credit to @Kathleen for suggesting this topic which is very complimentary to the “Path Forward” thread
Hello All,
Wouldn't it be great to share the uplifting articles, books, podcasts, e-subscriptions that we're reading these days! Could we develop a separate thread called Library and share this information in one place?
@dannyboy Thanks for the mention, Danny. I'm going to start off by suggesting a wonderful book. Look for it under "Library" and feel free to add your own!
Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.
All things break.
And all things can be mended.
Not with time, as they say, but with intention.
So go.
Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.
The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.
-- L.R. Knost
I'm looking for books about angels but when I started my search on our forum I came across the angel messages from 9/30/20 and it blessed me so much and now I'm even more curious
I am NOT a Stoic because I've read just a few books on the subject but much of it resonates with me, especially right now. The book I recommended earlier is a great entry point but for those curious about learnign a little more without committing to a book, I really like this article: https://dailystoic.com/4-stoic-virtues/#:~:text=If%20we%20were%20to%20describe,temperance%2C%20wisdom%2C%20and%20justice.
If I were to rate myself on the four virtues it would be "emerging" on all of them except courage, which... if you couldn't tell from my journey this past spring but overall, has typically been one I've been better at than the others.
The one I want to work on consciously developing further right now is temperance.
How about some uplifting music? A friend told me about this mash-up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zpuSUAk_6uY
Currently reading Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness and am loving, in particular, the reminder that we've been through this before (And I'm not just talking about 45) and have always come out stronger for the struggles.
That's not the overall message of the book however - it's all about the goodness in humans by and large. I'm about halfway through and since I want to re-sync my kindle reading streaks to 0 to start fresh for 2025 (my goal each year is 52 books in 52 weeks and when I finish this one tomorrow it'll be my 57th) it will be the last one I read in 2024. Considering how I began this year with Better Days it's a full circle kind of year for me, reading, and personal growth and development.
Please consider checking this book out at your library either the physical copy or the digital, or consider just picking it up from a seller like Thriftbooks instead of Amazon. It's good to remember that the vast majority of humans are good people, despite how much we might want to think otherwise in some cases.