A recording from April Edwards’s live video
I love starting my day with a few minutes of reading. I pick books that will be friendly companions to my tired and slow moving brain.
Often what I am looking for is something structured in a way that it is easy to read in short 5-10 minutes of time. I stand at my tea kettle while it heats up or sit at the table with my journal.
There are mornings when I get out my Bible or a devotional that I am currently reading, but I also enjoy a wide variety of books that are non-religious or not faith based.
So today Iām sharing my list with you.
Make sure you check out the video where I share a few stories and specific details from each book that I picked.
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My Book Stack:
Check out the links to the author sites and poke around for free content. These authors all have excellent material that will help you.
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š Books that help with specific frustrations with actionable steps:
- Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
- how to keep house while drowning by kc davis
- Consider This – Reflections for Finding Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
- The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi. . . . . . š Books that help with creative recovery and inspiration:
- The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
- Create Anyway by Ashlee Gadd
- Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
- The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
- Poetry Anthologies (from second hand shops that smell like an old library)
- My examples were 100 Poems That Matter by Poets.org and Devotions by Mary Oliver
- The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
- Excellent for journaling & a Morning Pages practice
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Make sure you check out the video for my thoughts and tips on using each book.
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video!
I would love to hear from you!
What books have you enjoyed in your morning routine that impacted you?
Thank you for reading my Substack!
I appreciate each of you and what an encouraging community we are building.
šµHave a great day!
