Books that Help Me Find Peace and Quiet
Reading for your Morning Routine
I love morning Quiet Time. Dave named it this as when we first met, as he was so used to my whirling dervish ways that when I was strangely calm in the morning, he decided to name it Quiet Time.
Many of you know that I am a fan of Personal Retreats, and take my own several times a year (yes, I am still working on that workbook and other tools that you can use if you do your own Personal Retreat - if you want to make sure you are up-to-date about when that workbook is ready - just click here.)
There are several books that I go back to time and time again during quiet time and during these retreats. So, in this crazy 2020, especially toward the end of the year, I thought I would share them here.
They also make wonderful gifts - for yourself or for someone else.
I recommend getting a highlighter and some post-it tabs and marking sections that speak to you. Here’s the fascinating thing - sometimes I will come back to a book a couple of years later, and those things I highlighted? Those aren’t the words that speak to me anymore. I absorbed and learned those lessons and am ready to accept something else.
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In this short book, Lindbergh contemplates youth and age, love, solitude, and life during a vacation at the sea.
Each page is a thought or exercise to calm your mind. It always amazes me that if I pick it up and open it to a random page, the message is spot-on.
Dr. Caliandro was the minister at my church in NYC (same church where Norman Vincent Peace was the minister). It’s filled with stories - never preachy - always relatable.
Anything by Andy Andrews, but this is my favorite.
I have so many, and they will all be in the Books section of my Resources page by the end of the year. But, below are just a couple more in case you are in the mood to keep exploring.
