Chasing slow : courage to journey off the beaten path
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references.

You're here, but you want to be there. So you spend your life narrowing this divide, and you call this your race, your journey, your path. You live your days tightening your boot straps, wiping the sweat from your brow, chasing undiscovered happiness just around the bend. Higher! Faster! Better! Stronger! And on and on you run. Viral sensation and HGTV.com star Erin Loechner knows about the chase. Before turning 30, she'd built a fan base of one million women worldwide and earned the title "The Nicest Girl Online" as she was praised for her authentic voice and effortless style. The New York Times applauded her, her friends and church admired her, and her husband and baby adored her. She had arrived at the ultimate destination. So why did she feel so lost' In Chasing Slow, Erin turns away from fast and fame and frenzy. Follow along as she blazes the trail toward a new-fashioned lifestyle-one that will refresh your perspective, renew your priorities and shift your focus to the journey that matters most. Through a series of steep climbs-her husband's brain tumor, bankruptcy, family loss, and public criticism-Erin learns just how much strength it takes to surrender it all, and to veer right into grace. Life's answers are not always hidden where they seem. It's time to venture off the beaten path to see that we've already been given everything we need. We've already arrived. You see' You'll see.

Too many people live their days tightening their boot straps, wiping the sweat from their brow, chasing undiscovered happiness just around the bend. Loechner knows about the chase, but turned away from fast and fame and frenzy. Here she shows you how to blaze the trail toward a new-fashioned lifestyle-- one that will refresh your perspective, renew your priorities and shift your focus to the journey that matters most. Venture off the beaten path, and see that we've already been given everything we need. -- adapted from back cover.