if like me
you find yourself
collecting more and more books to be read
never catching up
it’s time for a change in perspective
relax and let your book guilt go.
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“think not of the books you’ve bought as a ‘to be read’ pile.
instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar.
you collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood.”
-luc van donkersgoed
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photo credit: food and wine magazine
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
first cab 🙂 you’ve got a great quote there, Beth; it works for me: I’m a connoisseur of both 🙂
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perfect for you, then –
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I have not got a big wine collection (they don’t last long), but I do have 4 bookcases full of books yet to be read … your fabulous “quote” has provided me with a completely new positive “perception” of my bothersome untouched collection …
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that’s a win!
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Yeah … and I get to savour my wine too 😄
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win-win!
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📘🍷😉
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Thanks! Now I’m guilt free
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done!)
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😅
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What a great quote! Thanks 🥰
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it quickly shifted my approach
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It already has changed mine as well. So good 🥰
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Funny, I have always thought about books that way. I buy them and they sit there, patiently waiting for the moment, the right moment for me, when I should pick them up and read… Lovely post Beth!
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such a wonderful way to think about them, I immediately adopted it after finding this quote
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Great idea!
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Guilty! I have waaay too many books, read and unread. I’ve always had a love of books. I have a hard time letting go of them! 🙂
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it is an ongoing challenge for me, too
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My wine cellar is well attended.
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excellent
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Thank you, Beth!
I recently started packing up some of the clutter to bring to Good Will, but certainly none of the WWII ones!!!! I still have too large a library for one person!
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great plan
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With my want-to-read book case being the fiction shelves at the library where I work, Beth, my guilt has built up over these years for sure.
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oh, you are like a big kid with reading skills in a candy shop/wine cellar!
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That’s the truth, Beth!
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From reading over other’s comments, it’s obvious that this post, and especially the quote, was something many of us needed! Us includes me, too, though I’ve largely moved on to my Kindle (which has over 500 books awaiting me and doesn’t take up space or need dusting!).
I’ll be sharing your quote with my book group!
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great, and it really helps take the pressure off )
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I’ve stopped buying books for the year as I had a bin waiting to be read and for myself, i’d rather “read & use” what I own before I bring on more. Then I can pass them on and collect more books after I’ve made a dent in my current collection. This is coming from a minimalist however.. so, *wink*
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we’ll see how it goes..)
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We overflow. It’s to the point where I’m going to have to do a serious donation. Some, of course, will never leave. But some should, and will.
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yes, it’s good to share them with someone who may not have had a chance to read them
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Exactly, and some may never be read, but looked at or leafed through. When we moved I almost culled many of my book, but then I didn’t.
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exactly the same
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Sad to say my reading for pleasure fell by the wayside during my working years as an editor.
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I can imagine
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yes.exactly
Sent from my iPad
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Leave the worry behind
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I LOVE THIS! I currently have 40-50 books waiting patiently to be “uncorked” and enjoyed – plenty of time!
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A full cellar to choose from
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With a wide variety of vintages! memoirs, travel, food, mystery, drama and comedy too!
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makes it a full tasting
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I can’t tell you how much I love this!
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it gives us permission and works for me )
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PERFECT quote and yes, there should be no guilt whatsoever when it comes to books!
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right!
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Fine wine and a good book, a perfect combination to be enjoyed with pleasure, not guilt!
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that’s right –
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We saw these old wine cellars in France ..but don’t have here. But you love keeping your books 📚 everywhere . Thanks Beth
….Anita
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right -)
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Great advice for me, Beth. I have 25+ unread books on my Kindle, plus at least 30 more on the bookshelf in hardback and paperback. Will I ever read them all? I don’t know. Can I stop buying them? Absolutely not. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I really get this, Pete
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I have two. I want to read both of them, but the contest takes precedence and IT has the power to make a person lose interest in reading. it’s a conundrum, but I don’t feel any guilt about it. 🙂
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glad you’ve found a comfortable balance
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Love this! Now I have to embrace it!
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Enjoy!
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perfect
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❤
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I have this problem, but if that’s our biggest crime, then I think we’re doing okay.
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absolutely –
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I needed this. I also need an intervention at the same time. The stacks are starting to be so daunting as to put me off reading indefinitely. Help!
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Hope this helps
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Good advice indeed!
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takes one worry off our plate –
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Thanks Beth. I needed this advice!
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it helps alleviate any guilt )
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Oh, yes!
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