finally reading

Over the past few months, I have picked up a new hobby and relaxing pastime. A pastime that I wish I would have discovered YEARS ago. This past time (if you read the title of this blog) is reading. Recently, I have been reading and and everything I can get my hands on. Since I moved to New York, I have read 5 books, in 2 months time. That is more than I have read in the past 5 years!

The book I am reading now is, "The Diary of Anne Frank." Yes, the book we were all required to read in elementary school. Well, Seeing I was not the biggest reader, I never read it in elementary school, I honestly thought I was too cool to read. So ironic, isn't it? I wonder how much better my grades would have been, or what I would have been interested in when I was younger, if I only opened up my brain and read. Can't change that now, but what I can do is start reading all the books that were important in elementary, middle and high school. No cliff notes- read the whole book, cover to cover. There has to be some reason all my teachers wanted me to read them, I guess better late than never.

I just don't want my life to keep going, eventually (in many, many, moons from now) have kids and then tell them to read these books, and me have no idea what I am telling them to read. So might as well do it now, when I have the time, and even the interest to read them all. My commute is a big help for reading, and its much better than reading all the depressing news in the news paper.

So, lesson learned today, on trial day 7: Reading is important, it expands my mind, generates imagination, and really is food for the brain.....and if only I had discovered it sooner...But Better Late than Never, hats the real lesson learned today- better late than never 


Peace, Love, and making never, today,
B