Jen's 2009 Reading

I frequently browse the book section in the local thrift store. In the fall I came across a book called Your Emotions and Your Health. It was published back in 1986 and is essentially a compendium of articles from Prevention magazine. Despite being outdated, it holds some timeless advice and some things I didn’t know, like the sustained mmmmmm in ohm does have a positive physiological effect (as does nnnn or other vibratory utterances). It’s almost 700 pages and has been my morning reading for months now. Reading it slowly has helped me stay focused on the relationship between emotions and the body, which is important to me right now so I’ve been grateful for it.

I’ve also been doing a slow reading of The Secret of the Ages by Robert Collier. I’ve sort of forced myself through this book but have gotten very little out of it. I almost always feel as though the author is yelling at me to work harder and be more ambitious when I don’t feel that is the answer for me. I’ve got health issues that keep me from working harder and I don’t want to be a great mover and shaker. I simply want greater prosperity than I presently have. I’ve got about 50 pages to go and will be glad to be done with it.

I’m not currently certain which books will be next. Healthwise, probably The Aerobics Program for Total Well-being by Kenneth Cooper. This book, written in 1982, was recommended to me by a doctor.

I’ve been wanting to focus on poetry for my morning reading so I may do that and read Dr. Cooper in the evening. Those seem to be the only windows I have for reading. In the morning before starting the day and in shortl