Karla Strand

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“A teacher comes, they say, when you are ready. And if you ignore its presence, it will speak to you more loudly. But you have to be quiet to hear.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

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“What we need right now is a radical, global love that grows from deep within us to encompass all life.”
― Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

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“i thank the universe
for taking
everything it has taken
and giving to me
everything it is giving

-balance”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey

tags: gratitude

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“I believe that we are part of a natural world that is constantly changing, and we need to learn to adapt together and stay in relationship if we hope to survive as a species.”
― Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

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“The job is never over; it simply changes from one task to the next. What I’m looking for, I suppose, is balance, and that is a moving target. Balance is not a passive resting place—it takes work, balancing the giving and the taking, the raking out and the putting in.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 324580 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

The F-word — 5761 members — last activity Jan 16, 2026 02:23PM
This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more

Haaave Ya Met... — 1176 members — last activity May 01, 2026 09:16AM
Networking for authors, beta readers, editors, reviewers, and book bloggers.

ARCs Anonymous — 143 members — last activity Aug 06, 2018 12:24PM
Do you get loads of ARCs? Do you struggle to read them in time? We've all been here. My name is Avalinah and I'm an ARCoholic. Welcome, fellow bookwor ...more

The Classics Club — 241 members — last activity Jul 02, 2023 12:46PM
This group is made up of members of the Classics Book Club. Members who happen to be part of Goodreads can meet here to share links, post reviews, etc ...more

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