What Reading Can Do For The Soul

Dragons to Butterflies

What reading can do for the soul

We all know reading can provide more than just information and entertainment. It does something for our soul we can’t quite explain. Reading has been proven to help relieve stress and escape the pressures of everyday life. It may bring you to a place that you’ve never seen, or introduce you to a character that you relate with. We all have our favorite genres too, whether it be romance, suspense, biographies, or even fantasy it takes you on a faraway journey while staying in one place. Check out this great article to learn more about reading can do for your soul https://goo.gl/J3emJx and if you like heartwarming, true stories about perseverance, check out this great book Dragons to Butterflies.

10 Benefits of Reading

Now that we know reading is good for the soul, here are 10 more benefits of what reading often can do for you.

1. Mental stimulation
2. Stress reduction
3. Knowledge
4. Vocabulary expansion
5. Memory improvement
6. Stronger analytical thinking skills
7. Improved focus and concentration
8. Better writing skills
9. Tranquility
10. Entertainment

Meet The Author of “Dragons to Butterflies”

Johnnie Calloway grew up in a small town in Kentucky, with the population at around 11,000. His mother passed when he was only five, leaving him to grow up with an angry, alcoholic, sexually confused father. Johnnie was born into a reputation that he never wanted but was obligated to live up to. Still, Johnnie always wanted to be the “good guy.” The conflict between his personal desire and his sense of obligation to his dad’s/family’s reputation created a great torment that was oddly accompanied with an insatiable yearning to learn. Dragons to Butterflies