I would really like to lay out every book I have every read and give a review, but by now that is mostly impossible. I can start from now on, so here we go. I’m going to try and post about every book I read from now on. I may even try to hit some of my favorites as I remember them.

I heard about John Meada on a blog I follow. I don’t remember exactly which one. I put it on my library hold list and it took a while to come available so I must be somewhat popular. There were some very profound ideas and I would recommend reading it. It sticks with the simplicity theme in length so you could storm through it quickly. On of the nice quotes I liked:

Emotional intelligence is now considered an important facet of leaders today, and the expression of emotion is no longer considered a weakness but a desirable human trait to which everyone can immediately relate.

In one section he details the idea of Omakase an idea that the sushi shef knows better than you do what you’ll enjoy. I’ve done this before at a restaurant I trust where there is some interaction with the chef. An interesting way to simplify.

The most profound part of the last half of the book [I read the first half a while back :( ] was that of the “power of undo”. He poses an interesting idea that I’ve expanded on a bit of gift recipients, ctrl+z, tattoo removal, quick diets. etc. Where does that lead us in society, in our relationships with others and in life as a whole? An interesting thought, when life is so easy to call a redo, in so many things, are we tempted to do the same when redo is not and option, or shouldn’t be. Are those lines blurring?

Good easy read! Fun and thought provoking.

“Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every brave suffering for the right, every surrender of self to something higher than self, every loyalty to an ideal; every unselfish devotion to principle, every helpfulness to humanity, every act of self-control, every fine courage of the soul, undefeated by pretense or policy, but by being, doing and living of good for the very good’s sake-that is spirituality.:”

“Spirituality, our true aim, is the consciousness of victory over self and of communion with the Infinite. Spirituality impels one to conquer difficulties and acquire more and more strength. To feel one’s faculties unfolding and truth expanding in the soul is one of life’s sublimest experiences.”

~President David O. McKay