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Out of the Dark by Mandisa PDF DownloadOut of the Dark by Mandisa KINDLEOut of the Dark by Mandisa EBOOKOut of the Dark by Mandisa EPUBOut of the Dark by Mandisa Read onlineOut of the Dark by Mandisa Full PDFBook Description: Grammy award-winning music artist Mandisa tells an inspiring story ofpeaks and valleys, trials and joys, wins and losses. Through her gripping narrative, she showsthat our choice to trust God can not only overcome our need to understand why bad thingshappen, but can help us to embrace a life of joy and freedom.Out of the Dark is Mandisa’s exploration of the journey she’s taken from when she first became aChristian, to her rise as an American Idol finalist and receiving multiple Grammy and Dove Awardnominations, as well as the dark and challenging times she experienced along the way. She writespersonally and openly about the hardships she has faced and the way she felt betrayed by God, butalso about how God has brought her out of the valley into His glorious light. Along the way, she alsoshares her struggles in learning how to love her body and care for her health.Just as Mandisa’s Grammy-award winning song “Overcomer” was topping the ContemporaryChristian Music charts, her friend for whom “Overcomer” had been written passed away. After losingthis close friend to cancer, despite months of prayers on her behalf, Mandisa descended intodepression, isolating herself and turning to her familiar friend, food, for comfort.Throughout Out of the Dark, Mandisa uses her experiences to address the following themes: The pain of grief and loss Surviving abuse Embracing true beauty and a healthy body image Coping with severe depression Healthy―and disordered―eating The role of faith in hope and healing Letting go of shame Following your unique calling and passion How friends and family are crucial for healing The challenges of 2020, including protecting mental and emotional health while navigating a publichealth crisis; quarantining; and coping with racial injustice Trusting God daily for hope and healingIn the darkness, Mandisa knew God was there ― but she wondered if she could trust Him. Even ather lowest point where she saw no human way forward, God was at work, powerfully redeeming herstory and calling her out of the dark.Mandisa tells her story with warmth and vulnerability, challenging us all to focus on God’s purpose forour lives, surround ourselves with friends who will fight for us, and face life’s challenges with courageand faith. If you’ve ever found yourself in a dark place as the result of grief, depression, or loss,Mandisa’s story will reassure you that even when you’re walking through dark valleys, God can andwill lead you on a path to joy and hope.“Since the first day that I met Mandisa she has been nothing but original and courageous. My touringfamily is better when she is out with us. She genuinely supports each artist that takes the stage aswell as every crew member behind the stage. In a single word I would say without hesitation that sheis one of the most authentic people I have ever met. Her heart is to help others and in this book shevulnerably shares her own real life experiences and struggles in an attempt to provide insight andlove others well.”
―TobyMac, Grammy Award-winning music artist=====================================================================As a young writer, my naiveté about the publishing process nearly led me to financial ruin.Here’s how to avoid my mistakes.The first thing I tell debut authors is this: Assume nothing.If just one person had sat me down when I signed my first book contract and explained howpublishing works, how nothing is guaranteed, and how it often feels like playing RussianRoulette with words, I would have made much sounder financial and creative decisions. Iwould have set a foundation for a healthy life as an artist, laying the groundwork to thrive inuncertainty, to avoid desperation, panic, and bad decisions that would affect me for years tocome.How would my life be different if a fellow writer or someone in the industry had told me thatthe money I’d be receiving for my advances was absolutely no indication of what I couldmake on future book deals? What pain could I have avoided if they had advised me not tospend that money as though there would be more where that came from? I suspect I mayhave avoided a near nervous breakdown and not come so perilously close to financial ruinand creative burnout. But no one came forward.Let me back up. One of the most respected publishing houses in the world gave me$100,000 to write two books, one of which was already finished, and I was feeling… well,fancy.As a kid who’d once stood in line with her mother to get food stamps, I could not believe thefigures in my bank account.Now, I want to acknowledge the inherent privilege that I hold as a white, educated,middleclass American. The problems I write about here are “struggles” many people wouldlove to have. They are good problems. Lucky, even. Growing up with a lack of financialliteracy didn’t mean there weren’t opportunities for me out there because of my positioningin the world. I had a leg up, even when it felt like I was in the trenches. Access equalsprivilege, and I understand that. I try hard to acknowledge my privilege and not be part ofthe problem, but didn’t do so explicitly in the original version of this article. Revising is myfavorite part of the writing process, and clearly a big part of my personal life. In fact I wish Icould go back and revise the past six years.I did play it smart, though: I didn’t quit my day job, and wrote a larger-than-usual check tomy student loan company when the advance came through. I didn’t know if this was aonetime thing or not.Each new book is like a weekend in Vegas: Maybe I’ll get lucky, maybe I won’t.But when I sold a trilogy to another publisher the following year for over $250,000 dollars(even now I cannot believe I wrote that sentence and, furthermore, that it’s true), I reallythought I had made it — forever, not just for a moment. Not for this one book deal. Forever.Otherwise, I reasoned, they would never have paid me such enormous sums. Thesepublishers must be investing in me for the long run. I was one of their own.
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