02697cam a2200373 i 4500 587981600 TxAuBib 20220722120000.0 220117s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022001526 9780063037328 hardcover 0063037327 hardcover TxAuBib rda Davis, Viola, 1965-, author. Finding me [Print] / Viola Davis. First edition. New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Running -- My world -- Central falls -- 128 -- Minefield -- Dr amatic moments -- The sisterhood -- Secret, silent, shame -- The muse -- The starting block -- Being seen -- Taking flight -- The blooming -- Coming into me -- The wake-up -- Harnessing bliss -- There she is. In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me. As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you. Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you. Provided by publisher. 20220722. Davis, Viola, 1965- SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem. African American actresses Biography. Self-realization in women Biography. African American women Biography. African American actors Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. TXTLL