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What I Carry
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My favorite books when I was little were a series of seven that I now understand are actually a romanticized celebration of white people barging into the homelands of indigenous people, participating in their genocide, and stealing the land
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“Lean forward into your life...catch the best bits and the finest wind. Just tip your feathers in flight a wee bit and see how dramatically that small lean can change your life.”
― Lean Forward Into Your Life: Begin Each Day as If It Were on Purpose
― Lean Forward Into Your Life: Begin Each Day as If It Were on Purpose
“As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.”
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“There is no small act of kindness.
Every compassionate act makes large the world.”
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Every compassionate act makes large the world.”
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“what if
we just
acted like
everything
was easy?”
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we just
acted like
everything
was easy?”
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“speak quietly to yourself & promise there will be better days. whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. console your bruised and tender spirit with reminders of many other successes. offer comfort in practical and tangible ways - as if you were encouraging your dearest friend. recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. tomorrow comes more brightly...”
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Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barbara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
646 books
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50 friends
4,895 books
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95 friends
2,897 books
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43 friends
53 books
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23 friends
493 books
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33 friends
1,337 books
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131 friends
3,450 books
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83 friends
55 books
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10 friends
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