apply what hes learned from his experiences to their own growth and healing journey. BIG LOVE compels readers to always return to love, both of themselves and our world. Some themes Scott explores in his book: * Forgiveness: a journey to forgive the man who murdered my parents * Compassion: my struggle to love my heroin-addicted brother * Empathy: an interaction with a lovely flight attendant * Authenticity: intense criticism of my own dancing * Failure: total humiliation over writing a box office bomb * Friendship: shock over the sudden death of my former roommate. Review Quote "Has there ever been a more crucial time for Big Love to be released into our world? Scott Stabile is one of my favorite love artists and activists. His voice in this vital new book is fresh and relevant -- his message urgent and universal. Scott is a force for love in a time when we are all desperate for healing. I look to Scott for wisdom and leadership and he has delivered both with Big Love . This book opened my heart and mind and Im forever grateful." -- Glennon Doyle Melton, author of #1 NYT bestseller Love Warrior and Founder of Momastery and Together Rising "Scott Stabile is a wonderful presence of love, advocacy, warmth, resilience, and grace in our world. I adore and admire everything he creates." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love "At the end of life, the core question we ask is, Was I well loved and did I love well? Scott Stabile doesnt wait to ask this fundamental question -- love is already the center of his solar system. Big Love is an operating manual for living a heart-centered life in good times and bad. Ive never read a more poignant and powerful ode to the power of love." -- Chip Conley, bestselling author of Peak and Emotional Equations " Big Love is heartbreaking, hilarious, and entirely real. I saw parts of myself in every one of Scotts stories, and that is perhaps the greatest gift of this book--that he writes so openly about the struggles so many of us experience but hesitate to express, and he does so with incredible compassion, insight, and authenticity." -- Mike Robbins, author of Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken " Big Love , big heart, big opportunity to bring way more love into your life and consciousness with buoyancy, beauty, and boldness. Infinite love to Scott Stabile for bringing this ever-loving book into being." -- SARK, coauthor/artist of Succulent Wild Love " Big Love is one of those rare gems that spares us the pretention of light and fluffy love rhetoric and instead truly guides readers in how to love themselves and others without holding back. Thank you for this gift, Scott." -- Chris Grosso, author of Indie Spiritualist , Everything Mind , and Dead Set on Living "Big Love does something that many books strive for but fail to achieve. It cracks open the happy image of its author, Scott Stabile, and reveals the heartbreaking, life-altering realities that have shaped this man and what he teaches. Leading by example with this book, Scott shows what it means to live wide open and how vulnerability is true power." -- Jacob Nordby, author of Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives Description for Sales People Uplifting, authentic, honest writing about lifes greatest challenges and how we can meet them with love Author has Facebook community of over 350,000 and 11,000 Instagram followers Author teaches one-day workshops internationally, in such cities as New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sun Valley, ID Details ISBN1608684938 Author Scott Stabile Pages 256 Publisher New World Library Year 2017 ISBN-10 1608684938 ISBN-13 9781608684939 Format Hardcover Media Book Imprint New World Library Subtitle The Power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart Place of Publication Novato, CA Country of Publication United States DEWEY 205.677 Language English AU Release Date 2017-09-05 NZ Release Date 2017-09-05 US Release Date 2017-09-05 Publication Date 2017-09-05 UK Release Date 2017-09-05 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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