Books can U-turn your life
May 20, 2008 4:48 pm Why reading?Are you ready to take on risks? Are you ready to change your life and the way others see you? Are you able to rejig your priorities, sacrifice things you hold dear for the potential of something better?
Books can change the way you live your life, even the person you are. I have been inspired by a book recently, and, along with other events, it made me do a complete U-turn in some aspects of my life. I received a book in a bookcrossing bookbag, not even directed at me personally. The book, Is there a book in you? has changed the way I live.
I have a normal job and a relatively normal life, but this book sparked the idea that I should try to write a novel - just because then I will know if I can do it. I can’t write, so I set up a blog to practice writing quality content, which led to this one. Then I ran into trouble with my work, and thought naturally about getting extra employment through blogging and freelance medical writing. So that led to another blog, to prove my medical writing credentials. What about my novel? Well. I have written less than 10% of what I am aiming for, and it is all jumbled, so that I can’t even give it to my husband to read. But if I don’t try now, I will never know if I can.
How has reading changed your life?
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