be the Uplifter is a refreshingly positive poetry book striking back against a world simmering in a cauldron of anxiety overload Each poem is a sugar pill of optimism and hope nullifying despair and reminding you that quotthere is more of you in the cutting of the knife than the relenting of the breadquotSharmay Mitchells beautifully selfillustrated debut collection banishes selfdoubt to the naughty step and pummels you in the kindest way with all the encouragement you deserve inviting you to hold your head a little higher with each page turnThese are poems to hold close when the black dog is barking outside your door poems to massage your emotional tendrils poems to remind you what you are capable of inviting you to unravel your knots of despondency and be the UplifterThemes of triumph and overcoming resilience peace conviction self love friendship and finding or regaining ones vivacity are explored as part of this uplifting collection Each numbered poem represents the day on which Mitchell wrote it during her consecutive daily writing challengeExcerptquot936in the darkby random grabthe best of lifeyou try to nabthough it may notbe what you plannedthe future lieswithin your handsbut if you cantreach what you needamong the starsyou must proceeduntil you findwhat you desirejust persevereand never tirequot
