Tiny Beautiful Things

One of the kindest books I’ve ever read. Recommend to anyone going through a messy or painful period in life.

If you asked me which book I would recommend to anyone going through a messy or painful period in life, I would not hesitate to name “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life From Someone Who Has Been There” by Cheryl Strayed.

This collection of essays from the advice column Dear Sugar was among the books that helped me go through a brief period of darkness and pain a few years ago. It’s kind and tender, full of radical empathy, compassion, and love. It’s human, open, and honest. That’s what makes you stick to it, makes you believe that whatever the odds, suffering, and disappointment, there is always a possibility of hope, rescue, and healing. And this healing is entirely and absolutely up to us.