20 Books I Never Want To Let Go Of.
Plus: Make your own magical list of book potions and a poem for your ever-evolving self
Hello Sweet Friends,
Here we are already another Wednesday! I’m so excited for you to open this letter because I’ve curated a list of 20 Magical Books To Keep With You!
I won’t delay any longer…you can scroll all the way down to get the list if you’re short on time, or you can meander your way through today’s little letter.
Inside you’ll find:
the reason I chose these 20 non-fiction books and deemed them “magical”
anudge to take a few minutes to make your own list of book potions
and meet Brianna Wiest- a guide we all need in our lives!
So curl up on the couch for a little mini-retreat and join me… Welcome Wanderer!
There are some non-fiction books I want to keep with me forever. They feel like magical potions waiting to be mixed up with any scenario in my life. All I have to do is reach for them, flip to any page, and begin reading.
These books are a special kind of sorcery, casting a spell on me to spin toward my inner sage as I try to find my way through the forests of life.
The words within their pages sing of enchantment. They guide me on this adventure with otherworldy gentleness and patience.
The more alive these books become to me, the more my body tingles with delight and desire for what I am becoming.
I return to them over and over again with innocent expectation. Their extravagant generosity never ceases to surprise me.
How is that words slung together on white pages, wrapped in a hard shell manage to keep me company, offer a hand, whisper a word, grant me a fresh perspective, and open my eyes to new possibilities?
It’s magic I tell you.
(Scroll down for your free PDF - 20 Magical Books To Keep With You)
Do you have any “book potions” on your shelves?
Be curious about…if you could list 10 non-fiction books that you refer back to for wisdom or insight what would they be?
Jot down what comes to your mind in the next 5 minutes, then maybe wrap one up and gift it to someone in your life - pass on the magic!
Today’s Wanderer of the Week, is one of my favorite poets, Brianna Wiest. Two of her books appear on my list of “20 Magical Books To Keep With You,” and every time I open them I feel like I’ve just taken in a large gulp of salty sea air. My lungs fill with light and ease and my shoulders relax and soften into their rightful place.
Every line of Brianna’s poems feels like it deserves to be underlined.
Here is a portion of one such dog-eared poem from her book, Ceremony.
“You are allowed to let go of your old dreams.
You are allowed to redesign your plan for your life. What
you decided upon years ago was chosen for a person you
no longer are.
You were not born to do just one job, play just one
role, be just one person, stay in just one place. You are
a constant evolution. You are a continual unfolding.
You haven’t met every part of yourself yet, you haven’t
unearthed every desire. There is more to you, and there
is more to life- but to know this, you have to do the
first and most subversive thing, which is to leap without
knowing exactly where you will land."
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It goes on from there, but I’ll let you read this rest inside this gorgeous compilation of poetry & prose. Brianna says,
“Ceremony is a collection for those on the cusp of becoming. It is a reminder that we were not meant to fit into this world perfectly but to live in such a way that we might forge a path all our own.”
And who of us isn’t still in the throes of their becoming? Who of feels like they were not meant to fit into this world?
Wanderers, I think this book was written just for us.
And, as promised, here are 19 more!
Throwing lots of love your way my dears. As always thanks for being here and reading thus far. I’m glad we can walk these trails together, arm and arm, whether whistling a happy tune or releasing held back tears- I’m here for it all.
Wandering with you!
