Surfing, Rogan and Redemption

Reading can challenges us and strengthen our empathy skills. I recently read two very different memoirs - one, It’s Only Drowning, where the author, David Litt, struggles to build empathy with his surfing and Joe Rogan-loving brother-in-law. The second, My Mistakes, Your Lessons, by Ricardo London, is a story of redemption and reform during his life-long journey through the criminal justice system. Convicted of participating in two homicides, London’s memoir pushed me to examine many of my own beliefs.

Read the full story in the July 26 edition of my newsletter, Reading Between the Lines, plus, there’s a new video version as well!