Primrose Road

I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday to order a comp book that The Strand (awesomest bookstore ever) hadn't been able to get for me. While waiting for the woman at the desk to find my book, I spotted this spectacular literary masterpiece: Secrets of the Monarch: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Living a Better Life, by Allison DuBois, the "communicator" who inspired the TV show Medium.

Here is what you'll learn from Ms. DuBois' book:

Like the monarch butterfly, whose survival as a species depends on its predecessors' actions several generations before, everyone is influenced by their ancestors. But it is up to individuals, Allison says, to create their own legacies and pass the fire and passion in their lives to their children, their children's children, and the generations beyond.

In Secrets of the Monarch, Allison passes on important life lessons she's learned through communicating with the dead.

We're influenced by the actions of our ancestors and we have to remember that we will influence our descendants. WHO KNEW? Shocking, groundbreaking stuff.

Caterpillars may turn into rare butterflies, but butterflies are still slimy caterpillars with wings.