Rereading

I hate borrowing books. I want to fold pages and take notes. I want to break the spine so it can lay flat, becoming easier to read. We jokingly call our home office the library. Besides the desk Hannah has set up, all there is for furniture are two book cases, stuffed full.

I like looking at them. Seeing what title captures my eye on any certain day. I’m trying to pick out the ones I enjoyed, or learned a lot from and even ones I didn’t particularly like the first time around. Dan John, legendary strength coach, who, I’ve brought up here many times, has this saying, which inspired me to focus on flipping through old books instead of ordering new ones.

"Make a difference. Live. Love. Laugh. Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude). Sleep soundly. Drink water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk. Wear your seatbelt. Don’t smoke. Floss. Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights. Reread good books. Say thank you.”

There it is, reread great books, right at the end of a list of things we should all be doing or striving to do. As I’m rereading, I’m focusing on seeing if I can learn something different this time around. Watching to see if my perspective has shifted or if I understand anything differently. I encourage you to do the same.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain