Here’s a fun question for a Friday afternoon:
If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be and why?
Top marks for the best one.
As a pilot, one who has struggled with both depression and anxiety, I would call mine Clear Air Turbulence. In case you were wondering, it’s an aviation term defined as “the turbulent movement of air masses in the absence of any visual clues.”
I felt it was an apt metaphor for my life.
I look forward to hearing yours.
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You can find AP2’s personal blog here at: https://clear-air-turbulence.com
You can also find him on Twitter at: @AnxiousPilot
Down but not Out…a Transgender Odyssey
Love it. Great start 🙏
Trail of Tears: Life and Times of a Funny MF¡
Innocence Lost: A reasonably well-off life on the dark side of th tracks
HEADCASE: One head trauma ensures another
Drugs: its what we do¿
A handful to pick from there. I like the first one: Trail of Tears. 🙏
“No…No-No-No!!!” It would lay out like a game show as I approach each array of closed doors, almost picking the right one only to go through a completely wrong one every single time. 🙂
Hopefully the ending lands with a yes. Then it could be, “no, no, no no, no… no no, no, no no no, nope, no… yes! The end”. I think I just wrote the book for you 😂
Haha! Perfect! 😂
Cool
Hahahaha 🤣
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A Tree Bent but not Broken: Life Memoir of a Pro-life Advocate’s Survival Journey
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Thank you
Infinite Toddlers. I feel like my entire life, regardless of situation or circumstance, has been a series of trying to answer everyones questions of ‘Why?’, including my own. Toddlers are very good at asking this pretty much constantly, and never sit still long enough to hear the answer, bless ’em. 😀
Love it! Aptly describes people’s resistance to growing up. Could also be called, “Curiosity Killed The Child” – a story about a parent who couldn’t take it any longer 😂
Sounds a tad telling, AP! Time for a date night, Methinks. Nothing nicer than having a babysitter you can trust and a night out with your honey. I kinda liked it when my todds would beleaguer me with questions. I’d help them go find out. The culmination of this slackass attitude though, was when my 9 year old girl wanted to know ‘where babies came from’. Ok, here we go, right? Two hours later, after the most intense and specific interrogation imaginable, she had all the information she wanted, and I could barely open too small of a wine bottle to deal with that one, shaking with stress and exhaustion. Whew! The Ultimate Why. Good luck there!! 😀 It was fantastic though.
I kid (ha) of course. There are few things greater than learning to look at the world through the eyes of your children. They remind you what awe and wonder feel like.
I think that Why and also the conversation about mortality are the two conversations I dread the most.
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‘She Wrote to Freedom’
That’s what it would be.
I write and write and write and write…and it has liberated me from the sadness, remorse, and overwhelming despair.
It’s a gift that I didn’t know I had, but when I began putting it to use, I realized I had to work on it day and night. It gave me the support I needed. Without it, I wouldn’t be here today. And I mean literally. God knows which way life could’ve gone. But it didn’t and I don’t care to think about it now.
Thanks for this creative question. Have a great weekend. 🙂
Beautiful. A story about a girl who wrote her way out of despondency. I would read that one. Thank you Terveen. 🙏
Straight and Slightly Bent (bent meaning both bisexual and eccentric)
Love it! The title implies exactly that. Thank you for sharing 🙏
I guess it would be ‘LUDO’.
Actually its a game of four players.
It also depcits four completely different sides and parts. Its a game where each fours parts/players build up strategies and work on, followed by all the confusions, fights, luck & victory. But all the four players or parts leads to the same direction at the end which we call ‘home’.
Just like life, isn’t it? The four side perhaps depicts the four seasons of life. But the destination is same.
Though this title may suit all of us.
But this is the best I came up with
It’s a great name for a book. Something we can all relate to too. Thanks Ritish 🙏
The title would be “Flying high, diving low”, as I´m living with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Writing and creative projects divert my thoughts, soothe my mind, body, and soul, and sets me free.
Hey I can relate to your book title… I have bipolar also!
Great name. Sums up bipolar very well. Thank you for sharing it 🙏
“If Your Expectations Are Low Enough, You Can Do Anyway” and it will be a book of terrible advice
Aim at your feet and shoot 😂
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*”If Your Expectations Are Low Enough, You Can Do Anything’. Not anyway. Wow, I can’t even type my own book title.
Haha – I wouldn’t worry. I’m the master of making typos
I would have to go with one of my self proclaimed nicknames “Tail feathers” because, no matter which way I turn or decision I make, I always end up in the back.
I love it! It’s a beautiful nickname. Thank you for sharing 🙏
New Friends, Again? I moved around a lot growing up.
From here to there and everywhere in between. I traveled a great deal as a kid too. Thank you for sharing 🙏
“Shades of a Girl”
As a girl from birth to being a mother we go through many changes and phases in life, from hardships to sucsess, from clothes to occupation and from pain to peasure.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Warm welcome. Glad💜
Be Social.
I’ve come to realize how essential being social is.
I love this question!
Communication has historically been a weakness of mine. Asking for help and talking about my issues turned my life around! Thank you for sharing 🙏
It’s also been a big problem in my life. That’s why I’m a little obsessed about it. I definitely turned that weakness into my greatest strength.
That’s inspiring to hear 🙏
A Good Bad Example – the Why? of the book title would be regretfully revealed with the turning of each page.
Catchy title. I hope it would be more humorous than tragic! Thanks for sharing 🙏
A Good Bad Example . . . the Why? of the book’s title would be regretfully revealed with the turning of each page.
Wishing on her scars~
The story of a girl with lots of faults and lots of scars but she never threw herself away or gave up on herself. Lots of people left to the extent that she felt she had no one else to rely on except her imperfect self. She couldn’t find any stars to wish on, so she wished on her scars
Inspired by: BTS
Beautiful. We must never give up on ourselves. I know what it’s like to be there. Thank you for sharing 🙏
I love the title and the idea! I hope you write this story, Ib. 🙂
Away from home: being independent for the first time
Never an easy transition in life. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Clear air turbulence is a BEAUTIFUL title!
What an interesting question! Definitely Worth thinking. I see people coming up with beautiful titles and I have no idea what to say…
I guess,
Painting life on an empty canvas
(But don’t we all?)
Pastels of a lost soul- The journey of self-discovery
Finding…
Lost and found 😀
Yeah, that’s it. Very basic. 😅
Thank you Sam – that’s kind. I like how you arrived at yours. I think it’s simple yet eloquent. 🙂🙏
Truly basic but epic…
Thanks, pal! 😃🙈
‘On the way with an angel’ – because I have always turned to God in all things of my life. Great question !
I would shorten it to “With an angel” – beautiful name though! Thank you for sharing 🙏
Such a great question, maybe mine would be,
Most imperfect perfectionist!
Idk why this sums up my life preety simply!
Perfectly imperfect. Love it! Thank you for sharing 🙏
I’ve thought about this a lot over the years. Still trying to figure it out 🤔
Perhaps it’s a question that can’t be properly answered till we reach the latter stages of life? 🤔
Oh definitely. I think it’s easier to name a project when it’s near complete, rather than trying to do so in the middle of it.
The Puzzle Solver
Great name 🙏
Lost
That title would sum up much of my life too. Thank you for sharing 🙏
She takes a lickin’ and keep on kickin’
That’s the important part – to keep on kickin’ 🙏
“Jane Doe, where did you go?”
A tale of self discovery, and finding the way through the twists and turns of life.
Love it – Thank you for sharing Jane Doe 🙏
Almost aware: a dumb girl chronicle
Awesome 😂 🙏
Hehe 😂
Clear Air Turbulence is pretty good. I appreciate you providing the definition of the aviation term because that really explains it. Mine would be “She Died Trying” because I hope that whenever I die, I’m still up for trying things to forge my path whether or not I am succeeding or just continuing to learn.
It’s a personal title for sure – I guess many people wouldn’t get it so perhaps not going to be a best seller 😂. She died trying is more relatable. We never stop learning do we? I guess if we do, then we are already dead. Thank you for sharing 🙏
‘Stop wondering about the When’s and Hows, Remember, All we have is NOW’ –
Wise words for a book title. The power of now by Eckhart Tolle springs to mind. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Really touching…
Awesome 👍 question; Mine would be Transversing through the Changing world….
Lovely title – I think we can all relate to that one 🙏
Take care of yourself so that in turn you can take care of others
We forget don’t we? We must take care of ourselves first. This ins’t selfish but necessary. In fact, it is the best way to take care of others. Thank you 🙏
Battles of chronic disease:- Irreplaceable cuts and wounds – Preface:- An individual’s significant body parts are removed during adolescence and its debilitating effects are magnified in the middle age!
Well, I have written a book review about anxiety, kindly check it out source – https://vishnupria.wordpress.com/2021/08/02/book-review-of-reasons-to-stay-alive-by-matt-haig/
I’ll be sure to have a look. It sounds like you have had to cope with some very difficult challenges in this life. Thank you for sharing. I wish you the very best 🙏
Indeed. I have my share of ups and downs but lucky to be alive. Thank you for the wishes. Be safe. 🙂
It’s inspiring to see how grateful you are. Thank you. And you 🙏
I am happy to have given that effects. Take care
Two left feet
Genius. 😂🙏
Thanks my life should be a movie it’s so crazy and ridiculous
I would definitely watch a movie called two left feet!
Mine would be – The Importance Of Difficulties In Life & The Wonders Of Hope.
It would be a journey of oscillations in my timeline of life yet. The learnings throughout the way and accomplishments yet to happen. 🙂 I want it to be inspiring while displaying all the vulnerabilities. It would be an inlet I’m not yet sure i would agree to😅
But i hope I answered on my part. 🙂
The hard working person
Solid 💪
The title should be, Time to slap.
Haha – interesting title 🙏
Thanks. But it is bitter reality of life
The title should be CAREFREE SOUL. It should includes all my unsuccessful life story with no happy ending,✨
Carefree Soul has a nice ring to it. Thank you for sharing 🙏
“Unbelievable”
Awesome 🙏
Happy but sad :dealing with mental disorder
One does cannot exist without the other. Thank you for sharing. I wish you well on your journey 🙏
“Putting the Shield Down, and Showing up.” Inspired by Brene Brown’s work.
Beautiful. It takes courage to put the shield down and show who you really are. Thank you for sharing Tessandra 🙏
Hi AP2… Love the title you have chosen 🙂
Thank you 🙏
Beautifully scarred- as a cancer survivor an being told I’d never be able to have more children, I’m living proof that doctors aren’t always accurate. I was told that my chemo treatments would make it impossible to have kids again, I’m now the proud mother of a 4 month old boy. With scars on my chest to show my fight- I’m a new believer in miracles can an will happen.
That’s a stunning title and such an inspiring life story to go with it. Congrats on your 4 month old. I’m very happy for you 🥲 🙏
What difference does it make and if it does matter
Everything matters today, in the here and now. That’s the only place we ever truly live. 🙏
Love the question … it gives me something to ponder on. I’m inspired by all the interesting titles shared. Thanks
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He later became great
Reason;I always pray for grace daily
Anything worth doing or becoming takes time. Thank you 🙏
” Who am I “. That’s would be like to my biography.
A question we all must ourselves. Great title. Thank you 🙏
Mine would probably be called Wild Wanderer. I’ve spent a lot of my few days wandering from one idea, place, decision, mindset to another. Never really settling, so the title seems appropriate.
Someone who never settles. The unsettler. Love it 🙏
Thanks a lot!🙂🌷
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