Rock bottom as a solid foundation...

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

— J.K. Rowling (British novelist, philanthropist, film and TV producer and screenwriter best known for the Harry Potter series. Rowling is the ninth-best-selling fiction author of all time. She was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for Happy Potter. The seven years following, her mother died, she gave birth to her first child and suffered a divorce. She was in “relative poverty” and living on state benefits until 1997, when the first novel in the series was published. Rowling lost her billionaire status after giving away much of her earnings to charity, but remains one of the wealthiest people in the world. She was named the “Most Influential Woman in Britain” by leading magazine editors).

A wonderful rags to riches story and very impressive that Rowling has given so much to charity. How inspiring. I wonder what we could achieve if we set our hearts and minds to it. One thing is certain. If we lose everything for some reason, we know it is possible to rebuild and be the better for it. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl