Mr. Personality: Happenings in downtown Newnan, Book of the Month

By MR. PERSONALITY, Special to The Paper

February, the month for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and St. Valentine’s Day.

Murphey Florist and Let Them Eat Toffee are indeed two excellent places to fulfill your Valentine’s Day gift shopping in true Valentine Day style. Both are right here on the Courthouse Square. Tell them Mr. Personality sent you.

This new year of 2023 is off to a good start for me. I have been blessed with the opportunity to have  cataract eye surgery through the V.A. and Thomas Eye Group on Jan. 20th and 24th. Another example of Divine Spirit’s many blessings.

My amazing daily experiences in this spirit-filled town keeps me in a constant state of euphoria twenty-four seven as love and joy permeates the very air in all directions every day. 

You must experience the amazing changes at Gilleyweeds, right next to Leaf and Bean. Valerie has truly outdone herself in rearranging her amazing shop. Go see for yourself.

Tony Caro at Red Letter Merchant has truly loaded down his unique boutique with awesome buys in t-shirts and other amazing items. 

If you have not visited “Junk Starlet,” at 13 West Washington Street yet, you do not know what you are missing. Be sure to wear your sunglasses for all the dazzling items that sparkle everywhere you look.

John Winters and company have moved back to 15 Perry Street. Probably to avoid the temptation of being so close to Christy’s Cafe. 

To re-visit last month’s Book of the Month titled “The Right To Be Wrong” by Kevin Seamus Hasson is that the whole point is that we are to follow our inner light from within and not the opinion of other human beings. 

This brings me to my favorite part of my column, the Book of the Month. Divine Spirit places such books in my path. I refer to them as books of wisdom and I share them with you, the readers.

This month’s book is titled “The Stoic Challenge, A Philosopher’s Guide To Becoming Tougher, Calmer And More Resilient,” written by William B. Irvine.

I truly loved this book. It is an excellent guide for learning to deal with life’s many frustrations and difficult people. This is the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, George Washington and many of our founding fathers who were indeed stoics. The practice of stoicism is an ancient philosophy that we can apply to today’s challenges and not lose our inner joy.

Until next time, Peace, love and respect

Mr. Personality.