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Got Grit?

Over lunch, I try to make time to read about a chapter from an inspirational book, something that prompts me to want to grow and learn. In January, I finished Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes. Only took me 3 MONTHS to complete. Why so long? No, I am not a slow reader. What it came down to is time. I used to consume books like food. Once when my husband and I were just dating, I asked him to hand me my purse. We were sitting on the couch and he was watching TV. I was not because I can only be entertained by television for so long. When he lifted my purse from the floor he let out an audible groan. "Why is your purse so heavy?!" In response, I lifted out a thick, hard cover book. His eyes grew large. "What is that???" "A book." "Why is it so big?" It was Game of Thrones. (Enough said, to my fellow readers, of course.) I literally carried books around in my purse. Large ones. And when I was bored, in the grocery line, walking into wor...