Book Chat: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

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Book Chat: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven   Check out All The Bright Places A quirky and disturbing tale with characters who don’t exactly ring true, but who are lovable, interesting, and heart-wrenching in their flaws and fragility. Moments of deep contemplation and a call for readers to be

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Book Chat: Sweetland by Michael Crummey

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Sweetland by Michael Crummey Check out Sweetland A gripping tale of man whose devotion and love of the land that reared him is haunting and heartbreaking. Author’s Goodreads Page

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Searching for Gratitude

Gratitude

Gratitude is a word most of us don’t use too often. If you’re Canadian, you may have used it a few weekends ago as you sat down with your friends, family, and a great big turkey.  If you’re American, you have another week or so before you’re urged to focus on

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Delaying Gratification (part two)

I finished yesterday‘s the previous post with reference to way we so often delay dealing with the problems of life and the way those problems usually end up growing and often, because of the mental strain they create, steal from our Joy. M. Scott Peck in The Road Less Travelled says the

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Delaying Gratification (part one)

Quote on Delaying Gratification by M. Scott Peck

This past week I  had an interview to work on writing a manuscript for a man. The topic was his life’s work: understanding life and how to live.  Despite his strong interest in hiring me and my strong interest in being involved in this project, other concerns meant a partnership

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