This is a great book. I loved it! Yes, I have fear, fear of everything. Even when I conquer one fear, it will still haunt me again and again. The only fear I overcame was public speaking, forced to do it at my job as an adult librarian. Who knew how much public speaking there would be for someone who lists reading as her favorite activity? When Noelle Hancock loses her job as a blog writer she finds Eleanor Roosevelt to inspite her to " Do one thing every day that scares you." Living in New York City she finds lots to do that is scary, ie. first she signs up for trapeze lessons on a roof top in NYC, (luckily she convinces her friends to do it with her!) She and her friends also go sky-diving for the first time, then she learns to pilot a fighter plane that chases another newbie in a dog fight! Then her father's friend suggests climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point and the world's highest free-standing mountain, which is actually a volcano that is showing signs of renewed activity! Now that is scary! Interspersed in her narrative about her friends, her boyfriend, and her therapist are stories about Eleanor Roosevelt learning to overcome her fears. Mrs. Roosevlt really does some incedible things herself, like flying in a plane so prone to ignite the government feels it is too risky for President Roosevlt to fly in, so they allocate it to her. Another quote I like from Eleanor Roosevelt, " No one ever lives up to the best in themselves all the time, and nearly all of us love people because of their weaknesses rather than because of their strengths." Tuesday, February 25, 2014
My Year With Eleanor by Noelle Hancock
http://noellehancock.blogspot.com/
This is a great book. I loved it! Yes, I have fear, fear of everything. Even when I conquer one fear, it will still haunt me again and again. The only fear I overcame was public speaking, forced to do it at my job as an adult librarian. Who knew how much public speaking there would be for someone who lists reading as her favorite activity? When Noelle Hancock loses her job as a blog writer she finds Eleanor Roosevelt to inspite her to " Do one thing every day that scares you." Living in New York City she finds lots to do that is scary, ie. first she signs up for trapeze lessons on a roof top in NYC, (luckily she convinces her friends to do it with her!) She and her friends also go sky-diving for the first time, then she learns to pilot a fighter plane that chases another newbie in a dog fight! Then her father's friend suggests climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point and the world's highest free-standing mountain, which is actually a volcano that is showing signs of renewed activity! Now that is scary! Interspersed in her narrative about her friends, her boyfriend, and her therapist are stories about Eleanor Roosevelt learning to overcome her fears. Mrs. Roosevlt really does some incedible things herself, like flying in a plane so prone to ignite the government feels it is too risky for President Roosevlt to fly in, so they allocate it to her. Another quote I like from Eleanor Roosevelt, " No one ever lives up to the best in themselves all the time, and nearly all of us love people because of their weaknesses rather than because of their strengths."
This is a great book. I loved it! Yes, I have fear, fear of everything. Even when I conquer one fear, it will still haunt me again and again. The only fear I overcame was public speaking, forced to do it at my job as an adult librarian. Who knew how much public speaking there would be for someone who lists reading as her favorite activity? When Noelle Hancock loses her job as a blog writer she finds Eleanor Roosevelt to inspite her to " Do one thing every day that scares you." Living in New York City she finds lots to do that is scary, ie. first she signs up for trapeze lessons on a roof top in NYC, (luckily she convinces her friends to do it with her!) She and her friends also go sky-diving for the first time, then she learns to pilot a fighter plane that chases another newbie in a dog fight! Then her father's friend suggests climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point and the world's highest free-standing mountain, which is actually a volcano that is showing signs of renewed activity! Now that is scary! Interspersed in her narrative about her friends, her boyfriend, and her therapist are stories about Eleanor Roosevelt learning to overcome her fears. Mrs. Roosevlt really does some incedible things herself, like flying in a plane so prone to ignite the government feels it is too risky for President Roosevlt to fly in, so they allocate it to her. Another quote I like from Eleanor Roosevelt, " No one ever lives up to the best in themselves all the time, and nearly all of us love people because of their weaknesses rather than because of their strengths." 
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