there's this blog that i really like going to for the sole reason that the writer has such great insights. she writes from the heart and she endorses only those which she herself has tried or experienced.
as i was going through her page one day, i saw her list of must read books for 2009. they were so interesting that i looked back at her archives, opened her must read books for 2008 and started jotting down all those that i found inspiring as well. to date, i have purchased the followings books for myself:
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the last of which, i have yet to finish BUT i must admit, has already helped me slowly build and improve myself as a person and as a part of other people's lives.
love and respect. simple words yet they mean so much - these words when perfected can lead to bliss, peace and the knowledge that no matter what happens, the commitment to be with another will prevail. of course, it's not a guarantee of serenity nor a sword cast in stone that everything will work out until the very end but it is an assurance to both / all parties involved that their relationship is not a fleeting thing. it's a friendship. it's a relationship that's valuable and worth fighting for.
