Written by Maeve Colombo, co-founder at Soulful Soundwaves
We have to confess, we LOVE a good book – especially a text that can teach and better us from the inside out. You know the book that just seems to flick a switch to ON on the internal circuit board? The type of book that you read and say “I need to own a copy of this” or a book that you’re forever ear-marking the pages as you journey through the profound teachings from cover to cover.
We’ve read many a book over the years. Some of which gently lead you down the path to teach you that next important life lesson with impeccable timing and others that felt like the biggest cuddle and gentle whisper to remind you you’re not alone in how you feel and see the world.
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
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Books have become a huge part of our life. Without the time spent watching TV (we haven’t had a TV for many years now), we’ve realised we often spend our evenings reading or listening to audiobooks. It’s something that feeds our soul and fits right into our simple little lifestyle.
In recent months, we’ve been asked more frequently for the books we would recommend reading. Although it does come down to personal preference, we do love to share the texts that helped and continue to help us on our journey in the hope they too will plant a seed of wonder for all those that read them.
So we’ve decided to create this living and breathing blog with our list of top go-to books. Some of the books below you may revisit time and time again. Others, you may only read once. However, each and every one added another little piece of the jigsaw for us. They opened our mind, fed our soul and helped us mend and straighten a part of us that may have been a little wonky or hurting. We too hope they will help you just as they have helped us.
BOOKS WITH IMPACT (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying - Sogyal Rinpoche
Tuesdays with Morrie – Mitch Albom
The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
The Surrender Experiment – Michael Singer
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
Anatomy of the Spirit – Caroline Myss
Sacred Contracts – Caroline Myss
You Can Heal Your Life – Louise Hay
The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
Gospel of Thomas
The Law of Attraction – Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Four Agreements – Miguel Ruiz
Anam Cara – John O’Donohue
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
A Course in Miracles - Helen Schucman
We will continue to revisit and update the list above with our favourite reads.
Have you read any of the above? Or any books you think should appear on the list above? Comment below and let us know the books that made an impact on your life. We’d also love to hear any recommendations you have.
Let’s together channel our inner book worms. It’s not hard to guess what we’ll be doing this evening! ;-)
P.s. Are you members of your local library? We just LOVE libraries. All those great books available to read and for FREE! We highly recommend becoming a member of your local library and taking a visit some day soon. It’s a really easy and economical way to enjoy LOADS of books.