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By now it should come as no surprise to you that I love a good self-help book. But I do not  like to categorize it as self-help, but more like a reminder to take care of what is going on inside your mind. I like my reminder books to talk about anywhere from spirituality to positivity to total girl boss moves. The recharge, the strive it gives me to change the way I think and look at life events. I have talked in the past about certain books that changed my life– Zen and The Art of Happiness, The Secret, and anything by Gabrielle Bernstein. So today I wanted to share with you three more books that I have stumbled upon recently that will change the way you think.

In this hilarious and insightful novel by Shonda Rhimes (creator of every show you love on Thursday nights), The Year of Yes talks about how she decided to change her life. It started with a simple challenge, a year of saying yes to her health and to whatever invitation came her way. She had to face her fears and her personal issues she has been neglecting. When I first read this book it really resonated with me as I too was someone who was blocked off from saying yes–whether is was a date, a job, or a change. Even though I wanted all three, I was still blocked. So I have decided to live my life as a YES! I even made it my new year’s resolution. What I find most compelling was that it is relatable. She isn’t a spiritual or self help guru that is sugar coding the law of attraction. She is a regular person (well with hit TV shows and a net worth of millions of dollars) that is struggling with real life situations. And her year of yes was not the easiest either, but she pushed through it.

I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed reading this book. I knew of Dan Harris but, to be honest, have never seen him on TV. I also thought “what the heck does Dan Harris know about meditation and mindfulness?”. Well it turns out not a whole lot, but 10% Happier is about his journey as to why and how he stumbled upon meditation from years as a news correspondent and his quest to find answers to how and why meditation works. He talks to different meditation teachers and debunks myths and guru’s who only care about money and never truly give you an answer. I really enjoyed his writing and his thorough research behind the spiritual and science of meditation. As someone who is trying to calm her mind, this was a very helpful kick starter into meditation–even if you do not want to become some Buddhist loving, rug chanting follower this book is still a must read as to why we should take care of our minds.

I was recently given this book and am only in the beginning of it. But with that being said I am enjoying the in your face, hilarious approach Jen Sincero has in You are a Badass to changing the way you look at yourself. She talks about how we personally treat ourselves–the self-doubt, criticism, self loathing voice we have. Instead of saying “I am not good enough” start saying ” I am good enough” for this job or partner or lifestyle. I can’t wait to dive a little further into this book to get a better understanding of Sincero’s approach to our daily thoughts.

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