Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

Shirley J.               Adult Biography                          The Life and Times of Shonda Rhimes     

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes          352 pages

A fun introduction to the talented writer/actress that is Shonda Rhimes, author of three hit t.v. shows, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder.  She had an awakening one Thanksgiving when her sister said to her, "You never say yes to anything."   After that she determined to turn her life around and say Yes to everything.   An introvert at heart, she hated public speaking and confrontation.  Though famous for her hit shows on the air, she feared doing interviews.  Mother of three she always had an excuse that she was swamped with work and motherhood and got out of committing to anything liking being home and not in the center of things.   After her sister's observation she took it as a challenge and determined she would say yes to everything for one year - that one year became so joyous - it is now her lifestyle.   She found by leaving the house and putting herself out there accepting speaking engagements she found how happy it made her to help others.   And accepting an acting role on the Mindy Project let her know life on the other side of the camera and script.  She is so funny and open about her life growing up - she considered herself a bookish nerd and always wrote stories from 6 on up to help her relate to the people in her world.  A fun, enlightening and enjoyable read.   I recommend this one to middle schoolers on up, introverts of the world, fans of her t.v. shows and fans of hers.   A great book on how to open oneself up to new experiences.