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willaful
Navigate Your Stars | Jesmyn Ward
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A beautiful little book, in which Ward talks about her hard road to fulfilling her dream of being a writer. This is for the people to whom things don't always come easily, who have to keep their vision in mind and take step after patient step to reach it.

#BookChain book #6
@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 7d
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TheAromaofBooks
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Pickpick

I first read this book back in 2012 and knew it was one I wanted to find and add to my own collection. Lindbergh writes from a seaside cottage where she is on holiday, each chapter looking at a different seashell and using it to reflect on a different aspect of life. Published in 1955, it was an era where woman were still mostly home-focused, but with advancing technology opening up more time and opportunities for them. I found her thoughts on ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the importance of seeking solitude, finding creative work/hobbies, understanding and accepting that relationships go through cycles, and finding ways to take time to ground yourself to be thoughtful and encouraging.
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TheAromaofBooks At only 128 pages, this is a slim volume and I enjoyed chewing on a chapter a day. I've been meaning to revisit this one for years, and thanks to the #MonthlyNonfiction challenge I picked up this 128 (Philosophy/Epistemology/Humankind) and checked the 100s off the list!! @julieclair

#FourFoursin25 - Pilot Islet @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Set on an Island @PuddleJumper
#100YearsofBooks #BookSpinBingo
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BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, such a beautiful work! My mom shared this with me years ago. I, too, should reread. 1w
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julieclair Love that vintage edition! I have owned this book for years, I suppose it‘s time I read it. 🤪 1w
TheAromaofBooks @BooksandCoffee4Me @julieclair - This one definitely benefited from only reading a chapter every day or two. It was a nice book to savor. 1w
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s helpful to know. 7d
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Eggs
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“This is what one thirsts for, I realize, after the smallness of the day, of work, of details, of intimacy - even of communication, one thirsts for the magnitude and universality of a night full of stars, pouring into one like a fresh tide.”

#Gift #25Alive

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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MysticFaerie
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5🌟/5🌟

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TheBookgeekFrau
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dabbe I love these books! 🩶🖤🩶 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe I've only read two of them, but both times they helped when I was feeling unsettled. It's nice to read uplifting words of people in similar situations and know you're not the only one. 🩵🩵 1mo
dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau #truth Some could get a bit preachy (I'm not very religious), but I loved most of them. Plus, they usually were short, sweet, and made me feel better! 🩶🖤🩶 1mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love these! 1mo
Eggs I‘ve enjoyed a few of them ❤️ 1mo
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AnnCrystal
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There are so many in the USA who are facing chaotic weather and natural disasters.

Prayers and Good Vibes for my neighbors and my neighbor's neighbors (whether neighboring houses, towns, or states).

Extra Prayers and Good Vibes for all the First Responders, National Guard, and Helping Neighbors 💝🦸💝🦸‍♂️💝🦸‍♀️💝.

🫂🙏🐻🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸❤️🤍💙💝.

May Mother Nature Calm Herself Soon 🙏💝.

#quotessharedbycaliforniananncrystal

#californiananncrystal

bthegood 💕💕I needed to read this today...look for the helpers! Thank you. 1mo
AnnCrystal
😘🫂💝 @bthegood one of my favorite qoutes by Mr. Rogers 💝🙏💝.
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Blueberry
Living a Life that Matters | Harold S. Kushner
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Andrew65 Sounds a good read. 2mo
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Grace Notes | Alexandra Stoddard
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I was looking forward to something like Grace Notes in Living A Beautiful Life. The practical things like setting a pretty table and making your bath your own private oasis. This was more meditations and deep thoughts. I ended up using it as an On This Day quote journal. Because of that I will keep and refer back to. The actual book bored me. I've already finish up the year of writing holiday quotes and yearly reminders in it. 😒 #myyearinbooks

Crinoline_Laphroaig Living a Beautiful Life was one of the first books I ever read on making a house a home. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, clutter and chaos was the norm. It was life changing for twentysomething me. My well-loved copy had all my favorite things highlighted. When I looked at it I always focused on those notes.

Rereading replacement copy, all these years later, I'm surprised at how many things have become part of my routines.
2mo
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kspenmoll
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#5JoysFriday

-Our first snowfall of the season! ❄️
-Picking up a book that came in at a local indie bookstore, River Bend Bookshop.📚
-Got my auld lang syne match😀📚
-at the Holy Cross v UConn women‘s basketball game last Tuesday with my husband, sister (HC grads like me), brother-in-law, & my UConn alum son. My sister took the photo.

Deblovestoread Snow! ❄️ 3mo
julieclair Wonderful wintery joys! 3mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo
Suet624 💕💕💕 3mo
DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! 💛💛💛That first snowfall is just beautiful! ❄️🩵❄️ Thanks for joining in. 🤗 2mo
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