Hi, My name is Cass and I jump on bandwagons. If iTunes uses a new song for the commercial, I buy it. If gap says the new T shirt is the NEW favorite tee, I need to own it. And when Oprah says this is a book to read, I buy the book and I read it. So when she announced the new book “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle I had the FH stop at the bookstore and buy it for me, that day. I’d be ashamed if I wasn’t so damn confused.
I’m a reader – I love reading. I could read all day long if you let me. Especially books that have a self help undertone or anything that’s in the women’s lit category. I’ve accidentally read through an entire day, I’ve read with the intention of just one chapter and then not been able to put the book down and read until 4 in the morning. I love to read – I love the adventure, I love getting lost in the story or underlining and starring things that could help me. The library is like the best place to be, I even enjoy the smell of the library. I love the sound of pages being turned against sheets. Are you convinced?
I can not am struggling to read this book by Tolle. I’ve tried about five thousand times. I get through the first chapter and I’m exhausted…where I expected to feel motivated and enthralled. I don’t know if this has to do with my attention span these days or if I’m really just not deep enough for the book but it’s just a burden to me. I want someone to come and take this book away from me so that I can stop feeling guilty for not being able to get through more then 3 pages at a time. I’m on page 34. It’s taken me many pick ups to get to page 34. I think this book may just be too much for me. Have you read it? Do you know someone that has or is reading it?
I get that a central message is about ego and I can’t help but consume myself with this thought: A lot of very ordinary people watch Oprah and likely jumped on the bandwagon as I did and they are inspired right now by this book. They are sending e-mails and voicemails to Oprah about how they had an Aha moment on the first page, how it’s changed their outlook on life, how they don’t look at anything the same anymore. I’m just not in the same place. Maybe this is a book that I should save after I’ve lived more or maybe I’ll try again tomorrow.
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I love to read and I used to push myself to finish books that I started but as I’ve gotten older I’ve decided life is too short to read bad books.
I’m an anti-bandwagon kinda gal so I tend to avoid Oprah’s picks just because they are her picks but I probably miss out on some good books as a result!
Just throw that freakin’ book out. I know what you’re going to say. You would never throw a book out but believe me, you will feel great.
Not unlike you I love to read and I read with a passion. There is very few books I did not finish. Some books and me, well we just weren’t meant for each other. So instead of pounding myself through it I put it away and spend my rare free time with some reading I actually do enjoy.
You just gotta learn to say “NO”
LOL