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[lizzybennet]

I just cannot concentrate on work today. I'm sooo glad I have a three day weekend. I'd really hoped to go visit Chris and the boys for the 4th, but tickets are just too expensive. Hopefully I can stay busy enough that I won't have time to miss them. Sometimes it hits me at such an unexpected time that I have a hard time keeping my composure. But, for the most part, I am doing ok if I don't dwell on it.

I've been reading a lot of wonderful books lately, but they've been tragedies. The writing might be amazing, but if everyone dies in the end, it still leaves me feeling a bit melancholy. I need something uplifting. Any suggestions?

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[mortuus.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest reading the Book of Mormon, but since you don't want everyone to die at the end... ;-)

Have you read Three Cups of Tea? Nonfiction, and very feel-good.

[mysteena.livejournal.com]

I haven't read it yet but I've heard it was good. Thanks for reminding me, I'll pick it up next week.

[themenow.livejournal.com]

What's Three Cups of Tea? I could use some good reading right now.

[mortuus.livejournal.com]

It's about this guy who is climbing K2 in Pakistan, but doesn't make it. One the way down the mountain, he gets separated from his group. Very weak, he stumbles into a random little village, and they nurse him back to health. He wants to repay their kindness, sees that they need a school, so promises to come back and build them a school. The book then tells how he managed to get that school build and then kept building schools. When the book ends, there's 50-something schools, and I think the organization he formed now has built 80-something schools.

The book is interesting, how he figures out how to work with the completely different culture to accomplish what needs to be accomplished. I love the book. It reminds me of the amount of good one person can do.

[themenow.livejournal.com]

Wow, that does sound good!