Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey

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Written with great intensity and rare candor, Greenlights is a whirlwind of wisdom that's as singular and fervent as its author. Read the book, experience the behind-the-scenes adventures, then pursue your own greenlights full throttle. Hopefully, it's medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilot's license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears.

McConaughey went on to have success in romantic comedies like The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, and more......and found it hard to break out of this genre for more challenging roles. Listen, I really think the book is worth reading. I just can’t right now or maybe I never will. I have spent 23 years fighting cancer and dementia in dear elder family members. The fight includes being calm and empathetic. Well that guy at that age is this book. So if you’re 15 years old, it might be profound, or life changing, or inspiring, or attractive, or something to cherish, or even tell your best friend about, or anything more than this arrogant-stew served with undeserving smug confidence. I like to find out about an author to better understand their perspective. Turns out I am about a month older than McConaughey, we were both raised in the south (him in Texas, me in Tennessee) and we both liked watching the Incredible Hulk in the 70s starring Lou Ferrigno. Our high school experiences were similar, hell, my best friend in HS could have been Matthew.He didn't talk about his movies except Dazed and Confused, and A Time to Kill. This book was more about self discovery, on almost all the occasions that he shared everyone was well behaved and how he always won everyone whomever he met stoking his ego. I listened to the audiobook, and Matthew is a cheerful narrator who giggles and laughs when he's amused by some aspect of his tale. If you loved Greenlights, you might also like one of the books that made Fashion Journal’s ‘ reading list that will motivate you to take charge of your life in 2021’. Paiella, Gabriella (October 21, 2020). "Matthew McConaughey Is Thinking About His Eulogy". GQ . Retrieved October 21, 2020.

I’ve been a McConaughey fan since he appeared as Drew Barrymore’s boyfriend in the movie Boys on the Side. Aside from his obvious aesthetic gifts (I saw him once in person during his dirty, shoeless days in Austin and he was still totally magnetic) and his acting talent, I’ve always thought him to be one of the bluntest, funniest, most cerebral celebrities out there. (Look up his Oscar acceptance speech on YouTube to see what I mean.) Matthew McConaughey on His Memoir Writing Process: 52 Days Alone in the Desert (Without Electricity!)". People. August 12, 2020 . Retrieved October 21, 2020. DNA and work, genetics and willpower, life is a combination of the two. You need to both utilize your genes and have an incredible work ethic.

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We get too focused on the outcome and we miss the doing of the deed. If we stay in process and within the joy of the doing, we will never choke at the finish line. Why? Because we aren’t thinking of the finish line, we are performing in real-time where the approach is the destination. There is no goal line because we are never finished. been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. You have to know who you are before you know what you want to say. Knowing who you are is the base that everything else comes from. You know who you are when you become independent enough to believe your own thoughts, and become responsible for your actions, believe what you want, and live what you believe. Live what you believe! Part Three: Dirt Roads and Autobahns: July 1989 If you're looking for insights into his movies you won't find any here. He just lists most of them, more interested in his life experiences. He's like a playful pup that doesn't want to be tied down and runs away to avoid being bored. It's fun to read about his decision to drive an RV around the country and his settling in Austin, Texas. I admire his belief in God, his somewhat conservative nature, and his very pro-life stance in wanting children. We are not here to tolerate our differences, we are here to accept them. We are not here to celebrate our sameness. As individuals we unite in our values.

A brilliant book to start the new year with, and one that is as inspiring as it is entertaining, I’ll end my review of Greenlights with one of my favourite quotes, “Reach beyond your grasp. Have immortal finish lines and turn your red light green because a roof is a man-made thing.” Greenlights SummaryMatthew McConaughey has the gift of gab. He could easily be a preacher. I can’t imagine choosing to read the physical book and missing out on hearing him narrate. Is what he’s saying worth listening to? Sometimes. The Academy Award(R)-winning actor, father of three, and bestselling author of Greenlights distills more than three decades of journaling experience to help you reflect, seek clarity, and forge your own path with this life-changing practice.