I compare the world of blogging to living in a small community. We meet each and acknowledge each other. We get to know some people better than others, but recognize something unique in each other.
Mimi from Waiting for the Karma Truck recently honoured me with The Booker Award and I am grateful she recognized me.
I look forward to Mimi’s each day. She shares various gifts and lessons from life, work, and, family. She provides wisdom drawn from those sources through her blog, public presentations, and writing.
The fun and challenging aspect of this particular award is to list my five favorite books. Similar to Mimi I can’t do that, but I offer five books which I found compelling at some point. I enjoy reading and this list is sorely incomplete. I read very few fictional books, but that is a product of the doctoral journey I undertook.
The Alchemist – Paolo Coehlo (actually any book by this Brazilian author is a worthy read).
To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee (I cheated and left this on from Mimi’s list, but it was and remains an outstanding social justice reminder).
The Executioners – John D. MacDonald (I read almost anything by this author. This book became Cape Fear, but he is famous for a pulp fiction character Travis McGee).
The Courage to Teach – Parker J. Palmer (I first read Parker Palmer’s Let Your Life Speak before returning to university for my education degree and read this author extensively.
Why I Wake Early – Mary Oliver (I could have included a number of this poet’s books or books by Wendell Berry, Billy Collins, Robert Frost, etc. I love poetry).
I nominate others who I hope can add into our libraries and expand our literary worlds. I tried to expand and move beyond those who received earlier awards from me. I think their blogs are diverse and we will receive a range of new ideas for our ‘cosmic library.’
I tap into the libraries of:
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Hi Ivon! Thank you again for your posts. I wanted to share that I have recently started to read a Paulo Coelho book titled The Witch of Portobello, likely not my last reading of his work. I have connected with this novel at a perfect time of course. Take care, Sue
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Sue, thank you for dropping by. The beauty of most of his books is they tend to be short, but I think the one you reference is longer. Having said that, the short ones do require some reflection.
Take care,
Ivon
Congrats to you, Ivon! And thank you for the nomination! 🙂
I share your love of The Alchemist & esp. To Kill a Mockingbird (if I had even a penny for every reading, I’d be a zillionaire!)
I am finding more people enjoying Paolo Coehlo.
Thanks Ivon. Always great to hear from you. 🙂
many thanks Ivon,
wish you a nice day,
Greetje
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Yeah! Yahoo! Yippee! & Congratulations! Now I’m off to click on your nominee links.
Diggin’ the vibe here…
Julianna thank you.
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Fantastic post.Thank you for liking (Beauty Queen)it means a lot.Jalal
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Congrats, and looking forward to reading your blog posts!
Thank you for following my blog. I look forward to following your adventures in the human condition.
Take care,
Ivon
Very nice! A unique and fun award…congratulations!
Yes, it is. It took some doing to winnow it down to five books.
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