The Rhythm of Life

A few years ago, I was given a copy of Matthew Kelly's book, The Rhythm of Life.

Now, anyone who knows me at all, knows I read like a cheetah chasing an antelope - quickly! (The seventh Harry Potter book was devoured in a matter of hours. Hours!! I hear that being able to read quickly is a sign of genius - JFK supposedly won speed-reading competitions. I take this a fortuitous sign...)

This book took me two years to get through. Why?

Because it is life changing. Kelly says in the book that if you ask anyone to think back to a majorly significant time in their lives, chances are they'll remember what they're reading. I've got a feeling that this book will be something I remember when I look back over the past two years. Not only is it brilliantly written, poignant,  and full of intriguing anecdotes (the one about Billy Joel had me in tears), but it is heavy, thought-provoking prose.

"What can I do today to become the best version of myself?"
This is the mantra of the Rhythm of Life, and it's a question you'll never stop asking yourself once you finish this book. Kelly offers advice, steps, plans on finding your Rhythm, all in pursuit of this mantra. Some you may do already, some you may disregard, but all are worth considering.

In any case, that brings me to the reason for this blog. I've been saying for years that I'll start a blog (usually in response to my dad's nagging me to be a writer instead of a costumer.) I've never done it. Somehow I'm always worried that it will turn out like this:

(but would it really be that bad if NPH showed up to sing all my entries?)

The Rhythm of Life encourages us to not put off what we can do today, because how can we know if we will fail or succeed if we don't even try? Here goes nothing!