Posts by Pat:
It’s hard for me to believe, but…
It’s hard for me to believe, but… 
there are people who don’t read,
who don’t like to read!
Back in 2014 I wrote a blog post, “Calling all Bookworms” and I still hate the statistics that I shared then and again in 2015. I looked them up again…and have updated them here.
As a former English teacher and owner of a bookstore, I may be prejudiced but…these newer statistics are just as unnerving as those earlier ones!
Today, April 23, is (drumroll!)
World Book Day.
(and by book, I mean not just paper but also Kindle, I-Pad, smart phone, computer, and who knows what else!)
In honor of the occasion, I’d like to share some of my favorite thoughts about books and reading.
And, I would love to know
- what you think,
- what you find important,
- what you find amusing (or horrifying)!
So enjoy these!
Reading is such a gift,
- for learning,
- for entertainment, and
- for enlightenment.
And if you are like me, you probably relate to this next one!
And don’t you love this description by Carl Sagan of what a book is?
And combining my passion for books with my passion for chocolate is probably no surprise to those of you who know me, so here’s my final image:
So…now share YOUR feelings about books and reading!
The miraculous egg
Think eggs are fragile? Take a raw egg from the frig, hold it squarely in your palm and close your fingers around it. Now, try to break it! Squeeze it as hard as you can. I tried, even though I was tentative at first, fearing the mess it would make if I really applied pressure! […]
Don’t blame the lettuce!
When you plant lettuce, don’t blame the lettuce if it doesn’t grow well! Look into the reasons why it is not doing well! Maybe it needs fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You don’t blame the lettuce! (The well-known spiritual leader, Thich Nhat Hanh is credited with this lesson!) Yet when we have problems […]
Life is like baseball…
Baseball anyone? I’m so glad that life is not a spelling bee where no matter how many words you have gotten right, if you make one mistake you are disqualified! Life is more like a baseball season, where even the best team loses a third of its games. Our goal is not to go all year […]
What’s MOLO?
Want to work less and get more done? The MOLO principle is simple, though maybe not easy! MOLO=More Of, Less Of It’s an impactful lifestyle design idea. To use it, take out a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. On one side, write “More Of” and the other side write “Less Of.” […]
Thankful for the fleas?
In her book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom tells of a time she discovered that God was working even in the most horrific circumstances. Corrie and her sister Betsie had been imprisoned by the Nazis for hiding Jews. In the midst of their suffering, the women prisoners found comfort in the secret Bible studies they […]
Is the dark unappreciated?
Dark is just not appreciated enough! Light and dark clothes? We don’t fear the “dark” when sorting the laundry! Dark is not bad! In Genesis, the author informs us that creation was balanced with both the dark and the light. And…once the balance had occurred, there was order and… they both were called “good.” We, however, often attach […]
Ain’t English Funny?
As an ex-English teacher, I easily relate to how frustrating our language can be. If you’ve ever felt stupid, then just read on. (This little treatise on the lovely language we share is only for the brave!) Here are some sample reasons why the English language is so hard to learn (and to teach!) The bandage […]
Be the Hedgehog
Are you the hedgehog or the fox? The concept is drawn from a Greek poem in which a cunning fox tries and continually fails to eat a seemingly simple hedgehog. The fox keeps plotting the perfect attack. He keeps coming up with new ideas to eat the hedgehog. The simplistic and somewhat dowdy hedgehog goes […]
A dozen kind ideas!
It’s easy to be kind! It’s smart to be kind! It’s fun to be kind! Are you up to a challenge? If you missed the opportunity to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness last week, take this next week and perform some acts of kindness. These suggestions won’t take long and you’ll be amazed at how good you’ll […]