So I took a break from wacky family PI fiction, and stepped into cholera-ridden Victorian London for a week. And let me tell you, this was one hell of a read. Johnson presents the Broad Street cholera epidemic of 1854 in all it’s horrible glory–how it started, who it affected (everyone), how it spread, the men who treated victims, the men who researched and argued its origins, and finally, how it changed just about everything about life at the time. Johnson focuses on two main […]
Meditation Might Not Be For Me
Many people find themselves with over-scheduled social lives, or work situations filled with a seemingly endless stream of projects, meetings and deadlines. Perhaps these people are facing challenges at home, or school, or with health. The challenges might seem minor to others, or perhaps others observe and wonder how the person is still functioning given everything that’s happening in their lives. We hear it a lot from women who have children and also work outside of the home – there are demands everywhere, and these […]
How to Open Up and Let It All Go
I am continuing my journey to relax and enjoy life more and a friend recently suggested that I read The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, by Michael Singer. Written in 2007, the book is still profiting from excellent word-of-mouth, and was even profiled recently on Oprah’s OWN network. The book is designed as a guide to helping to suppress one’s ego and seek true enlightenment. It is the sort of book that one may want to go back to again, and again. Singer uses easy-to-understand […]
Time to Get Happy
I have been reading a lot of books lately about clearing out the clutter of one’s home (and mind), for an easier life. A friend suggested I might want to check out The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin, so I gave it a try. I can’t say that there was anything new or startling in its pages, but it was a quick, mostly […]
Some More Feng Shui Reading — Done
My quest continues, to improve my health, my life, my surroundings. I have recently been making some changes around the house, utilizing the age-old practice of feng shui to improve our surroundings. Feng shui must be big in the British Isles, because three out of five of these books on this list were written by Brits. I’m not sure if that means anything, but it is interesting that most of the books that I am picking up to research the subject turn out to be […]
Fortified with Essential Minerals!
I was taught that when grocery shopping to stick to the perimeter of the store because he aisles of the store contain the foods that would make me fat. I have an intermediate understanding of what foods or macros one should consume to remain healthy and a book that delved into the story behind the food seemed very interesting. The book jumps right into a secret meeting where food companies got together to discuss their products collectively. Right away, one executive declares that he will […]