One of my absolute favorite things to do is read, read and read some more. I would live in a bookstore, preferably BusBoys & Poets’ 14th & V location, if I could. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I got some serious reading done since I’ve been in India. So far, I’ve read roughly 15+ books and I really wanted to talk about them on my blog. I was supposed to start doing this a LONG time ago, but you know how it goes – procrastination got the better of me and I now have to find a way to tell you about these books without making a ridiculously long blog post. In the interest of reader ease, I have opted to put the books I’ve read into several categories to make it more manageable. I wouldn’t say that I have written book reviews here, more of a stream of consciousness with regard to some great books that I have had the chance to get into over the past several months. I hope you see something you like :-)
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Part II: Books That Helped Me Get My Life Right
- No Apologies: Powerful Lessons in Life, Love & Politics by Alisha Thomas Morgan
I have had the pleasure of
meeting Alisha Thomas Morgan only twice in my lifetime, but I remember the first time I heard
her speak during an event at Spelman - I told myself that she was a woman worth
watching out for. A woman that I would like to be like. And when I read in our
Spelman Alumnae magazine that she wrote a book, it took me all of 2 minutes to
whip my kindle out and download it. I have to be honest here . . . it took me a while to actually read it (I have got many a book on my kindle waiting to be read hahaha) – but
once I started it, I could not put it down. One of the reasons I’ve admired Representative Morgan for
so long is because she is so honest and open. She has a laundry list of
accomplishments under her belt, but she never pretends that it came easily to
her and she personifies the saying “fall down 7 times, get up 8.” She openly
shares her successes and failures (both personal and professional) in this book
and I think that every young black woman should take a look. You’ll learn
something about yourself (trust me) and you’ll know that whatever your dreams, you’ve got
the stuff inside you to make it happen. Read this book – you won’t regret it.
One of the reasons
that I wanted to live out of the country for an extended amount of time was so
that I could step out of my comfort zone and really think about the things that
I want to accomplish during my lifetime. Lord knows I have some BIG dreams and
I am working to bring them to fruition. What I loved about this book was that
it was straight to the point and it provided a road map for making/setting goals as well as how to make dreaming big a way of life.
This book taught me to dream as big as I possibly can . . . and then dream
BIGGER! I’m working on it ;-)
More books to come!!!! Happy reading :-)
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