If I Knew Then is a book about Finding Wisdom in Failure and Strength in Old Age by author Jann Arden.
A humorous, heartfelt and fierce memoir about being a woman of a certain age.
Jann Arden’s loss gives us an inspiring story of how she surprised herself, at the age of 50, when she finally became who she was. It took Jann a long time to realize that trying to be pleasant, likable, and beautiful in the eyes of others is a loser’s game. Letting it rip and suffer the dire consequences, is not only liberating, but delightfully pleasurable.
“What I’m thinking about right now isn’t all the ways I can try to hold on to my youth or all the moments that pass in some kind of sick countdown to death.”
I will love that old woman fiercely, because she has finally found a way to live a life of purpose – not in spite of but for all her mistakes and failures.
