What I'm reading...

Someone once asked me why I don't share more about what I'm reading here on the blog.  No idea.  Honestly, reading to me is like breathing- so it kind of slips my mind.

Here are some books being read in our cottage this week:

Hunter is reading Al Capone Does my Shirts.  He is way into Alcatraz this week and I highly recommend this series!

I finished Brain on Fire last week.  I HIGHLY recommend this one.  My dad lent it to me and I am so glad I took the time to read it.   Warning:  Only start reading it if you can read through without stopping.  You will not want to put it down!

I've also been reading Mary Poppins, She Wrote.  Very good and so much more insight to P.L Travers than the movie Saving Mr.Banks had time to delve into.

I've also added in Alice in Zombieland.  I am a desperate woman what with The Walking Dead not coming back until February 9th at 8:00 pm.  Not like I am counting down or anything...

That's it for now.  Happy Reading!

What I'm reading...

This quote resonates with me...



THE MAN IN THE ARENA
                                          Excerpt from the speech "Citizenship In A Republic"
                                          delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910
                                          Theodore Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. 

How many times do you find yourself feeling exactly like this?  I do, a lot.  I am vocal, outspoken, opinionated- and I put myself out there.  Not always to the best reception, but I stay true to me and what I believe in.  I could hide in the stands and watch, but that wouldn't be staying true to who I am.

If you haven't heard of Brene Brown's book Daring Greatly- then run to a library, book store, down load it onto your Kindle- but read it.

This is one of those books that I find myself reading with a highlighting pen in hand, taking notes, nodding in agreement and sometimes throwing my head back and yelling, "Yes!  Exactly!".

I love those kinds of books.  Ones that resonate with my soul, align with my beliefs, and uncover things about myself that I couldn't put into words.