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Coming Alive Through Reading: 3 Books That Revealed and Emboldened My Way of Being

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Coming Alive Through Reading: 3 Books That Revealed and Emboldened My Way of Being

By Brenda Knowles|2015-09-22T16:06:12-05:00March 28th, 2014|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Spacious Artists|Tags: A Woman's Worth, Brenda Ueland, Haiku Mind, If You Want to Write: A Book about Art Independence and Spirit, Marianne Williamson, Patricia Donegan, self-discovery, spiritual books|

The following books arrived like loving elders at just the right time to teach me lessons that would change my path in significant ways. Each of them gave me a taste of who I am and who I could be. It's quite possible they move you, change you or at least prompt you to ponder too. Enjoy! [...]

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me understand the how an introvert functions. She helped explain to me
that I am introspective extrovert, and this gave something to identify
with and allowed me t… Read more

Evan H.

Your words are my lifeline. I sit down to your posts and as I read I can feel my acceptance of myself and my needs grow. Your words validate my feelings about my life, motherhood, relationships and it is something I hold onto. And during the times when I feel like I am not able to be a mother or a wife or a sister or a friend or whatever someone needs me to be, I go back to your words and find some peace…I send your posts to my husband when I need him to understand that I love him but I need … Read more

D.R.

This is me. This is me from the day I was born. For so long I felt misunderstood and rejected, even by the people closest to me, because they could never understand my need for solitude, and I had no idea how to explain it to them. Even now that I know more about Introversion and have a more informed understanding of my hard-wired need for solitude, it’s still very difficult sometimes to help my loved ones understand this profound craving for time and space all to myself. This is one of the best… Read more

Sharon

Your site has saved my sanity and my life. Maybe even my marriage. I work part time and have two young boys at home, my husband is supportive of me but until recently I thought I was going crazy. … Reading your writing not only inspires me to pick up the pen again, but gives me nourishment in the deepest places. I will fight for balance. Everything you write is spot on… And wellness is so incredibly multifaceted. I was ready to give up hope, but understanding myself through your words is bring… Read more

J.K.

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I am happy to say that things have never been better between my soon to be 18 year old daughter and myself! I honestly never thought we would… Read more

Mom M

Coming Alive Through Reading: 3 Books That Revealed and Emboldened My Way of Being

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