Summary of Claire Nelson's Things I Learned from Falling

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#1 I had flown to Canada to start a new life, but after I packed up my life in the UK, I felt like I was always moving on, never feeling like my feet were firmly on the ground. I wanted to be free of the nagging fear of pitching my ideas and the voice of self-doubt.

#2 I had gone looking for wilderness, and now it had found me in the desert of southern California. The desert is beautiful, peaceful, and uncluttered. It is a world that is regenerating daily with the slow, steady rhythm of the earth.

#3 I had first met Natalie in my early twenties, when I moved in with her in London. We were both temps, and we lived on a shoestring much of the time. But we tried our best to make it feel like a home.

#4 I had met Lou and his friends, affable Americans from the Midwest, fellow expats who enjoyed a camaraderie built upon our shared appreciation for what felt new and exciting in a city that was aging well. They had created a life in Joshua Tree.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822536067

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Insights on Claire Nelson's Things I Learned from Falling

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had flown to Canada to start a new life, but after I packed up my life in the UK, I felt like I was always moving on, never feeling like my feet were firmly on the ground. I wanted to be free of the nagging fear of pitching my ideas and the voice of self-doubt.

#2

I had gone looking for wilderness, and now it had found me in the desert of southern California. The desert is beautiful, peaceful, and uncluttered. It is a world that is regenerating daily with the slow, steady rhythm of the earth.

#3

I had first met Natalie in my early twenties, when I moved in with her in London. We were both temps, and we lived on a shoestring much of the time. But we tried our best to make it feel like a home.

#4

I had met Lou and his friends, affable Americans from the Midwest, fellow expats who enjoyed a camaraderie built upon our shared appreciation for what felt new and exciting in a city that was aging well. They had created a life in Joshua Tree.

#5

The three of us were picking our way through Section 6, an undeveloped conservation area along the Onaga Trail. The terrain was rising and rolling away all around us. Lou was leading the route and prodding the ground with his hiking stick. I was absentmindedly poking the ground with my stick, looking for snakes.

#6

I knew my friends were right to warn me about the risks of being out there on my