Question:What books do you look to for inspiration at the start of the year or to motivate you to make positive changes in your life? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
Answer: I love the New Year. I’m usually asleep way before midnight on New Year’s Eve and up early on New Year’s Day. I love the idea of a blank slate and organizing goals. Books (both fiction and non) frequently inspire my goals. Here are four books that have had major influences over the years.
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross
About the Book:
“Explores the concept of our internal self-talk, often referred to as “chatter,” and provides strategies to manage and utilize this inner dialogue for better mental health and well-being”
My Review:
Seriously a game changer of a book. I listened to it and then bought my own copy. Changing how I show up as a parent, wife, friend and with myself.
How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis
About the Book:
will introduce you to six life-changing principles that will revolutionize the way you approach home care—without endless to-do lists. Presented in 31 daily thoughts, this compassionate guide will help you begin to get free of the shame and anxiety you feel over home care.
My Review:
This gentle little book blew me away. Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with the daily tasks that keep a house/family/you running? Does the ugly shame monster show up and say you aren’t worthy because your house/car/closets/basements aren’t clean/organized/instagram ready?
Well, friends. Stop now and go get this book, because as K.C. Davis writes “there is no finish line of worthiness. You are worthy now.”
By chapter 3 I was worried my head was going to fall off my neck because I was nodding so much as I was listening. (And it’s only 3 hours on audio!)
I hope you give it a try and love it as much as I did. Dare I say it’s life changing? I know I hugged it.
About the Book:
Offering perspective-shifting parenting principles and troubleshooting for specific scenarios–including sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, tantrums, and more–Good Inside is a comprehensive resource for a generation of parents looking for a new way to raise their kids while still setting them up for a lifetime of self-regulation, confidence, and resilience.
My Review:
a must read for anyone who interacts with kids–parents, teachers, grandparents, relatives…It does not matter if your kids are older–this book will still have an impact. I’ll just put it out there: I believe this book is life changing. I took this as a slow and steady read, digesting just two chapters a day and almost every page has notes and post-its. We can do this, friends. We are all good inside and we can be cycle breakers to raise kids in shame free ways–we can raise kids in ways that build on authentic connections. This doesn’t read like homework, but like an encouraging and doable letter to all. I loved this book with my whole heart. 5 billion stars.
About the Book:
A paradigm-shifting look at a long-undervalued yet hugely beneficial personality trait, from the creators of the world’s largest community for highly sensitive people.
My Review:
This book is a must read for everyone because the chances are, if you aren’t a sensitive person yourself, you interact with someone who is–either at home, at school, at work. Just like what Susan Cain’s amazing book, Quiet did for the word introvert, Sensitive does a wonderful job destigmatizing the label ‘sensitive.’ The authors recognize and celebrate the strengths of sensitive folks and provide tools to use both as a sensitive person and as a person interacting with a sensitive person. There’s a wonderful section for teachers and information about the move for gentle discipline. It’s simply a wonderful read and one I know I’ll be going back to both as a sensitive person myself and as a parent of a sensitive kiddo.
The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings or a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.
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