One way that I have found to fit in reading books that I want to read is to get them as audiobooks and listen to them while I drive or walk. My latest favorite book is Michael J. Fox's Always Looking Up: The Adventures of An Incurable Optimist. Listening to the book is like having Michael J. Fox himself personally describe his journey with Parkinson's Disease and his incredible outlook upon life. (Sidenote: I bought the audiobook for 67 cents on half.com (#stoptosave)--it was about $3 total with shipping.) Below is a quote that he opens the book with--it stood out to me when I was listening to the book and has made me pause several times this week to think about times in my own life when I have felt like something was taken from me, only to realize later that something even greater was actually given. It is moments like these that keep me looking up, just like Michael J. Fox.
"For everything this disease has taken, something with greater value has been given--sometimes just a marker that points me in a new direction that I might not otherwise have traveled. So, sure, it may be one step forward and two steps back, but after a time with Parkinson's, I've learned that what is important is making that one step count; always looking up." ~Michael J. Fox.
"For everything this disease has taken, something with greater value has been given--sometimes just a marker that points me in a new direction that I might not otherwise have traveled. So, sure, it may be one step forward and two steps back, but after a time with Parkinson's, I've learned that what is important is making that one step count; always looking up." ~Michael J. Fox.
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