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The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,787,770 ratings — published 1988
Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,875,028 ratings — published 2006
Stranger to the Beautiful: A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Transformation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 75 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.35 — 6,275 ratings — published
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,720,313 ratings — published 2020
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.07 — 895,113 ratings — published 2012
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 50 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,445,085 ratings — published 2018
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.19 — 556,379 ratings — published 1997
The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.24 — 232,277 ratings — published 2010
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
by (shelved 44 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.28 — 697,808 ratings — published 2012
The Pythagorean (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.33 — 8,935 ratings — published
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.20 — 156,598 ratings — published 2007
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.09 — 924,792 ratings — published
Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.97 — 530,289 ratings — published 2020
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.36 — 951,210 ratings — published 1946
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.29 — 251,063 ratings — published 2012
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.07 — 487,947 ratings — published 2012
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.15 — 478,949 ratings — published
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,086,872 ratings — published 1999
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,501,594 ratings — published 2016
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.96 — 243,052 ratings — published 2015
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.33 — 315,229 ratings — published 2014
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,912,599 ratings — published 2012
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,998,016 ratings — published 2018
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.20 — 57,062 ratings — published 2016
Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,361 ratings — published
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.03 — 137,883 ratings — published 2020
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,034,995 ratings — published 1951
Vivaldi's Virgins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.75 — 3,063 ratings — published 2007
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,498,838 ratings — published 2017
The Glassblower of Murano (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.63 — 8,375 ratings — published 2006
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,509,695 ratings — published 2017
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.17 — 226,886 ratings — published 2005
The Age of Light (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.58 — 13,813 ratings — published 2019
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.55 — 35,650 ratings — published 2017
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,230,810 ratings — published 2012
Paper Towns (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.70 — 1,526,165 ratings — published 2008
The Violinist of Venice (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,970 ratings — published 2015
Postcolonial Love Poem (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,323 ratings — published 2020
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.23 — 341,386 ratings — published 1923
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,231,645 ratings — published 1996
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.69 — 416,417 ratings — published 2010
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.97 — 38,905 ratings — published 2017
The Foundling (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.98 — 34,562 ratings — published 2020
Instructions for Traveling West: Poems (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,598 ratings — published
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,507,059 ratings — published 2018
Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.12 — 123,570 ratings — published 2017
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.95 — 298,334 ratings — published 2013
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.36 — 429,476 ratings — published 2019
Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,794,742 ratings — published 2005
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as self-discovery)
avg rating 4.27 — 494,825 ratings — published 1990
“When I was little and running on the race track at school, I always stopped and waited for all the other kids so we could run together even though I knew (and everybody else knew) that I could run much faster than all of them! I pretended to read slowly so I could "wait" for everyone else who couldn't read as fast as I could! When my friends were short I pretended that I was short too and if my friend was sad I pretended to be unhappy. I could go on and on about all the ways I have limited myself, my whole life, by "waiting" for people. And the only thing that I've ever received in return is people thinking that they are faster than me, people thinking that they can make me feel bad about myself just because I let them and people thinking that I have to do whatever they say I should do. My mother used to teach me "Cinderella is a perfect example to be" but I have learned that Cinderella can go fuck herself, I'm not waiting for anybody, anymore! I'm going to run as fast as I can, fly as high as I can, I am going to soar and if you want you can come with me! But I'm not waiting for you anymore.”
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“Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.”
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