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Inciting Joy: Essays | Ross Gay

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This is my 3rd completed book of the #readathon. I liked it and recommend it. #deweysreadathon @DeweysReadathon

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Susanita

Joy: 100 Poems | Christian Wiman

Congratulations to @DebinHawaii for reaching 500K Litfluence! #500Kgiveaway

Here are five things that give me joy
-my morning coffee ☕️
-fuzzy black brat cat 🐈‍⬛
-hearing my husband‘s key in the door 🔑
-bagpipes (I‘m weird that way) 🎶
-cheering for the Nationals ⚾️

Bookwormjillk Go Nats! 2w

DebinHawaii A wonderful list of joy! 💛💛💛 Thanks for sharing & entering! 2w

DebinHawaii And if you didn‘t already, don‘t forget to comment on the original post for your first entry. 💛 2w

Reggie Hearing my husbands key in the door-le sigh… 💕 2w

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kelli7990

Laugh Again: Experience Outrageous Joy | Charles R. Swindoll

In March, these were my #bookspin and #doublespin picks. Book 2 was my #bookspin pick and Book 17 was my #doublespin pick. I DNF‘d my #bookspin pick but I didn‘t read my #doublespin pick so I‘ve added it to my list again this month.

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2w

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bookandbedandtea

Joyful | Ingrid Fetell Lee

A #bookstack for mental health (and some Dove chocolates, which I find help a little)

Jeg My mum gave us short names with the idea they couldn‘t be shortened. Didn‘t stop them being lengthened, I‘m often called Joyful! 4w

bookandbedandtea @Jeg That's a wonderful thing to be called! 💜 4w

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JenniferEgnor

Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End | Tia Powell

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I have been trying to read as much as I can about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer‘s and Dementia. Volunteering in Hospice, and working a for few months in home health has taught me a lot. My father and step-mom both have Alzheimer‘s, so these books are very helpful but it‘s still hard. This book discusses some history of mental illness and its institutions, and stories of loved ones who have had these diseases. It discusses the⬇️

JenniferEgnor problems with funding, visibility and compassion. It also discusses the ongoing search for a cure. The author lays out her own plans should this happen to her, as it did her mother. Unfortunately, as of now, there is no medically assisted death available for Alzheimer‘s and Dementia, given the requirements the diseases fail to meet along timelines and cognition. For me, that is what I would want; just to check out and call it a night, by any⬇️ 2mo

JenniferEgnor means within my availability. I don‘t want to exist as a shell, the real me being lost forever. If you are looking for a book about caregiving, this isn‘t it, though it is educational and worth reading. Shown: my husband and I with my father and step-mom, last weekend. She told me her grandmother was 200 years old; she gave the cat human cereal with milk in a bowl instead of her cat food; and we saw banana peels that my father placed inside⬇️ (edited) 2mo

JenniferEgnor the storm door frame. You don‘t know what the next moments might bring; you just have to go with it and love them through it. 2mo

TieDyeDude ❤ It is great that you work in home health, but it must be tough having to “bring your work home,“ for lack of a better term. I'm glad you were able to get something out of this book. 2mo

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BkClubCare

Inciting Joy: Essays | Ross Gay

Current essay collection for daily reading “dips”

#CopperBopper #whpg #Griff #DogsofLitsy #ReadICT

QUESTION??? Do you think JOY is a virtue? To satisfy a challenge category…

Ruthiella No. It is an emotion. Sorry. 2mo

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - no apology needed. Is JOYFUL a virtue? Is the word “TRUE” able to fit a virtue category? (If yes, I can read

This Much is True

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SpellboundReader I've seen virtue defined as 'an inherent character trait.' So I guess it depends on if you consider being joyful, a character trait? 🤷‍♀️ 2mo

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Ruthiella Honesty is a virtue, so would that work for ?

This Much is True

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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - YES! Exactly the spin I need to make this book fit the category. TY 2mo

BkClubCare @BeeCurious - I do feel that capacity for joy is a fabulous character trait 🌟 2mo

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janerzy

The Book of Joy | Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu

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What helped me thru the tough time of loss & suffering… ❤️‍🩹❤️

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jennirl

Inciting Joy: Essays | Ross Gay

i am rereading INCITING JOY (which is the actual best) with my partner and Gay has got me all hepped up about planning my spring garden beds

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Bookzombie

There Was a Party for Langston | Jason Reynolds

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I feel like I should start off every Jason Reynolds‘ review with a disclaimer about how much adore him. ☺️
I swear I could hear him in my head reading this one. I loved the words and the art. I love that this book came about because of a photo of Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka (who I had never heard of) dancing at this party.

I put the audio on hold at the library so I could really hear him. 😀

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Coffeymuse

Things to Look Forward To: 52 Large and Small Joys for Today and Every Day | Sophie Blackall

I like to choose an uplifting and inspiring book to start the new year off with.

This year, it's this book and a great reminder that things to look forward to are both big and small. This really compliments my list of things to accomplish this year-the list is populated with small things to look forward to accomplishing in 2024. No resolutions this year, just things to look forward to doing.

What are you looking forward to this year?

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