Dear KOM-ers!
We’re so happy to feature a new book giveaway!
Please enjoy this excerpt from “The Quiet Art of Being Human” by Gad Levine.
There are 2 ways to enter to win a FREE eBook copy:
- Leave a comment below with your email address (so we can contact you)
- Email us at KOMWriting@gmail.com with the Subject: The Quiet Art of Being Human giveaway entry
The winner will be randomly selected on 5/11 and announced on our website and social media. *
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The Quiet Art of Being Human is a collection of short reflections about everyday life and the quiet lessons hidden inside ordinary moments.
Each reflection looks at familiar experiences such as overthinking, gratitude, patience and relationships. It explores them with simple observations rather than advice.
The chapters are short and can be read in any order, making the book easy to pick up for a few minutes at a time. The goal is not to teach or instruct, but to offer readers a moment of pause and a different way of seeing the small things that shape everyday life.
Excerpt: Selected Reflections
You don’t need a submarine when a snorkel will do.
Most problems are not as deep as the panic that comes with them. You do not always need to mount a full rescue operation. Half the drama disappears when you realize the water is only ankle high. Save the heavy gear for something that actually sinks ships.
The truth does not need a microphone. It just needs time.
Most people are not avoiding you. They are just tired of their own thoughts.
Everyone is fighting quiet battles you cannot see. When someone goes silent it is rarely about you. It is about the noise in their own head. People are not distant. They are just doing maintenance on themselves.
Common sense is usually what you remember right after ignoring it.
There is always that half second pause before a bad decision where common sense waves politely. We ignore it, proceed anyway, and then act shocked when it was right. Wisdom is simply learning to answer that wave sooner.
Do not confuse being busy with being useful.
Busyness is movement. Usefulness is direction. You can fill every hour and still change nothing. Progress is not measured in sweat. It is measured in impact.
Happiness does not make announcements. It just quietly happens.
Joy rarely arrives with confetti. It slips in between chores and small talk. The louder you chase it the faster it hides. Most of the time it is sitting right next to you waiting for you to notice.
Some bridges do not burn. They simply close for repairs.
We think every separation is destruction but sometimes it is maintenance. People, trust, and even goals sometimes need distance to rebuild. If you are lucky the bridge reopens stronger than before.
You cannot think your way out of a mood you felt your way into.
Logic cannot out argue feelings. It only gets soaked trying. The only real exit is patience and quiet breathing. Emotions fade faster when you stop feeding them oxygen.
Gratitude turns ordinary days into hindsight gold.
You do not need more miracles. You need better noticing. Many ordinary moments that feel dull today will later become the good old days. Pay attention before time changes the lighting.
Nothing kills momentum like waiting for perfect conditions.
Perfection moves every time you get close to it. Start anyway. Progress appears once motion begins. Momentum grows from action not permission.
The truth does not need applause. It only needs room to breathe.
Lies move fast. Truth moves slowly and still arrives. It does not shout because gravity eventually pulls everything else down. Give it space and it will surface on its own.
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NOTE: You can purchase Gad’s eBook on Amazon.
