Reading to feel good and the power of self-reflective writing to learn what is on the mind
Feeling more like myself
My favorite books make me feel good for different reasons
Books accompany me through life’s ups and downs. I return to my favorites regularly. It’s as if reading a favorite book is like visiting with old friends. The characters gain insights into themselves and their world, the story provides guidance, it is comforting to return home.
Let me introduce you to the books who have offered friendly, gentle, wisdom.
Getting to know the self by writing
When I discovered Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, I did not then appreciate how transformative the inner work of journaling and self-reflection would be for me. Before that, I had read Sharon Butala’s The Perfection of the Morning, in which she realizes that writing can be used as ‘an instrument for self knowledge,’ and with her book I was introduced to the appeal of memoire.
I enjoy reading memoire from musicians, artists, performers, writers - their stories of how they learned their craft, and experienced their life as a creative. I appreciate the desire to tell their own story with their own words.
