growing up i lived with my head in books. when i wasnt at band camp. what a cool kid i was (nt). reading was my escape. i remember always having a dictionary with me and every word i didnt understand i would look up, read over and over then go back and read that section again with my new understanding. i loved words. i loved the way they made me feel. that i could go.. away..in my head, when my body was so often trapped where i was.
i still love words. and my love of reading has grown to a love of writing and through that connecting with others. we all have our ways of communicating. art, song, dance...i take photos to capture feelings in a moment that i believe to be universal.
and to connect i look to words.
i dont think ive ever read a book that has changed my views on something. however, i do think that as a result of reading alot through my life i have been moulded in some ways but that the changes would be imperceptible at that last page.
if i was to say anything about reading it would be that reading lots and lots of sci fi has always made me think and look at bigger more diverse options about what humans are capable of and what is potentially "out there". sci fi has always made me feel excited that perhaps there is so much more than what is happening in my world at this moment ie work, bills, sleep repeat...
ive done my time in the self help section, the cooking section and the exercise books. i have read history, politics, romance and thrillers..im grateful that i have always found solace in reading...
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