Library Corner

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Prayers for Calm; Meditations, Affirmations, and Prayers to Soothe Your Soul, by Becca Anderson

This book will help you:

  • Slow your racing mind in this fast-paced world
  • Calm your thoughts enough to see the big picture in overwhelming situations
  • Assert control over your mind and believe in yourself
  • Overcome nagging worries and fears that hold you back from life
  • Deepen your connection to spiritual serenity
  • Discover meditative mantras and actualizing affirmations to reduce your anxiety

Recovery; the Lost Art of Convalescence, by Dr. Gavin Francis

Recovery is a book about a journey that most of us never intend to make. It explores how – and why – we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it.

Daring Greatly; How the Courage To Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown

Brene Brown dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage. She explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment, and the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, empathy, innovation, and creativity. She writes: “When we shut our-selves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring pur-pose and meaning to our lives.”

How Not To Be Afraid; Seven Ways to Live When Everything Seems Terrify-ing, by Gareth Higgins

The world seems terrifying. Whether your fear is about violence, shame, illness, money, meaning, or the collapse of certainty, you are not alone. Yet the power of the fear we feel depends on the story we tell about fear. Fight, flee, or freeze: are these are only options?

Your Heart Was Made for This; Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity & Love, by Oren Jay Sofer

A practical roadmap to cultivating the heart’s capacity to face and transform our greatest challenges—like the climate crisis, oppression, anxiety, and burnout.

Questions/ comments are welcomed.  Please contact Lois Loeffler, chair of the Library Committee, at loisloeffler@gmail.com.