But something lately has been calling me to write. I am definitely on a quest of some sort, but I haven't quite determined what it is. Cue the Red Rider music...
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine sent me a link from the website Buzzfeed. 32 Books That Will Actually Change Your Life. I was pretty happy that I had read 9 or so of them-and then I thought that perhaps I should read the rest. So I have made the decision to read the remaining books on the list by the end of 2014. I looked them all up on Amazon and created a wish list for myself-here is a link to it...Pen's book list. I will say that I added one book that was not originally on the list-I mentioned my plan to one of my friends and he mentioned a book that he felt I should read, so I added it on. Why not, right?
As a side note, the 9 that I had read off of the list didn't change my life in any way, really. I certainly liked them, but at the risk of ruining any credibility I might have with anyone, the only book in recent years that has changed my life in any way was Eat, Pray, Love. That book made me think more about how I was living my own life in such a profound way-I keep a copy close by and reread it on occasion.
Anyway, where to start? Well, as luck would have it, one of the books on the list was one I had already purchased along the way, because I felt it was something I was supposed to read. Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance-An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig. Ironically, I am teaching a class this semester on Professional and Ethical Standards and we talk a lot about where a person's value system comes from. Perhaps this will relate to my class. Perhaps I can end up using it instead of a textbook next semester!
So here it goes. I am not sure if I will write as I go along, or when I finish. I guess I will figure that out as I go along.
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