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So, I want to give a book to my sister, who is still struggling with mom's death and really struggling with my dad dating. I want to give her something that might help her get a new perspective on her life. I've narrowed my choices to "The Tao of Pooh" and "The Four Agreements" If you were me, which would you give?

S Dewar I would recommend the Tao of Pooh, The four agreements is great but is a drier heavier feeling read. She may be feeling sad, overwhlemed and burdened …moreI would recommend the Tao of Pooh, The four agreements is great but is a drier heavier feeling read. She may be feeling sad, overwhlemed and burdened with grief and her brain may not feel up to an intellectual read. The Tao of pooh is deep and meaningful but the reader will enjoy it no matter what stage they are at in absorbing the life lessons.(less)

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There is a story going around on Facebook about Eeyore "feeling Sad, or Alone, or Not Much Fun". Is it from this book?

Tom That's just his personality. Eeyore prefers to expect the worst because then he can't be let down, for example his house of sticks always get blown do…moreThat's just his personality. Eeyore prefers to expect the worst because then he can't be let down, for example his house of sticks always get blown down, so even if he keeps rebuilding his house, he doesn't cherish much hope that it will stay up for too long. He often loses his tail too and then the plot involves the gang trying to find it, with the tail being somewhere Eeyore "forgot" it, or the tail finding its own way back to him.

In the Disney cartoons, there is an episode where Eeyore pretends to have lost his tail, as an excuse for the gang to get together and make an expedition. When they find out Eeyore lost his tail on purpose, he pleads that he didn't think they would want to hang out with him if he didn't need their help. He was looking for a reason to validate their friendship, because he probably thinks of himself as being sad, lonely and not much fun either. He doesn't consider himself as someone others would like to be friends with, luckily for him Pooh and the other creatures aren't on Facebook and they accept him as their friend anyway and invite him to parties and other expeditions.
He still prefers to be sober, and develops a rather cynical sense of humor, but he does become confident and rather fun, so if people say these negative things about Eeyore, maybe one should wonder why an insecure donkey is making them project such negative emotions onto him... Maybe they're like Tigger, personalities that can't stand the idea that they might not be able to accomplish whatever they wish?(less)

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