I thought of coming up with this new category and naming it Two Cents Worth Wednesday. I'll be posting random lines of inspiration from different books. For today, I choose Words That Matter: A Little Book of Life Lessons and this words of wisdom from American life coach, Martha Beck.
"People who are mastering something that fascinates them become fascinating to others. If you want to capture people's attention, put your own attention on something that has nothing to do with them; oil painting, cooking, wildlife rescue. The more you get lost in what you're doing, the more interesting you'll become."
A few days before I took my holiday break at work, I took time to drop by the Fully Booked branch near my office to browse the available books that they have. Visiting the place during my lunch break has been a wonderful routine for me for the past few months.
Their books are a bit expensive; but then, they've got lots of titles from different authors. I was busy checking out the large print versions of Nicholas Sparks' books when lo and behold, I found this familiar title book quietly ignored at one corner:
They have a copy of A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux! Imagine how my heart lept in giddy delight! I had the chance to read this novel about four years ago through my best friend Lord Apple and fell really in love with it -- from the plot, the characters and all. The whole story is really interesting for me; but I realized this title may no longer be available, given that this was written in the early 90s.
I had to let few more weeks pass and have it spent crossing fingers that it will still be in their shelves when I return. Just this afternoon, I finally bought this one in the fear that if I don't get to own this, someone else surely will! And I can't be let that happen. Now, I'm happier that I have one of my favorite novels at hand!
The challenge is, I still have another Nicholas Sparks novel waiting to be finished, so I'm afraid this book will have to be parked for a couple of weeks or so. But regardless, the point is I finally have IT!