MP top 9 books for 2023
In terms of choice - it was purely intuitional and also what showed up in my library cue, or a book any of my sisters read and liked enough to tell me about, or books suggested to me by readers and writers on Substack, or books by people I knew through my community.
Music, memoirs and football
Margo Price - Her memoir that came out last fall ‘Maybe We’ll Make it’ AND her new album ‘Strays’ that came out 1/13/2023 are a great pairing. I devoured her memoir in 2 days and was moved by her story of struggle to ‘make it’ in the music business as well as her vulnerability she was willing to share with her audience. I’ve been rooting for her since we met at the Bluebird Cafe many years ago in a round with Tim Easton, and seeing her success in the industry over the years has warmed my heart.
Boosted into Stillness
…starting is hard. And once you do make it to the mat, the truth comes out. I’m not as flexible as I imagined. Damn I am out of shape. This floor is dirty. My dog is going to eat my face. I don’t breath deeply most of the time…
7 for #7
JOY. Finding it in simple things. It is a wonderful arrival to my mindscape. Sometimes I was too busy over the years to appreciate joy. Does that sound strange? I thought I was depressed. But I was just overbooked. When not overbooked, it can be easy to lose joy again because you are too busy wondering what your purpose is. Instead, forget about it. Appreciate the mundane. This is me, talking to me, but I have to say, it’s all worth the grand efforts in pausing.