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Books on Minimalism

These books will change the way you think about decluttering and show you the treasures that lie in the space you clear up after letting go of things - space both in our physical surroundings and within our inner-world! Transformative and powerful!

 
 

Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki

Read it twice and helped me with more than just getting rid of things. It helped me find out what’s truly important in my life.

the life-changing magic of Tidying Up
by Marie Kondo

Famous for the question, “Does this spark joy”, this book helped me learn how to care for the things that I do have, especially how to make room for every item.

 
 

Books on Meditation

Even if you are a beginner, these books will help jumpstart your entry into building a meditation practice. Meditation may seem hard but when one gets to learn about it from the masters such as these below, you see it in a whole new light and meditation then becomes more accessible for every day people like us - not just something for the master meditators.

 
 

Mindfulness, Bluss, And Beyond
by Ajahn Brahm

This really is a handbook on the different deep stages of meditation written experientially based on Ajahn Brahm’s own practice which is accessible to the every day reader like myself.

the Miracle of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat HanH

An extraordinary little book that shows you why and how to easily meditate.

 
 

Books That Made A Personal Impact

These are the books that helped me on my journey out of depression into a happier, healthy life. One never knows which book will ignite that transformational spark within oneself, so reading a lot of positive, uplifting books has been really important for my joy, well-being and happiness.

 
 

First Things First
by Steven R. COvey

I credit this book to helping me get out of my downward spiral of depressing thoughts and getting clear on focusing on my zone of influence. I write a bit about that journey in this blog post.