Read Lovely Books
One challenge of this is that sometimes it feels like the result of chance, but we’re
While I don’t read much horror, I had been fascinated with this book and its unconventional
During the beginning months of the pandemic, I decided that it was a good time to finally
At the time, I was also at least six months pregnant with my daughter
My husband insisted I take the bed and he spent the night on the couch
But my dog was super attached to my husband and was not pleased to be left away
Since this whole adventure gave me a little bit of a jolt, I decided to keep reading
Here I was, reading a book about a strange house with newly appearing doors during a particularly
The next morning, I told my husband that if a door were to suddenly appear in our
It was a chance experience: the thunderstorm, furniture accident, and the book I happened to be reading
While chance does play a role, I do think that you can curate your own reading experience
We make choices of what books to read and where we read them, so you can plan
It may not be a sure thing, but it probably will get you into the groove of
Add in hot cider and it might be somebody’s idea of perfection
Ultimately, it’s how you feel in that moment: an extra feeling of aliveness and wonder at
But, like many things, one person’s extraordinary reading experience may be another person’s nightmare
When you are reading and your mental state will impact the experience
For example, when I was turning 30, I happened upon a copy of Gabriel Bá and Fábio
Each memorable moment ends in his death, but the next installment, he is alive and well during
It’s a beautiful meditation on how we think about our lives, our regrets, moving forward and
It made me realize that everyone has regrets about the paths not taken, but we have to
But it’s more than a pleasant reading experience: it’s something that goes deep into your
You’ll remember it months, years, maybe even decades later
I hope this gives you some food for thought and lets you create or recognize your own
Or check out this guide on how to recapture that joy of reading that many of us