When my life isn’t
going exactly as I’d like,
when it’s frustrating,
confusing, overflowing with drama or just plain blah, I go to my ‘basket of
tools’ to help me shift to a
better place. This basket includes meditating, praying, spending time in nature,
seeking out friends and sometimes even enlisting professional help.
Tiny books are some of my most valuable tools.
Tiny books are smaller and shorter than regular books. That’s
their beauty. You don’t have to wade through pages of complicated text to find
the wisdom you’re looking for.
It’s right there in short, punchy paragraphs and blunt, bulleted
lists.
Little books remind us to breathe, smile, love, be in gratitude
and stop sweating the small stuff. When we’ve lost our way, they get us back on
track in a heartbeat.
Some people find tiny books silly or overly simple. I, however,
am in awe of how quickly they refocus me on the basics of life and how deeply
that enhances my well-being.
That’s what I
love about them! And that’s why I’ve acquired so many of them over the years,
including these favorites:
