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The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig
I’m not usually one for nightstand pick-me-up books but I loved this one.
Most of them feel like they are written to capture more followers & sell more books. Nothing wrong with that, generally. But when it’s a book regarding mental health it feels a little two faced.
I think I loved this because it felt authentic: words a writer wrote to himself to provide a buoy when needed.
Three most impactful thoughts from the book (summarized much less powerfully):
We never question a newborn’s inherent worth. Why do we question our own?
If we saw the moon for the first time after a lifetime of cloud covered nights, we’d be overcome with awe. The regularity of awe-inspiring moments in life make them less impactful. But they are still there, if you take a moment to notice them. That awe will remind you are loved; you are valuable.
There’s hope in the darkest times. Hope that because it hasn’t always been this dark, it won’t always be this dark.
Most of them feel like they are written to capture more followers & sell more books. Nothing wrong with that, generally. But when it’s a book regarding mental health it feels a little two faced.
I think I loved this because it felt authentic: words a writer wrote to himself to provide a buoy when needed.
Three most impactful thoughts from the book (summarized much less powerfully):
We never question a newborn’s inherent worth. Why do we question our own?
If we saw the moon for the first time after a lifetime of cloud covered nights, we’d be overcome with awe. The regularity of awe-inspiring moments in life make them less impactful. But they are still there, if you take a moment to notice them. That awe will remind you are loved; you are valuable.
There’s hope in the darkest times. Hope that because it hasn’t always been this dark, it won’t always be this dark.