We asked people to share books that changed their life. Here are 12 top reads.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/12-life-changing-books-according-to-readers-ex1

✨ New on the blog:
Book Club Magic, Self-Talk Spells & The Power of Being Witnessed 💫

We read & we talked. And something shifted.

In our very first Worthy & Rising book club, we explored The Four Agreements - and what unfolded was so much deeper than I expected.

We talked about how children are fluid, how adults become rigid, how we internalise shame and perfectionism… and how powerful it is to hear someone else say, “me too.”

We reflected on how our words are spells, and how often we cast dark ones without even realising it. Especially toward ourselves.

💭 “You abuse yourself the most in your life. And the level of abuse you're giving yourself is the level of abuse you'll be willing to accept from others.”

That one hit deep.

But you know what...? Talking about it changed everything.
When we’re witnessed in our healing, we don’t just understand - we embody.

📚 I wrote a blog post (and recorded a podcast episode!) about our gathering, what we explored, and how these kinds of soul-expanding conversations can help us grow in the most grounded, magical ways.

✨ Read the post: Book Club Magic, Self-Talk Spells & The Power of Being Witnessed

🎧 Or listen to the episode (link in blog)

And if you want to join our next book circle, come inside the community! You don’t have to heal alone. You don’t have to read alone.

And you definitely don’t have to dim your magic.

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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom is a self-help book by the author Don Miguel Ruiz. The book outlines a code of conduct based on Toltec teachings that purport to improve one’s life. #TheFourAgreements #SelfHelp #teachings #wisdom