Not the date and not an alternative to Herman Cain’s 9-9-9…..
Simply, in the 12 months of 2012, the 12 favorite books (actually 12 authors, 15 books) I’ve read…..in no particular order.
I read to laugh, cry, learn, explore, wonder, question, escape, grow and ponder.
The Invisible Bridge (2010) by Julie Orringer
Tiny, Beautiful Things. Advice on Love & Life from Dear Sugar (2012) and Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Navigating the Collapse of Time (2011) by Dave Cowan
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1962) by Joan Aiken
The Presence Process (2010) by Michael Brown
The Hunger Games Trilogy (2008-2010) by Suzanne Collins
Learning to Breathe (2011) by Pricilla Warner
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman (2008) by Nora Ephron
A Simple Thing (2012) by Kathleen McLeary
When the Killings Done (2011) by T.C. Boyle
Choose To Be Happy: The Craft & Art of Living Beyond Anxiety (2001) by Swami Chetanananda
The Language of Flowers (2011) by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
I usually have 3 books going at once. Some take longer than others to finish. Some just days, others weeks. I like to learn something new every day, something that stirs my imagination or makes me have an “ah ha” moment. Reading is about taking flight in your imagination, observing, discovering and exploring your world, both inside and out.
My morning books are my books for personal and spiritual development. Ones that help me expand my world, my appreciation, my awe, that affirm or rock my belief systems that make me grateful that I am here in the here and now. My evening books are are often fiction, but always for relaxation, entertainment, escape, that take me across the world, across time, that explore human nature. And the mid day reading (books/journals/articles/studies) are for personal and professional development in my field (and sometimes not) because there is always more to learn and better ways to communicate and share what I know.
Some might say it’s a luxury that I read so much. Rather, I think it’s a necessity.
I think of reading as part of my anti-aging regimen and definitely as a component of keeping my mental body healthy.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Henry Ford
What I’m reading this week: The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope, The Beginners Goodbye by Anne Tyler and The Essential Rumi translated by Coleman Barks.
“There is something called the rapture of the deep, and it refers to what happens when a deep-sea diver spends too much time at the bottom of the ocean and can’t tell which way is up. When he surfaces, he’s liable to have a condition called the bends, where the body can’t adapt to the oxygen levels in the atmosphere. All of this happens to me when I surface from a great book.” Nora Ephron from I Feel Bad about My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
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