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Why Nicholas Sparks Is My Favorite Author

7 Lessons Learned from 7 of His Stories

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Why Nicholas Sparks Is My Favorite Author

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Nicholas Sparks has a way of handing me a metaphorical plane ticket straight to North Carolina and placing me right into stories that I find myself in and learn so much from. I started reading his stories at the age of 12 and have continued doing so till this day. I made it a mission to re-read all of his books and watch the movies that were adapted from his stories this summer and so far I have read/seen seven. Within these seven stories - I have learned, cried, laughed and felt my heart burst with love.

Here are seven lessons that I have learned from these seven stories...

The Longest Ride

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Life is one heck of a journey and is not a linear one. There will be ups and downs, but this story taught me to never give up on the people that help ease your journey and make it worth living.

Dear John

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The people who are meant to stay in your life - will stay no matter what obstacles present themselves. The characters in this story kept trying to pursue their love but the timing was always wrong and they went their separate ways. Destiny had a funny way of bringing them back together in the movie and made me realize that what is meant to happen will happen so having faith in that is so important.

Message In A Bottle

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Your first love will not be your only love. Your first heartbreak has the ability to pull the broken strings back together and be ready to love again when the right person comes along. However, life takes unexpected turns but never give up on trying to find your next love because it exists somewhere out there and when you find them - pour your love out because life is short and can be taken away at any second.

Nights In Rodanthe

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Learn to put yourself first and never go back to a relationship that caused you to feel any less worthy of what you are. You cannot heal at the feet of those who broke you so take the chance and open your heart to heal at the feet of those who worship you.

The Choice

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Life is full of choices. The choice to stay and fight or the choice to leave and give up. Always choose to stay and fight for those that complete you and give you a sense of purpose. Life is too short to do anything else.

Safe Haven

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You have the ability to move on from an abusive relationship and the courage to leave and love again. Don't let the past determine your future and never ever let someone have an abusive power over you no matter how "prestigious" in society the person may be.

Best Of Me

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Seek friendships, relationships and people that bring the best of you out and never let your passion and light for life diminish because of people who try to extinguish them.

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