I have always wanted to be in a book club. I guess I always loved the discussion part of English class a little too much. (Knowing how much I talk sometimes makes this easy to understand.) So, as the new year approached I decided if I couldn't find a book club I liked I was simply going to have to start one myself. I put the call out on Twitter and some AMAZING girls I knew all jumped on board. I couldn't be happier with my new club, which is so cleverly named "The Spinebreakers." Get it... 'cause we break in the spines of books.
Well I started off saying all of this because the book we read this month really has affected me. We read "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin. What I really found interesting about it was how the author really broke down the keys and elements one needs to be happy. It seems such simple idea yet so complex. I was very happy to examine my life through these new filters and really take stock. Some small changes from changing the tone in which you talk to people to even rethinking my own motives for what I do. It really helped to open my eyes to things we do everyday that support or hinder our own happiness. By thinking of happiness as something I have complete control over really is an empowering and refreshing point of view. I can say that books do often have the ability to change my outlook on the world but this one really helped to inspire me. I really did enjoy it and would recommend it to anyone who wants a thought provoking read.
<3 Holler.
Posted by: Nan | 05/30/2010 at 10:35 PM