Kayla's Book Club!

I have always loved to read. I can remember staying up all night as a kid and reading the latest Christopher Pike book cover to cover. Good ol' young adult fiction.

And who didn't love the Book-It program? I think I earned enough Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizzas to last a year...

So it comes as no surprise that this is what my nightstand currently looks like...

Yes, that's a bag of books UNDER as well. And yes, I AM currently reading all the ones on top of the table. Brian said he's not going to let me buy another book until he reinforces the legs and maybe puts some crossbars under there. He's so not funny sometimes.

I still love and cherish my sweet little Kindy, but I just love the physical book when I'm reading really meaty spiritual stuff. The Kindle holds all the fun fiction just fine, but I have visions of adorning the walls in my one-day office with bookshelves packed full of all these great life-changing books...like a scrapbook of my journey.

So in the spirit of sharing and in the joy of reading, I thought I'd list a few of my faves of late...

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

I'm sure you could guess this one since I can't seem to get through an entire blog post without quoting this book. What can I say? I ADORE this book. I'm reading it at a snail's pace, which is so unlike me, but it's just because I can't get two sentences along without having a major a-ha moment and needing to scribble feverishly in my journal.

It is all about the Law of Attraction and how YOU create your life with your thoughts. Chapter by chapter it addresses each area of your life...money, relationships, health, the world.... If you shift your thinking, you shift your life. Simple. Straightforward. Powerful.

Fave quote today:

"Unless you fill yourself up first, you have nothing to give anybody.  ...  When you are feeling joy you don't even have to think about giving. It is a natural overflow."

Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss

Yet another book that I can't seem to put down but also can't seem to finish. I find myself reading and re-reading the same passages over and over, tears streaming down my face and little weights sliding off my shoulders with a joyful clatter.

Caroline is a medical intuitive and diagnoses people's physical ailments based on their energy field. She wrote this book to empower and teach others how to do the same for themselves. I have had many second chakra health issues for years now, and it is knock-you-on-your-feet crazy reading about the many spiritual/emotional dilemmas that result in such illnesses. This book has completely changed my attitude on health and healing.

Fave quote today:

"By choosing to believe something, we breathe our breath into that belief, giving that belief authority."

Is that belief working for you or against you?

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

This is one of those "rock your world" books that I'm actually in the process of reading again. I literally closed the book on the last page, took a long deep breath, and opened up to page one again. It's that impactful...that heavy...yet that simple.

Are you living out of fear or out of love?  Are you living in your ego or in your spirit?

Marianne studied A Course in Miracles (ACIM), a well-known spiritual text penned in the late 70s, and was inspired to write this book based on her impressions and experiences of the Course. After finishing this book the first time, I immediately ran out and purchased ACIM...and then I realized why she had thankfully written A Return to Love. While I adore ACIM and am glad to have it in my giant bag of books, it's super long and super dense....Bible-esque if you will. So thank you Marianne for doing all that heavy lifting for us and giving us this phenomenal Cliff Note version chock full of real-life application!

Fave quote today:

"The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us."


I could of course list about 10 more, but I'll save that for another time! Let me know if you've read any of these....if you're planning on reading any.....and what you think. Make we could start our own virtual book club!!

xoxo
Kayla