Reading is good for you. It's right up there with veggies, fruits, flossing and exercise. (Don't ask me how I came up with those--I'm just winging it with my thoughts.) Yes, reading does a mind good.
Oh sure, many of you knew that already. What took me so long? I hated reading. My reading interest, as I may have mentioned before, was the sports page or a quick scan of espn.com or msnbc.com. If I saw a headling that interested me, I'd try to take a few minutes to read. If I didn't have that long, I would do a quick scan of the article that piqued my curiousity and find out the main ideas. That was it. I couldn't even read my bible for a long period of time (i.e. weeks/months). There was just something about reading that irritated me.
I can be impatient so maybe that's what it is. I'm constantly telling my sons "hurry up" or "come on". Or I'll say to my husband "Hello?" as if to check if the lightbulb is on and shining on me (insert your pride joke here). So trying to take the time to sit and read is not in the same ballpark as my brain. It just wasn't happening. And then something changed a couple of months ago.
I bought a book. I devoured it in a week. Then I bought 2 more book. I devoured them too in about 3 weeks time (one was VERY BIG). And I found myself without a book to read. To the library we went. I found 3 books to read but that wasn't going to satisfy me since I was going to have to return them, eventually. I finished the first book in less than a week so I knew I had to buy some more. Fortunately I found a discount area on Amazon. Outstanding!!! So I bought 4 more books.
Oh my! I'm obsessed! My oldest son has noticed. When he comes to kiss me goodnight, I'm lying in bed reading. He made a comment to me recently about it. It was something to the effect of 'I didn't know you liked reading so much.'. I think I said "Now I do.". But I had to stop and think about it for a minute. Who is this woman that can't wait for downtime in the day so she can read? What has happened to the old Sunny? Even today, I finished a book I started earlier this week. Allowing myself a little time to think and ponder on it--well that lasted an hour. I looked through my stack of books and found my next one already.
I thought I'd get better at this blog once my work started slowing down. But, alas, no. My free time is now spent buried in a book. What kind of books? Well, I am fascinated with people so they are predominantly biographies. I'm not fascinated with them like a fan or groupie; or even like those gossip magazines. What interests me is finding out what makes them tick or how they got to where they are/were. I want to know what they had to overcome to reach "success". Success can be defined differently by so many people, so it's interesting to get the background on them (i.e. their success).
Most books I've read have been about people you've heard of. Often they are about people and God. Or at least so far they have been. I finished reading a biography on "Pistol" Pete Maravich (former college and NBA basketball star); a man who was ahead of his time for the NBA. I knew a little bit about him but I did not know how he overcame his inner demons by finding Jesus. I didn't know he eventually would preach and speak to many people about Jesus' love. So that was a surprise. A welcome one too.
So, I read. And I continue to read. I am trying to expand my knowledge of people and how they think. Not every story has had a happy ending when it comes to God. But, to understand why there is no happy ending, you must understand the background of the life that has been led. It goes along with the saying, "Everybody has a story to tell.". Even me. But mine is not quite book writing material.....yet. Until it is, this blog will have to do. When I can find the time to type, instead of read.
Until next time,
RSPS Sunny
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