{"product_id":"broken-stools-9798992031898","title":"Broken Stools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe've all fallen off a stool-metaphorically speaking. Some of us have done it literally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirk Sheppard has done both, repeatedly. In this collection of fifty-two stories, he explores what happens when life knocks us off our perches and discovers that the opposite of humility isn't confidence-it's certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom getting rejected twice from counseling school (then earning two degrees anyway) to calling his mother at forty-two for financial help, from watching lightning destroy a teacher's only way home to being inducted into a wrestling Hall of Fame for failing gracefully, Sheppard discovers that our most humbling moments often become our best teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the insight of a therapist and the self-deprecating humor of someone who still doesn't know what a cultivator does despite driving one for years, Broken Stools offers weekly reflections on becoming \"right-sized\" in the world-neither too big nor too small, but exactly who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e52 weekly stories about falling down and getting back up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflection questions to recognize humility in your own life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple practices that turn cringe-worthy moments into growth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe comfort of knowing someone else has failed spectacularly too\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't about perfection or false modesty. It's about the radical act of admitting we don't have it all figured out-and discovering that's exactly where wisdom begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppreciate humor mixed with hard-won wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant bite-sized chapters they can read in one sitting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre tired of self-help books that pretend life is tidy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeed permission to be imperfect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever felt like you're the only one who doesn't have it together, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Foot in Mouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992031898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Kirk Sheppard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924763082933,"sku":"9798992031898","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb2856e4-15a3-40af-a2bf-c99b006ae848.jpg?v=1761660806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/broken-stools-9798992031898","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}