Mum's Favorites Reads

Although my mum isn’t a vivacious reader, she always carries 2 books with her, either in her car or her handbag. This is to kill time while she is caught in traffic jams or waiting for my dismisal. You must be curious what kind of books she reads/do?

1. When do the good things start by Abrahim J Twerski,Rabbi,M.D.
2. Her all time favourite-Advanced Sudoku.

She told me ‘The snoopy therapy book’ –When do the Good Things start-used the poignant insights of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, to outlines a practical program for coping with life’s problems by overcoming low self –esteem, building confidence, and getting rid of guilt. Mum told me this book helps her to overcome the grief over the loss of her beloved father aka my beloved grandfather. She told me that the therapeutic words are simple and easily digested. She learnt that if we wish to have the good things in our life, then we should focus on the things we want and NOT on the things we do not want. Our thoughts throughout the day have been on stressful situations and negative emotions at work and at home. It is little wonder that many of us don’t seem to move ahead and the stressful situations and negative emotions continue to engulf us. It comes down to this-what we focus on expands! When was the last time we had time-out to reflect and contemplate on our future and how we want our future to turn out to be? So mum’s philosophy about life :

Think rich and you will be rich. You will find an abundance of happiness, love and wealth in your life!

Another book she cant leave without is Advanced Sudoku! Mum, without fail, will do her Sudoku before she sleeps. It seems like it is her ‘daily bread’. Be it, successfully attempt or with mistakes, she will close the book after an exercise and move on the next day.

That is my mum!