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The Boy from the Sea

by Garrett Carr (Goodreads Author)

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The Silent Ones (Mary Shea Murders)

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“It’s our responsibility to act in service of our authentic selves. Sometimes this means giving up the need to please others, giving up our need for others’ approval.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

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“A good definition of being a victim is when you keep the focus outside yourself, when you look outside yourself for someone to blame for your present circumstances, or to determine your purpose, fate, or worth.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

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“But from this moment on, I understood that feelings, no matter how powerful, aren’t fatal. And they are temporary.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

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“is a choice. No matter how frustrating or boring or constraining or painful or oppressive our experience, we can always choose how we respond.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice

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“To forgive is to grieve—for what happened, for what didn’t happen—and to give up the need for a different past.”
― Edith Eger, The Choice

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Lees Afrikaans is 'n informele groep vir mense wat graag Afrikaans lees. Hier bespreek ons alles te make met Afrikaanse fiksie, nie-fiksie, skrywers, ...more

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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

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