Books

Books are magical to me. They take me far away into a place that I have never known before but I begin to know the characters and how they would react and who they are... it is incredible and I zone into a book like nothing I've ever zoned into before. Not to sports, not to conversations with people but books are great.

I realize saying all this I run the risk of sounding like a total weird book kid but I just love reading and looking at people's bookshelves is something I do a lot. It helps me understand them as a person. (That's my context coming through. If you don't know what that means look here)

But in my anticipation of Pat Conroy's new book due in November titled My Reading Life I realize how much reading means and has meant to me. Especially as a child... "When you read a book as a child it becomes part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your life does."

Even now I find my life being so affected by what I read and it's one of the best ways that I learn spiritually now and learn about people in general. I am currently fascinated by Lisabeth Salander...