Rae Ritchie explores the power of reading and how it can help us to manage our emotions …
By this point in the calendar, most of us have given up on any resolutions that we were attempting, especially if it’s one of the perennial statements such as ‘Get fit’ or ‘Lose weight’.
I’m not an advocate of New Year resolutions, but in 2017, I decided I wanted to read more. In particular, I wanted to read more books (like most people, I already spend more than enough time reading my phone!).
A passion for reading
For once, I was successful. Over the twelve months, I read forty-four books, each recorded on a dedicated Pinterest board.
A dormant passion for the written word, long quashed by a misplaced belief that reading for work purposes somehow sufficed, was reignited. …
This article was first published by Mental Health Today. You can find the full article here.
Rae Ritchie: I blog mainly about history and women’s magazines, with more creeping in on contemporary magazines than I’d expected, and most definitely consider myself (and my writing) to be a feminist. @rae_ritchie_
