What a great book can do

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading. William Styron

Word. *grin*
So true and how do I know? I've experienced books that leave me with many experiences and at the end of the book I am reluctant to close it and end the story and my time with the characters. I love it when an author can do that for their readers. What is also so fun is that everyone has different authors that do this for them, we don't all like the same authors so that's why there can be so many authors and titles within genres. I love reading, I'm pretty sure this doesn't surprise any of you. And I love it because it opens up adventures for me and you. Styron is right, we can live several lives while reading. I think through several books that I have read that this has occurred. One series this has definitely happened with is Diana Gabaldon's Outlander Series. Talk about living several lives while reading!

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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