2 New Books

I have been reading A LOT more again lately to pass my time at work when I am NOT working. I have added 2 new books to my "book list". Those 2 new books are:


Feel The Fear....And Do It Anyway - I saw it at Borders and thought to myself, WHY NOT? I can always use a good self help book. It will always make me feel better and take a new perspective on life and things IN my life. So, I am starting that today. I think it also may be one of those books where you take notes. I'll let you know the outcome and IF all my fear went away and i DID IT ANYWAY. LOL.

The 2nd book is:


A Piece of Cake - I don't know why this one stood out to me. It may have been the sprinkles of pink, green, orange, and white on the cover or the fact that it was the last copy on the stand. Whatever it was, it made me WANT to buy it. It is about a woman named Cupcake Brown who goes thru a WHOLE shit load of drama. It says she stumbles into gangbanging, drug dealing, hustling, prostitution, theft, and eventually, the best scam of all: a seris of 9-to-5 jobs. LOL. Maybe it is because her name is Cupcake along with all the stuff that she has been thru that made me want to read her memoir but I am going to read it and let you know ALL about it. So, be prepared. LOL.

Well thats all so far. I'll get back to you. :) I love books. :)

Unreasonable Happiness

OK, so as most of you know, a few blogs back I told you all about the books that I wanted to read and see if they REALLY change my life. Well I just got done reading The Way of The Peaceful Warrior. Now, I have different thoughts about this book and it's meaning, all of which are good. It's about a guy Dan Millman, (the author), and an old "warrior" named Socrates that works at a gas station. This old warrior trains Dan even though he is an athlete and competes in the world of gymnastics. This training is pretty much "life training". They met in the dark of the night, become friends and then of course all throughout the book there is meaning of LIFE. There is a bit of romance, I dont want to give it away, but it's a happy ending. It's basically about the past, present and future. I marked some pages that I thought were meaningful to ME and I want to share them. So here it goes. Just a few quotes, this isnt going to be a book report! LOL

~Just as there are different interpretations of the past and many ways to change the present, there are anumber of possible futures.

~Consciousness in not IN the body; the body is IN the Consciousness. And you are the Consciousness.

~Everything has a purpose; it's for you to make the best use of it. There are no accidents. Everything is a lesson. Trust your life. Everything has a purpose.

~Don't get distracted by experiences. Experiences come and go.

~Any unconscious, compulsive ritual is a problem. When you sit, sit; when you stand, stand; whatever you do, don't wobble. Once you make your choice, do it with spirit. Don't be like the preacher who thought about praying while making love to his wife and thought about making love to his wife, while praying.

~Beneath all our apparent differences we share the same human needs and fears; we're all on the same path together, guiding one another. And this understanding brings compassion.

~There are NO ordinary moments

~Meditating an action is different from doing it. To do, there is a doer, a self-conscious 'someone' perfroming. But when you meditate an action, you've already released attachment to outcomes. There's no 'you' left to do it. In forgetting yourself, you become what you do, so your action is free, spontaneous, without ambition, inhibition, or fear.

~You've learned names and categories for everything. You've become bored with things because they only exist as names to you. The dry concepts of the mind obscure your direct perception.

~The time is NOW and the place is HERE.

~Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. Its only power over you is to draw your attention out of the present. Stay in the present. It's safer.

~Love is the warriors sword; wherecer it cuts, it gives life, not death. Love is not something to be understood; it can only be lived.

~You cannot attain happiness; it attains you.

Now I know that without reading the actual BOOK, you can't fully understand the situation in which these words were used and why, but these quotes I think pretain to something in your life. To everyone reading. We all live and die but we don't use our time wisely. We don't love completely. We bullshit people and we lie, cheat, and steal. To me this book showed me that I need to STOP living in the PAST, focus on the PRESENT, so I have a wonderful FUTURE. If you dwell on things, you won't get much accomplished. If you worry and worry, you won't be happy because all that YOU are attaining is UNHAPPINESS and worry for yourself. Everyone should be as HAPPY as they can be.

My favorite quote from this WHOLE book was at the end and it made me tear up.

Dan said to Socrates:
~Some things and people are very difficult to love; it seems impossible to always feel Happy.

And Socrates said to Dan:
~Feelings change. Sometimes sorrow, sometimes joy. But beneath it all remember the innate perfection of your life unfolding. That is the secret to UNREASONABLE HAPPINESS.

So, with those words, this is the end. If you get a chance to read this book, please do so. It is great and you may take it differently then I have. I think it has everything to do with "Staying in the present. Its safer." :)

LoveLove.