If Only
by Geri Halliwell

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Book Review: A WORD FROM GERI HALLIWELL
Summary: 5 Stars

As I got older, "If Only" remained my mantra. I guess I always knew there was a better place to be -- and I desperately needed to escape from where I was. As I stumbled from audition to audition, from rave dancing to 'glamour' modeling ( and glamorous it wasn't), my desperation got greater, my self esteem went through the floor. The one bright spot was when my dad and I finally started to getto know each other, and despite my string of failures, he became my number one fan. When he died,six months before the Spice Girls took off, I honestly didn't know if I'd have the strength to carry on.

Suddenly, it seemed as if the five of us couldn't go wrong. We had six number one singles in a row and our first album sold 20 million copies. Girl Power worked! We were the most successful band in the world. I got to buy that mansion, and we did have those adoring fans -- everywhere we went! But by then I'd realised that wherever we go, we take our own weather with us. I learned that true acceptance and happiness comes form within, that fame, while ecstatic, mind-bending and glorious, does not heal, erase or cure the things that trouble us. And that sometimes it takes the most courageto walk away...

If Only is my story, but it's also the story of a journey I believe we all share. We belong to the lottery generation, so it's easy to forget that everything doesn't depend on having that winning ticket -- and that success is really about learning to have the courage and strength to help yourself. I'm not at the end of that journey yet, of course -- but I hope we'll get there together. I really appreciate having the chance to share it with you...

Best wishes,

Geri -Geri Halliwell

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