Book Nook Cafe discussion

Delightful idea.

"Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.

The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader.
The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner.
The goal is not to learn an instrument, the goal is to become a musician.
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.

This year, focus on the identity you want to build."

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones---James Clear

Clever thinking.

LOL!

“Libraries tell the story of who we were and who we hoped to become.”
- Madeleine Blais

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
~ To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mocking Bird--Harper Lee

"Happiness is in the quiet, ordinary things. A table, a chair, a book with a paper-knife stuck between the pages. And the petal falling from the rose, and the light flickering as we sit silent."
— Virginia Woolf, The Waves

The Waves----Virginia Woolf

Alias Reader wrote: ""Happiness is in the quiet, ordinary things. A table, a chair, a book with a paper-knife stuck between the pages. And the petal falling from the rose, and the light flickering as we sit silent."
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I always say, "Money can't buy happiness or health, but poverty ensures misery." And I believe that's true. But many times the things we remember best are free: the vibrant leaves of autumn, the first blossoms of spring (looking forward to that myself), a hike with a person we love, a picnic on a summer's day, lying under the willows reading a good book, etc. It's like editing photos. I only save the good ones.

Alias Reader wrote: ""You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
~ To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee..."

Yup, i fully agree. When we think we know how others feel, odds are we don't have a real sense.

:-)

Ahhhh…

Powerful truth, from Baldwin.

Thanks for sharing that quote, Alias. I am not familiar with it.