The books I'm reading in various stages; some faster than others.
Bringing my hummingbird self to taste the nectar of each a bit at a time.
A range of subjects I find interesting.
Cosmic life and death:
Life: An Engima, a Precious Jewel by Daisaku Ikeda and The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack. Ikeda's book is out of print and hard to find. I'm borrowing a copy from a friend. Definitely worth the read, this Buddhist perspective on all things cosmic is not light reading but more like a fine wine to be sipped. Mack, on the other hand, has a gift for creating accessible science much like my beloved Isaac Asimov. I highly recommend her book.
Food and climate change:
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan takes us on a tour of our crazy government-sponsored industrial food complex and it's basis in petrochemicals. Eye-opening reading. He asks what should we eat for dinner? I have just started reading Amanda Little's The Fate of Food. She asks difficult questions about Big Food and the future of our food, especially continuing to eat meat given it's large contribution to greenhouse gases and global warming.
Creative work:
The Practice by Seth Godin teaches a practice for daily shipping creative work. The Akimbo Creative's Workshop is the companion on-line experience if you want to level up. I did. Steven Pressfield has the classic book on getting creative work done in The War of Art. Both books are filled with bite size sections easily digestible. They will help you see all the ways you are hiding. The Focus ShipIt Journal by Seth Godin is a workbook. It will lead you through the questions you need to ask yourself to get your project off the ground.
Inspiration and Imagination:
The Hill We Climb is Amanda Gorman's beautiful poem of hope, possibility and healing our nation. I delight in letting the words drip like honey from my mouth as I read aloud. My friend Gail Boenning has published her first book, Wandering Words this year. She shares insights, gratitude and the simple pleasures of everyday life in this delightful walk from A to Z. Frank Herbert's Dune gave my imagination wings as a teen. I decided to re-read it prior to the new movie release later this year. What I didn't know is that he writes of where I now live. The desert floura and fauna, minus the giant worms, are my everyday stomping grounds. How can this be? Have I become a Fremen?