Reading on the couch

It is so pleasurable stretching out on the couch, opening a good book and reading.  To read is to nourish and feed the mind and the soul.  Reading in the morning is a way to ease into the day and reading in the evening is a way to reward yourself for a day well lived.  Getting some blankets to lie under and feeling their warmth is a comfort like none other.  I do not crave the harried life lived at a frenetic pace.  I want the contemplative life.  One of observation, good decisions, meditation, and prayer.