I LOVE BOOKS!

I started collecting my personal library when I was a teenager in Riga, Latvia, where I was born and lived. In 1972, when I was twenty-five, our family moved to Israel. We packed all our belongings into wooden crates, specially built for such purposes. One of them was filled with books.

The border guards requested to open the crates to check if there was any contraband. Luckily, they started with the container of books. Turned out that the inspector also liked books. We both sat inside the crate, while he checked my books. I offered for him to take any books he liked as a gift. He did, and let the other crates go without opening.

When we moved to San Francisco in August 1980, some of my books followed, after I gifted many of them to my friends in Israel. And soon, as I could afford to buy, new books filled my bookshelves. In our house we have a room I call the “library”, because there are bookshelves filled with books – floor to ceiling. This is a room where I do my morning stretches. And every day my eyes are devouring them. I told myself that I would be able to read all of them when I retire. The problem is that this is not in my immediate plans.

Last week I got an idea. I am going to read one book every week. But my thoughts went further. From time to time, I will share with you some of my reflections after finishing reading. Currently I’m reading a book of poems by Marge Piercy “The Art of Blessing the Day”.

It was a gift from my younger daughter and her husband for Hanukkah. As you might know, I not only read poems, I also write them. My latest book, “42 Encounters with Illumination” has beautiful images of manifestation of light, which I illuminated with poems. You can order it on Amazon.

The three images of reading people you can see above were taken in different times in various places. Meanwhile, I am almost ready with my next incredible book called “Reflections. The Healing Images”, which is going to be available in February.

However, starting next Monday, I am going to post on Facebook every week one reflection together with one “Healing Image” from that book. If you are not yet among my Facebook friends, become one soon to be able to see my healing posts.

Stay Tuned! Care and Share!