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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

by Sy Montgomery

bookshelves: science-neuro-psych-linguistics, currently-reading

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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

by Julia Cameron

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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Magic Cleaning #1)

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Magic Cleaning #1) by Marie Kondō

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Imagine what it would be like to have a bookshelf filled only with books that you really love. Isn’t that image spellbinding? For someone who loves books, what greater happiness could there be?

Swimming in the Dark

by Tomasz Jedrowski

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Shelby’s Quotes

“What are you reading? isn’t a simple question when asked with genuine curiosity; it’s really a way of asking, Who are you now and who are you becoming?”
― Will Schwalbe, Books for Living

tags: books, literature, reading, words

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“Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect the first.”
― Wayne Cordeiro, Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion

tags: isolation, jesus-christ, pastor, pastoral, pastoral-ministry, refuge, solitude

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“Maybe we feel empty because we leave pieces of ourselves in everything we used to love.”
― R. M. Drake

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