Reading Is…
By Suzanne Bird-Harris • Sep 8th, 2008 • Category: Motivational Monday •
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Reading is…comfort. More than anything else, when I want to get away from the world and it’s stresses, nothing calls my name louder than a good book and my couch. Curled under a blanket on a cold winter day, or sprawled out in front of a fan on a hot summer day – matters not – reading soothes me.
Reading is…travel. Growing up in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, opportunities for travel were relegated to family vacations and trips to see relatives, none of which lived more than 300 miles away. But through books, I ‘saw the world’ and experienced people, places and things that I may never see in person in this life, but they’ve touched me and changed me, nonetheless. I may not have the money for world travel, but as long as I have my library card, I can get close.
Reading is…education. If push came to shove, and I had to pick only one subject to teach in school, it would be reading, because everything else can be learned from there. Reading really is fundamental, and if you read for pleasure, too, you’re doubling your educational time, because no matter the subject, new words are new words and new ideas are new ideas, and you’re exposing yourself to both each time you read.
I could go on with this list for days, but tell me, APOOO, how would you finish the sentence: Reading is…?
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Reading is … Encouraging. Through books I have been encouraged to do things I would not ordinarily do, encouraged to visit some of the places I have read about, encouaged me to see things from anothe point of view, encouraged me to reach beyond my boundaries.
Reading is … Motivational. Through books, I have been motivated to seek out new and exciting things.
This is great, Suzanne.. Thanks.
Reading is… Peacefulness, Enjoyment away from my life, Relaxation… I could fill this sentence with a multitude of things. Reading is… What I do! One of the things that defines me! Catching me without a book is impossible because I’m always prepared. In my bag, my desk at work, the car… Reading is… Nardsbaby!!!;)
Reading is a journey, a quick getaway. No luggage. No plane ticket. No hotel reservations. Roundtrip ticket to anywhere I want for $15.00. And unlike real life, I can close the book and the drama ends.
READING IS AN OCEAN OF STORIES SAILING ALONG THE GENTLE GLISTENING WAVES OF LIFE,. IT IS THE REALITY AMONG DREAMS THAT WE CHERISH AND CARESS HOLDING DEAR TO OUR HEARTS. READING IS THE HEART BEAT OF OUR INFINITE JOURNEYS SOARING FROM PLACE TO PLACE. READING INTICES US , MAKES US LAUGH OUT LOUD AS WE WONDER WILL THE VILLIAN LIVE TIL THE END! IT IS OUR PAST , IT SHINES UPON OUR FUTURE ,WHILE IT IS OUR CONVERSATION PIECE. IT IS OUR DISCOVERY , OUR MYSTERY AND ROMANTIC SYMPHONY. IT IS OUR HISTORY OUR RHYTHMIC VOICE OUR ULTRASONIC SOUND THAT MAKES US SOAR TO THE HEAVENS OR GO CRASHING TO THE GROUND, BY MERELY TURNING THE NEXT PAGE.
Reading is travels to unknown places, new relationships, time to get away from the mundane task of real-life activities. Reading is a way for my mind to expand past those things I already know.
I am currently back in school and my majore is education. I would like to focus more on literature and english. I can’t go wrong with that subject.
..how I became the woman I am today. I found the information I was curious about in a book.
Reading is…My release. It allows me a moment to unwind and forget about everything around me for a few minutes. (ok hours) It helps me to destress.
Reading is an integral part of who I today. I read when I’m happy, sad, joyous, and need to be empowered, enlightened, inspired…motivated. I am one reading sistah and I read everything including the fine print on food.
Reading is a vacation away from reality into someone elses life. Reading is fundamental and very enjoyable. Reading is knowledge and knowledge is power. My mom is a retired school teacher and she is the one who introduced me to reading and I thank her everyday for it.
Reading is…
…enjoyable
…inspirational
…relaxing
…educational
…eye-opening
…something that I could not live without.