Book hopping: Some meditation and investigative book

   Yesterday was my day-off (no school, no work, no household. Yey!) so I had to enjoy the moment to be free and took advantage of it to hop on some of my favorite bookstores.

   It took me three hours to look for what I really want to sit in for the rest of the week. I ended up with this two books; The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe and Practical Meditation with Buddhist principles.

    Although I my leg hurts during my long search for these books, it is really worth the pain (naks!).

    Actually, I am fond of reading psychological, investigative and comic books. Comic books because that's my way of studying different techniques in sketching and making figure sketching; Investigative instead of romance (romance novel is not my type); Psychological because. . . I don't know exactly why, but it seems informative and very useful to me, especially when I'm in the middle of a group conversation and I could use what I had read. That is why I really love reading.
 

Well written, inspirational quotes and phrases.

    There are some poetry that are written in this book, Practical meditation. Very inspiring.


    My sister ::Elena:: started reading this book, The calling. She said, it is very well written and another page turner book. She's already in the middle (She's a speed reader).

A dash of Herbal medicine and investigative writing
 skill that stops every reader's heart.

Make life worth living: Have a book to read

    Reading. Books. Not all people are into reading or has an interest in reading especially now that there are a lot of things around us that easily catches our attention (gadgets, online games, etc.).

    Then why reading? How can it make our life worth living?

    In a website, LifeDev.net, Glen Stansberry stated the eight major benefits of reading:

Photo source: The big five of reading

1. Enhanced Smarts
2. Reading reduces stress
3. Greater tranquility
4. Improved analytical thinking
5. Increased vocabulary
6. Improved memory
7. Improved writing skills
8. Helps prioritize goals

    Also in the website BenefitOf.net also stated some facts about the Benefits of reading.

    Aside from these facts, books aren't just a bunch of papers with ink in it. It is a piece of art, knowledge and experiences by different people.

     But, if you're still not into reading, there will be, one day, a book that will serve as your counterpart.
I found my match when I was in fourth grade. A Filipino literature book were accidentally sent to my home room together with our activity books. It is a book of short stories written by contemporary Filipino writers. And, by the moment I finished reading the book, I realized I was crying. I shed tears for something I don't know why.

     Reading a book is like a journey with a friend, an adventure that doesn't require physical presence, but a mind that can soar higher and able and willing to think of the unimaginable. Admit it, sometimes, you stopped for a moment just to say: "Oh my! What happened?" or "Why?!" or you happened to say bad words when the story turned out the way you didn't expect. It'll make you cry, it can make you laugh. To finish reading a book is like losing a friend.

    Pieces of papers, pages bounded by words, and stories painted by ink, having a book to read is a Thing worth living.