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Ciara is Currently Reading

Ciara is currently reading

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

by Jordan B. Peterson

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Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It (Politics of the Living)

by Derrick Jensen

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The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

by Jefferson Fisher (Goodreads Author)

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Ciara’s Notes & Highlights

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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

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Whatever behavior the ego manifests, the hidden motivating force is always the same: the need to stand out, be special, be in control; the need for power, for attention, for more. And, of course, the need to feel a sense of separation, that ...more

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The Impossible Conversation: Choosing Reconnection and Resilience at the End of Business as Usual

by Dean Walker

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Ciara’s Quotes

“Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.”
― Charles Bukowski, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

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“Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.”
― Charles Bukowski

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“You have to die a few times before you can really
live.”
― Charles Bukowski, The People Look Like Flowers at Last

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“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
― Voltaire

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

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Goodreads Authors/Readers — 56721 members — last activity 42 minutes ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

Solarpunk — 516 members — last activity May 06, 2026 11:14AM
Science fiction doesn’t have to been depressing: Welcome to Solarpunk! Solarpunk is a new genre within science fiction that is a reaction against th ...more

Green Group — 2011 members — last activity May 26, 2026 03:20AM
The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how ...more

Environmental Book Club — 853 members — last activity Apr 20, 2026 12:41PM
A global community of eco-enthusiasts reading books with an environmental theme every 2 months. We made this group to educate ourselves about the int ...more

Nonduality — 137 members — last activity Aug 06, 2025 04:16AM
Welcome to a discussion of nonduality in topics including inquiry, enlightenment, Truth, ultimate reality, meditation, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, myst ...more

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