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Picking it back up

just what i needed at the moment tbh!

this book is like a hug 🤗

i was really excited for this bc i loooove MHN, but this is boring and repetitive 😭

“we dreamers
have a duty
to carry on.

We leave so much behind,
untangling old desires one at a time,
never knowing which parts of them
will make it to the rooflines.

And yet still, we trust,
there will be more to see.”

I'm getting a bit bored of the repetition of variations on "you can still do something if u fucked up"

this is so, so beautiful and encouraging💕

“What a gift it was to be inconvenienced. When we are, we always have the choice to look, listen, and delight in the beauty that is before us. We have to train ourselves to look for light and hope, no matter if we’re moving at our preferred pace or not. Not an easy lesson for a six-year-old, but somehow it seeped in. I was where I was meant to be, even when I thought I should be somewhere else by then.” 💗

"You ebb and flow through worry,
Through waves of insecurity,
trying to stay strong in the flood.
Restless, anxious thoughts
clog your ears, cloud your vision.
Your feet can't find the ground.
Which way is the sky? Which way is down?
You long for an embrace...whispering,
gently,
"You'll be okay. "
But those arms have not yet come
and you remain undone.
How do I go forward on this day?"

"It takes bravery to connect.
We're all worthy of love and grace.
No matter where you find yourself in this landscape,
Never forget who you are and all the good you can do,
Showing up with love and open hands,
And even without words, saying "I see you ."

This is abundance over scarcity:
Even when you do not feel you have much,
You can still show up with love."

"We have to train ourselves to look for light and hope, no matter if we’re moving at our preferred pace or not."

"Slow down
and reflect
on all it took to get here-
the strength,
struggle,
progress.

See your life with
Gratitude
Joy, and Peace.
Invite others
To join the your movement
Of intentionality."

“I concluded that we can’t wait for perfect answers before we start doing the good available to us. We have a choice to be present. We have a choice to write new endings, even for stories we didn’t start.”

A beautiful and contemplative collection of thoughts and images to sit with. MHN is a salve to the soul.

Magnificent

I’m listening to this one, which is the pick for my long-time book club this month.

I’m working on incorporating slower reading material along with memoirs, nonfiction, and creative writing into my reading repertoire…

I’ve enjoyed MHN’s words for a long time so being able to read the whole book feels like a treat!

Quick read book but i put it on-hold for Love & other words.

still too early to cry but this is how MHN’s words always affect me

I’m listening to the audiobook and her voice is SO soothing. such good nuggets in here and it’s only 2 hr 50 mins

Not typically my style, but a nice light read. May be inspiring to some.

Esse livro é tão bom que ler ele rápido parece um pecado. Ele merece um clima, um pedacinho de bolo, uma playlist boa. A arte é MUITO linda.

MHN continues to share beautiful poetry that somehow is just what I need at the end of a long day. Loving this collection so far!

“What a gift it was to be inconvenienced. When we are, we always have the choice to look, listen, and delight in the beauty that is before us. We have to train ourselves to look for light and hope, no matter if we’re moving at our preferred pace or not.”

"I want to look back on my life and say, I loved in surrender. Light found me on the road, tired and burned, and I learned to let go, learning to live beyond my history embracing mystery, loving the map of where I've been and loving my questions even more because the questions kept me trusting the journey home was worth living for."

"Like a bright yellow kite fighting her way through the wind, even when you feel distant, you are still tethered at the other end" // California

“This is Faith- letting go of needing to know and choosing to be still and stay on whatever mountain, valley, or River you are being led into today.”

Today, I embrace where I’m at. This book always provides me helpful reminders to get me through.