Here is the thing...I really want to be reading wonderful books by wonderful authors and teachers all the time.   What I do though, is primarily just buy books all the time, with every intention of reading them as fast as possible before I put them with the pile of other books I have been compelled to buy, with the silver medal intention of reading them one day....soon.   Yes, soon.

Sometimes I read them!  And then I am very proud of myself and almost always very glad I did.  

Other times, I carry them around with me so that in that serendipitous spare moment I find myself somewhere with time to kill, I have just the book in hand that I want to be reading.  So essentially, I hold them more than read them, hoping their wisdom will somehow enter into my brain and body through osmosis.  (I recognize that from the outside this makes it look like I'm pretending to be a voracious reader.  I have made peace with that.  Fake it till you make it, right?)

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So, you know when you want to find out what music someone likes, or when you discover that you and someone you just met share the same taste in tv shows you love?  Similarly, maybe you're interested in what kind of books I am drawn to when it comes to learning more about myself.   Well my library is open for your perusal.   Here is a sampling of the books I've read (or at least held) that have contributed to how I think about this crazy human experience we are all having.   Some of them have given me valuable tools or insights on how to make the best of that experience, and also how to gently deal with the hard parts.  One day, I intend to finish the ones I haven't.   I have found that so far, the right book as found me at the right time, so call me crazy-   I'm going to keep collecting them.