Female, 33, single. I was watching an Instagram reel of a woman who showed her past and the present self. The past self had sparkly eyes, hope and curiosity. The present self had lost the spark that drove her to do more, be more and explore more. She was obedient, lacked optimism, and smiled weakly, adjusting her hair. After watching it, I thought that was me, sort of knew that was the current me. I don't really expect much out of life. I feel like I have lived a thousand lives already and have through so much that I know about people, places and things. I seem to be not that interested to see how it all plays out. I mean, I will live, but there's no real spark left. What book would you suggest for someone like me? It could be fiction, non-fiction, self-help, history, YA, literature. Any genre except horror. I like to breathe free again. Breathe life again.
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Man’s Search for Meaning
Watch “I’m not your Guru” on Netflix, and then read “The Untethered Soul” and “The Power of Now”. Keep a steady stream of such content coming into your brain and it will reprogram you. The mind is a garden, you have to feed it and cultivate the flowers. The weeds grow on their own.
If you like animals, especially dogs… I would highly recommend Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself… If you’re into philosophy and don’t mind a denser read, I really enjoyed Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance… If a children’s book geared toward adults is something that might move you more, I encourage everyone to read Hope for the Flowers…
I think books on existentialism might be helpful to help really articulate what it is that you feel like you are missing. It’s a movement well known for asking really interesting questions. Otherwise Proust might be good if you’re up for it, it’s got a very sweet and lukewarm aspect to it
Little Weirds – Jenny Slate
This book brought me back to life in a way I didn’t expect. It’s a book of short essays about life. It made me feel and laugh and cry and it’s so dang relatable and super quirky at times. I just bought her second book because I can’t stop thinking about the first one.
The Untethered Soul
I would recommend Life of Pi and Psalm for the Wild-Built
East of Eden
I would add What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
A collection of stories of people in different stages of despair or stuck in a rut, they find something that inspires them to try a change. The stories have a thread of connection between them and is overall pleasant and life-affirming.