Welcome to this Christmas Eve episode of my podcast... I start by reading part of a traditional festive poem... you can find the rest of you're of a mind, I've given you the link below. And then, I launch into today's featured book: "Ten% Happier" by Dan Harris.
In this fourth week of the month, I’m offering you another book that I love. This week I bring you a rip roaring tale about the early years of the 21st Century, and how a driven journalist finally found his way into a more calm and balanced life through mindfulness meditation.
This book plays two roles for me. First, it's just a good story about affairs as they unfolded in the US in the early days of the turn of the century. 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, all told by someone who covered them on the ground. Secondly, Dan shares with us how he managed to shift from hard-driving journalist into a more balanced version of himself. His invitation into mindfulness meditation via his app helped me find my way into a more relaxed version of meditation that I follow to this day. He's a guy out there truly doing good in this world, and I appreciate him. And this book is great.
If you’re of a mind, share your thoughts with me about this, or any, book review at meanderingswithtrudy@gmail.com. If there is a book you recommend, let me know and I’ll give it a look, no promises though.
Episode Links:
Dan Harris’ Ted Talk about how he became less of a jerk to himself – I laughed, and cried, when I watched this one.
The revised app is called “Happier”
And his podcast is Ten% Happier with Dan Harris
Poem “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” just 'cause it's tradition
The book, reviewed on Good Reads
Royalty free music is called Sunday Stroll – by Huma-Huma