What brings you joy? Do you remember that inexplicable feeling of exhilaration when the planets seem to align, your inner voice has quieted and you are feeling completely invincible?
Over the years I have found solace in a few of my favourite things.
Books, books and more books. At any one time I have a least three books on the go. A cookbook, a historical book and a read related to fitness maybe yoga or something similar.
Here is what is on my nightstand now:
Fuss-Free Vegan is so much fun! I discovered Sam Turnbull’s blog “It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken” quite by accident. I was searching Pinterest under the heading “vegan” (I haven’t even scratched the surface of the number of sites that popped up) and was drawn to her artful font and, well, who wouldn’t want to go to a site with THAT name! I’ve made several of her recipes, all of them easy and with straightforward instructions and tools and ingredients you likely have on hand ~ I’m not a big sweet fan, but I must admit this is one of the first of her recipes that I tried.
Helen of Troy, The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, by Bettany Hughes brings Homer’s epic to life! Ms. Hughes was presenting a historical series on the Discovery Channel. So compelling was she, I started to research her writings. I am ~ oh such a novice when it comes to historical fiction, but Bettany’s prose draws you in ~ Helen was considered the most beautiful woman in the world and became the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. Her abduction by the Trojan Prince Paris brought about the Trojan War to retrieve her.
You don’t “need” a special spot to read in but here is what I envision my reading room to look like. The last pic is what my sunroom looks like now. Oddly similar don’t you think?
This transformation will take place and will play out in the pages to come ~ (hopefully soon!)…
Having a special place and a book to look forward to, can quiet even the most anxious mind. I’m looking forward to sharing my library with you along with the renovation of the “library/sunroom/yoga studio”….
~ Be bold, be authentically you!
Donna ~
