Timing is everything. This is going to sound really stupid, but I don't really choose the order that I will read the books that are on my "to read list". They choose me. There are literally hundreds of titles on my "to read" lists if you look at my list here, my list on goodreads, and my list on the library website. And I add titles faster than I can read books. But when I'm looking for something new to start, the right book has a way of making itself stand out. I can't really explain it, but it has happened more than once.
For several years, when glancing over titles in the bookstore, I would pick up Women Who Run With the Wolves, read the cover, and set it back on the shelf. I did this countless times. It looked interesting, but it wasn't the right book yet. Then a friend started an online book group and they were going to read the book, so I went to amazon and ordered a copy. It was exactly what I needed to read at that point in my life. Without this particular group of friends and the things I've learned from them, I don't think the book would have affected me the same way. I could have read it years ago, but I read it in 2012 when my mind and spirit were ready for it. And it was literally life changing.
Tonight I bought a book (Emotional Freedom by Judith Orloff) that has been on my "to read" list for 6 months. 6 months ago, I might have found the insights I needed, but now, reading it and thinking of the other things I'm currently reading or have just read, it is not just informative, but it is transformative too.
Yes, I have 7 books on my "Currently Reading" list, but they are all exactly what I need right now and they are weaving together in ways that I would not have imagined possible. Hopefully, I'll have time over the next few weeks to write about it all.
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