According to Kute Blackson in The Magic of Surrender, and I paraphrase here:  our purpose is really quite simple...to grow and evolve our soul.  In essence everything is an opportunity to learn and to grow.  I am a huge fan of reading books that offer opinions, options, pathways to improvement.  Perhaps there is only one takeaway, but that takeaway makes a difference.  I share with you some of the readings that I have discovered. 
Enjoy!
Andrea

• Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown 
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Breath by James Nestor
• Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hansen
• Journey to the Heart by Melanie Beattie
• Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness That Counts,  Dacher Keltner
  
• Messages from Water Masaru Emoto
• 1: How Many People Does It Take to Make a Difference, Dan Zadra
• The Adversity Advantage by Paul Stoltz & Erik Weihenmayer
• ​The Adversity Quotient by Paul Stoltz
• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• The Complete Guide to IT Band Syndrome:  www.painscience.com/tutorials/iliotibial-band-syndrome.php
• The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
• ​The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
• ​The Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long

• The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume II by Ray Long
• The Magic of Surrender by Kute Blackson
• The Neuroscience of Gratitude 
• ​​The Rise of Superman & The Art of Impossible by Steven Kolter
• The Yamas and Niyamas by Deborah Adele
• Tribe by Sebastian Junger 
• Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
• Never Finished by David Goggins
• Yoga of the Subtle Body: A Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Yoga by Tias Little, Tiffany Morgan, et al.