MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
Your greatest asset is you and your mind so why not invest a little time into improving what's in it? Well, that's the idea of the "Monthly Book Club".
The idea is to read one book per month that covers various non-fiction topics across many different areas of life or world views to enhance one's own awareness of the world around them and a sense of connectivity to topics they may have never explored.
This page will list the current months book, a look into what's to come, guidelines, Monthly Meetup announcements and links as well as the "Library of Books Past" for anyone who wants to catch up on months they missed
IT'S JANUARY, 2024!
Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a hugely sought-after speaker and statesman. Why is he so popular? Even after spending only a few minutes in his presence you can't help feeling happier.
If you ask him if he's happy, even though he's suffered the loss of his country, the Dalai Lama will give you an unconditional yes. What's more, he'll tell you that happiness is the purpose of life, and that the very motion of our life is toward happiness. How to get there has always been the question. He's tried to answer it before, but he's never had the help of a psychiatrist to get the message across in a context we can easily understand.
The Art of Happiness is the book that started the genre of happiness books, and it remains the cornerstone of the field of positive psychology.
Through conversations, stories, and meditations, the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day anxiety, insecurity, anger, and discouragement. Together with Dr. Howard Cutler, he explores many facets of everyday life, including relationships, loss, and the pursuit of wealth, to illustrate how to ride through life's obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peace. Based on 2,500 years of Buddhist meditations mixed with a healthy dose of common sense, The Art of Happiness is a book that crosses the boundaries of traditions to help readers with difficulties common to all human beings. After being in print for ten years, this book has touched countless lives and uplifted spirits around the world.
NO RULES, JUST GUIDELINES
IS AUDIOBOOK FINE TOO?
Yup, you can also listen to an audiobook version and still count it as a "book read". The point is to increase one's overall knowledge. We don't discriminate here on how you do that!
A MONTH! I NEED MORE TIME THAN THAT
Take your sweet time! I made this monthly timeline up as a personal goal. I felt that a month was a reasonable goal for me, that doesn't mean it is that way for you, too. Enjoy the book at your own pace. You can always still attend the book club meetup. We promise we won't judge.
WHAT IF I HAVE A BOOK TO RECOMMEND?
Feel free to email me! You can send it along in on the contact page. In fact, I would be more than happy to receive your recommendations.
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN THE MONTHLY BOOK CLUB MEETUP
Well, it's still all pretty new to me so I guess I'll share updates on my Instagram when it's coming up and post the link on this page. I think either the last Saturday of the month or the first Saturday of the next month sounds about right.