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Book of the Month  |  What If It All Goes Right?

Written by Tim McCarthy | Jan 7, 2026 12:21:26 AM

 

Book of The Month: “What If It All Goes Right?” by Scarlet Keys

Editor’s note:  This is a fabulous, easy-to-read, morale-boosting book for anyone who needs a lift.  Keys’ simple approach starts with her breast cancer diagnosis but moves quickly into the broader concept of hope and how to focus on it using life’s best medicines, laughter and music among them.  Her appearance on NPR’s TED Hour is what caught my attention as this songwriter and music teacher spoke of how music impacts our lives.  PS Her TED talk, titled “Why do you love your favorite song”? is also informative and funny.

 

Favorite Excerpt:  

“’Radical hope’ is sometimes what we need the most; fierce and active, made of willpower and grit. Bursting with possibilities.” 

“Songs are the soundtracks of our lives”. 

 

Read it for yourself here