Books to Blow Your Mind

The truth is I have a problem. I am completely and utterly addicted. I cannot give up.

Books - they make my heart leap and my head spin. I could sit for hours and hours in bookshops paging through one diamond after the next. 'Diamonds are a girl's best friend' - PLUGH I say to that! There is no gemstone that could replace my shelves of books and the feeling I get from finishing something that shifts my consciousness ever so slightly.

Buying new books - now that is enough to make my brain explode! Before I can even walk out of Exclusive Books, I have the first page open and am trying to stuff as many lyrical sentences down my throat as possible. In the car, the book sits eagerly on my lap and at every red robot, my hands cannot move fast enough to pick up my little love and gobble down some more facts and fiction.

Bed is just a whole different world when I have a new book. It is no longer the place I go to sleep, but rather my own mystical haven of enchantment and wonder. I spend hours on it: late at night, just before lunch, just after lunch and my favourite time to read - first thing in the morning before the sun smiles and the birds laugh. Me and my book - spooning has never felt so magnificent!

Today I hope to inspire more of you to join me in my world of splendour by listing a few that have made feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

WARNING: To those of you who don't know me - I am a self-confessed self-helpaholic, so most of these are 'those' type of reads:

• The Journey - Brandon Bays
• The Power of Inner Peace - Diana Cooper
• The Game of Life and How to Play It - Florence Scovell Shinn
• The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
• The Book of Secrets - Deepak Chopra
• Steering by Starlight - Martha Beck
• 29 Gifts - Cami Walker
• Wired for Joy - Laurel Mellin
• Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
• Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
• The 4 Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
• The Emotional Healing Strategy - Geal Lindenfeld
• Natural Highs - Patrick Holford
• Women Who Love Too Much - Robin Norwood
• In the Meantime - Iyanla Vanzant
• Bounce - Gill Hasson and Sue Hadfield
• Opening Your Heart - Anne Jones
• Healing Negative Energies - Anne Jones
• Making a Difference by Being Yourself - Gregory Huscczo
• Count Your Blessings - John Demartini
• The Power of Intention - Wayne Dyer

To all my lovely friends and family who have heard me quote from one or more of these treasures before - thank you for being so patient. I am working on my very own at the moment, so hopefully all my talking will be put to good use when I get published one day :-) I hope one of these tickles your fancy in the meantime!