Boy, was I pleasantly surprised when I received a request from Ben Shepherd, founder of an online book browsing site (“Discover the best books”), to feature my book Essential Yoga. All I had to do was write brief descriptions of 5 books on a topic I felt passionate about, ideally related to my book. Cool beans!
But wait…what subject should I choose? I thought about yoga books and books about meditation but ultimately, landed on inspirational books. The next step was to select 5 books, which seemed easy enough…until I proceeded to pluck more than twice that number off my bookshelves. Eventually, I winnowed the books down to the requisite 5, and then found myself stymied by what to write about them. Suddenly, I was back in 6th grade, struggling mightily with a book review assignment, unable to encapsulate the essence of the book. (Alas, which book is lost in the fog of time!) Trapped like a rat the day the assignment was due, in desperation I made up a cockamamie story about somehow misplacing the book review that I absolutely, positively, definitely wrote. Ya, that went about as well as you’d think. I ended up with a new assignment: writing an essay about the perils of lying. Ouch.
Unlike a 6th grade book review, the Shepherd site encourages authors to have fun with their recommendations. So, I reminded myself that I’m not 12 and not writing book reviews; instead, here’s an opportunity to share why and how each of these books helped me. And it was fun…so much fun, in fact, that the hardest part was stopping. I had to resist the urge to write about the books that didn’t make the cut!
Click on the link below if you’d like to check out my list of 5 “books for inspiration…just when you need it most!” I hope this helps inspire you, especially if you’re feeling stuck and need a little boost. I sure could’ve used that when I struggled to write that darn book review!
https://shepherd.com/best-books/inspiration-just-when-you-need-it-most
P. S. While you’re visiting shepherd.com, be sure to check out the site’s many other topics and authors!
