Literature Approach to Healing
This is a simple method of reading slowly for self-healing. It could work well with a book you have read before, so you are not concentrating on the plot or the characters. A few example books are listed below.
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Read until you find something that stops you, that makes you think or feel or really imagine the scene. Then pause.
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Consider: What struck you? Let your imagination, mind or body react to the image, idea or feeling created by the reading. Stay with this consideration as long as it yields new information for you.
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It may be helpful to stop reading. Let the idea stay with you during the day. Let this medication heal your past or form resolutions for today.
Classic Children's Literature
Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The unabridged version has many more scenes that may trigger memories. Consider Heidi leaving most of her clothes behind as she climbed the mountain; or Goat Peter deciding to push the wheelchair down the mountain.
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Might you relate to the family leaving all behind in America to go to England. What of the Earl's gradual reaction to Cedric's innocent and sincere admiration?
Books about real people and events
The Story of a Soul by St Therese of Lisieux. Here is chance to accompany Therese in losing her mom when she was a child, her decision to act more grown up one Christmas, her boldness in asking the Pope for her hearts desire.
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo. The family's suffering with a child's serious illness may trigger memories. Also the struggle of the parents to understand and accept their child's unexpected report of what has happened to them.
A Right to be Merry by Mother Mary Francis P.C.C. The trials of these sisters, living in close quarters can shed light on family life. One may be able to laugh at childhood memories of similar struggles, like wanting to be in charge, but finding oneself in a crowd of contributors.