If you’ve checked out my blog recently, you might have realized by now that I love holidays and especially love fun silly ‘National’ holidays. This coming week we’ve got tons of fun book related holidays and I thought it was appropriate to make today’s post about my love of reading and why we should embrace the written word in our everyday lives.
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Book-Related Holidays this Week:
- Thursday March 1st: World Book Day
- Friday March 2nd: Read Across America Day
- Friday March 2nd: Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
We learn to read from a young age and from there continue to learn and gain more knowledge each and every day through reading. Reading encompasses every aspect of our lives and a love of reading is one of the best gifts you can bestow upon a child. It’s important that this love be taught early on so that it can influence our lives and help us continue to develop our minds.
There are multiple reasons to read: for comprehension, for education, for personal development and for pure entertainment and joy. Without literacy we would be lost and thus, without reading we would be lost. I truly can’t imagine living in a world where reading wasn’t a large part of my life.
Reading is a part of our everyday lives and whether you love reading or despise it, you wouldn’t be able to live the life you do without reading. From the minute we awaken in the morning, to the minute we go to sleep at night, we are surrounded by words. We read the labels on the products we use, the food we buy, the streets and highways we drive on, the emails we work from, and the phones we use all day long.
Whether you love it or hate it, social media has become a large part of our daily lives and we wouldn’t be able to interact with one another if we weren’t able to read what has been written. We wouldn’t be able to stay updated with current events if we couldn’t read our newspapers (or modified news apps!) and most of us wouldn’t be able to get our work done if we weren’t able to read our email communications with clients and customers.
There are endless ways that words make a difference in our lives and positive words and ideas often provide motivation for people to take action to improve themselves and their lives. The power of the written word is one of the most incredible things in this world and reading is the catalyst to inspiration that oftentimes leads to greatness. Writers and authors that provide us with quality reading material are leaders in self-reflection and education.
If you think back on some of your earliest memories, I’d bet that at least one of them includes a favorite book that you read or was read to you as a child. Reading is one of the greatest joys in life and we should remember to appreciate our ability to read and find joy in the knowledge that we will never stop learning.
Other Fun Holidays this Week:
- Monday February 26th: Tell a Fairy Tale Day | Pistachio Day
- Tuesday February 27th: National Kahlua Day | Strawberry Day
- Wednesday February 28th: Chocolate Souffle Day | Inconvenience Yourself Day
- Thursday March 1st: Peanut Butter Lover’s Day | World Compliment Day
- Friday March 2nd: Day of Unplugging | Employee Appreciation Day
- Saturday March 3rd: I Want You To Be Happy Day
- Sunday March 4th: Academy Awards Night | National Pound Cake Day | Namesake Day
Tell us: What were some of your favorite books growing up?
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- Books in library by Janko Ferlic via Unsplash
- Book in heart shape by Jess Watters via Unsplash
- Stack of books by Debby Hudson via Unsplash
I’m so glad you love to read!
I love to read and have instilled that in my sons – both now, adults. I also try to always give books (along with a regular gift) at Christmas if I am giving to children. My favorite book growing up was a Wrinkle in Time and I’m so happy to see new fervor growing around it. It used to be one of those nobody had heard of.
I love this! That Dr. Seuss quote is one of my favorites.
I love reading but I kinda put it off for a while, now I am getting back.into it. I am currently readi.g The Power of a Praying Woman. Thanks for the reminder. Reading keeps my brain active
I love holidays too! There is always so much joy surrounding them. This week is Dr. Seuss week at my children’s school. I will have to read them this quote. It has a beautiful message. 🙂
I love this post! I’m in children’s book direct sales, and my husband writes children’s books. Reading to children is so important, and your reasons to read are spot on. One of my favorite books growing up was “Who Said Red?” I recently found a copy of it on Amazon for my children to enjoy too.
I love to read. My favorite book when I was younger were Harry Potter and I really liked ‘The BFG’ by Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl was one of my favorite authors!!
Reading is so important. I love picking up a good book but it has gotten so hard for me to manage my time between working, kids, and blogging that I don’t do it nearly as much as I would like. I do enjoying reading to my boys every night though. Sierra~ Beautifully Candid
I am so with you about encouraging people to read. Books are so important, and we need to instill a love for reading in our kids from a very young age. I will be celebrating World Book Day on my couch with a good book!
Since being a little girl, all I need to be happy is a book and this habit stays. Until now, I find peace, joy, and happiness in reading.
I honestly can’t pick one favorite book and I’m usually reading at least 2 books at at time. Just finished a really great book called The Bear and The Nightingale which was loads of fun!
Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. Getting lost in a book is one of the greatest joys of my life.
LOVE this post! I took on book blogging this year, adding to my lifestyle blog. I love reading and have been reviewing fictional novels. Cant wait for those holidays coming up. lol. Happy Reading!
I love to read. I mostly read for pleasure, but will read to learn sometimes as well. One constant book series throughout my life has been Harry Potter. I find that I like to read on my kindle when it’s reading for pleasure, but if I am reading to learn I have to have it in print.
I love reading and have huge reading goals for this year. I have never thought to look at what awesome events though could be happening on the calendar in regards to books.
This post makes me so happy. I have so many memories of reading when I was younger and throughout my life. I mean I can honestly say that reading Harry Potter as a kid changed my life and had a huge effect on who I am as a person. But I’ve always loved reading. I have a vivid memory sitting at a lunch table in 7th or 8th grade and everyone saying what they couldn’t live without – my thing was books!
Two of my favorite quotes are about books: “You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!” – Dr. Who
“One must always be careful of books,” said Tessa, “and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” – Cassandra Clare
I love the written word and above all books and stories! This post made me so happy 😀
Absolutely. I am an avid reader. I love reading of all kinds. Whether it’s a great fiction book or an awesome blog like this!!
I loved reading Dr. Suess growing up and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I can’t remember other titles but my mom would always bring us to the library for us to get books.
I am always trying to find a new book to read. I feel like I get to use my brain and relax when I am reading.
I love this! I have the absolute worst attention span, but I’ve been really trying to make a point to read more (so much that I wrote a blog post on books to check out)! x
I always find out that I enjoy reading when I pick up a book. I never incorporate reading into my schedule. I need to work on that.
Dr. Seuss reigns supreme for kiddie books. The Dr. Seuss challenge looks like fun, too. I’ll have to get the kids signed up.
I love this! I think so much of who I am today is related to books I’ve read throughout my life.
Reading is crucial for all ages! When I was growing up, I loved the Nancy Drew series and then moved into Agatha Christie.
Reading is fundamental and knowledge is power! I love reading and learning every thing. I also love improving my vocabulary. Nothing is like escaping in a good book!
Love this post!! It is refreshing to know there are others out there just like me, who truly appreciate reading & learning!!
I’m a total book lover and I agree with everything you mentioned in this post. That’s great that there are still people who choose a good book to read. 🙂
Oh I do love reading as well! Can’t imagine a day without it. Every morning and evening at least couple pages:)
I love to read. Sadly I dont get much time to read for fun anymore.
I love that these holidays support reading! I think it’s so important for kids to find enjoyment in reading on their own.
I loved watching social media on Dr. Seuss’ birthday! One of my friend in california made her children Green Eggs & Ham for Breakfast! LOVED IT!!
Where do you find this massive list of “National” whatever day?
You can find the fun National Holiday lists in a variety of places. I personally like to use the ‘Holiday Today’ app on my iPhone. You can scroll through the current and upcoming holidays and you can also search for keywords to discover fun ones happening throughout the year!