I am a voracious reader and every week I come across either a book, online piece or website I want to share with others. I’ve decided to curate these gems and highlight them on Friday. I hope you find these faves as insightful as I do.
- “It’s Nice to See You” on Medium by UsernameCaissieIsNotAvailable offers a powerful perspective on our bodies, what we think of them and the elusive concept of perfection. Here is a brief excerpt, but the entire article is worth your time. “You can do what you want. You knew that. But I’m gonna stop wishing that I didn’t have dimples on the backs of my hands or that my ankles were more flattered by strappy shoes. I’m gonna stop telling people that they look great and start telling them what I really mean, that’s it’s nice to see them. And I see you. And I like you so much just how you are right now, and not a year or five years from now when you may or may not be smaller.”
- My Marriage Didn’t End When I Became a Widow by Lucy Kalanithi is an essay which will linger in your mind days after you read it. It details her grieving process after losing her husband, Paul, a neurosurgeon who passed away from cancer at age 36.
- What happens when a friend you couldn’t live without stops having a relationship with you? Read Dani Shapiro’s The Friend Who Got Away to learn lessons on friendship, loss, time and regret.
- Take a few minutes and watch Adele’s awesome carpool karaoke with James Corden. I love her versatility and charm.
What were some of your favorite reads this week?
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too.
Thank you for all of these picks, Rudri. They were all thought provoking, and I genuinely enjoyed the karaoke… I needed that smile!
That Adele and James Corden bit is so uplifting and lovely! Have a good weekend, Dakota.
I LOVED that Adele clip and have watched it numerous times over the past few days. They had great chemistry.
Completely agree! It’s so much fun to see her range.
Thanks for these, Rudri!
My pleasure, Luanne!
Oh! Thank you for this reminder that I need to watch that Adele clip. Love your faves, as always.
Thanks, Kristen. That Adele clip is addicting!
I have definitely been dormant for a while because your site has been updated and it looks GREAT!!! I will definitely check out some of these links, since I’ve been out of touch for a while. 🙂 Have a great one Rudri!! -Iva
Welcome back, Iva. Glad to see your name pop up in my space. Thanks for the kind words on my site redesign. Have a good day!
Funny, because I JUST read “My Marriage Didn’t End When I Became a Widow” about five minutes ago. And I finally saw the Adele video too. I love it.
I keep checking out the Adele video as a pick-me-up. So wonderfully funny and charming.