I gave this one the old college try, but it’s just not working for me. I actually think it’s a fine book with some really insightful gems, like the excellent … Continue reading Coming to Our Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn
When I was a senior in high school, I was friends with an exchange student, a Russian from Uzbekistan. When the school year ended, she went back to Uzbekistan, and … Continue reading A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
I’ve not had much luck with gratitude practices. Picking out things to be grateful about feels either forced or redundant, and I end up feeling like an ass when I still feel miserable … Continue reading Organic Gratitude
“A world without triangles would be a boring world indeed.” -my five-year-old
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki My rating: 4 of 5 stars For December 2014, I had three books to read: Plato’s Republic, Rebecca Goldstein’s Plato at … Continue reading A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away by Rebecca Goldstein My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was the December selection for the Sisters Book Club. Visit our … Continue reading Plato at the Googleplex by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
In 2014, I read 103 books, consisting of a total of 22,721 pages (I stopped reading 6 of these books before finishing them; the page total does not account for this). The … Continue reading 2014: My Year in Books
December Recap My goal for December was: 1) Read for thirty minutes a day. I didn’t read every day, but this month did help me to shift my perspective on my Habit Experiment. I’ve not been responding … Continue reading Habit Experiment: December Recap, January Kickoff
I’ve vowed to keep my to-read list under 800 books, which means it generally hovers around 798. I read for pleasure, but still, seeing that number stay right there and … Continue reading The 2015 TBR Pile Reading Challenge
The Republic by Plato My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was my first experience reading Plato, and it was an interesting one. I would be lying if I said I … Continue reading The Republic by Plato
Imperfect Happiness 