Interesting thought - books being 4th hand communication. I can see that. I was talking to my MC (alone, wife doesn't go anymore) and was trying to figure out why I felt more connected and happy for a weekend than I had in much of my M. Conclusion - I was reading a lot and resonated with the ideas and justifications I found about my M problems. I think the benefit was in getting me to open up to forgiving and forgetting some past issues (not just forgetting). In that regards, the book was almost a mediator. Sure made a much better weekend, though!
