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How to move a rock! Part 2

The second book that changed my life is :

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Marry

My wife and I read through this book and workbooks on our own while in college. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Again it is quite a simple read, and has a decidedly Christian slant in the last chapter. My wife and I both wanted to connect and create a solid foundation going into our marriage, and this is a way that we could agree on. This book facilitated some very interesting conversations, and caused us to learn a lot about each other even though we had been dating for years. It helped shape our expectations heading into marriage, and deepened our relationship. Putting in some extra effort up front has paid amazing dividends. My marriage and family continue to be a wellspring of life and joy that compliments my goals in life.

This book made the list, because it was the first time that I not only desired to grow, but also took the initiative to find information to aid my growth. I was learning humility. It was a good lesson to realize that even if you can do tasks on your own, it may not be the most effective way. Many people much smarter then me have spent their lives researching their areas of expertise, and I should leverage their work. Reinventing the wheel and retracing their steps is not a valuable use of time. This doesn’t preclude challenging popular opinion and creating your own ideas.

Here is the link to the eBook version at Google.

-HappyRock

How to move a rock! Part 1

I am having trouble finding the right way kick off the blog, so I decided to skip the long introduction and just jump right in.

I am planning a multi-part series on the books that changed my life. The books will be posted in chronological order according to when I read them.

First in my teen years….

Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy Gift Set and The Hobbit

I read these books as a teen, and fell in love with the worlds the authors created. The Hobbit is by far the best Tolkien book I have read, and pure fantastic fun. With the Lord of The Rings movie releases a few years back, I don’t think much needs to be said. I you haven’t read The Hobbit, but liked the LOTR, read it!

The Chronicles Trilogy is a classic fantasy epic with fun characters, great story, and an addictive flow. A flat out a joy to read. Anything with 5 stars after 249 reviews on Amazon, must be good right!!! Well…maybe not, but you get the point.

The impact of these books came not from the fantasy and the imaginative worlds, but rather the impact on my joy of reading. It was the first time that I remember reading something I enjoyed. It set foundation for developing my strong love of reading. Fantasy and science fiction continue to be a large part of my fiction selections.

-ReminicsingRock

The Happy Rock begins…

A blog about efficiently managing your finances, productivity, and faith. Let’s shed those shackles that keep us from claiming the life we always envisioned.  The goal is to have an outlet for the ideas about growth that I am wrestling with an my life.  Hopefully you can learn from me, and I can learn from you.  The desire is for this to be an open forum where every respects and values everyone involved.

-HappyRock