February Ho‘ohana: A love affair with books

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[Doug Murata]

Rosa - great topic for the month of February. You have hit upon a great pastime of mine...reading books. I will admit, my reading list is comprised mainly of business books, however, I agree wholeheartedly with your comments. I will be back to post more comments.

[Winnetta Byford]

Rosa,

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I recently started a blog after reading Todd and Terry Storch. Todd's blog led me to you and your topic today touched my very soul. I had no idea what I was going to write about in my blog. I tried to go one direction and couldn't come up with more than a paragraph. But after reading this today, I went to my blog and linked to this one. Now I know what is meant to write about your passion. I was near tears several times as I was writing and even commenting here is emotional for me. THANK YOU!!! You have brought out the writer in me!

Winnetta

[Rosa]

Aloha e Doug, always good to have you stop by! I knew you'd be a reader, and we'll look forward to your sharing more with us this month.

Aloha e Winetta, sincerely, you have made my day. Talking Story is a business blog for me, however I also try to write in a way that will touch people somewhat, and when I succeed it is the most satisfying thing in the world: you have given me a precious gift today with your comment.

I read the post you did on your own blog, and it certainly does seem that we are kindred spirits when it comes to our love affair with books! Your writing is very engaging, and I have subscribed to your blog via Bloglines, for I will keep visiting you.

Mahalo nui for the link you've placed on Winnetta's World for Talking Story, for I very deeply do appreciate your faith in me to keep writing well for those you send to me. Malama, and a hui hou.
---Rosa

Aloha e Ho'ohana Community, you can read Winetta's post by taking this link: do visit her, and share your aloha.
http://www.winnettasworld.com/index.php?p=9

[mitz]

Hi Rosa ~ You've brought back happy memories of when I use to go to the bookstore with my daughter. To pick out a book with her was always a good time. We'd look through several selections and pick just the right one. She had a bunch of "favorites" that we read over and over. I always bought hardcover... I felt a book worth buying was something worth keeping for a long time. And, I dream of reading them to her kids someday. I unfortunately have not done the same for my son... but he still enjoys a good bedtime story, so guess what we're doing this weekend. Thank you... looking forward to the rest of the month.

[Beth Robinson]

Rosa, you are a master of synchronicity. Reading your garage sale story of a new (to me) way in which books can be shared, I had to add another story. Last Sunday afternoon my husband and I attended a memorial service for a very dear friend. Some 250 people lined up to pay tribute to Nancy, speaking their stories for more than two hours, story after story about her courage and her love. One of the many strokes of brilliance on the part of the organizers of this unforgettable service was to have, at the back of the room, a table overflowing with the books from Nancy's personal library under a sign instructing everyone to help themself. Going to that table after hearing the shape of her life's journey was so much fun...it was truly as though each book held a little piece of it, and I could choose which pieces to take home to hold and remember. And that spirit of generosity and wisdom shared epitomized Nancy's life.
Much aloha,
Beth

[Rosa]

Aloha mai kakou Mitz and Beth,
There is this abundance effect that books seem to have, isn’t there.

They themselves have this ability to create new experiences, and the stories they contain within their pages may have ended with a final written chapter, but only within their covers, not outside them.

My mahalo to you both for your sharing here today - after all, stories are meant to be told! Mitz, I know you will have a great weekend with your son. And Beth, I think you've helped a truly insightful idea spread so it can be duplicated. When my own time comes, I can think of no better way for my own books to be shared.
A hui hou, Rosa

[Dave]

On March 28, 2002 Rosa, I bought a Ted Geisel book. I read it, marked in it, wished in it and then propped it up behind my computer...where it still sits today.

I just wrote down Customer Culture in my hand Moleskine of books to get....this is how my own collection grows.

This is going to be a fun month in blogsville! I introduced an author at my blog today who is just as passionate about books as we are and with him, as you Rosa, his passionate reading reflects back in his clean and meaningful prose.