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"Never is over."

Well that didn't take long...why did I think I would get through this book without crying?

But where did it come from, this wanting disease? From how I got born, or the ones that made me, or the crowd I ran with later?

Everybody warns about bad influences, but it’s these things already inside you that are going to take you down. The hopeless wishes that won’t quit stalking you.

Some perfect words you think you could say to somebody to make them see you, and love you and stay.

"When the bee to the earth does fall, the butterfly comes back to change it all."

Weeping.

"When the bee to the earth does fall, the butterfly comes back to change it all."

Weeping.

"When the bee to the earth does fall, the butterfly comes back to change it all."

Weeping.

Wow, King James (yes, that one) reeeeally hated women.

Already crying.

“But it is all hindsight. All these lessons, learned too late. Insights discovered decades later.
And so much lost as a result.”

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pray for me.🙏🏼

Make Introverts Leaders Again

Was not expecting a reference to the simple living of Mennonites. Sadly, the smart phone addiction has come for most, but I like that Newport has found a few who are still living without screens.
It's true that being a "conscientious consumer" is a big part of Mennonite values, for which I'm grateful.

Seeing what all the hype is about. 😌

This isn’t a theological work, so I was pleasantly surprised on the thoughtful study of how extroversion has affected the evangelical church’s teaching on what it means to be a Christian. Where introversion is interpreted as weakness (especially in men), a higher premium will be given to “charismatic leadership” even if other character qualities are lacking.

Hardly started and I'm already tearing up.
Already know this one is a winner.

Inspired to use more bicarbonate of soda.

“Only the burnt corpses of books lit the sky.”

In a gift economy, the prosperity of the community grows from the flow of relationships, not the accumulation of goods.

All flourishing is mutual.

Ever complain that things aren’t built to last? It’s true due to Planned Obsolescence—the concept of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited lifespan or purposely frail design so that it becomes obsolete sooner.
Lightbulb companies actually got together in the 1920s and agreed to all make the span of their lightbulbs shorter so that they could all continue to sell more lightbulbs.

omg, Tom Sawyer is insufferable.

Not even 10% in and the author has referenced Elkhart, IN as a marker for how Americans divide needs and wants.
The first thing cut when money is tight is an RV, and “trailer town” knows this well.
Because they make most of the country’s RVs, the community has long since been used as an early warning sign for any tremor in consumer confidence. So interesting that my home county is used for this data.

prepping for James

She just realized that she swallowed an earbud thinking it was Advil and didn't discover it until the morning.
"I thought it felt a little funny going down."

Let's all just imagine that for a moment.

THEN THEY PLAY A SONG AND HE CAN HEAR IT IN HER STOMACH.

oh no.
she’s lecturing him that his mom is a narcissist. last I checked, miss MC runs the social media of a mustard company and has no training that qualifies her to diagnose someone with a personally disorder.
if she had been trained, she’d know you shouldn’t diagnose without actually meeting the person. tik tok continues to influence this one😬

Rhysand has now been referenced 4 times. Are we really letting Sarah J. Maas do the heavy lifting of character development?

Already hooked by Pooter and the cat distribution system.

…but also rolling my eyes at the ACOTAR references. 3 different women refer to MC as Rhysand in the first 2 chapters? Nah, it’s too much, be for real.😅

Ironically wearing denim on denim while reading this👀