Look at a book. A book is the right size to be a book. They're solar-powered. If you drop them, they keep on being a book. You can find your place in microseconds. Books are really good at being books, and no matter what happens, books will survive.
Douglas Adams
1- Draw Everyday Draw Every by Jennifer Orkin Lewis
2. A Year Between Friends by Vettese, Maria Alexandra, Barnes, Stephanie Congdon, Wizenberg, Molly
3. Upstream by Mary Oliver
4. It's Never To Late To Begin Again by Julia Cameron
5. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
6. A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
7. The God Seed by Catherine Thomas
8. Journey To Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
9. Light In The Wilderness by Catherine Thomas
10. Deborah Crombie Mysteries
11. Into The Magic Shop by Dr. James Doty
These are the top eleven which come to mind. Recording the books I've read sounds like a good idea but I get started then forget. Number nine, Light In The Wilderness by Catherine Thomas is one I reread this year. Thomas writes about our spiritual journey through life and in particular about the frontier of the mind. She is a scholar of Ancient Scripture but writes in such a way to invite the most humble learner to yearn for enlightenment.
"The mind is there frontier and the tool, and fixing the mind to spiritual awareness and practice is the key to continuing spiritual experience."
I love books that challenge but find I must take notes to retain the principles I learn. I just finished a workbook for Into The Magic Shop by Dr. James Doty by reclaiming a board book and adding embellishments. I plan on adding elements as I experience more with Dr. Doty's magic tricks. They are not traditional tricks but they worked magic in his life which took him from a poor boy with ailing parents to a Neurosurgeon and entrepreneur.
Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.
William Feather
I have been writing with the Five Minute Friday Group for two years and I really enjoy the talented writers who share their thoughts and big ideas.
I read a few fiction books this past year, but I keep find myself being drawn to nonfiction during this season of my life. I think I'll try this next year to read one fiction book a month.
ReplyDeleteIf you find the right one you will so enjoy it.
DeleteGreat list! I haven't read any of these except Me Before You. Into The Magic Shop sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI do really recommend it.
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