There are a few things I never do. I never ride motorcycles. I never leave a mess. I never eat food that's even a little bit spoiled. And I never EVER write in my books. Not even when my Senior English teacher in high school told us to so we could remember things to refer back to later, or things that would help us on our tests. Never. I always felt a pain in my heart when I would open a book and see someone had highlighted passages or written in the sides. That and seeing the spine of a book broken. I feel like books should be respected. They are works of art. You would go writing on the Mona Lisa, now would you? No. I am okay with dog ear-ing a book though. To me, that just says the book was loved. I know a lot of people who think differently.
The first time I was even tempted to mark in my book was when I read Eat Pray Love. There were just so many points I wanted to remember. So many tidbits of advice that resonated with me and which I wanted to take with me. I abstained though. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I couldn't mark up the wonderous words Elizabeth Gilbert had put on paper. I figured the overall meanings would stay with me, even if I couldn't quote them verbatim or tell you where they were in the book. ...Not Any More!
I recently started reading The Happiness Project. And man! There's just so much information!! So much stuff I have to remember! I haven't finished it yet, but I am Sooo motivated to just jump on and get going. Get to being happier. Not that I'm depressed now, but there are things I don't appreciate like I know I should. Things I want to make time to do, but feel guilty about it. People I take for granted.
Now I am "registered" on the free site: www.happinessprojecttoolbox.com. I have entered all the preliminary information. I have even set my "resolutions" --which, let's be honest--sounds so much better than "goals." I have ways to track them. And now, time to get back to reading! I have so much more marking to do!
P.S. I'll probably go back and re-read EPL because I definitely need to get in there with my highlighter! :)
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