tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post4650546149662992276..comments2023-08-04T06:55:11.148-04:00Comments on Forty Maxims: 4. Read good books, a little at a time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post-79070978440063183512008-03-15T10:23:00.000-04:002008-03-15T10:23:00.000-04:00I'm a little behind in this maxim reading. So I'm...I'm a little behind in this maxim reading. So I'm doing this little bit of reading Saturday morning. I love to read; I read alot; I don't always read 'good' books; but I do agree that God can use stories to teach us things and they don't have to always be 'Christian' stories. I much prefer stories / fiction to nonfiction but am trying this Lent to read more Orthodox nonfiction. Nonfiction is hard for me to get 'into.' My problem sometimes is that I get "into the book" so deep that nothing else gets done around the house that should be done until I finish the book. So I need to work on the 'a little at a time' part.Debra Mattingly AACPLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903887859603500256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post-64357536818905392502008-03-14T13:26:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:26:00.000-04:00As I saw the meditation from Carla Brunstead, it o...As I saw the meditation from Carla Brunstead, it occurred to me that there are two of us Carla's on the west coast, and both of us are in fact in Santa Barbara, and we are best of friends! So...in case you might be wanting to distinguish us from each other, I'll add my last name to my comments from now on. :-)<BR/>Thanks, Carla Harris!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688483342923577826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post-5799414808895780992008-03-13T21:35:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:35:00.000-04:00Interestingly enough (I think this might have been...Interestingly enough (I think this might have been when we were in Cleveland, my kids were really little and I was very sleep deprived) I confessed to a priest that I wasn't reading anything religious, or the bible - that all that seemed to hold my attention was Reader's Digest - I was reading maybe a story a night. The Priest's response was that that wasn't bad reading. . . <BR/>I think what you read (ie. waht is a good book) and how much time is appropriate for you to invest in reading can widely vary thoughout your lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post-57279957282596869392008-03-13T20:17:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:17:00.000-04:00Wow, that's a tough one for me. I don't like hear...Wow, that's a tough one for me. I don't like hearing that I need to read my books more slowly. <BR/><BR/>But I suppose it's about temperance. Moderation in all things, even in reading good books. What a shame!<BR/><BR/>As far as what a good book is, I'd say it's a book that touches me deeply in some way and teaches me something. I don't have time to waste on books that don't help me grow.<BR/><BR/>That said, I echo what you said, Emily, not all "good" books are overtly Christian. Books that are not intended to be Christian can have a deep impact on our spirituality all the same.Loraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196389226529473970noreply@blogger.com