Power Of Your Subconscious Mind By Joseph Murphy

Yes, a book has helped me think about an issue in my life. Not many books help you, but there was this one book it was ‘Love, Aubrey’ by Suzanne LaFleur; this book made me realize that wherever you go, you'll always have people around you that care about you. At one time I thought that I had no friends but hey, I put that negativity out of my head and I had a lot of friends.

When we were required to read books for school, other classmates complained about it, but it was one of my favorite parts of class. Even though I didn’t always like the books, I liked to read books that I wouldn’t have picked out to read. I liked being surprised when I enjoyed a book that I didn’t think I would like.

Growing up I didn't have a lot of time to read, I did not grow up in a stable environment for children to thrive. When I was in the third grade my life would take a drastic turn into a downward direction. My mother whom I loved so much changed drastically, started locking us out of the house. Doing any type of homework was impossible to accomplish when you are stranded outside. Later that year my parents got a divorce. There was constant turmoil; my mother was now living with a man that would later become my stepfather. Their relationship was very toxic; at first my stepfather seemed charming, we traveled to places we have never been to before. After a couple of years, things changed, they couldn't manage their finances and we were constantly

Books open your perspective about life, they give you different perspectives and points of view. They carry knowledge and it

Every human has their own limits. There comes a point where your body can’t physically or mentally overcome some obstacles; but that’s okay. Limitations that can be viewed as hindrances to some, while other’s view their adversities as challenges that will not only strengthen them as a person but allow them to mature through their obstacles. In Leslie Bell’s “Hard to Get: Twenty-something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom”, Bell coins the term “splitting” in her writing as a way of thinking that can limit people when it comes to opportunities in their careers as well as relationships. In “Selections from Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become”, Barbara Fredrickson focusses on the

The status quo holds that the connection between experience and social connections is unidirectional. Simply put, experience affects social connections, period. However, social connections can affect one’s experiences through psychological and biological changes. Barbara Fredrickson in her paper Love.2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do and Become explains how the biology of love and creating bonds can affect a person physically, psychologically and biologically. In The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks, Sacks elaborates on the stories of a multitude of people who went blind at some point in their lives. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle presents us with

It's my escape. It's my way of travelling without ever leaving home. It's one of the only times I feel truly happy. Books are my way of loving myself, and that's why I put that picture in my collage.

Someone’s life background can often be destructive, or it can empower a person to find a way out and end up helping others who have walked an analogous pathway. I came from an eminently dysfunctional family where at the age of four I was left at home alone, overnight. Scared and alone, I awoke from a bad dream, and went outside to find my parents nowhere to be seen. Having no idea where my parents were, the next door neighbor called the police. For which, I was taken by the police only to be returned to my neglectful parents the next day. At age ten my parents became verbally, mentally, and emotionally abusive, for which the school personelle and counselors all

Books are something we often take for granted, even though they have altered our brains by giving us an immense amounts of knowledge from early

Throughout my childhood I enjoyed reading a variety of books as a method of escaping my troubles and delving into someone else’s world for a short time. But it is my belief that being an avid reader also helped me become

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all”(by Oscar Wilde). Originally, I disliked reading, but soon did I realize that the only reason I despised reading was because I kept reading the wrong type of books. By reading a wide selection of different types of books this year, it really opened up my eyes. In other words, by reviewing numerous amount of books, it has impacted me by making me realize that a book is just more then thousands of words and hundreds of pages. But instead a story that has dramtically impacted me and how i can look upon situations. That being said, by reading and viewing many different books, it has changed my outlook on how I judge relating to reading and books.

    I used to hate reading. That is until 3rd grade. I remember that day trudging into the library searching for a book that looked even remotely interesting. Spotting dust particles from the sunlight filtering through the high windows in my small school library. I remember skimming all the shelves judging every book by its cover. I finally decided on a book called “Katie Kazoo” and sat down in the library and began to read. That year I read all 33 books in the series and finished half of another series. Ever since reading has helped me through my life.

Sixth grade came along and I think the bookworm in me got out of its hiding place and started going to the library everyday before school.By Seventh Grade I discovered one of my first series by my favourite authors Claudia Gray, my addiction continued and still to this day if I can't put a book down I will stay up all night reading it just to finish .

As a young girl, I never quite understood the importance my dad’s job had on me until I became much older. Throughout my childhood I was often mistreated out of the sight of my parents. From brutal words to simple exclusion, I never really fit in at my church. I was constantly separated from all of the children because I was the Pastor’s

After reading Strange Tools, I was reminded of how my love of reading began. I have always enjoyed reading for amusement. I began reading when I discovered the library in primary school. As I continued to visit the library, I continued to to develop an adoration for lengthy texts. I think challenging, time consuming books are the most intriguing. Books have an unbounded amount of knowledge waiting to be discovered, and I admire every aspect that one offers. There is nothing like getting lost in a novel while temporarily becoming part of the story.