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Julie Saffrin

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Julie Saffrin is the author of "Kissing the Shoreline: Quotes and Reflections to Live By," filled with her favorite quotes. She also wrote the popular book on gratitude, "BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life." Most days you will find her dividing her time between Minneapolis and Ottertail County in Minnesota with her husband Rick and a golden retriever named Mick. On the other days, she can be found on a beach. Reach her at JulieSaffrin.com. ...more

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Michelle Sass Aleckson’s “The Way You Love Me” Points the Way to What’s Meaningful in Life

The picture of Minnesota writer Michelle Sass Aleckson’s golden retriever, Pippi, sums up Michelle as an author. She has a sense of humor, and she loves animals. Another giveaway might be her real middle name, Sass—and at least a character or two in this story has that disposition. My kind of person and all the more reason why I enjoyed her January 2024 novel, The Way You Love Me, set in the ficti

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	21 Days of Joy: Stories That Celebrate Mom by Kathy Ide (Goodreads Author) (Compiled By), Lori Freeland (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Anne Mateer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BlessBack®:Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kissing the Shoreline: Quotes and Reflections to Live by it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeking Jesus Anew: Reflections on Prayer: A 31-Day Devotional by Bruce Hillyer, Julie Saffrin (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life by Julie Saffrin (22-Mar-2012) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health

by Marty Makary (Goodreads Author)

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The Rules of Falling for You

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That Old Cape Magic

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Not a fan. I was expecting a great read, filled with great scenes on the Cape as the scenes were evolving. Pretty much got mostly a backstory, a little dialogue, but mostly a "tell" not "show" story. ...more
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“We each have words for "love" in our languages. What would the world look like if we acted on that one word for humanity's sake?”
― Julie Saffrin, BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life

tags: goodness, love

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“BlessBacks: Souvenirs for those who express their gratitude to their illuminators.”
― Julie Saffrin

tags: appreciation, blessbacks, inspirational, motivational, power-of-gratitude, self-help, thanks

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“We each have words for "love" in our languages. What would the world look like if we acted on that one word for humanity's sake?”
― Julie Saffrin, BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life

tags: goodness, love

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“I could have told you that the reason a lot of people never do anything, or go anywhere, or move to the place they've always wanted to move to or go after the things they always talked about, rarely boils down to other people's not believing in them. I believe now that we're the enemy to the things we really want for our lives. We get really good at telling ourselves ugly lies on repeat every day. "You're unworthy." "You're ugly." "You're inadequate.”
― Hannah Brencher, If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers

tags: what-we-want-for-our-lives

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“Good-byes hurt. And they happen too much. The only thing I know for certain about this whole good-bye thing? You have to say it sometimes. You have to get real brave, and bite your bottom lip, and let people go sometimes. Fully, fully. Whether you feel ready or not, you're still going to grow up and use that word a lot more than you ever expected to.”
― Hannah Brencher, If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers

tags: good-byes

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“I needed to witness what it looked like when you eventually stopped asking questions and just started living the answers out loud.”
― Hannah Brencher, If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers

tags: stepping-out-into-life

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“BlessBacks: Souvenirs for those who express their gratitude to their illuminators.”
― Julie Saffrin

tags: appreciation, blessbacks, inspirational, motivational, power-of-gratitude, self-help, thanks

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