Are you the type of person that waits until you finish one thing before you start another? Not me, I currently am reading five different books simultaneously. Some people think this is crazy, but reading multiple points of view has led me to some of my greatest insights. Additionally, it means if I am not …
“Are you willing to embrace the notion that you could be a pain-free person?” For a long time the answer for me here was no. I didn’t want to get my hopes up only to have them crushed again. I was so exhausted by the cycle of feeling better. Over and over I believed that …
When I picked up “No Cure for Being Human” I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I just knew that I felt I intimately knew the author, Kate Bowler, from reading her previous book “Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved.” I have to admit I also looked up her podcast …
“In Other Lands” by Sarah Rees Brennan captivated me with its characters and the borderlands, the magical world on the other side of the wall. If you are into stories of teenage romance and boarding school antics, you will be swept away by this creation. The plot of “In Other Lands” Elliot enters the borderlands …
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When I saw the movie, Dune, in 2021 I was not at all impressed but I had no idea it was based on the book saga “Dune” by Frank Herbert. Don’t ask me how I missed out on this cornerstone of Science Fiction while I was growing up. I have no idea. But recently, I …
“Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters that Drive our Life” is a key to unlocking the mystery of how we are both spiritual beings who are one with the universe but also can get totally caught up in the material 3D world. We have all heard the wild statistics that …
While at times I found “Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved” by Kate Bowler incredibly annoying, it has stuck with me for weeks after finishing reading it. Maybe because she had the guts to say what she thinks even if they may be wildly unpopular opinions. There were some themes that …
“The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living” by Russ Harris is an amazing resource for anyone who hasn’t already mastered separating their thinking mind from their observing mind. So if you have no clue what I just said, this book has the potential to change your life! The Happiness Trap discusses the …
Some authors just want to make you feel good. But Paul Pen is not one of those authors. Nothing is held back in this brutal story that reveals what a family might do to stay together. The Light of the Fireflies is written by Spanish author Paul Pen and translated into English by Simon Bruni. …
Books have a tendency to find me at just the moment that I need them. This one was no exception. While ruminating over the choices I have made in my life that have led me to live in a country where I feel I am not thriving, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ended up …
