Anything by Pema Chodron
Reading the wise words of this buddhist teacher is like someone stroking your head - A big thank you to Suzanne B for giving me my first Pema Chodron, When things Fall Apart. Good for anyone having a crisis - not just a life threatening one.
It's Not about the Bike by Lance Armstrong
Lovely neighbours Alison and Roger gave me this months ago but I only read it last week. Couldn't face it before - perhaps there's a time for everything - but I wish I'd read it earlier. Top cyclist Armstrong battled the worst form of testicular cancer at age 28, with mets in his brain and lungs, and then went on to win the Tour de France several times. Inspiring just isn't the word. What I like about it is the fact that he takes nothing for granted. He doesn't claim that his positive attitude is responsible for beating the disease - as he says - plenty of positive people die, and plenty of miserable ones live on. I also love the way he describes his return to fitness saying to himself, If I can still move, then I'm still alive....so he kept on moving.
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