Two Books You Can Read During Rainy Days
Nothing beats the soothing ambiance of rain, a steaming cup of coffee, and a captivating book that elevates the ultimate relaxation experience. The crispness of every raindrop goes well with a piece of reading that eases your mind.
And reading can be an effective tool to help people manage their gloomy emotions caused by rainy days. It provides guidance to prevent a person from dwelling too much on it. Moreover, these self-help books serve as a valuable distraction from overthinking, and here are my recommended reads to help you avoid feeling down!
Two Books You Can Read During Rainy Days
As mentioned above, reading self-help books is a therapeutic way to avoid feeling down. And I saw some excerpts of these books and thought it felt so validating for someone struggling in life.
- The Strength In Our Scars
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‘The Strength In Our Scars‘ by Bianca Sparacino focuses on heartbreak. So if you’re going through a breakup or a sudden separation, the words in this book feel like an embrace. It is like comfort from a writer you don’t know — helping you to strength despite the hurt.
This book validates the love that you’ve given, telling you that what you’ve given is something powerful. Furthermore, it teaches you to shift the focus on yourself and be brave enough to heal yourself. Because the moment you close your heart to the world, you’re making yourself unavailable to those who deserve your love.
This book also offers some things you can do to move on with life. And it also tells you that you’re never alone in devastation. This book tells you the importance of letting all sorts of support in your life–that you never have to isolate.
“Yes, your healing is your own. It is your battlefield, your war, but you do not have to fight it alone. See, it is not you against the world—it never has been. The people in your life may not be able to disappear the hurt, may not be able to cut the darkness from your bone—but they can stand by your side while you save yourself. They can love you through the pain of it all if you let them.
Let them.“
The Strength In Our Scars, page 66
- A Gentle Reminder
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Another book by Bianca Sparacino, ‘A Gentle Reminder‘, tackles different aspects of life. It is a much lighter version of ‘The Strength In Our Scars‘.
It features the feeling of falling in love. Through the use of words, this book describes how it exactly feels. It tells you to keep your heart open; one day, your person will come when you least expect it.
Furthermore, it also validates your timeline in life— telling you that it’s okay to take time. This book also teaches you that your uniqueness is needed, so you won’t have to spend all your time changing your ways to be in the exact blueprint as the others.
It tells you to be bold, to be brave in becoming the best version of yourself. Moreover, it doesn’t teach you to vilify your bad experiences because it teaches you to let things go.
“Give yourself permission to let go of what weighs heavy in your soul. You carry it all so well, but that does not mean that it is yours to hold.“
A Gentle Reminder, page 42
See, the book excerpts feel validating. And so, these books can help a person if they feel like they need support.
All in all, reading books like these during rainy days can also relax a person’s mind in this continuous world. It’s therapeutic to have someone to tell you that you’re doing well and can find power even when you feel like your castles are crumbling.
