March Reading
The Purpose Driven Life
I typically stay away from self-help books and other books that remind me of self-help books. I kind of enjoy going through the misadventures of life and coming out on the other side all battered, scarred, but alive. It reminds me of how valuable the quality of resilience is to living your best life. The Purpose Driven Life was recommended to me several times before I actually purchased a copy. It took me another three months to actually commit to start reading it. Once I started, I was a little peeved that the author would even suggest taking 40+ days to read a book that isn't The Bible. That was the first time I gave up on finishing this book. A year later, I decided to commit to FINISHING the book. When I started over, I realized that if I was ever going to finish it, I had to read it at my own pace. I'm glad I decided to give it another shot.
To my relief, it wasn't the self-help book that I thought it would be. It was more so a reminder to live with purpose, to make decisions intentionally, and to find your unique purpose through prayer and self-reflection. Because we live in such a fast-paced society driven by our own desire for instant gratification, it's easy to forget to the importance of discovering what we were uniquely created to do and then live with that purpose in mind. I truly believe that's why so many twenty-somethings (and thirty-somethings) so easily get lost in themselves and other people and then spend YEARS trying to figure out who they are. Rick Warren effectively explains the importance and process of discovering our purpose in a way that isn't overwhelming or gimmicky. I really think that every young twenty-something should read this, especially those trying to break into a career or simply preparing to break out on their own and try this whole adulting thing. Honestly, this is a good read for anyone at any age.
I typically stay away from self-help books and other books that remind me of self-help books. I kind of enjoy going through the misadventures of life and coming out on the other side all battered, scarred, but alive. It reminds me of how valuable the quality of resilience is to living your best life. The Purpose Driven Life was recommended to me several times before I actually purchased a copy. It took me another three months to actually commit to start reading it. Once I started, I was a little peeved that the author would even suggest taking 40+ days to read a book that isn't The Bible. That was the first time I gave up on finishing this book. A year later, I decided to commit to FINISHING the book. When I started over, I realized that if I was ever going to finish it, I had to read it at my own pace. I'm glad I decided to give it another shot.
To my relief, it wasn't the self-help book that I thought it would be. It was more so a reminder to live with purpose, to make decisions intentionally, and to find your unique purpose through prayer and self-reflection. Because we live in such a fast-paced society driven by our own desire for instant gratification, it's easy to forget to the importance of discovering what we were uniquely created to do and then live with that purpose in mind. I truly believe that's why so many twenty-somethings (and thirty-somethings) so easily get lost in themselves and other people and then spend YEARS trying to figure out who they are. Rick Warren effectively explains the importance and process of discovering our purpose in a way that isn't overwhelming or gimmicky. I really think that every young twenty-something should read this, especially those trying to break into a career or simply preparing to break out on their own and try this whole adulting thing. Honestly, this is a good read for anyone at any age.
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