In part ONE of "The power of reading", I shared excerpts from two books that helped me better understand the world and myself and I have chosen three more that have stood out as favorites to share in this episode. Each one of them gave me valuable insights on what it is to be human. How we try to avoid pain, how success when driven by fear leads to unhappiness, how vulnerability is wrongly described as a weakness when it is in fact the strength that allows us to experience and live life fully.

I explain and read parts that I hope can resonate and be helpful in some way. I also share a favorite application that I use to find out about good reads ;)

Points discussed in this episode:

A great app to use when you want to choose books to read or keep a note of what you would like to remember to read in the future (2:00)
The untethered soul by Michael Singer (3:00)
The two choices we have when dealing with emotional pain (4:10)
How do we truly answer the question 'WHO ARE YOU?" (7:40)
What it's like to NOT SUFFER? (10:00)
Will Smith's memoir and why I think he slapped actor Chris Rock at the Oscars (12:30)
Reacting versus responding (15:10)
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown (22:00)
Debunking the myth that vulnerability is a weakness (24:30)
Others share the things that make them feel most vulnerable (29:00)
The three important lessons learned about joy and light from those who have spent time in sorrow and darkness. (32:00)

References:

The untethered soul by Michael Singer

Will by Will Smith

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

https://www.goodreads.com/

Indian Hindu sage Ramana Maharshi

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