What I ABSOLUTELY LOVE on BookTube!!! Or, Why Celebrating Books is Good for You...

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As a companion to last week’s video about criticism vs. complaining, here are a few ideas about how I celebrate books…
It ended up leaning harder into Buddhist philosophy than I had intended when I started recording, and maybe that’s not your bag, I get it… I would love to hear what it is that brings you to BookTube, and how you celebrate books?
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[@marcjohnson5991]

Thank you. I really enjoyed the water vessel metaphor. I came away from this video having learnt something (about Buddhism maybe) and a nice framing for my own mental processes

[@arockinsamsara]

I am happy it was helpful! Any time I can find a framing device to help organize my thoughts and motivations I tend to find it helpful.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

This is lovely, Lekden. I love the idea of actively working for one another’s success. I think that many of us do that, or try to do that here. It certainly was a governing principle in my teaching life. Thank you for this very joyful and positive message this morning.

[@arockinsamsara]

Thank you for the kind words, Pat. Yes, I agree, most of the BookTubers I have filled my algorithm with _do_ seem to work for others happiness and joy, or try to, and that is genuinely why I appreciate BookTube. I have no doubt your students bloomed under your tutelage, your desire to support others and lift them up through your love and knowledge of reading is obvious!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@ well, thank you for that very kind response. I just got all choked up. It’s that time of year….Not very hard to make me cry! Thank you, Lekden. So glad to have found you here. 🥰

[@momo_genX]

I get what you are saying, but with me, i like to make people laugh. that brings me the most joy. Most of the times, me cutting up and joking only causes me to laugh, but whenever I can I like to make others joyful through humor, even dark, crude and offensive humor can bring an open-minded soul pure joy.

[@arockinsamsara]

Bring others joy is important, especially when we are doing it for their benefit (as opposed to because we want them to think we are funny, etc.). I think that aligns with my point about celebrating others well.

[@M-J]

I’m all about creating the more outside of myself. Fantastic video. Thanks for spreading this message.

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks so much! Your ongoing "Support Small BookTube" series shows how much you work to create something more than just yourself! Never mind your banned books club, and so on. Thanks for all you do for the community!

[@M-J]

@ 🙏🏻

[@anotherbibliophilereads]

Thank you Lekden. Books are holy. Even the ones I don’t like. The water vessel metaphor is fantastic .

[@arockinsamsara]

They really are something special, huh? In his newest book, _The Message,_ Ta-Nehisi Coates talks a lot about the power of writing, and I had wanted to bring some of that into this video, since I really do see art, but especially writing and literature, as an incredible locus of transformation, starting with the personal but extending into the social. It kept pulling away from the main point so it didn't make it into the video, but hopefully the sentiment came across.
That metaphor is explicitly taught in the context of instructing how to be an appropriate student, an appropriate vessel for knowledge, and I really feel like ti applies in most anything new we approach in life.

[@Already-Overbooked]

That water vessel hit hard my friend! This is something I have been working on for years not only with books but with all aspects of my life. Fantastic video and discussion

[@arockinsamsara]

I am glad it worked for you! That is taught explicitly when given instruction about how to be a proper student, or how to properly receive a teaching, but it really does apply to all aspects of life.

[@pleasereadyourbook]

Nice video, this is the right kind of clickbait 🙂

[@arockinsamsara]

Well, after last week's video I figured I had to right the ship a little bit...

[@paperpagespossibilities]

Lots of food for thought. It does remind me that I need to open to learning opportunities with every book I read. I think I do look for the positives when reading but this conversation makes me want to be much more intentional about it. Thank you!

[@arockinsamsara]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@JamoboBorg]

Lovely pair of videos, especially this one! The idea to rejoice in the book and the author is a great way to connect more thoroughly with both the ideas and presentation of the art/story at hand. If someone has put something of themselves into the art in front of you, doing the same as the audience is how we properly participate and respond, even if only so that we get the most out of the art for ourselves.

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks! Obviously people are free to read or engage with art in whatever way works for them, but as you say I feel like being aware of what we are bringing to the experience is part of how we can make it most fulfilling.

[@RaynorReadsStuff]

What a fabulous discussion. Thank you. Lots of ideas for me to think about. I shall certainly be looking to ways I can celebrate books, authors and the BookTube community 😊

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks! I think a lot of us lean in that direction instinctively, anyway. It is just something I like to try and be intentional about.

[@hemantlama900]

Really liked this episode. Very proper attitude.

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks!

[@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels]

Great video, this is exactly how I approach the books I read, and even while reading it seems like a book won't work for me, I try to focus on what does, what I enjoy the most or what was done really well.

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks! It just feels like it makes more sense to look for what I enjoy or some part of the art/craft being done well than to do the opposite...

[@genteelblackhole]

This is beautiful, thank you so much. I will try to bear these ideas in mind when discussing books, especially the ones I didn’t enjoy.

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks for the compliment! In my experience, trying to hold books this way has helped me dislike books less, if that makes sense.

[@genteelblackhole]

@@arockinsamsara It makes a lot of sense to me, definitely.

[@N.A.Summur]

Love what you had to say here. Great video!

[@arockinsamsara]

Thanks!

[@N.A.Summur]

@ you’re very welcome!