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Now Over 20,000 Words

 Little by little, bit by bit, my book is taking shape. I am at 55 pages and over 20,000 words. I get up most mornings at 4am to work on it in order to get some quiet time to be alone with my thoughts and keyboard.

With over 5,000 poems written, I am amazed at the fact I can come up with new ones for the book. The one I am using at the end of this post is a rewrite of one I wrote back in 2020. 

Look in a Good Book

 

Many of the poems I have written have been based on things I have read in books. My choice of literature happens to be some of the motivational classics. I have written poems based on See You at the Top, Think and Grow Rich, How to Win Friends and Influence People, among others.

I caught Dan Miller’s eye when I wrote 48 poems based on his book 48 Days to the Work You Love. I also read books without rhyming my way through them. I have also been told by an assistant of Gay Hendricks after I sent them poems based on his book The Big Leap, that this is one of the best ways to study books.

Reading is a good way to get away from the world without leaving your home. When you have a book in your hand, you don’t have to worry about your internet going out. Your rewind button is going back one page. Your pause button is a bookmark. And one of my favorite bookstores, the Goodwill, gets fresh (to me) stock all the time.

Many people my age begin to worry about their mind and memory becoming weak. If you get a book and start reading, you can exercise your mind. You can also create stories to tell based on the land you visit in these books.

Whether you read to learn history, go to a faraway land or back in time, or continue self-development, a good book is worth the time and money invested.

Libraries still exist and my town is building a new one. Check the library in your town out. Get a card if you don’t already have one. Make sure that you are not far from a good book.

 

I hope time to you will be kind

You can use it to stretch your mind

Taking a look

Inside a good book

There are new worlds you’re going to find

 

Read a good book and recommend it to those close to you.

 


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