Comments on: Read Too Much? Unlikely, But Read More Mindfully

By: Tina at Mommynificent

Tina at Mommynificent — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 02:39:05 +0000

Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com! It’s great to have you at the party!
Tina

By: David

David — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:49:45 +0000

Sounds like a nice book! – although I’m more of a “cats sleep anywhere” kind of reader. I’m sure being a reader protects against senility and other kinds of brain decay (just a handful of people I’ve known). Poetry is all about mindful reading – sometimes (e.g. John Ashbery, one of my favourites) it doesn’t seem to be about anything else. I’m a fairly omnivorous reader, though I have my hobby-horses – currently reading another history of early Christianity “The Conversion of Europe”.

By: Marty Hadding

Marty Hadding — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 20:39:59 +0000

On my nightstand right now is Karen Swallow Prior’s book On Reading Well, Finding the Good Life through Great Books. A central idea for her is that we must read promiscuously and read well.
I have always been a veracious reader but without any guidance or direction so now, as an adult of almost fifty years old I am trying to learn to read well. Not an easy feat but I am loving it anyway 🙂

By: Linda S

Linda S — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 02:21:36 +0000

This sounds so interesting! I am afraid I am guilty of ‘mindless’ reading. I enjoy sitting down with a book in order to escape reality for a bit – I am intrigued now. Thank you for this recommendation!

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 22:57:28 +0000

“The real danger is reading absent-mindedly, not getting enough from what we read. We just aren’t paying attention.” OUCH this is so me. I want to read more and do read, but don’t retain like I used to. Too many distractions. My “attention and focus muscles” need strengthening!! Yes reading helps in so many ways and enriches our lives. Thanks for a great post!

By: floyd samons

floyd samons — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 19:57:20 +0000

They say you learn something everyday… I know it’s true of this one!

Ironically I’m at the airport and just bought a book… ?

By: Lynn at Every Day with the King

Lynn at Every Day with the King — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:14:27 +0000

Very interesting!
Reading is a life long passion for me.
I am definitely interested in the book.

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:04:12 +0000

I’ve always loved to read. It’s my favorite thing to do with my time. So I guess I would say I read because I love to do so and along the way, I’m blessed to gain some knowledge 🙂 I enjoyed this post!

By: Pam Ecrement

Pam Ecrement — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:32:54 +0000

What an intriguing book! As a retired clinical counselor, I very much agree on the value of assigning books to those who came to my office.

I LOVE to read and I read for more reasons now than ever before. I likely started by reading to gain knowledge, but then it became so much more of an adventure into the thoughts, ideas, and understanding of authors of all kinds that expanded my world and captured my imagination. I read often for inspiration (I think a writer needs that as good fertilizer for our own writing.) and I definitely prefer to read a passage or book of the Bible more slowly to savor it and see little nuances that Bible reading programs of ALL types seem to lose for me. As a result my life is ever richer.

By: Aryn The Libraryan ?

Aryn The Libraryan ? — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:36:27 +0000

Oh wow! I had no idea this was a thing. I might have to look into it! Reading mindfully is what I try to share with my readers. Yes the book is an awesome adventure, but think about more than the obvious. Put yourself in their shoes…