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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
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I'm thoroughly enjoying this book, but it's also incredibly humbling.
The message of reciprocity, gratitude, take no more than what you need, treat that what you take with respect. Just be thoughtful about how you live.
Even though some things are just way beyond my way of thinking, this book makes me rethink everything and my approach on life, nature and the world we live in.
And to me that is so impactful: one person wouldn't do much, but if everybody who read this book takes a snippet of it and applies it on their own life, it would have impact. And if they spread this to the people around them it would even have a bigger impact.
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Three Holidays and a Wedding
Uzma Jalaluddin
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Read at least 1 book in the Winter 2026 Readalong.
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Three Holidays and a Wedding
Uzma Jalaluddin
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hello, hello!! so, this year has been really good for my reading habits with every month having a finished book (a first for me, truly). and i wanted to continue these habits in the next year, so i wanted to group together a bunch of challenges that'll make finding books to read from my tbr much easier, and hence the bingo was born. it contains 25 challenges, and i think is easy enough that it won't mess up my fellow mood reader's flow. i saw someone else post a bingo (yay!!!!) which gave me enough confidence to post about mine, lol. here it is: Cotton's Reading Bingo i hope someone likes it, cuz i spent too much time prettying it up (for my own enjoyment, i like editing lol) have fun!! (edit: pinterest has labeled it as ai modified for some reason, but it's not. i don't use ai, and don't condone the use of ai.)
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"𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦."
I am unexpectedly drawn into this book. The first two chapters were interesting and insightful, but chapter 3,The Gift of Strawberries, caught me off guard emotionally and made me deeply nostalgic. It brought back memories of my frugal yet creative (pre-WWII) grandparents and their garden full of blackberries and strawberries that we used to pick as children.🍓❤️
And then there’s the message of gratitude and reciprocity. It really makes me feel all the feels.
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Matilda
Roald Dahl
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This audiobook is so entertaining and easy to listen to. Tracy Otsuka narrates it herself, and her openness and humor make it feel personal and fun instead of theoretical or dull. By telling about her own experiences, she keeps everything engaging and refreshingly down-to-earth.
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ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain
Tracy Otsuka
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Anyone else find the name "Rodrick Myndacious" utterly ridiculous?? It's just so absurd, I would find it hard to not give this man so much shit over it.