Everything's fine but I feel hollow
Life looks good on paper. The inside feels different. Nobody talks about that gap. This book does.
life looks good on the outside. but inside, you feel hollow.
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156 pages · 4 chapters · paperback + ebookpoetry + prose
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Embrace
by Ron Lim
you don't have to feel ready
you just have to stop waiting
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Who is Embrace for?
This book is for you if...
Three types of readers who find what they need in Embrace.
I keep stopping before I start
You have ideas. Something between the idea and the doing keeps breaking. This book names what that is.
your fear is mostly irrational.
I'm mid-process and losing momentum
You made the change. But the middle is harder than you expected. You need someone to say: keep going.
keep working on what you know you need to do.
A look inside
Three passages. Read them and decide.
Embrace · p. 11
you followed the path
you played it safe
life has worked out
the way you knew it would
it’s not too bad
is what you’d tell people
it’s not what you dreamed of
but it pays the bills
there’s nothing wrong with it
there’s nothing great about it
you seem to be comfortable
but are you fulfilled?
Embrace · p. 45
you don’t have to wait
till the year is over
to begin change
- start now
Embrace · p. 28
you can change your life at any moment. quit your job. break out of your relationship. leave your country. most of us are more free than we think. most people wait till they have certainty before they do something, but most certainties are created by going through the uncertainties first. the reverse rarely happens. and people just end up waiting and waiting, when they are already fully capable.
What makes Embrace different
This isn't a self-help guide. It's the words you needed.
Not a list of steps. The things you've been thinking but couldn't put into words.
1st
First person, from lived experience
Ron actually did this. He bought the ticket. Lived in four continents.
156
156 pages of poetry and prose
Readable in one sitting. Most readers return to specific pages for weeks.
4.8
Stars across 50+ verified reviews
One of the highest-rated indie books in its category.
Book details — Embrace
Author
Ron Lim
Published
2025
Pages
156
Chapters
4
Format
Paperback · eBook
Genre
Poetry · Prose
Publisher
Independent
Ships in
~3 business days
What readers say
4.8 stars across 50+ verified reviews.
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Every page motivated me to dream bigger and go harder. Ron is the best at distilling big ideas into simple mantras I now carry every day.
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I can't stress enough how much this book has meant to me. It's become one of those things I pick up every single day.
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★★★★★
I came across Ron's quotes going through a horrible breakup. His posts kept me going. Just buy it.
Bella Cortez · United States · Verified
★★★★★
It gave me the talk that I couldn't give to myself. Thank you.
Celine · France · Verified
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Ron Lim
At 22, Ron packed everything he owned and bought a one-way ticket out of the only place he'd ever known. No plan. No destination.
Nine years later, three books, four continents, and hundreds of thousands of readers who feel seen in his writing. Embrace is his third book, and the most personal one yet.