I always feel a loss when I reach the end of a good book.
I am sad to let go of the friends I have come to know through the story but am thankful for what they have taught me about love and hate, fellowship and aloneness, courage and fear.
I long to continue the exploration of distant regions of the world. While I read the world shrinks; I feel closer and more connected to others.
I miss the stirrings of awareness I feel of my own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings.
So go ahead; call me crazy, but it is true.
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"All truth is the same at the level of truth itself."
My blog on living and loving and how to piece it all together.
Tesserae are the small pieces of hard stone, glass, and enamel used to make mosaics. I use the term as a metaphor for my life which is made up of small, artfully (sometimes), chaotically (usually) arranged pieces of love, laughter and beauty.
Pièce de Résistance
"All truth is the same at the level of truth itself."
Putting the Pieces Together
A Piece of the Action
"It is possible for the human spirit to be broken, then to rise again, as a Phoenix from the ashes; and the power of the imaginative mind, the power of books...is one way that rising can take place." ~ Sandy Wells, "The Letters"
Here are some ways you can help: Voices to Afganistan, Books for Soldiers, Books to Prisoners
Bits and Pieces
Give the Piece a Chance: Currently Reading
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope
The Passionate Mind: A Manual for Living Creatively with One's Self by Joel Kramer
3 comments:
Yes! Me too! Sometimes, its almost a let down to finish a new favorite, because I get very involved when I read. Jayme refers to it as "inhaling" a book. This works out well when it is a good book, melancholy book, or only mildly disturbing. However, in the case of the Kite Runner, it was a little too much for me. I personally would have never read that book had I know how much it would affect me.
I totally relate! It makes me sad to come to the end of a book I love too. I become attached to the characters. They feel real. Great post.
You write so well, you should be the one writing the book. Mom E
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