50 Books like Wake Up With Purpose!

The Gift of Years

by Joan D. Chittister • 2008

Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.

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2k+

🕊️ Aging And Spirituality 🌱 Positive Aging 📖 Life Review 📜 Elder Wisdom 🎒 Voluntary Simplicity

The Gift of Years 93%

Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.

by Joan D. Chittister 2008

4.22

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Aging And Spirituality 🌱 Positive Aging 📖 Life Review 📜 Elder Wisdom 🎒 Voluntary Simplicity

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

by Donald Miller • 2009

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

4.13

32k+

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 93%

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

by Donald Miller 2009

4.13

32k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

In Good Company

by James Martin • 2000

He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.

4.30

381

📿 Catholic Memoirs 🙏 Ignacian Spirituality ✝️ Vocation Discernment 🤲 Service To The Poor 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

In Good Company 93%

He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.

by James Martin 2000

4.30

381 ratings

📿 Catholic Memoirs 🙏 Ignacian Spirituality ✝️ Vocation Discernment 🤲 Service To The Poor 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Life Beyond Measure

by Sidney Poitier • 2008

Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.

3.83

741

🧓 Elder Wisdom 💌 Letters To The Young 🧘 Inner Stillness 🎬 Hollywood Memoir ⏳ Purpose And Mortality

Life Beyond Measure 93%

Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.

by Sidney Poitier 2008

3.83

741 ratings

🧓 Elder Wisdom 💌 Letters To The Young 🧘 Inner Stillness 🎬 Hollywood Memoir ⏳ Purpose And Mortality

The Spiral Staircase

by Karen Armstrong • 2004

A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.

3.94

9k+

🌑 Faith Crisis 📚 Comparative Religion ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ❤️ Compassion Ethics 🛐 Monastic Life

The Spiral Staircase 93%

A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.

by Karen Armstrong 2004

3.94

9k+ ratings

🌑 Faith Crisis 📚 Comparative Religion ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ❤️ Compassion Ethics 🛐 Monastic Life

Shattered

by Frank Pastore • 2010

One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.

3.95

150

🏟️ Sports Memoirs ✝️ Conversion Narratives 🏛️ Faith And Politics 🛋️ Therapy And Faith 👧 Childhood Neglect

Shattered 93%

One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.

by Frank Pastore 2010

3.95

150 ratings

🏟️ Sports Memoirs ✝️ Conversion Narratives 🏛️ Faith And Politics 🛋️ Therapy And Faith 👧 Childhood Neglect

The Well-Lived Life

by Gladys McGarey • 2023

What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.

4.26

4k+

🌿 Holistic Wellness ⏳ Longevity Practices 🧭 Life Purpose 🌊 Embracing Change 💖 Healing Power Of Love

The Well-Lived Life 93%

What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.

by Gladys McGarey 2023

4.26

4k+ ratings

🌿 Holistic Wellness ⏳ Longevity Practices 🧭 Life Purpose 🌊 Embracing Change 💖 Healing Power Of Love

Hope

by Pope Francis • 2025

His family narrowly escaped a shipwreck: the pope on why mercy and memory build a future.

4.33

5k+

🕯️ Spiritual Autobiography ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Jesuit Spirituality 💛 Mercy And Forgiveness 🌍 Immigrant Experience

Hope 93%

His family narrowly escaped a shipwreck: the pope on why mercy and memory build a future.

by Pope Francis 2025

4.33

5k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Autobiography ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Jesuit Spirituality 💛 Mercy And Forgiveness 🌍 Immigrant Experience

Off the Deep End

by W. Hodding Carter IV • 2008

He skipped the sports car, bought a swim cap, and at 41 tried to qualify for the Olympics.

3.30

111

🏊 Masters Athletics 🏅 Swimming Memoirs 🔄 Midlife Reinvention ↩️ Athletic Comeback 🔬 Technique Obsession

Off the Deep End 92%

He skipped the sports car, bought a swim cap, and at 41 tried to qualify for the Olympics.

by W. Hodding Carter IV 2008

3.30

111 ratings

🏊 Masters Athletics 🏅 Swimming Memoirs 🔄 Midlife Reinvention ↩️ Athletic Comeback 🔬 Technique Obsession

The Stories We Tell

by Joanna Gaines • 2022

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

3.48

12k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stories We Tell 92%

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

by Joanna Gaines 2022

3.48

12k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

Showing Up for Life

by Bill Gates Sr. • 2009

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

3.75

1k+

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving 🎯 Being Present 📚 Lifelong Learning

Showing Up for Life 92%

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

by Bill Gates Sr. 2009

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving 🎯 Being Present 📚 Lifelong Learning

My Sisters the Saints

by Colleen Carroll Campbell • 2012

Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.

4.35

4k+

📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Catholic Spirituality ✨ Communion Of Saints 🌊 Faith And Doubt 🌱 Infertility And Faith

My Sisters the Saints 92%

Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.

by Colleen Carroll Campbell 2012

4.35

4k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Catholic Spirituality ✨ Communion Of Saints 🌊 Faith And Doubt 🌱 Infertility And Faith

Hard Work

by Roy Williams • 2009

An alcoholic father. Selling calendars to get by. Then Dean Smith called. Roy Williams' full climb.

4.18

908

📋 Coaching Memoirs 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🤝 Team Culture 🎓 Mentorship 🏆 Sports Leadership

Hard Work 92%

An alcoholic father. Selling calendars to get by. Then Dean Smith called. Roy Williams' full climb.

by Roy Williams 2009

4.18

908 ratings

📋 Coaching Memoirs 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🤝 Team Culture 🎓 Mentorship 🏆 Sports Leadership

Traveling Mercies

by Anne Lamott • 1999

Faith for people who swear, drink too much, and can't stomach Sunday school answers.

4.14

49k+

✝️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Messy Spirituality 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 😂 Comic Memoir 🌧️ Grief And Loss

Traveling Mercies 92%

Faith for people who swear, drink too much, and can't stomach Sunday school answers.

by Anne Lamott 1999

4.14

49k+ ratings

✝️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Messy Spirituality 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 😂 Comic Memoir 🌧️ Grief And Loss

Carry On, Warrior

by Glennon Doyle • 2013

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

4.10

30k+

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Carry On, Warrior 92%

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

by Glennon Doyle 2013

4.10

30k+ ratings

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Peace Pilgrim

by Peace Pilgrim • 1983

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

4.25

749

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

Peace Pilgrim 92%

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

by Peace Pilgrim 1983

4.25

749 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

Life Without Limits

by Nick Vujicic • 2007

No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.

4.11

9k+

😇 Christian Living 📖 Inspirational Memoir ♿ Overcoming Disability ✨ Positive Thinking 🧭 Finding Purpose

Life Without Limits 92%

No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.

by Nick Vujicic 2007

4.11

9k+ ratings

😇 Christian Living 📖 Inspirational Memoir ♿ Overcoming Disability ✨ Positive Thinking 🧭 Finding Purpose

Bad Habits

by Jenny McCarthy • 2012

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

3.61

2k+

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Bad Habits 92%

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

by Jenny McCarthy 2012

3.61

2k+ ratings

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Tough Broad

by Caroline Paul • 2024

What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.

4.13

601

🏃 Active Aging 🌲 Nature Therapy 👵 Midlife Women 🧠 Positive Aging 🚵 Women Adventurers

Tough Broad 92%

What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.

by Caroline Paul 2024

4.13

601 ratings

🏃 Active Aging 🌲 Nature Therapy 👵 Midlife Women 🧠 Positive Aging 🚵 Women Adventurers

Unstoppable

by Nick Vujicic • 2012

Born without limbs, suicidal at ten, he learned: believing is not enough. Faith must move.

4.06

2k+

🕊️ Christian Living 💪 Overcoming Adversity ♿ Disability Advocacy 🎯 Purpose And Calling 🫶 Self-Acceptance

Unstoppable 92%

Born without limbs, suicidal at ten, he learned: believing is not enough. Faith must move.

by Nick Vujicic 2012

4.06

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 💪 Overcoming Adversity ♿ Disability Advocacy 🎯 Purpose And Calling 🫶 Self-Acceptance

How Dante Can Save Your Life

by Rod Dreher • 2015

One man used Dante as a soul mirror. Every vice he saw became a path out.

3.98

1k+

📚 Literary Self-Help 🙏 Spiritual Memoir ⚖️ Vice And Virtue 🌅 Midlife Awakening ✝️ Catholic Spirituality

How Dante Can Save Your Life 92%

One man used Dante as a soul mirror. Every vice he saw became a path out.

by Rod Dreher 2015

3.98

1k+ ratings

📚 Literary Self-Help 🙏 Spiritual Memoir ⚖️ Vice And Virtue 🌅 Midlife Awakening ✝️ Catholic Spirituality

The World's Strongest Librarian

by Josh Hanagarne • 2013

A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.

3.82

13k+

📚 Librarian Memoirs 🧠 Tourette Syndrome 💪 Strength Training 🌬 Breathwork 🤔 Faith Crisis

The World's Strongest Librarian 92%

A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.

by Josh Hanagarne 2013

3.82

13k+ ratings

📚 Librarian Memoirs 🧠 Tourette Syndrome 💪 Strength Training 🌬 Breathwork 🤔 Faith Crisis

Gnar Country

by Steven Kotler • 2023

Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.

3.56

309

🏔️ Aging And Vitality 🌊 Flow State 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧩 Skill Acquisition ⛓️ Risk Taking

Gnar Country 92%

Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.

by Steven Kotler 2023

3.56

309 ratings

🏔️ Aging And Vitality 🌊 Flow State 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧩 Skill Acquisition ⛓️ Risk Taking

Praying for Strangers

by River Jordan • 2011

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

4.09

704

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

Praying for Strangers 92%

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

by River Jordan 2011

4.09

704 ratings

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

Courage to Soar

by Simone Biles • 2016

Foster care. Adoption. A Texas gym. How an Olympic champion was made, by the teenager who lived it.

4.14

7k+

🏅 Sports Memoirs 🥇 Olympic Athletes 🤸 Gymnastics 👨‍👩‍👧 Adoption Stories 💪 Survivor Memoirs

Courage to Soar 92%

Foster care. Adoption. A Texas gym. How an Olympic champion was made, by the teenager who lived it.

by Simone Biles 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🏅 Sports Memoirs 🥇 Olympic Athletes 🤸 Gymnastics 👨‍👩‍👧 Adoption Stories 💪 Survivor Memoirs

The Strong Mind

by Ryuho Okawa • 2018

Crises hit roughly every ten years. The character training that turns them into strength.

3.38

🧱 Resilience Building 🌱 Character Development 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ⚖️ Personal Responsibility 🎋 Eastern Spirituality

The Strong Mind 92%

Crises hit roughly every ten years. The character training that turns them into strength.

by Ryuho Okawa 2018

3.38

45 ratings

🧱 Resilience Building 🌱 Character Development 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ⚖️ Personal Responsibility 🎋 Eastern Spirituality

More Than a Game

by Phil Jackson • 2011

Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.

3.80

650

🏀 Basketball Memoir 🏆 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Athlete Psychology

More Than a Game 92%

Meditation, a 15-point comeback, and two superstars who could barely look at each other.

by Phil Jackson 2011

3.80

650 ratings

🏀 Basketball Memoir 🏆 Sports Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Athlete Psychology

The In-Between

by Jeff Goins • 2013

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

3.75

750

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living 🐢 Slow Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The In-Between 92%

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

by Jeff Goins 2013

3.75

750 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living 🐢 Slow Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

If You Find This Letter

by Hannah Brencher • 2015

Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.

4.03

2k+

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis 💌 Loneliness And Connection ✍️ Handwritten Letters

If You Find This Letter 92%

Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.

by Hannah Brencher 2015

4.03

2k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis 💌 Loneliness And Connection ✍️ Handwritten Letters

Soul Boom

by Rainn Wilson • 2023

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

3.81

8k+

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Soul Boom 92%

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

by Rainn Wilson 2023

3.81

8k+ ratings

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Twenty-Two

by Allison Trowbridge • 2017

Twenty-two letters on purpose, love, failure, and faith for the young woman still figuring it out.

3.57

729

🕊️ Christian Living 👩 Young Women 🎂 Twentysomething Life ✉️ Epistolary Advice 📞 Vocation And Calling

Twenty-Two 92%

Twenty-two letters on purpose, love, failure, and faith for the young woman still figuring it out.

by Allison Trowbridge 2017

3.57

729 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 👩 Young Women 🎂 Twentysomething Life ✉️ Epistolary Advice 📞 Vocation And Calling

I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life

by Maria Shriver • 2018

When life falls apart, the power to rebuild begins with a pause, a prayer, and a choice.

4.18

7k+

🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 🧘 Meditation And Prayer 🙌 Gratitude Practice 💔 Embracing Imperfection 🛡️ Inner Strength

I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life Summary

I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life 92%

When life falls apart, the power to rebuild begins with a pause, a prayer, and a choice.

by Maria Shriver 2018

4.18

7k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 🧘 Meditation And Prayer 🙌 Gratitude Practice 💔 Embracing Imperfection 🛡️ Inner Strength

From Fear to Freedom

by Rose Marie Miller • 2000

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

4.24

353

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

From Fear to Freedom 91%

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

by Rose Marie Miller 2000

4.24

353 ratings

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

The Matheny Manifesto

by Mike Matheny • 2015

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

4.28

2k+

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

The Matheny Manifesto 91%

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

by Mike Matheny 2015

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting

A Beautiful Work In Progress

by Mirna Valerio • 2017

Brutal miles in a body the world mocked: the journey from first step to ultramarathon finish.

3.76

4k+

🏃 Ultrarunning Memoirs ❤️ Body Positivity 🏔️ Endurance Sports 🧠 Mental Resilience 🤝 Community In Sport

A Beautiful Work In Progress 91%

Brutal miles in a body the world mocked: the journey from first step to ultramarathon finish.

by Mirna Valerio 2017

3.76

4k+ ratings

🏃 Ultrarunning Memoirs ❤️ Body Positivity 🏔️ Endurance Sports 🧠 Mental Resilience 🤝 Community In Sport

Packing Light

by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

3.68

1k+

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

Packing Light 91%

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

by Allison Vesterfelt 2013

3.68

1k+ ratings

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

Operation Ironman

by George Mahood • 2015

Hospital bed to Ironman in four months. He couldn't swim front crawl. He lined up anyway.

4.52

2k+

🏃‍♂️ Endurance Sports 🏊 Triathlon 😂 Comedic Memoir 💪 Ultra Endurance 🎯 Against The Odds

Operation Ironman 91%

Hospital bed to Ironman in four months. He couldn't swim front crawl. He lined up anyway.

by George Mahood 2015

4.52

2k+ ratings

🏃‍♂️ Endurance Sports 🏊 Triathlon 😂 Comedic Memoir 💪 Ultra Endurance 🎯 Against The Odds

Tramp for the Lord

by Corrie ten Boom • 1971

She survived Ravensbrück and traveled the world. Then a former camp guard reached out his hand.

4.50

26k+

🕯️ Holocaust Survivors 🧳 Missionary Memoir 🫂 Radical Forgiveness 🧭 Divine Guidance ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Tramp for the Lord 91%

She survived Ravensbrück and traveled the world. Then a former camp guard reached out his hand.

by Corrie ten Boom 1971

4.50

26k+ ratings

🕯️ Holocaust Survivors 🧳 Missionary Memoir 🫂 Radical Forgiveness 🧭 Divine Guidance ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Solitude

by Terry Waite • 2017

Solitude can crush or transform. A former hostage maps its extremes, from Beirut to the deathbed.

3.78

108

🧘 Solitude And Isolation 🕯️ Memoir And Reflection ⛓️ Captivity Narratives 🕵️ Espionage Psychology 🙏 Contemplative Life

Solitude 91%

Solitude can crush or transform. A former hostage maps its extremes, from Beirut to the deathbed.

by Terry Waite 2017

3.78

108 ratings

🧘 Solitude And Isolation 🕯️ Memoir And Reflection ⛓️ Captivity Narratives 🕵️ Espionage Psychology 🙏 Contemplative Life

The Seven Storey Mountain

by Thomas Merton • 1948

Pleasure, communism, literary fame: all failed him. A silent monastery in Kentucky did not.

4.08

21k+

🕯️ Catholic Conversion 📖 Spiritual Autobiography 🧠 Intellectual Conversion 🙏 Contemplative Life ⛪ Monastic Vocation

The Seven Storey Mountain 91%

Pleasure, communism, literary fame: all failed him. A silent monastery in Kentucky did not.

by Thomas Merton 1948

4.08

21k+ ratings

🕯️ Catholic Conversion 📖 Spiritual Autobiography 🧠 Intellectual Conversion 🙏 Contemplative Life ⛪ Monastic Vocation

The Little Locksmith

by Katharine Butler Hathaway • 1943

A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.

3.67

1k+

🩻 Disability Memoir ✍️ Writing Life 🦴 Embodied Difference 🪟 Creative Solitude 🕊️ Self-Acceptance

The Little Locksmith 91%

A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.

by Katharine Butler Hathaway 1943

3.67

1k+ ratings

🩻 Disability Memoir ✍️ Writing Life 🦴 Embodied Difference 🪟 Creative Solitude 🕊️ Self-Acceptance

Called Out

by Paula Faris • 2020

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

4.12

768

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Called Out 91%

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

by Paula Faris 2020

4.12

768 ratings

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Let Your Mind Run

by Deena Kastor • 2018

Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.

4.35

13k+

🏃 Distance Running 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology 😊 Positive Psychology 🌱 Growth Mindset

Let Your Mind Run 91%

Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.

by Deena Kastor 2018

4.35

13k+ ratings

🏃 Distance Running 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology 😊 Positive Psychology 🌱 Growth Mindset

My Spiritual Journey

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2009

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

3.98

3k+

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice ✊ Nonviolence Advocacy 🔬 Science And Spirituality

My Spiritual Journey 91%

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2009

3.98

3k+ ratings

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice ✊ Nonviolence Advocacy 🔬 Science And Spirituality

Speak

by Tunde Oyeneyin • 2022

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

4.30

12k+

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Speak 91%

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

by Tunde Oyeneyin 2022

4.30

12k+ ratings

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Good Time Girl

by Heather Gay • 2024

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

3.57

4k+

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Good Time Girl 91%

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

by Heather Gay 2024

3.57

4k+ ratings

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Holy Envy

by Barbara Brown Taylor • 2019

A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.

4.39

6k+

☸️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Religious Humility ⛪ Progressive Christianity

Holy Envy 91%

A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.

by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019

4.39

6k+ ratings

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