I Read: No Time Like the Future

No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality by Michael J. Fox

If there was any doubt that Michael J.  Fox should be considered a Canadian Icon (yes, that's Icon with a capital I) then this book should erase it. I know that he's not lived in Canada in well past more time than he lived here, but he still acknowledges and appreciates his Canadian identity, and I think that's important.  The most important thing though, is that he's just good people - he acknowledges his faults, and he doesn't pretend to be perfect. He just lives, and then shares his experiences with us. 

And his experiences are remarkable. Anyone who needs a role model for how to get through whatever life throws at you should read this book. And honestly, the other three that Fox has written. With a well-known (now) Parkinson's diagnosis, he not only continues to inspire but has managed to inspire himself when he wasn't sure that he could. 

Presuming that his optimism and realism is truly sincere, he has been through a hell of a lot in the last couple of years - potentially life-ending/paralyzing surgeries and injuries to name only the most serious - and he's still going. Kudos. I don't know that I could do the same. But part of it, I'm sure, is due to his Canadian roots. 

Anyone who's looking for a little life inspiration, someone who anyone can relate to in one manner or another, should check this out. Even if you didn't enjoy Back to the Future or Family Ties (Or Spin City, or Teen Wolf) Fox makes it easy to feel as if you can just enjoy his story and his perspective. 

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