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items I think it is so important to read and why not read good books?! Let me know which ones you have read and come back to check more sections as I add them!
Sections
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Motivation
Travel
When You Feel Alone
Cozy and Clean Fiction
Motivation
You CAN do it! Sometimes it is so easy to get down on yourself and get stuck in a “slump”. These books can help get you out of that pit and back to your goals!
This is a great book to get started with to change your life. It will help you recognize your goals and dreams and then show you how to achieve them.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
This book encourages readers to think beyond limitations and to believe in their potential for greatness.
The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
A powerful account of finding purpose and resilience even in the most dire circumstances.
Man's Search for Meaning
Investigates the science of motivation and the intrinsic drivers of human behavior.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About Motivation
Discover a "compelling" framework for setting and achieving your goals (Carol Dweck, author of Mindset), from a psychologist on the cutting edge of motivational science.
Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation
Wake up. Get inspired. Change the world. Repeat.
Friday Forward: Inspiration & Motivation to End Your Week Stronger Than It Started
Travel
I LOVE reading personal travel accounts from people who have gone all in on their travels. I have only done a little bit of traveling and mostly when I was in high school. So, I'm living through these stories until I get the chance again!
The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school in Paris—a true story of triumphing over French naysayers and falling in love with a city along the way.
The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time; A Memoir
What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre–COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family decided to find out; leaving behind work, school, and even the family dogs to travel the world on a modest budget.
We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year
Embark on an extraordinary tour of the world's most inspiring destinations with this beautiful coffee table book featuring practical travel tips and more than 250 photographs to inspire your next adventure.
Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World's Most Amazing Places
A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Bourdain
This is a memoir about her solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail after a personal tragedy.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A classic semi-autobiographical novel about cross-country road trips in the 1940s.
On the Road: Jack Kerouac
When You Feel Alone
What happens when your comfortable life and daily routine are unexpectedly upended? What if you find something you never thought you were missing? This is a touching story of the power of friendship and of being yourself.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gorgeous and at times devastating, this picture book tells the story of knowledge, exploration and the cross-section of loneliness and humanity. It’s the tale of one little boy and his journey through space, and it packs all the feels.
The Little Prince
A guide to fostering genuine community and belonging in an increasingly disconnected world.
Find Your People: Building Deep Community
Looking at various aspects of loneliness, Lydia Brownback reminds us of God's power to redeem our loneliness and use it in our lives to draw us to himself.
Finding God in My Loneliness
Cozy and Clean Fiction
I love a good cozy read! I like romance, but I like a clean read. These are all low stress and heartwarming books I could read again and again!
The Mitford series is so beautiful! This one is a great one to start with. Jan Karon brings small town life, faith, humor, and neighborly warmth straight through the pages!
At Home in Mitford - by Jan Karon
A gentle mystery series set in Botswana. The main character is smart and sassy, and you won't want to put these books down!
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Four women find renewal in an Italian villa which make the perfect recipe for happiness :)
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
This is a mystery novel series but it is more quirky than dark. You will find yourself laughing out loud while reading this book!
Her Royal Spyness (A Royal Spyness Mystery)
This makes me want to move to the English countryside right away! It is gentle, reflective, and an easy read to help you out of a reading slump!
The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge