Summary of Shauna Niequist's I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet

<br> <br> <p>When everything we've been clinging to falls apart, how do we know what to keep and what to let go of I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet, now a New York Times bestseller, is a clear-eyed look at where we go from here--and how we can transform our lives along the way.</p> <p>Just after her fortieth birthday, author Shauna Niequist found herself in a season of chaos, change, and loss unlike anything she'd ever faced. She discovered that many of the beliefs and practices that she usually turned to were no longer serving her.</p> <p>After trying--and failing--to pull herself back up using the same old strategies and systems, she realized she required new ones: courage, curiosity, and compassion. She discovered the way through was more about questions than answers, more about forgiveness than force, more about tenderness than trying hard.</p> <p>In I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet, Niequist chronicles her journey--from her life-changing move from the Midwest to Manhattan to the power of unlearning what is no longer helpful and accepting the unknowns that come with midlife, heartbreak, and chronic pain.</p> <p>With her characteristic candor and grace, Niequist writes about her experience learning how to:</p> <ul> <li>Discover new ways of living when the old ways stop working</li> <li>Embrace the challenges and delights of releasing our expectations for how we thought our lives would look</li> <li>Trust God's goodness in a deeper, more profound way</li> </ul> <p>Follow Niequist as she endeavors to understand grief, to reshape her faith, and to practice courage when it feels impossible.</p> <p>Praise for I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet:</p> <p>"Gentle. Loving. This tender book asks us to listen to our pain, lean into our discomfort, and trust that we can be lifted back on our feet by God and each other."</p> <p>--Kate C. Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of No Cure for Being Human</p> <p>"This book is a masterpiece. It is a journey and an invitation and a joy and a heartbreak and all the things you need to read to be reminded that hope can still be found."</p> <p>--Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun</p>