Words In My Cup
I have a stack of books on my night stand and on the floor in front of my night stand I have a basket of books. I am known to read more than one book at a time. One on something to feed my spiritual side, one to tap into my creativity, to inspire and one to entertain, usually a good novel. Right now my novel is The Help, by Kathryn Stocket. The story carries me out of my own world and feeds my curiosity, wonder, watering me mentally and in some ways spiritually as well.
Reading words that someone has carefully created on the page awakens my soul and definitely fills my cup.
I don’t make it a priority though. I often save reading until the end of the day, when the house is quiet and it is time to crawl in bed. I end up reading less than five pages, even though I’m riveted, the heaviness of my eyelids too much to fight off.
A couple of times this week, I grabbed The Help off of my night stand and put it on the kitchen counter or the living room coffee table so that it was in my sight, reminding me of my desire to read more often, to really make it a part of my daily life. It helped. I got in a few pages of reading when I otherwise would not have done so.
What do you need to put in your sight so you remember your needs and not just leave them tossed aside?
Does reading feed you and fill up your cup?
The Help is a great book!