Tuesdays with Morrie: an Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
15 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by mrsbridgewater from Holybourne, Hampshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 11, 2004
I loved this book. I bought it purely because it had an unusual title but was captivated by this unusual book.
Released on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at another bookcrosser in a controlled release, n/a Controlled Releases.
Am sending this book on to Chelseagirl
I know that she has another couple of people who would like to read it after her, so this will turn out to be a mini ray.
Am sending this book on to Chelseagirl
I know that she has another couple of people who would like to read it after her, so this will turn out to be a mini ray.
Thanks for this, Mrs Bridgewater, KleptoKitty dropped it in this lunchtime. I've got a few TBR's in front of it but will get it read as soon as possible, and hand it back to KK on the first part of the combined ring.
Just to let everyone know, this book is out as a ring along with Five People You Meet in Heaven. Usual rules reply - please journal both books when you receive them, read them, review them, and then forward them to the next name on the list. Both books should end up back with me, and then I'll send Tuesdays to MrsBridgewater. PM me if there's any problems!
Mailing order:
KleptoKitty
Lady-Mondegreen
KathyS
Hey-miki
Weebly
chrisp93
torialouise
honeyy
?
then back to Chelseagirl,
then home to MrsBridgewater!
Have fun and thanks for playing!
Mailing order:
KleptoKitty
Lady-Mondegreen
KathyS
Hey-miki
Weebly
chrisp93
torialouise
honeyy
?
then back to Chelseagirl,
then home to MrsBridgewater!
Have fun and thanks for playing!
Delivering this to KleptoKitty later today.
Arrived with perfect timing, as I polished off the end of Five People over lunch. Will make a start on it later tonight.
Thanks for dropping it in Chelseagirl. You'll be glad to know that cats were on perfect behaviour :~)
Thanks for dropping it in Chelseagirl. You'll be glad to know that cats were on perfect behaviour :~)
Chelseagirl dropped this into me this afternoon & I've devoured the lot this evening.
Beautiful book, exploring both life and death in a dignified & elegant way.
I enjoyed this allot more that The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Will be on it's way to Lady-Mondegreen tomorrow.
Beautiful book, exploring both life and death in a dignified & elegant way.
I enjoyed this allot more that The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Will be on it's way to Lady-Mondegreen tomorrow.
Journal Entry 8 by Lady-Mondegreen from Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, March 13, 2004
Arrived this morning in a nice little parcel along with 'The Five People you meet in Heaven' by Mitch
Albom plus a nice little book of quotations as a RABCK - thanks kleptokitty. Tuesday's with Morrie is on my (rather neglected)bookshelf wish list so I will go and cross it off right now! Very much looking forward to reading it this book.
Albom plus a nice little book of quotations as a RABCK - thanks kleptokitty. Tuesday's with Morrie is on my (rather neglected)bookshelf wish list so I will go and cross it off right now! Very much looking forward to reading it this book.
Journal Entry 9 by Lady-Mondegreen from Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 30, 2004
I found this to be an inspirational story of a truly enlightened soul. I hope Morrie reaches Nirvana because he must be nearly there. I shed some tears over this one. I am so glad to have read this book and I hope I have taken on board some of Morrie's lessons - he deserves his epitaph, a teacher to the end. I think I will have to read Tuesday's with Morrie again sometime but this copy will be on it's way to KathyS in the next day or two.
Received from Lady-Mondegreen this morning, along with "Five People You Meet In Heaven". I have 1 bookring on the go at the moment, but I'll read it as soon as possible as this has been on my wishlist for ages :o)
Thank you all for sharing this book with me. It is a very quick read, in one sitting, but Morrie's lessons will stay with me much longer.
I have had more than my fair share of grief already in my life - I lost my Mum to cancer when I was 20 (she was 52), a sister-in-law to an unusual lung disease (she was 42) and my sister had a stillborn daughter which I witnessed her giving birth to. Death is something I had to come to terms with very early on. I can't say that you ever get over the loss of a loved one. Indeed Morrie never did, and reading that has made me realise that there is nothing wrong in still having the feelings that I do. But because of those losses, I have tried to do things differently in my life. I know that even though I may still take each day for granted, I never do those around me. I tell my children and husband that I love them each and every day. And I know that there is more to life than the material things around us - my happiest times are those spent with my family, chatting and laughing.
Like Morrie, I find that I feel the sorrow and pain of others very readily - it's embarrassing to find yourself crying at Neighbours though! Maybe I'm moving through Morrie's lessons faster than I realised.
This is certainly a book that I will be looking to add to my personal collection.
I have had more than my fair share of grief already in my life - I lost my Mum to cancer when I was 20 (she was 52), a sister-in-law to an unusual lung disease (she was 42) and my sister had a stillborn daughter which I witnessed her giving birth to. Death is something I had to come to terms with very early on. I can't say that you ever get over the loss of a loved one. Indeed Morrie never did, and reading that has made me realise that there is nothing wrong in still having the feelings that I do. But because of those losses, I have tried to do things differently in my life. I know that even though I may still take each day for granted, I never do those around me. I tell my children and husband that I love them each and every day. And I know that there is more to life than the material things around us - my happiest times are those spent with my family, chatting and laughing.
Like Morrie, I find that I feel the sorrow and pain of others very readily - it's embarrassing to find yourself crying at Neighbours though! Maybe I'm moving through Morrie's lessons faster than I realised.
This is certainly a book that I will be looking to add to my personal collection.
Journal Entry 12 by KathyS at -- Controlled Release in -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Sunday, April 11, 2004
Release planned for Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at Postal Release in Royal Mail, England United Kingdom.
On its way to Hey-Miki so she can read it on her return from Israel - enjoy :o)
On its way to Hey-Miki so she can read it on her return from Israel - enjoy :o)
Journal Entry 13 by hey-miki from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, April 18, 2004
Received in the post a few days ago. Thanks KathyS!
Journal Entry 14 by hey-miki from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 1, 2004
This is a gem. So moving and thought-provoking. I felt privileged to join Mitch for his weekly lessons! Highly recommended. Off to Weebly now...
Thanks Miki for sending, that's 3 books waiting for me today and I want to read them all at once!
I really liked this book, the style and the rhythm made it easy to read. What really got tome was I read the last few chapters sitting in a fold away chair on a grassy slope looking down at Chatsworth House while my family went for a walk. There was a brass band from Buxton playing, and as Morrie finally gave up his battle they started playing Angels (Robbie Williams). This brought more than a few tears!
Journal Entry 17 by weebly at Bookring 2 in bookring, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Released on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 at Bookring in n/a, Bookring Controlled Releases.
Posted to Gooner formerly known as Chrisp93 today.
Posted to Gooner formerly known as Chrisp93 today.
Thanks to Mrs Bridgewater for sending this out to Chelseagirl, who's forwarded it as a ring, along with "The Five People You Meet in Heaven". I'm looking forward to both of these.
Apologies for holding this book up for so long. I already have my own copy on my TBR pile so will not delay it longer.
Because it was travelling with a companion, The Five People you meet in Heaven, it took much longer than really necessary for both my husband and I to read that one, thus delaying the ring. Apologies.
Because it was travelling with a companion, The Five People you meet in Heaven, it took much longer than really necessary for both my husband and I to read that one, thus delaying the ring. Apologies.
Journal Entry 20 by torialouise from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, July 17, 2004
Recieved today with 5 people you meet in heaven and a little book of selma's secrets. Going to start on these right away as I've been looking forward to them. Thanks!!
Journal Entry 21 by torialouise from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 28, 2004
What can i say - what a book. Every now and then you read book that really hits home - this book was amazing. Beautifully written and completely inspiring, this will be a book i will be adding to my PC as well as buying for lots of friends. Morrie was brave, dignified and truely cared about other people. Morrie really committed to his friends and family. As Mitch says - when Morrie was with you, he was really with you. He believes in being fully present, focusing only on the person he is with. In world where we seem to do a hundred things at once, what a marvellous gift, to devote your full attention to one person, something i will strive to do after reading this.
I loved his view of a meaningful life - " Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning"
Thank you so much for sharing - this book has enriched my life.
Starting on 5 people now then i will pass on to honeyy
I loved his view of a meaningful life - " Devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning"
Thank you so much for sharing - this book has enriched my life.
Starting on 5 people now then i will pass on to honeyy
Journal Entry 22 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 25, 2004
This has skipped honeyy and come back to me. Having read all the lovely things you've all said about it, I can't wait to read it, and might, in fact, sneak it up to bed tonight - despite the fact that there are three or four ring books in Mount TBR before it :0)
Journal Entry 23 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 27, 2004
What an amazing book. I started this yesterday afternoon and finished it in bed, with tears rolling down my cheeks. Yet it's also so uplifting. Morrie is a true role model for us all; he must have been in so much pain and discomfort yet showed dignity, wisdom, compassion and strength, and his ethos on life is one that we would all do well to follow. When my time is up, if I can deal with it with half the dignity that Morrie had, I'll be doing okay.
Towards the second part of this book I kept thinking of my gran; she died suddenly, nearly seven years ago. I'd just given birth to my son and was suffering from post-natal depression, and the last time I spoke to her I was tired and grumpy and miserable. If only I'd taken the chance then to tell her how much I loved her ... from now on I'm going to make sure that everyone close to me knows how much they mean to me, just in case.
This paragraph from "Tuesdays" really brought a lump to my throat; it's one I want to remember:
"As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on - in the hearts of everyone you touched and nurtured while you were here."
I'm going to buy a copy of this for my private collection; it's definitely a book I want to read again and again.
Thank you so much for sharing this, MrsBridgewater. It's probably one of the most life-changing books I've ever read. I'm going to hang on to this for a few days and see if my mum wants to read it, as I think she'll really love it.
Towards the second part of this book I kept thinking of my gran; she died suddenly, nearly seven years ago. I'd just given birth to my son and was suffering from post-natal depression, and the last time I spoke to her I was tired and grumpy and miserable. If only I'd taken the chance then to tell her how much I loved her ... from now on I'm going to make sure that everyone close to me knows how much they mean to me, just in case.
This paragraph from "Tuesdays" really brought a lump to my throat; it's one I want to remember:
"As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on - in the hearts of everyone you touched and nurtured while you were here."
I'm going to buy a copy of this for my private collection; it's definitely a book I want to read again and again.
Thank you so much for sharing this, MrsBridgewater. It's probably one of the most life-changing books I've ever read. I'm going to hang on to this for a few days and see if my mum wants to read it, as I think she'll really love it.
Journal Entry 24 by herrgirl from Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Thursday, September 16, 2004
Got this from chelseagirl(my daughter)two weeks ago and am only just about to start it. Having read all the comments of you who've already read it, I'll have a box of tissues to hand.
Journal Entry 25 by herrgirl from Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Sunday, September 19, 2004
What an inspiring book. Mitch was truly privileged to have known Morrie and to witness the wisdom with which he reviewed his life and his coming death and his recognition that what he had learned in life was preparing him for the end of it. The dignity with which he approached that end was inspirational. I am so glad that he shared his experience with us. "Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone"- I really hope so.
I'll return it to chelseagirl now, to go back to mrs bridgewater.
I'll return it to chelseagirl now, to go back to mrs bridgewater.
Journal Entry 26 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Monday, October 4, 2004
This is going to carry on its travels for a little longer before it goes home. Next two participants are:
Molyneux
ziggythecat
skribble
???You???
Home to MrsBridgewater
I'l post it off to Molyneux as soon as I have her address. Enjoy!
Molyneux
ziggythecat
skribble
???You???
Home to MrsBridgewater
I'l post it off to Molyneux as soon as I have her address. Enjoy!
This arrived today from Chelseagirl - thanks Alison I will move this to the top of my tbr pile...which has grown considerably since I joined BC!!!
Such a beautiful book - I've recommended this to my sister (who has found a copy on her bookcase!). This is a story which will linger with me for a long time, I loved it! Thank you so much for letting me read it! Will post it tomorrow to Ziggythecat.
Journal Entry 29 by ziggythecat from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, October 23, 2004
Ooo I'd forgotten this was waiting for me when I got home yesterday.
As my darling youngest child got me up 2 hours ago at 4am I'm in need of some inspiration today so am going to settle down now with another mug of tea & some biccys.
Thanks chelseagirl, the day may start well after all!
As my darling youngest child got me up 2 hours ago at 4am I'm in need of some inspiration today so am going to settle down now with another mug of tea & some biccys.
Thanks chelseagirl, the day may start well after all!
Journal Entry 30 by ziggythecat from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, November 7, 2004
A lovely book, I'd imagine everyone will find something in there that will touch them. I particularly liked "Love each other or perish" and the idea that you need to learn how to die before you can learn how to live. Must have been a privilege to know Morrie.
Off to Skribble next. Sent 10th Nov.
Off to Skribble next. Sent 10th Nov.
Journal Entry 31 by skribble from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, November 13, 2004
Thanks ziggythecat. It arrived yesterday!
Journal Entry 32 by skribble from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, November 20, 2004
This is a really beautiful little book. I started reading it on my way home from work yesterday and quickly realised it wasn't a book to be read on the tube!
Morrie was clearly a man of great wisdom, I think his ambition 'to try to live the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humour, with composure' is a pretty sound one for all of us.
Morrie was clearly a man of great wisdom, I think his ambition 'to try to live the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humour, with composure' is a pretty sound one for all of us.
Journal Entry 33 by mrsbridgewater from Holybourne, Hampshire United Kingdom on Thursday, December 16, 2004
This book arrived home with me today. Seems to have been a very successful ring, and has had a lot of readers. Thank you all! In fact, this book was also part of my postal book group in my pre BC days - so it has had another 8 or 9 readers in addition to all those above!
Journal Entry 34 by mrsbridgewater from Holybourne, Hampshire United Kingdom on Thursday, April 21, 2005
This book is all packed up and ready to conitinue its journey on to Flaming-Ice in Kuwait.
This book is going straight to my permanent collection! I recieved it today, together with a couple of chocolate bars and a couple of postcards. Thanks Mrs. Bridgewater :-) I'll probably read it right after my finals.
This book reminded me alot of my grandfather. I know exactley how Albom felt, I know exactley what he meant because I stayed with my grandfather for the last three months of his life, before he surrendered for cancer. That was two years ago, but the book reminded me so much of that period of time. I wish I had the book back then; it would have made my grandfather feel much better about his death and last days in his life. I learned alot from this book, and I know I'll read it again some time later. I couldn't wait to read it after my finals, so I read it now -one week before my finals start. My teacher wants to read this book, and two of my best friends want to read it too. It might persuade them to join BookCrossing :-)
This is my third and favourite BookCrossing title, which I got early this afternoon and finished in a few hours in a row: the 2 other books were too long and digressive. The poetry allusions, especially from Auden, are hauntingly beautiful. The plot's simplicity is magical. I'm now convinced that popular fiction, if written in such a high-class style, can and must compete with the classics, by being included in university syllabi. I'm not at all surprised that this novel has been translated into more than 30 languages: is - I wonder - Arabic amongst them? I give the book 10 stars and would have given more if I only could. Truly magnificent.
