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Throughout my life, I have learned to be open to inspiration, insight and hope from a variety of resources and artistic mediums. It is my hope that you find inspiration, strength and hope along your journey.
Each section notes a variety of subjects that include humor, grief (letting go), gratitude, humility, and courage (overcoming fear). But most importantly, they provided an insight or perspective that I had not previously been aware of.
One of my basic tenets of life (all things being equal), is that if I traveled your journey, walked a mile in your shoes, or experienced your environment, I would be in the exact place you are at this moment. It has taught me compassion, understanding and gratitude. I feel enlightened when I understand that the only thing that separates me from another, is our experiences.
Each of these items are recommended because on some level, they changed me, my perspective, my beliefs and values., and ultimately, my spirituality. In short, they moved me, and inspired me to become my best self. It is my wish that you find things that inspire you. Fill your mind with new experiences that mold and shape you.
Lastly, since we exist in our minds, make sure it's a great place to be. These recommendations were my fuel, my energy to create a great place to live.
A Prayer For Owen Meany, Cider House Rules @John Irving
Normal People @Sally Rooney
The Water is Wide; The Prince of Tides,; The Lords of Discipline,; The Great Santini @Pat Conroy
Of Mice & Men; The Grapes of Wrath; Cannery Row @John Steinbeck
Less @Andrew Sean Greer
For Whom The Bells Tolls; The Old Man & The Sea @Ernest Hemingway
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A Prayer For Owen Meany, Cider House Rules @John Irving
Normal People @Sally Rooney
The Water is Wide; The Prince of Tides,; The Lords of Discipline,; The Great Santini @Pat Conroy
Of Mice & Men; The Grapes of Wrath; Cannery Row @John Steinbeck
Less @Andrew Sean Greer
For Whom The Bells Tolls; The Old Man & The Sea @Ernest Hemingway
The Secret Life of Bees @Sue Monk Kidd
To Kill A Mockingbird @Harper Lee
The Goldfinch @Donna Tartt
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Jane Eyre @Charlotte Bronte
The Importance of Being Earnest. Salome, An Ideal Husband @Oscar Wilde
On The Road; Big Sur, Dharma Bums @Jack Kerouac
Flowers For Algernon @Daniel Keyes
One Hundred Years of Solitude @Gabriel García Márquez
Beloved @Toni Morrison
Crime & Punishment @Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pride & Prejudice @Jane Ausen
The Enormous Room @e. e. cummings
Crime & Punishment @Fyodor Dostoevsky
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret @Judy Blume
Naked Lunch @William S. Burroughs
A Brief History of Time: @Stephen Hawking
The Diary Of a Young Girl @Anne Frank Dreams from My Father @Barack Obama
The Feminine Mystique @Betty Friedan
A Grief Observed @CS Lewis
Life on the Mississippi @Mark Twain
The Cure @John Lynch, Bruce McNicol
How To Be Your Own Best Friend @Mildred Newman
Becoming @Michelle Obama
Unbroken @Laura Hillenbrand
You Can Heal Your Life @Louise Hay
The Untethered Soul @Michael A. Singer
Make Your Bed @Admiral William H. McRaven
You Are a Badass @Jen Sincero
Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood @ Trevor Noah
The Cure @John Lynch, Bruce McNicol
How To Be Your Own Best Friend @Mildred Newman
Becoming @Michelle Obama
Unbroken @Laura Hillenbrand
You Can Heal Your Life @Louise Hay
The Untethered Soul @Michael A. Singer
Make Your Bed @Admiral William H. McRaven
You Are a Badass @Jen Sincero
Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood @ Trevor Noah
The Road Less Traveled @M Scott Peck
Pearls of Wisdom @Barbara Bush
Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America @Elizabeth Wurtzel
Codependent No More; The Language of Letting Go @Melody Beattie
Unfu*k Yourself @Gary John Bishop
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings @Maya Angelou
Life Will Be the Death Of Me @Chelsea Handler
A Brief History of Time @Stephen Hawking
Never Cry Wolf @Farley Mowat
Bossypants @Tina Fey
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test @Tom Wolfe
Man's Search For Meaning @Viktor E. Frankl
To Kill a Mockingbird @Harper Lee
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe @C.S. Lewis
The Great Gatsby @F. Scott Fitzgerald
One Hundred Years of Solitude @Gabriel García Márquez
The Color Purple @Alice Walker
Groundhog Day (1993) @Harold Ramis
Don Quixote @Miguel de Cervantes
CINEMA
The Mission (1986) @Roland Joffé
Shine (1996) @Scott Hicks
Seabiscuit (2003) @Gary Ross
My Octopus Teacher (2020) @ Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
Pride & Prejudice (2005) @Joe Wright
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) @Craig Brewer
Into The Wild (2007) @Sean Penn
The Painted Veil @John Curran
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) @David O. Russell
Juno (2007)
CINEMA
The Mission (1986) @Roland Joffé
Shine (1996) @Scott Hicks
Seabiscuit (2003) @Gary Ross
My Octopus Teacher (2020) @ Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
Pride & Prejudice (2005) @Joe Wright
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) @Craig Brewer
Into The Wild (2007) @Sean Penn
The Painted Veil @John Curran
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) @David O. Russell
Juno (2007) @Jason Reitman
Bombshell (2019) @Jay Roach
Girl, Interrupted (1999) @James Mangold
Ford v Ferrari (2019) @James Mangold
The Joy Luck Club (1993) @Wayne Wang
Fight Club (1999) @David Fincher
12 Years a Slave (2013) @Steve McQueen
Elf (2003) @Jon Favreau
A Beautiful Mind (2001) @Ron Howard
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) @Marielle Heller
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) @Fannie Flagg
Wild (2014) @Jean-Marc Vallée
Swingers (1986) @Doug Limon
American Sniper (2014) @Clint Eastwood
Molly's Game (2017) @Aaron Sorkin
Straight Outta Comption (2015) @F. Gary Gray
One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest @ Milos Forman
Waiting for Guffman (1996) @Christopher Guest
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) @ Mike Figgis
The Imitation Game (2014) @Morten Tyldum
Bridesmaids (2011) @ Paul Feig
Princess Bride (1987) @ Rob Reiner
Out of Africa (1985) @Sydney Pollack
Pulp Fiction (1994) @Quentin Tarantino
Awakenings (2015) @Penny Marshall
Platoon (1986) @Oliver Stone
Glory (1989) @Edward Zwick
Argo (2012) @Ben Affleck
Dallas Buyers Club (2012) @Jean-Marc Vallée
The Fighter (2010) @David O. Russell
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) @Gabriele Muccino
Lion (2016) @Garth Davis
Se7en (1995) @David Fincher
Schindler's List @Steven Spielberg
Darkest Hour (2017) @Joe Wright
The King's Speech (2016) @Tom Hooper
The Social Dilemma (2020) @Jeff Orlowski
Rudy (1993) @David Anspaugh
The Banker (2020) @George Nolfi
Joy (2015) @David O. Russell
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) @Mike Nichols
Invictus (2009) @Clint Eastwood
Eat Pray Love (2010) @Ryan Murphy
The Young Victoria (2009) @Jean-Marc Vallée
TV/EPISODES
Conversations with Neale @Prime
Scrubs @Hulu (NBC)
The Sopranos (1999-2007)
Veep (2012-19) @HBO
ER (1994-05) @Hulu (NBC)
Parks & Rec @Netflix (NBC)
The Story of God, Morgan Freeman (2016-) @Netflix
Orange Is the New Black (2013-19) @Netflix
Arrested Development (2003-19)
Insecure (2016-) @HBO
The Office (US) (2005-13) @Netflix (NBC)
Six Feet Under (2001-05) @Hulu (HBO)
Seinfeld (1989-98) @Hulu (NBC)
Chicago Hope (1994-00) @Netflix (CBS)
Girls (2012-17) @HBO
Fleabag (2016-19) @HBO
Motivation
Calm
Fabulous
Inspirations
Jour
Aloe Bud
Ten Percent
Present
Balance
Meditation Studio
Shine
Sanity & Self
Mesmerize
Waking Up
Lumosity Mind
Glorify
Reflectly
MUSIC - I found music was a wonderful source for expressing difficult feelings, grieving, and letting go. But most importantly, music allowed me to move into a peaceful and gratifying place. Through listening to music, I was able to express feelings, feel them and let them go. Music was a source of healing; I made custom playlists with di
MUSIC - I found music was a wonderful source for expressing difficult feelings, grieving, and letting go. But most importantly, music allowed me to move into a peaceful and gratifying place. Through listening to music, I was able to express feelings, feel them and let them go. Music was a source of healing; I made custom playlists with different themes or feelings and would listen to them often. This list is provided in hopes that you find your path to healing.
Calm, contemplative: Classical For Studying (Pandora, Spotify, IHeart Radio)
Uplifting: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Acapella Folk (Amazon Music), Coffee Shop Classics (Amazon Music), Classical Focus (Amazon Music), Everything by Norah Jones
Strength: Dig Down (Muse), Rise Above This (Seether), Roar (Katy Perry), Mysterious Ways (U2), Apologize (Grandson), Roll With the Changes (REO Speedwagon), In My Blood (Shawn Mendes), Hey Look Ma (Panic! At the Disco), Girl On Fire (Alicia Keys)
Motivation: Kiss This (The Struts), Beautiful People (Ed Sheeran), I Love Me (Demi Lovato), Motivation (Normani), Cut the Cord (Shinedown). Nice For What (Drake), Live Your Life (T.I, Rihanna)
Positivity: Everything by Lenny Kravitz (my favorites, Let Love Rule, Fly Away)
Girl On Fire (Alicia Keys), Hey Look Ma (Panic! At the Disco), Lovely Day (Bill Withers), You Need to Calm Down (Taylor Swift), Cool (Jonas Bros.), Freedom! '90 (George Michael), Walking On Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves), Ooh La La (Faces), These Days (Jackson Browne).
Invictus @William Ernest Henley
The Prophet @Kahlil Gibran
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions @John Dunne (No Man is an Island)
Sonnets from the Portuguese @Elizabeth Barret Browning (How do I Love Thee)
Love: The Collective Poems @e.e. cummings (Lullaby)
The Collected Poems @Robert Frost (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Ta
Invictus @William Ernest Henley
The Prophet @Kahlil Gibran
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions @John Dunne (No Man is an Island)
Sonnets from the Portuguese @Elizabeth Barret Browning (How do I Love Thee)
Love: The Collective Poems @e.e. cummings (Lullaby)
The Collected Poems @Robert Frost (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken)
September 1, 1939 @W.H. Auden
Divan-I Kebir @Rumi