☀️ Keep Going 091: So much reading

Part of Your World - This was one of those Lifetime movie-style romance novels; I skimmed through and enjoyed the Princess Bride references, drive-in movies in the back of a pick-up truck, spaghetti dinners at the VFW, and the name "Lola Simone." “Look at that man-trum. Eight thousand nerves in the clitoris and still not as sensitive as a white man not getting his way.”

The 5 Types of Wealth - It pulls together a lot of really helpful tips and ideas on balancing out your time, connection, purpose, health, and finances. "Treat your body like a house you have to live in for another seventy years."

The Body: A Guide for Occupants - I listened to this audiobook and found it fascinating! Lots of fun body facts and dispelled myths and crazy medical histories. “Almost three-quarters of the forty million antibiotic prescriptions written each year in the United States are for conditions that cannot be cured with antibiotics.”

Human Design: The Revolutionary System That Shows You Who You Came Here to Be - I mentioned this topic last time, and now I've read a book about it, so. It's fun to think about energy and generating and responding and healthy tension.

How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t - Random audiobook I listened to and enjoyed. The "hard questions" in each chapter are super helpful as journal prompts. "Life is hard. Not because we’re doing it wrong, but because life is hard."

Fluent Forever - I LOVED this book. It totally makes the process of language learning just click in my brain. Now I just have to actually DO it regularly. 🙃 “An accurate accent is powerful because it is the ultimate gesture of empathy. It connects you to another person's culture in a way that words never can, because you have bent your body as well as your mind to match that person's culture."

The Art of Mindful Living - This is more of an audio excerpt of a teaching session with Thich Nhat Hanh - it's short and profound and lovely.

The Tao of Pooh - I highly recommend the audiobook, as the narrator does all the voices perfectly, and afterward you've just spent a few lovely hours with Pooh and also understand the basics of Tao. “You can't save time. You can only spend it, but you can spend it wisely or foolishly.”

Set Piece - A short romance novella that was predictable but cute enough.

How to Love Better - I listened to this one and now want to get the ebook so I can highlight passages. It's validating in my own love for J, and it's nice to hear some classic thoughts on presence in a young, modern voice. “Love is soft and nourishing, but it is also hard and revealing. It will show you the sides of yourself that you need to work on.”