“Reading is like breathing in , writing is like breathing out . ” Pam Allyn
Breathing
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Quiet Place to Read
Reading with his Friend “What does it require to read a book? It requires time, quiet, patience, attentiveness to the written words, imagination and emotions.” Ilia Delio
Reading a book is experiential. The reader and writer merge within the pages. Each experience is unique. Enlightening. Transforming. Magical. Get lost in one, or found. Race through one or chew on one for weeks. And, reread one once in a while. We need books.
Reading the book of nature requires the same time, quiet, patience, attentiveness to its words, imagination and emotions. It is just as experiential. Enlightening. Transforming. Magical. Go for a walk. Meander through a nature area or around the block and read its words. We need nature.
Or, go spend time in nature, bring along a book, or two, and find a quiet place to read.
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Love of Books
Love of Books It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.
C.S. LewisI bought a kindle e-reader about five years ago and fell in love with it. It ignited a fire to read more. Prior to this purchase I read few books, 2-3 a year. Most of my reading consisted of reading books required for school assignments, books on spirituality/religions and a few photography books in my attempt to improve at the craft. I was never interested in novels and still that way. I may read a novel every couple years.
I now have an appreciation for books. I love spending time at the library (that’s where I’m at now) or a book store getting my hands of a few. One of the draws to the Bean Cycle Coffeehouse in Old Town is the nonprofit book store they have. Sometimes I’ll take my latte upstairs, grab a book and skim through part of one. I’ve bought one book from them and donated a few I’ve finished and do not want to keep in my library.
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Reading Books
Reading Books “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles William Eliot
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While it snows….
Writing, Reading and a Chai Latte … outside I find it relaxing to sit in some coffee shop with a warm fire and write, read and sip on a chai latte. I find the above image much more comfortable and warmer than standing in a snow storm to find an image. This was taken a couple weeks ago. Today I am in my yearly recurrent class to make sure I’m qualified to continue to work. My heart is sure not into it this year.
