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“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”
― Anne of Avonlea
― Anne of Avonlea
“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.”
― From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
― From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
“Try as often as you can to give tribute to your friends, to stay in contact, to be at their momentous occasions. Drive across the country and go into debt to go to their weddings, fly across the country and be with them when their parents pass away. You cannot make any new old friends.”
― Fogged Inn
― Fogged Inn
“In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.”
― Aleph
― Aleph
“I don’t think anyone “finds” joy. Rather, we cultivate it by searching for the preciousness of small things, the ordinary miracles, that strengthen our hearts so we can keep them open to what is difficult”
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Ell’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ell’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5,404 books
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450 friends
3,999 books
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1,004 friends
2,529 books
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3,564 friends
7,707 books
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2,486 friends
2,553 books
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1,223 friends
3,730 books
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17 friends
3,444 books
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249 friends
3,868 books
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93 friends
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