I Reached My Goodreads Goal: Is That a Good Thing?

When I entered my latest book into Goodreads, confetti filled my the screen. I had won! I met my reading goal for the year. And it is only September!

But then I wondered, is this a good thing?

Is it ok to prioritize reading with abandon?

What am I avoiding? What am I not doing?

But then again, Goodreads is celebrating. So maybe it’s not all that bad?

The thing is, whenever you lean into one thing, other things have to go. Right now I am in reading mode, absorbing words. I am enjoying living inside stories. Getting to know characters. Wondering what will happen next. Experiencing a different time and space. And as a consequence of this, I am journaling, writing and producing less.

But perhaps there is a reason. Maybe I am in a receiving stage just like winter seeds that will bloom in due time. Maybe something is percolating here. Maybe this is the fallow period before the bloom.

In the meantime, I am going to follow my lead.

And I am going to kick ass at Goodreads 🙂

What are you reading right now?