Book Club

I really should re-title the name of my blog considering I don't run anymore (and frankly don't see much running in my future). But what to call it? The only thing that seems constant at this point is wedding planning... I guess that means I should change it to BrideBabs? We'll see.

Anyway, last night I was BookBabs as I attended my first "Mind Body Book Club" discussion. It wasn't much of a discussion between the people in the book club though, because we had a really neat opportunity to skype with the author instead. He talked almost non-stop for an entire hour! I found what he had to say really interesting, and hearing from him first-hand made me like his book a LOT more. I enjoyed reading it but I don't think I would have run around recommending it to everyone. However, I would recommend people listen to him speak anyday!

Waking - by Matthew Sanford

Matthew Sanford Live!!

In his book, Matthew talks a lot about the "silence" within each person. He described it as what you feel when you look at the Grand Canyon or see a sunset - like a feeling of "awe" when you are both appreciating the beauty of life and recognizing your own insignificance at the same time. According to him, a person's strength lies in their silence... not their muscles, not even their willpower, but in their ability to tap into the silence within. It's an interesting thought.

Two of the other things he mentioned quickly but that struck a chord with me were 1) "should" never turns out to be a very motivating word, and 2) no matter what, your body always goes towards living - it's your mind that waivers. I think those both meant something extra to me last night as I've been struggling with my food/body issues. I "should" juice/eat better/exercise certainly isn't getting me anywhere, and my body wants healthy foods! It's my mind that's driving me to pollute my body. Good thing I have my wedding cake tasting tomorrow.... ugh.

Maybe I should try a new trick - every time I want to eat baddies I should read instead. Lord knows I have enough books going on right now...

You could say I have a wide range of materials...

In addition to the books in the picture I was reading an intro to Ayurveda (I say was because I can't seem to find it at the moment). And also we got assigned a new book for book club last night - "The Gifts of Imperfection." Sounds like something I could use right about now...

Looking ahead: Sarah's coming over tonight. She's cooking us dinner as I type this. ;-) And I think we're going to do a puzzle she got! Laugh all you want but I think it sounds like an awesome Friday night. Saturday I work Job #2, then cake tasting, and then going to see Andy and Will's concert with Rose. I'm actually really excited for that - it's Cirque de la Symphony, so Cirque performers do their thing on stage while the orchestra accompanies them. Very cool! On Sunday I actually have to show up for a rehearsal for Job #1 (barf) but thankfully it's not too long, leaving me plenty of time to figure out how on earth I'm going to get back on track.

Oh, one last thing! Ted split his pants at Job #2 on Tuesday night. :-) You're welcome Ted.