While struggling to get into Walden, I looked through the stack of books I have yet to read. They are all books that I really want to read, but didn't find any of them interesting right now. I went to the book shelf to see if there were any books I hadn't yet read, but couldn't find any. Then I started to look at some of books I have already read. Is the point of owning books to just read them once or twice then never again? I think not.
For the next year, I will be putting the books I have not read back on the shelf and will dig into some of the books I have read already. I grabbed seven books to start with. Everything ranging from Hemingway to Stephen King to one of the few memoirs I have truly enjoyed. In 2012, I made a point to read six new books and it was tough at times because I felt like I was on a time crunch to finish the books before the end of the year. I don't want to pressure myself into finishing a set number of books. I've said it before and will say it again, I am a very slow reader. So whichever books I get through that'll be good enough for me this year.
It's like comfort food for the mind. All year long.
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