Sometimes a book finds you.   When The New York Times “By the Book” recently interviewed Robin Roberts, she mentioned Michael Singer’s The Untethered Soul as the book that “taught me how to gently calm my thoughts and emotions.”  Seems like a skill everyone could use, so I looked for the book.  Although I’ve just started this slim volume, the tone is similar to  others I’ve read – Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Miracle of Mindedness and Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Wherever You, Go There You Are, or any by Deepak Chpra –  books on meditation with suggestions for well-being and self-realization.  Unfortunately, I forget their message and return to my own cynical view of the world soon after reading.  Perhaps reading another could motivate my inner self to shape up – again.

Although Singer’s book made the best seller list and was touted by Oprah, I missed its debut (or ignored it).  The chapter titles offer a mix of possibilities – a few appealing; others I many skip, but the opener – “The Voice Inside Your Head” – has me already talking to myself – but then I always did.

Have you read it?