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quietlycuriouskate
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Mehso-so

I did The Artist's Way 30 years ago (!) & have revisited a couple of times since. This book is a coda to that, not an alternative. Unlike TAW, I didn't follow the chapters as a weekly course: I don't think there was sufficient material to merit doing so.

Her dismissive attitude towards mental illness rubbed me up the wrong way. Creativity helps but is NOT a standalone cure! (Let's not get into how creative pursuits can lead to deep dark places.)

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TheSpineView
The Dot | Peter H. Reynolds
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Eggs 🧡🟠🧡 2d
willaful Perfection! The frame is everything! 2d
TheSpineView @willaful 😊🌞🤩 2d
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Kshakal
The Dot | Peter H. Reynolds
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Eggs 🧡🟠🧡 2d
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DGRachel
The Dot | Peter H. Reynolds
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Pickpick

This is the picture book selection for my library‘s Community Read. It is adorable and I want a physical copy for my own shelves. I love the watercolor artwork and how the illustrations are all done inside watercolor dots. It‘s a great story about harnessing creativity. The whole thing just makes me happy.

MaleficentBookDragon This is a fantastic book. A wonderful photographer, Nancy Rotenberg used to use it in her creative workshops. She was an amazing person and showed us that this book is inspiring for adults too. 1mo
mhillis Love this book! I used it as a basis for discussion with adult English language learners. 1mo
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Catsandbooks
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#5JoysFriday
1. My husband still has his job. He's a fed and every day when he comes home we say "live to fight another day"
2. A mockingbird came by me and was singing
3. Link helped me at my desk ?
4. Celebrated my husband's birthday
5. Pizza ?

Aims42 🙏🙏🙏🙏 for your husband! The not knowing has got to be so stressful 😖 1mo
dabbe 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 for your husband. I can't even imagine what you must be going through. Sending 🩶💚🩶. 1mo
Leftcoastzen Federal workers are the best ! Service is always part of the mission. Hoping for the best for him! 😻👏 1mo
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Susanita It stinks that federal employees are being scapegoated, but you‘re right: every day is another day. 1mo
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼 for your husband's job & hope he had a Happy 🎂🍰 Birthday...🐦🍕😻...💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
ShelleyBooksie So many pretty pens!!!! Glad to hear hubby still has his job ♡ 1mo
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Graywacke
A Calendar of Wisdom | Leo Tolstoy, Roger Cockrell
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I don‘t know exactly why I‘m reading this. It‘s heavily religious (and anti-materialist). I‘m not religious in this kind of way at all. But it appeared. A selection of quotes for each day. So I‘ve been page through, trying to catch up to today.

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Susanita
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I don‘t read self help books very often. I guess I find memoirs and novels more meaningful for life advice?

The tagged book is one I read a couple years ago as part of a summer book club. It was interesting enough but didn‘t really stick with me. In fact, upon consulting my reading journal, I see that some of his advice actually annoyed me. Example: Never ever quit. IMHO sometimes quitting is exactly what you need to do.

#sundayfunday

Kerrbearlib I agree. Sometimes quitting is what we need to do. I‘d love to find a good self-help book that helps people decide when to quit vs when to stick with something. 1mo
Karkar This helped me a lot. I was stressing way to much and it helped me to not give a f*ck all the time about things that did not even matter 1mo
BookmarkTavern Totally agree on quitting! It‘s not a weakness to admit when something is no longer working for you and walking away. Thanks for sharing! 1mo
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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!!! 2mo
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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. 2mo
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julieclair Love that vintage edition! I have owned this book for years, I suppose it‘s time I read it. 🤪 2mo
TheAromaofBooks @BooksandCoffee4Me @julieclair - This one definitely benefited from only reading a chapter every day or two. It was a nice book to savor. 2mo
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s helpful to know. 2mo
kspenmoll I have my mom‘s copy with its well worn, slightly torn book cover. She gave a copy to all of her daughters & daughters in law ( total 7) in her will. 1mo
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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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