Favorite inspirational/philosophical books.
The folks who are secular have emotions too.
And we need ways to understand life and how to live it.
So, i use books as one way.
Here's some of the ones i find help me stay dry, and lead toward some calm.
Zen Mind, Beginners' Mind - Shunryu Suzuki
(Nothing otherworldly, just very good insights into what it means to be a person.)
Candle in the Dark - Carl Sagan
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Nietzsche
Inside the Places that Scare You - Pema Chodron
On the reading stand:
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
what are your favorites?