Salvaging our ‘moments by which to matter’

Robert Kurson lurked in the shadows of a meeting room inside a public library. The award-winning author and gifted wordsmith waited to speak to dozens of fans who showed up to now hear his words, too.

Kurson began his writing career as a features reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, then branched into magazine work before penning two best-seller books, “Shadow Divers” and “Crashing Through.”

Kurson quietly took a seat in front of the audience and disappeared in his work, his books, and stories of how he got to where he is today. He earned a philosophy degree from the University of Wisconsin, and another degree from Harvard Law School, before practicing real estate law and installing window blinds to make ends meet.

When he told family and friends he instead wanted to be a writer, they questioned his credibility, saying he didn’t write enough, he didn’t read enough, and he didn’t take any classes to do so. And they were right, he admits. But he had something more important on his side. His father, he says proudly, was “the single-best master storyteller.”

“It must have seeped into my pores,” he tells the crowd.

Measuring Life’s Connections

Have you ever wondered about what connects us all together?

Maybe you’ve asked yourself why you are here?

“CONNECTIONS: Everyone Happens for a Reason” is a collection of real-life stories and eye-opening facts illustrating our biological need to connect with each other, from the bedroom to the boardroom, from our first breath to our last wish, from the womb to the tomb. Although our society has never been so seemingly connected – through email, text message, instant message, cell phones, Blackberries, cyberspace chat rooms, etc. – we’re not very connected, leading to the trademarked “Laws of Connection,” and featuring dozens of people’s key connections, including Dr. Mehmet Oz, of “Oprah” fame.

I’ve asked one of the co-authors of this amazing book to share with us, in a series of articles just how important life long connections truly are. So it’s with great pleasure that I introduce to you..

Mr. Jerry Davich, our newest guest blogger here at StopStressingNow.Com

One of life’s ‘missed connections’

“CONNECTIONS: Everyone Happens for a Reason” is a collection of real-life stories and eye-opening facts illustrating our biological need to connect with each other, from the bedroom to the boardroom, from our first breath to our last wish, from the womb to the tomb. Although our society has never been so seemingly connected – through email, text message, instant message, cell phones, Blackberries, cyberspace chat rooms, etc. – we’re not very connected, leading to the trademarked “Laws of Connection,” and featuring dozens of people’s key connections, including Dr. Mehmet Oz, of “Oprah” fame.