Healing power of books

I love books .... (now that's a surprise from someone who works in libraries!!) I especially love old books. A dear friend recently gave me a copy of Requiem and Other Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke. I was so touched by my friend's thoughtfulness. Literary works such as these really take me somewhere far away. Books more than anything else in my life have that power. They offer a meditative journey, a chance to be transported. When I return to reality, I am much more centred. I find reading a good book as valuable as meditation.



I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage. Charles De Secondat (1689 - 1755)

First Post not the Last

Well here I am.... entered into a world of my own creation!

I think blogs can be very healthy if created and used for the right reasons. It is a great way for people to express themselves when sometimes they have no one around them to talk to, or no one who will truly listen. Blogs can also be venomous and acidic too, so it is a matter of choosing what to focus on and blogging for a positive reason.

Blogs can be great information tools. My husband has a music program on his computer and logs on to a blog to read about problems and successes that others have with this program. It also enables him to communicate with people around the world with his own questions.

The world seems so much smaller with Blogs.