Last week acclaimed author and speaker Geneen Roth was on Oprah talking about her new book, 'Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything.'
And before you get turned off by her mention of God in the title, you should know that she explains "God" as that longing for something bigger, better and deeper than our daily grind. She uses the word "God" to represent the wonder, mystery and miracle in life that you can't quite pinpoint but that you know is all around you.
Roth says that "if you suffer about your relationship with food -- you eat too much or too little, think about what you will eat constantly or try not to think about it at all -- you can be free. Just look down at your plate. The answers are there. Don't run. Look. Because when we welcome what we most want to avoid, we contact the part of ourselves that is fresh and alive. We touch the life we truly want and evoke divinity itself."
Packed with revelations on every page, this book is a knock-your-socks-off ride to a deeply fulfilling relationship with food, your body...and almost everything else.
Get it. Read it. Love it.
This next book, 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' is one that I am currently enjoying:
If you've read any of Kingsolver's novels you know that she is talented writer with a gift for wit and humor and her first nonfiction narrative is no different. This book chronicles the year that Kingsolver, along with her husband and two daughters, made a commitment to become locavores–-those who eat only locally grown foods.
Those looking for healthful alternatives to processed foods will find inspiration to seek out farmers' markets and to learn to cook and enjoy seasonal foods. However, the book's purpose is serious food for thought: it argues the economic, social and health benefits of putting local foods at the center of a family diet and opens your eyes to the age-old truth that you are what you eat.
Get it. Read it. Love it.
Wonderful, Erin -- thank you! I'm always looking for new goodies to add to my reading list. So, between you and G I'll be all stocked while I lounge and read poolside this summer. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteOOOOh, yes! I love Kingsolver!!! Adding to my bookshelf, which is overflowing between your book recommendations and the hc book club!
ReplyDeleteI love Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I quote it, refer to it, recommend it, or make a recipe from it at least once a day.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check out Women Food and God.
Thanks!