Sometimes, I need a better way to process having HSP and adapting to these changes as become more pronounced. I want to go through this process with grace and in a sound thoughtful manner. I don't want a Pollyanna book, nor a religious book, as those will apply to less people. I've realized that I want a variety of books to inspire hope and awaken different parts of me in their own way. I want to dive into books about how others have dealt with their diversity, and how to think differently and more deeply appreciate my situation.
Books I Recently Enjoyed Reading
Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life’s curveballs, are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing–and maybe even a second chance–just when they least expect it.
This was an instant NY Times best seller. It's a story of a lady who lives at home confined by health and circumstance and seems destined for a small life. Instead, she is visited by a curious young artist Andrew Wyeth. Christina is his first great inspiration and she the subject of one of the best-known paintings of the twentieth century Christina's World by Wyeth.
It was a NY Times best seller. The author of Self-Compassion follows up her groundbreaking book with new ideas that expand our notion of self-kindness and its capacity to transform our lives, showing women how to balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power and change the world.
This was a best seller and an international best seller used by corporations such as Disney, Starbucks, Pfizer, and NASA. A More Beautiful Question argues that asking better, more imaginative questions is a powerful tool for innovation, problem-solving, and personal growth, despite being discouraged in traditional education and business. The book explores how to reignite our natural curiosity, using a framework of "Why," "What if," and "How" questions to move from understanding problems to imagining solutions and taking action, featuring examples from companies like Google and Netflix.