Coffee and Books

Well, it's been a bit. I've had some time to chill and think about things and just am dealing. Ha yep, just deal with the life I've been dealt. Sounds like a great grown-up concept huh? Now who said I didn't learn anything in college??

In addition to revving up my job search, I am currently trying to read lots of different books to keep my mind busy and trying to understand this point in my life and what not. Here's the list of books currently on my plate:

Straight Talk, No Chaser, How to Find, Keep and Understand a Man: Steve Harvey
Sex, Sin, and Zen, A Buddhist Exploration of Sex: Brad Warner
20 Something, 20 Everything, A Quarter-Life Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction: Christine Hassler

Bahaha. Now please tell me after reading those titles you didn't just feel a little better about yourself? Obviously, the author of this blog (aka me) has a lot of self-exploration going on. The first book by Steve Harvey I wanted to read because it's a follow up book to Harvey's Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. I thought his first book made complete and absolute sense to me. Although it may have been blunter than what I actually wanted to hear, I think the book itself was a great eye-opener to me. My friend Kathryn and I have recently thought through some of these men issues. I'm hoping that this book will help give me some insight into the men psyche and then maybe Kathryn and i will have a better basis to go find some real men!

The second book is really just for fun. After my Buddhism class last year, I have truly become interested in learning about the Buddhist culture, zen and more. So whilst pa-rousing the Buddhist section of the library the cover art of this book jumped out at me. I stopped and read a bit inside and thought, why the heck not? Just read it!

And of course, the last book is to help me continue on this journey of my mid-mid-life crisis. I'm really excited to read this one and maybe feel like I'm in the same boat as a lot of other successful women have felt before me. Equanimity. That is what I am striving for now. What an absolutely fabulous word!

I would also like to bring to light a new blog written by a fellow Michigan Stater. Megan's blog is absolutely fascinating to me. Please take some time to check it out and see what the concept is all about: http://52cups.tumblr.com/ Megan and I recently connected via LinkedIn. It's great to chat with someone such as Megan and  I'm still learning many of the lessons from those cups of coffee. It also makes me feel good to know and to hear actual real stories. Cause life is not always going to go as planned, and I don't care how many times I've been told that. It took a project like this to make it real and tangible to me. I am only now starting to realize that only I, only me, can make my own definition of success. I'm looking forward to doing just that starting now.