Words of Comfort

The therapeutic benefits of getting lost in a book

Dear friend

How are you today?

Warning… weather rant incoming… did you hear/see the thunder storms last night?! I thought I must have be dreaming it was so loud. The rain was thrashing against the window, the wind howling down the chimney, I prayed I had another 6 hours of sleep ahead of me so I could hide under the duvet and pretend it was actually spring not flipping WINTER!

Is anyone else considering moving to sunnier climates? I hear Portugal has a beautiful climate at this time of year. Ooh come to think of it, Ease Retreats would be perfectly placed in a coastal village in the Algarve.

Ok, as the weather is out of my control, all I can do is control how I feel about it. So when it’s stormy outside, all I want to do is embrace the comfort of reading my book. Whether it’s in the middle of the day or just before an important meeting, I find solace in the pages of a book, knowing that within its embrace lies the key to regulating my mind and soothing my soul.

I wonder why I always o…