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Birthdays!: A Keepsake Memory Book to Celebrate Each Year | Ruby Oaks

Happy Belated Birthday Elizabeth!!! I hope this is an amazing year for you!!!!

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Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎈🎁🎉🎊🎂 🥳📚 5h

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

I have been wondering why this subgenre is so popular. As someone who has been stalked and assaulted I have a hard time finding the romance in any of this- it lends more to horror for me (although i did think Hooked told a good story and was shocked i liked it) But when reading chapter 2 in the book I wonder if this is a different way to understand the dark man in our psyches. Or is this representing our Shadows and our own dark sides? I have

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Chrissyreadit so many thoughts and hopes for discussion on this topic- What do these books heal in us? or What messages do you get from genres with more violence and/or taboo themes? How do you respond to taboo? Could that be a dark man in your life? 2w

GingerAntics Yeah, I‘ve wondered that myself. I used to enjoy those books as a teen, until I was stalked, abused, etc. Now they just don‘t sit right with me. I‘ve always seen it as the predator trying to convince us that their harm is actually good/romantic. I find it troubling that more and more of this is written by women. 2w

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics interestingly I‘ve found unhealed women read these and healed women abhor them. Only reason I say this is it‘s how I feel and then I got into a discussion with some women and they said they read it for comfort because it was comforting. When they got to healing and therapy they no longer could read it. Interesting. I honestly don‘t know over all- that‘s a tiny group here at a women shelter book club. I personally ⬇️ 2w

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TheBookHippie Don‘t read this type of book. I don‘t read certain subjects because I do not believe it‘s ethical and is sometimes theater trauma or voyeur trauma. No thanks. There are things I lived I care not to read about. It‘s not what I use reading for. I however have no issue with people who need it or want it. Personal choice is not my business. 🙃 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie that‘s a really valid point. If some people want to read it, like it, more power to them I guess. I still find it heartbreaking that falling for the predator is this massive trope. I mean, even Beauty and the Beast falls into this. We‘re selling it to little kids as normal. 2w

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I adored dark fairytales as a child and they were comforting because no happy ending and it was real. Like my life. Disney fairytales made me angry because I felt it was lying. It is probably why I adore Alice in Wonderland more than the others. I still love Dark FairyTales but now it‘s just nostalgia -look what saved me. 2w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie I tend to agree with you. I don't find an overall value in this type of book, and it does feel voyeuristic. Not gonna judge others for reading it, but it's not for me. 🎯 2w

BookwormAHN I don't know, I read Anne Rice's Beauty novels as a teenager and they really freaked me out. Having said that Haunting Adeline is on my tbr. I think it just depends on the story and my mood 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2w

ravenlee I wonder if some of the appeal of reading this is that, at any point, you can put it down. It‘s a small power, but sometimes that‘s all you‘ve got. Maybe the glimpse into the male motivation validates something for some readers (largely the ones who think rape is about sex rather than power - I had someone explain rape fantasy to me as “making a man so wild he can‘t overcome his desire for me” 🤢). 2w

GingerAntics @ravenlee 🤮 gross! I don‘t mind a mutual chasing fantasy, where a couple who have developed a relationship and trust have this shared fantasy of chasing and catching and whatever… because it‘s mutual and it‘s a good time for all. I just don‘t understand rape fantasies, though. Just, gross. It seriously sounds like something a man made up and convinced some women they actually had. 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I like original fairytales too. They are more about teaching kids about life and reality than this Disney crap. I loved Disney movies as a kid, but mostly for the music. If it‘s a musical, I‘ll watch just about anything. lol 2w

TheBookHippie @ravenlee controlling the narrative is big. Rape is about power and control. So they are controlling at what they can take in is plausible. Uncontrollable desire is a myth. Insecure women fall for it everyday … 2w

AmyG I am always fascinated by people who do things I‘d never dream of doing. What compels them. It‘s all about understanding why. @ravenlee Yes…understanding the motivation. But I don‘t read these either or don‘t intentionally read them or even like them. (edited) 2w

AnnCrystal This is an incredible thread to read through.

Personally I can't read stories or watch movies with this kind of romance...well, too much gore or sex just gets annoying anyway...but painting this kind of sinister romance seems dangerous.

I like a good beauty and the beast story, there's a message there. There's more to a person besides their “good“ or “bad“ looks.

But respect and trust in a relationship should be things that are highlighted. 👇 2w

AnnCrystal I haven't read these titles, but I have had the opportunity to buy each of these books. Thankfully I researched beforehand or read the book's “warning.“

I have accidentally read books like these. If too terrible, they usually get donated, unfinished. Otherwise I skip along.

I feel that stories like these might make a young girl believe that this kind of disrespect is ok, natural, acceptable.

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AnnCrystal In a world with so many predators and bullies, we need stories that teach our young girls what respect means.

I believe there are many of us who are looking warriors, and so many mistake cruelty for strength... (edited) 2w

ElizaMarie So, I am behind on the #WildWomenReading, so I am going to answer this (but not using the current reading to guide my discussion). I have been stalked/beaten/tortured/sexually assaulted AND I have read these types of books (only Lights Out on this list). I don't know why I do. I don't know if its a feeling of control. Like I can read about these things, and be fully “safe“. I watch documentaries about DV, watch Law & Order SVU, podcast truecrime ⬇ 1w

ElizaMarie And yet, when I feel unsafe or triggered. I can use my coping skills, or totally avoid/DNF/quit the subject. I don't know if it's a test of my boundaries and my feelings of safety, or what it is. I am currently reading this one and am very much struggling with it. He is a stalker/user/rapist. I am more than likely going to DNF it. Some of these dark “romances“ are about stalking and/or coercion, but they try to pretend the woman finds it ⬇ (edited) 1w

ElizaMarie desirable. Which helps me not think of it as “rape“ even though the parallels are there. 1w

ElizaMarie @ravenlee I answered this, then went back and read everyone's comments - I think that's what it does for me. I can put it down. I can choose, where in the past, that choice was taken from me. 1w

ElizaMarie @AnnCrystal I agree with the concern of having young girls feel this type of male attention is “normal“ or should be “sought“. I, too, worry about what we teach children (both boys and girls) about consent, respect, kindness, and general human-ness.

I don't know how old. You are, but have you seen stories about how we as a society talked about women's bodies in the 90s? That was my teenage years and deeply ingrained into my psyche. 1w

AnnCrystal @ElizaMarie 💝🫂💝 the 90s were my childhood years.

That's true, we need to teach the boys too. We need to encourage these important teachings into our children daily lives.

For one of the books I accidentally read recently, I went researching about it after and saw a review from a young woman. She said it had been the very first book she ever read and believed that the abuse in the book was just how romance was, normal. 1w

AnnCrystal @ElizaMarie that review has really remain with me. The same reviewer stated that she has now read other books, and has come to realize her mistake. But her words spoke volume.

You're right. I believe so much more work needs to be done to educate our children on what a healthy relationship truly is...

💝🫂💝. 1w

ElizaMarie @AnnCrystal wow that review is so powerfully heartbreaking. I can see why it stuck. (Thanks for sharing that with me) 1w

AnnCrystal @ElizaMarie 🥲👌🏼💝🫂💝. 1w

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie @AnnCrystal One thing i find interesting is that sex in the books i grew up reading was always focused on male pleasure or denegrating women… or that women are left… or get pregnant and left- We really did not have any sex positive stuff- Then i remember Delta of Venus…. written by Anais Nin and very rough for women…. 1w

AnnCrystal @Chrissyreadit 📚🥺📚 Terrible truth. I will search about Anais Nin 😉👍🏼📚💝.

Most of the books that seem easiest to run across are usually the ones showcasing abuse and bullying as romance. It enrages me that it seems so difficult to find romance stories that depict good, well structured relationships.

Truthfully, I'm not much of a romance reader, I prefer love stories to that are woven into the background of the main story events. 1w

AnnCrystal @ElizaMarie I checked my notes. The book I was referring to was:

Twisted love by Ana Huang, the review had been on Goodreads.

Just wanted to make a reference note.

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ElizaMarie @AnnCrystal ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

The sentence before this refers to the way families of origin impact emotional health, then recognizes the way culture impacts mental health. The discussion around this is the source of many books. In this case the dark man is the entity that threatens our cultural health. What are ways we can create and strengthen our emotional energy when culture is ruled by a predator?

GingerAntics I think we‘ve got “culture ruled by a predator” nailed. I think the biggest problem facing us today is that too few people see this as a problem. 2w

TheBookHippie Art, Music, Poetry, create create create. Facilitate joy. That‘s the response. Form community. That‘s a culture response. (edited) 2w

ElizaMarie Again, I am behind. I will try to read today (been a rough week). This quote reminded me of the “diluting water“ video. Where your generational trauma gets passed on, and then you get “water“ to dilute it and make it less of a trauma to pass on yourself. My “water“ is --- friendship (groups of strong people like y'all), finding little wins, taking time for me. 1w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Do you recognize parts of yourself that can feel toxic but are actually also healthy and necessary?

GingerAntics My anger and my drive. Both can be toxic if I don‘t find a proper outlet for them, but when I do find a proper outlet, amazing things can happen. 2w

TheBookHippie My sheer will. Tenacity. I am not swayed. Immovable. No tact. And with @GingerAntics anger …my RAGE is misinterpreted constantly. Interestingly enough my love and loyalty are seen as threats. Allll could be toxic or viewed incorrectly. Everyday I wake up I chose -do I use all of this for good. 😶 2w

AmyG Absolutely. I tend to give people alot of “rope to hang themselves with”. Once I reach my limit with someone because of how they treat me or others….I am done. No more chances. I am quite rigid in that respect. 2w

ElizaMarie My compartmentalizm. I work as a psychiatric/mental health nurse. I engage with a challenging population and am not well-treated by most of my patients. I am able to remove myself from the nasty insults getting slung at me, do what needs to be done in the moment, and maintain my peace (which can be difficult). It turns into a problem when I do this way too much and build too strong walls. (But thats what therapy is for 🤍) 1w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

This chapter was intense! Was there a quote or thought you want to discuss? Please post and share!
Have you ever considered what archetypes you embody? Both the light and shadow side?

GingerAntics Which chapter was this? I feel like I‘m lost. Sorry. My brain has not been working properly lately. I‘m hoping it fully engages again next week. 2w

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics it‘s chapter 2 2w

GingerAntics OH I‘VE READ THAT CHAPTER!!! I feel so accomplished. Thank you! 2w

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Deblovestoread I really feel this quote. I feel like I have compartmentalized each section of my life based on that times trauma. My child self is one being raised by an angry mother whose words and hands struck out, my teenage rebel self who made horrible choices and so on. They each informed the next but also each lives in their little pocket if that makes sense. 2w

Deblovestoread So this quote really resonated with me “….or those with injured instincts still, like flowers, turn in the direction of whatever sun is offered.” 2w

TheBookHippie Mostly the creative and freedom things struck me. 🙃 2w

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Manic Monday | Danny Wilson

@CBee is bringing #manicmonday back!!!!

CBee Thanks for reposting 💚 2w

dabbe WOOHOO!!! 💛🤎🧡 2w

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Autumncrow | Cameron Chaney

Jamie!!!!! I love everything- but OMG! Autumn colored embroidery floss!!!! I am so thrilled 🧡Perfect choices- and the Romantasy Coloring book has so many fun pictures 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡Thank you so much for a beautifully curated #fff package!!!

JamieArc, Avanders

TheBookHippie It‘s so good. 2w

JamieArc I‘m glad you liked it! I had fun making it! 🍁🍂🍄‍🟫 2w

TheBookHippie The floss!!! 2w

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Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I am Obsessed with the colors of the floss!!! so pretty! 2w

Avanders Love this package!!! 😍😍♥️🍁🍂 2w

JamieArc @Chrissyreadit I‘m glad you like the floss colors! I took quite a while trying to pick out just the right ones 😊 2w

Chrissyreadit @JamieArc perfection!!! 😘😘😘 (edited) 2w

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Autumncrow | Cameron Chaney

So excited to open my #fff package- and this just feels so festive in celebrating the first day of Autumn! Thank you @JamieArc for setting the mood 🧡

Avanders

TheBookHippie So pretty!! 2w

JamieArc I always love getting the right wrapping paper for the swap! 2w

Avanders Oooh 😍😍 2w

mabell How pretty! Perfect! 🍂🍁 2w

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Hygge | Louisa Thomsen Brits

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! It is the day before Mabon and Mabon season! The Fall is beginning and cozy begins to have all the nuances the Fall weather in the Northern hemisphere brings! My cozy tonight will be stuffed apples, reading and candles because it is rainy today. Pictures are from last nights fire- it was lovely! Can‘t wait to share our reading hour together 🧡

TheBookHippie, AllDebooks

dabbe 💛💜🧡 2w

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TheBookHippie So lovely!!! 2w

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Birthdays!: A Keepsake Memory Book to Celebrate Each Year | Ruby Oaks

Thank you so much Gissy!!! I love everything in this birthday package!!! So many fun things!! I love the book tote!! It‘s gorgeous! I‘m hoping to have an opportunity to play the card games…. and i love the embroidery!!!! It‘s all beautiful ❤️😘❤️Thank you so much!!!!

Gissy

TheBookHippie Oh lots of fun there!! 3w

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 A Birthday Box 🎂🎁💝. 3w

AlaMich I just ordered a copy of the Heyer book today. Gotta be prepared! 🎄🧑‍🎄 (edited) 3w

Gissy I‘m glad you like it! Enjoy the books and each item…you deserve it my friend! Receive a big hug🥰❤️❤️❤️ 3w

Gissy I bought The Jane Eyre puzzle for me…😃 3w

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Autumnal: The Complete Series | Daniel Kraus

Came home last night to a HUGE surprise! My #fff package has arrived!!! I can hardly wait!

JamieArc, Avanders

JamieArc Yay! Thanks for letting me know 😁. I was having an irrational fear it wasn‘t going to get to you 🫣 3w

AmyG Hahahaha @JamieArc I have the same with my swaps. 3w

Bookwormjillk @JamieArc I always worry about that too! 3w

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JamieArc @AmyG @Bookwormjillk Glad I‘m not alone with that! 3w

Chrissyreadit @JamieArc full disclosure- i was not even a tiny bit worried 😘💛 3w

JamieArc @Chrissyreadit 💛❤️🧡🍁🍄‍🟫🍂 3w

Avanders Woot!! 🍂🍁🧡🧡🧡 3w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

I can picture myself lost in the woods, and just meeting an ancient looking librarian who invites me to stay for a while. All the rest, all the thoughts, all the quiet and all the conversations. Cafe with miraculous coffee… and the clearly adopted Motto “Not all who wander are lost”

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dabbe Beyond love. 🧡💜💛 3w

AnnCrystal 🤩📚💝💝💝. 3w

lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 3w

Deblovestoread Lovely 3w

kspenmoll Sounds wonderful! 3w

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Hygge: Comfort & Food for the Soul: A Cosy Collection of Comfort Food, Drinks & Lifestyle Recipes for You, Your Friends & Family to Enjoy | Cooknation

It‘s #hyggehourreadathon day 💛8-9 your time! Take a picture and share your cozy reading zen with us!
Above is my zinnia patch that has somehow survived the lack of rain where everything around it died!!! It definitely made me smile.

TheBookHippie, AllDebooks

kspenmoll It‘s gorgeous!!!! 3w

Aims42 Zinnia‘s are just such a happy flower. Anyone who looks at them and doesn‘t smile isn‘t a friend of mine 😊☺️ 3w

Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll thank you!!! @Aims42 I agree!!! 3w

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Aims42 @Chrissyreadit 💛🧡🩷 3w

AnnCrystal Your zinnia patch 🤩💝. 3w

dabbe 🧡💜💛 3w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Feel free to create a post and share your image- or keep it private. But I hope you enjoy this - even a wordy description or imagined space…

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

#wildwomenreading I loved how this chapter brings our awareness to the parts of us that we have buried. Some are better gone, and some we may mourn. Are there any parts of yourself that you mourn and perhaps can be revitalized?

Chrissyreadit I wish i had the optimism of my youth. I believed that we had so much power and so much care. I believed we would want the best for future generations. I really could use some of that optimism now. 3w

ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit I hear you! WE need this so much right now. I also think we really need Mr. Rodgers. I need him to remind everyone to be kind to each other and take care of one another. 3w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

#wildwomenreading Share here- or create a post! #womenwhorunwiththewolves

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AmyG I can‘t listen to this often because I feel it very deeply. Have You Forgotten - Red House Painters. It makes me cry.😢 (edited) 3w

ImperfectCJ I'll probably make my own post, too, but the first that came to mind was "Ring on the Sill" by Cowboy Junkies. Then "Jezebel" by 10,000 Maniacs, "Beloved Wife" by Natalie Merchant, and "Both Hands" by Ani DiFranco. It seems relationship songs get me. 3w

JenniferEgnor Anything by Rumi. 3w

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TheBookHippie @JenniferEgnor 🎯 3w

TheBookHippie Not enough time or space to list them all🙃🤣 3w

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie don‘t list all- just pick a few. 3w

Chrissyreadit @JenniferEgnor did you want to be tagged? 3w

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I‘m making a post. 3w

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit did you get @DebinHawaii in the tags? 3w

JenniferEgnor @Chrissyreadit sure🙂 3w

Chrissyreadit @AmyG I listened to it for the first time- and am so surprised i did not know that group! It‘s a beautiful song. 3w

Chrissyreadit @ImperfectCJ I love all of those musicians. They do get the feelings part of music! 3w

Chrissyreadit Mine are pretty random but i LOVE I Am Woman by Helen Reddy and Tell Her by Del Amitri and Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. 3w

Chrissyreadit @JenniferEgnor yes to Rumí ❤️ 3w

lil1inblue I made a post. Love this question! ❤ 3w

nanuska_153 I'm late with Chapter 1 and although there's probably so many songs that do this, Black from Pearl Jam was the one that came instantly to my mind, followed by Like a Stone by Audioslave. Goosebumps every time I listen to them 3w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Chapter 1 of Women Who Run With The Wolves. Responds here, or create your own post! This holds true for all of today‘s posts!

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Chrissyreadit I do not have many traditions- life has been challenging and things i wanted for traditions often fell to the wayside. But I do want to change that- I‘m just not sure how. Still figuring it out. And hoping to forgive myself for the loss of tradition in my children‘s lives. 3w

ElizaMarie It's never too late to develop traditions. I feel you have been cultivating traditional times in our groups with the #HyggeHour readathon. And you are so present during the changes of the seasons, creating safe spaces and practices. 3w

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie thank you so much for reminding me of that! 3w

Chrissyreadit i‘m going to try and create my Christmas forest in my Greenhouse this year. i have missed it because of the cats- but maybe it can happen… 3w

ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit Ooo, I am excited to see pictures when you do! I am sure the kitties would LOVE it too. 3w

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No Day Shall Erase You: The Story of 9/11 As Told at the September 11 Museum | Alice M. Greenwald

Today is always hard for me. It was my first month in WV. I watched the towers fall in disbelief from my new job as a Spec Ed teacher. I was cut off for a week from my family and close friends. My friend from HS was there as a cop. My uncle was there as a fire man- my cousin was there as a fireman, my brother was there after- initially to rescue people but soon to recover remains the towers were no longer in view from my childhood kitchen window.

JenlovesJT47 Such an awful day 🫂♥️ 4w

Chrissyreadit The stories of hope and loss live in my head and heart today because these were people i knew and know. They really are the heroes in our stories. I‘d like to think the flags at half mast continue to honor them as well. My cousin in now a Fire Chief. On that day he was in a training- while his company left to answer the call. He jumped on with a different company. His entire company died that day. I did not know any of them but i still grieve for 4w

Chrissyreadit those families today. 4w

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Cuilin Thank you for sharing their stories and yours too #NeverForget 4w

Susanita It‘s also my mom‘s birthday ❤️‍🩹 4w

ImperfectCJ What sticks with me most about that day was the confusion followed by horrible realization, shock, and sadness, then fear and uncertainty about what else was going to happen. Then the eerily quiet skies afterward. It's a collective trauma that is unfortunately overshadowed by so many things that have happened in the interim. Thank you for sharing your story. 4w

Chrissyreadit @Susanita share something special about your mom 😘 4w

Deblovestoread I was on the west coast and how i felt watching the news and for days after i will never forget. I can't imagine how you and all the others who have personsal relationships with the people and places affected by that day felt then and feel now. 4w

Deblovestoread Sending love and light to you ❤️❤️❤️ 4w

Kenyazero My uncle was across in Hoboken and watched them fall too. What he saw haunts him still. 4w

dabbe 💙🤍♥️ 4w

AnnCrystal ❤️🤍💙 😢 From California it was scary. When I read stories like yours, I can't even fathom 🇺🇲🫂🇺🇸. 4w

Bookperson96 Even though I am not a us-citizen 9/11 is one of those days where i feel a rush of emotions of all kinds. Sometimes the days leading up to it and the days after, as well. Thank you for sharing something so deeply personal, kinda made this day a little bit bearable❣️Kept thinking about your post. 🙂 3w

Bookperson96 ♥️🤍💙 3w

Bookperson96 Happy belated birthday to your mom. @Susanita 🥳 3w

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Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe from Gun Violence | Gabrielle Giffords

NPR had a 2022 article and because Children in Evergreen Colorado had to face the horror of a school shooting yesterday i am sharing some books related to ending gun violence.
#overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub

AmyG “Gun deaths are the cost of Liberty” - Charlie Kirk 4w

ImperfectCJ I asked my 16yo how he was doing in the wake of yesterday's violence in Utah and Colorado, and he said, "It's just the same old, same old, you know?" It about broke my heart. 4w

DinoMom @ImperfectCJ what a horrible feeling it is as a parent to hear how today‘s children and youth recognize this as just “same old , same old”. My heart goes out to all the families but also to just all the youth that this has become the state of the world they live in 4w

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AnnCrystal Thank You for sharing this post 👏🏼🫂💝.

None of this craziness should be understood as normal, we have to work to correct this 😢🇺🇲🫂🇺🇸✌🏼. (edited) 4w

kspenmoll Thank you.💔❤️ 3w

Bookperson96 😔🥺💔 Have to agree with you. @ImperfectCJ and @DinoMom So true @AnnCrystal 3w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

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dabbe The book I used with my freshmen is tagged. It also taught the idea that we have lost sight of who we really are, and we have buried those stories too deep into our collective unconscious that they're hard to find. We lead very linear lives these days. Always look ahead, don't move back, go forward and march! Even our clocks are linear on our phones! When's the last time we looked at a clock where the hand is MOVING? Our ancestry lived cyclical ⬇️ 1mo

dabbe ... not linear lives, and it is only by going back and finding those deep connections to nature and our pagan selves that we will unearth our stories again and find that wild woman that is still there deep within us. 1mo

Cuilin @dabbe “Our pagan selves” yes. I hear this as a call almost 💜 Go back, listen, connect!! 1mo

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Chrissyreadit @dabbe I do not see the tagged book can you reshare? 1mo

Chrissyreadit @dabbe @Cuilin I really agree about pagan roots. The book When God Was a Woman was a huge influence on me. 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe I have never believed in linear life. Nature is us. @Chrissyreadit @Cuilin one of the things I find interesting is people‘s opinions of being barefoot they peg it is dirty and I think of shoes that way. I‘m barefoot as much a possible and it‘s so grounding. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie science is showing that to be better, except here in appalachia where it supports worms. 1mo

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dabbe @Chrissyreadit Shoot. I never tagged it!

Introduction to Mythology

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dabbe @Cuilin Is is our call! In Hero's Quest lingo, it's our CALL TO ADVENTURE: to slay the dragon, cross the poisonous river, deal with asshole men 😂 ... and we wild women have to be our own heroes and answer that call. 1mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit Adding that to my TBR! 🖤🤍🩶 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @Cuilin Kids would try to convince me of a linear nature example: the seasons: first comes spring, then we move forward to summer ... Then I showed them that this “linear“ pattern CYCLICALLY repeats itself. The look on their faces. God, that's the teaching I miss. I even had them look at a linear clock; some kids actually flinched when the number changed. They felt calmer watching the analog clock seconds move. 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe best part of teaching ♥️ although the you were alive when a man landed on the moon generally shocks 🤣 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe I firmly believe the making them calm-love linear- by not knowing how to live in the unknown is what got us here. The drive for control to combat fear is wild. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Dabbe - I never really thought about the way we see clocks now vs when I was growing up looking at clocks. It makes me yearn for that time and actually wear a “regular“ watch. 1mo

ElizaMarie So, this might be a bit off topic, but with your statement of the “narrative we tell ourselves“. It's something I have been working with in therapy. The negative self-talk, the putting myself in a box of shoulds (mostly to frame a masculine ideal). I think back to the young child, sitting with my abuela, hearing her tell stories of her childhood, folk stories, just talking. I sometimes forget how much power I have in me. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie YES!!!! I am so glad you are learning to shift your narrative! 1mo

GingerAntics I am SO sorry I‘ve been AWOL this week. I‘m hoping to catch up this week. Last week was just crazy and exhausting. 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie So true! 😂🎯😂 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩵🎯🩵 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie I actually will watch an analog clock once in a while; it really is calming to see that time moves ... it doesn't jerk from one number to another. That's also why I'm fascinated with hourglasses. 🤎⌛️🤎 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie 🧡🩶💜 1mo

dabbe @GingerAntics Hope this week is calmer for you! 🧡🩶💜 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe my grandson thinks that‘s how we time things now since you sent me one 🤣😅♥️♥️♥️ 1mo

ElizaMarie @dabbe ooo I have always found hour glasses especially beautiful :) digging through my jewelry box now to find an old watch :) 1mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie 🧡💜🧡 1mo

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics take your time- jump in or out as you read. the posts are here. I live in chaos and will never judge. 1mo

lil1inblue @ElizaMarie Yes! This is something I've also been working on in therapy. I think that we as women have had so many “shoulds“ imposed on us, that we lose sight of our own authenticity. 4w

kspenmoll I know I am late to join in & I have some current health issues to take care of, but IF I can, I would love to join in. Read this years & years ago, but my bet is I have learned much since then thru life experiences as we all do- even if I lag behind, It seems worth it. Where is everyone in chapters? 4w

Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll i am going to post discussion for chapter 1 by Sunday- join in in any way or time that feels good to you! 4w

Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll do you want me to add you to the tag list? 4w

kspenmoll @Chrissyreadit Please add me! Thx! 4w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

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Cuilin I grew up in the Irish/Celtic mythology tradition. I don‘t think I fully understood it as a child. It was just fun stories. Now as an adult I‘m embracing the feminine power of the Brehon laws and the tuatha dé Danann. 1mo

TheBookHippie I grew up with dark fairytales and folklore and BabaYaga. I always preferred it as it was realistic and truth. Disney Princess HEA has always not appealed to me, at all. I find it demeaning to women and I feel it weakens them. It‘s a tool of the patriarchy in my opinion. 1mo

dabbe I was all in for the fairy tales with the HEA's. My parents divorced when I was 10, so I was always chasing down a male, authoritative figure--even though my mom was trying to teach me otherwise. Then, Mr. Gailo gave us Edith Hamilton's MYTHOLOGY book, and my eyes 👀 out of my socket. Such brutality! Such female wusses and bas-asses! It was then Disney no more but GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES for me. The grimmer, the better. 1mo

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TheBookHippie @dabbe I adore Grimms. 🖤🖤🖤 1mo

Chrissyreadit @Cuilin I also love Celtic mythology! and @dabbe i grew up on the blue fairy book and green fairy book and grimes fairy tales. I was the mom who did not embrace Disney- and my daughter struggled by her limited engagement in pop culture. but i really was frustrated by how princesses were always the main character and everything was to get a prince. and the mother always died- and the stepmother was always cruel… 1mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I like the colors fairy books too. My daughter only liked Lion King and then Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney of all things .. I didn‘t promote it either. She adored Pooh mostly. 1mo

ElizaMarie When I read this prompt, I initially thought of La Llorona. I know this book is going to have a part in this story - I am eager to read. Initially, it just scared me. She kills kids! But now, I feel like the kids weren't children per se, but more of an extension of herself. I feel sorrow for her, anger for her pain. Also, grew up with stories about Santa Muerte and how mainstream media misunderstands our flaca. 1mo

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie Although I liked Disney, I didn't aspire to be the princess. I was always drawn to the villains, their story, their history. My favorite Disney movie was Alice in Wonderland, which didn't have the girl-lives-for-guy aspect of it. I agree, I felt the whole “your only worth is a man to love“ really hurt girls. 1mo

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie Alice is my favorite too. I adore the Cheshire Cat! 1mo

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie --- ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #GreatMinds ❤️❤️❤️❤️ --- 1mo

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie I‘m so excited to hear your insights- i think you will have grown up with some stories that I do not know anything about. I also love Alice- i have the We are all mad here quote in so many places ❤️ 1mo

ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit I have it tattooed on my back shoulder :) Ha! 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

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Cuilin I related too much with all the fears associated with “a disrupted relationship with the wildish force in the psyche” unfortunately. But at least I know what I need to work on. I loved the definition of wild as that which is natural and authentic. I‘m working on it! 1mo

TheBookHippie I have I guess the opposite problem women hate me because I am wild. It reads as intimidating a lot. I had quite a feral childhood and summer camp in woods, I do not discount that for me being of the wild. (edited) 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin Fear is interesting. 1mo

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dabbe My mom was the wildest of women IMHO. She divorced my dad when NOBODY did that (I was the only kid in my 4th grade whose parents were divorced). She never remarried and taught us that we didn't need ANY man in order to live/succeed/be happy--it was all on US to create a meaningful life. I didn't have as rough a childhood as most people, and I know I got lucky with my mom. When she saw me turn into a pansy with my first husband ... ⬇️ 1mo

dabbe (because that's how his parents behaved and it seemed the only way to “get along), she gave me a rough-talking to about not being my true self, basically asking me, “Where are you? What did you do with Denise?“ Over the years, I vacillate between those two Denises. I'm hoping to go full wild again after reading this book. I've already come out of my shell a wee bit here on Litsy. We'll see. 🤔 1mo

Chrissyreadit @Cuilin It‘s challenging- i‘m not sure about your experience but so many woman are taught not to trust their wild side- because it threatens the status quo- then there is the fear of rejection- I‘m glad you are seeking your most genuine wild self 💛 1mo

Chrissyreadit @dabbe wow! your mom sounds fearless and ferocious! Love that! 1mo

Chrissyreadit I fear that my wild side was lost when i got married and had children. it‘s been a journey for sure. i know catholic guilt and community guilt had a lot to do with it. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie it‘s good to be fierce! 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe I love your mom! 1mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit keeps one alive. 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie NOT this woman! You are one of the main people I attribute to getting me out of my shell. TBH, I would have never had the courage to fly alone to Canada, and worst yet, try to get through Customs back to my own country. I hadn't traveled sin 1998, and I was TERRIFIED. Then, I though of you and realized I needed to do this. Not for you. For me. You taught me that we have to feed ourselves first before we can be a help to others. 🖤 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie She would have AD♥️RED you. 🖤🤍🩶 1mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit She was. A hard act to follow. 🖤🤍🩶 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe I‘m so glad you did it it‘s so freeing and empowering. 😭😭😭😭 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ next realm maybe will meet up. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit the not to trust your instinct is so dangerous for women. 1mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie Would love to. 🖤🤍🩶 1mo

ElizaMarie @Dabbe - Your mother, wow! What a woman! Also, so proud of you! Flying to a different country on your own, dealing with the world as it is today, it's a lot, and you proved you have what it takes! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Dabbe @ChrissyReadIt - I understand the duality of self. I, too, became a whole different person during my first marriage. The stuff I allowed into my life at that time - wow. Who was I? I remember my abuela telling me to toughen up. To leave. To grow. And I resisted because I was stuck in this “what should a good Catholic do“. I am so lucky to have survived the divorce (literally), and now with a man who -- I can honestly say, loves ⬇️ 1mo

ElizaMarie and respects the rough edges of me. I hope this book (and more importantly this group of #BadAssWildWomen) help me to recover some of what I lost. (edited) 1mo

ElizaMarie @TheBookHippie, I am constantly in awe of how amazing you are! And this is only through the post I read!? Women may be intimidated by you - but your kindness bridges that gap! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Cuilin I thought the definition was perfect too! I am here to work on the “fear“ and growth with you! 1mo

TheBookHippie @ElizaMarie I‘m so glad you‘re reading with us!! And thank you. ♥️ I hope you get back you. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie it‘s amazing at how much more powerful Catholic guilt was than catholic love. I stayed in a horrible dangerous marriage for the same reason. I‘m so glad you found someone to fully love all the parts of you ❤️ 1mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie My first husband was Jewish, so I had the pressure of becoming Jewish and not Christian. He wasn't physically abusive but was definitely verbally so. I so get the “go along to get along“ philosophy of survival, but I am so glad we're out of those marriages and on to being our true, wild selves. 🧡🩶💜 1mo

Chrissyreadit @dabbe 😘😘😘 1mo

lil1inblue I always felt like a bit of a feral child. I spent so much time outside and my imagination would go wild. But I was also sexually abused as a child. As that continued I feel like I lost that wild spirit. A lot of it was because of fear. A lot of it was gaslit out of me. It took a long time and a lot of healing for me to regain that wild and fierce spirit. It's still hard to hold onto sometimes, but I'm fortunate to have women around me to help! 4w

lil1inblue @Cuilin So much fear! I related to that a lot, as well. 💓 4w

Cuilin @dabbe @lil1inblue @Chrissyreadit @thebookhippie @ElizaMarie I think we‘re all going to get so much out of this book. I‘m in a safe space and couldn‘t be in a better group of women for this. Thank you all for such honest answers. You‘re all amazing. I need to be braver. 🩷 (edited) 4w

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue I‘m so so sorry. I am a survivor of severe mental, emotional, physical abuse and a victim of rape. I‘m always around if you need a safe space. social@bookhippie.com 4w

TheBookHippie @Cuilin ♥️ 4w

dabbe @lil1inblue OMG, I am soooo sorry for the young girl in you. I have no words except 🧡🩶💜. How strong and brave you are to have found a way THROUGH. I'm glad you have women around you to help, and we're here, too! #badwolfbitches unite! 4w

lil1inblue @thebookhippie @dabbe Thank you. That means a lot - more than I can express. I debated about whether to share, but I can't really explore my wild without acknowledging it. And this felt like a safe space. 💓💓💓 We are all indeed #badwolfbitches! 4w

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue ♥️ 4w

dabbe @lil1inblue You are COMPLETELY safe here. And thank you for sharing something so difficult. I think we're all not only going to learn a lot together, but we're going to grow together. #badwolfbitches! 💜🩶🧡 4w

Chrissyreadit @lil1inblue Sharing is bravery and trusting in safety! the identities we choose are part of our internal safety plan- here‘s to feeling safe enough to explore your wild!!!!! 😘💛💛💛 4w

lil1inblue @Chrissyreadit 💓💓💓 I love this group already. So excited to explore this together! Thank you for leading us! 4w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Welcome to the discussion of the intro!!! Add comments here- but also feel free to create a discussion post as well if you have a question or thought you want to have engagement with, just remember to tag everyone.

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dabbe The calm woman in me doesn't want to brag, but the wild one will shout to the rooftops: the main literary course for my freshmen honors curriculum was teaching the archetypes: archetypal story patterns (Hero's Quest, Fall from Innocence ...), archetypal settings (forest vs. civilaztion, etc.), and archetypal characters (the damsel in distress, the hero, the sidekick, the villain) ... ⬇️ 1mo

dabbe ... All forms of literature were then read/annotated/discussed in reference to these archetypes: myths, fables, folklore, fairy tales, poems, short stories, novels, the list goes on. Teaching them that these stories in our collective unconscious are BEGGING to be told over and over again was the highlight of my career. Teaching comparative literature is also what made this Christian an agnostic. Talk about being life-changing. 1mo

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Chrissyreadit @dabbe please please please feel free to jump in and add to these posts - you will definitely have some insights and connections i will want to hear and explore and learn from. 1mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit You know I'll probably be able to shout something! But you're our guide, m'dear. Fabulous and thought-provoking questions, too! You made me thing! On a hygge day! 😍 1mo

dabbe I found notes I had kept from one of my freshmen groups as they were preparing to their exam over archetypes, motifs, and symbols. I was quite impressed with their work. If you'd like a look, here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QWzChLZ4ACAkIMSz8mFf8aKIV8TACXiN9lLcbIjp-_w/...

Not bad for 13-14-year olds! 1mo

ElizaMarie @Dabbe and @ChrissyReadIt - I am truly lucky that I am in your more than capable hands while we navigate this book! I am excited to learn and grow with y'all.

I feel like I never really thought about archetypes. Like subconsiously, I know them when I see them, but I never really thought to think about it, explore it, frame conclusions based on them. 1mo

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dabbe @ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit It's so easy to just bury them in our struggle to get through our daily lives. Once our basic needs are met (food, water, shelter) ... then we want more and want to learn more about ourselves. That's where the archetypes come in. I am excited to explore this more in depth with all of you as well! 🧡💜🧡
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lil1inblue @dabbe I love all of this! I've always been drawn to myths/fables/oral traditions. I would have ADORED your class. I love seeing similar archetypes show up in different cultural folk tales and myths. 4w

dabbe @lil1inblue Aww, thank you. I put everything I had into that class, and I do miss teaching it. If you want to join us for this book, let @Chrissyreadit know. the intro was fabulous! 🧡💜💛 4w

lil1inblue @dabbe I'm all in, just a bit behind because I was waiting for my book to arrive. 🥰 4w

dabbe @lil1inblue Holy crap. You'd think I'd look at the actual list! 🤦🏼‍♀️ What an idiot am I! 😂😂😂 4w

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Comfort, Joy and Happiness | Erika Olsen

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! I am sad that Summer is winding down- and also looking forward to tonight to get cozy with my books and thoughts!

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Bookperson96 I share the feeling. Have a good, relaxing bookish sunday. 🙂 1mo

Chrissyreadit @Bookperson96 Thank you! Welcome to litsy! The link in my bio has info about ways to interact on this app- and if you are interested in buddy reads and bookish fun follow @LitsyEvents 1mo

Bookperson96 You‘re welcome. Thank you! 🙂📚 Looking forward to my time here. 🥰 Thank you as well for the info - very thoughtful. I already did that. @Chrissyreadit 1mo

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Well, Actually | Mazey Eddings

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This is the first book i completed in 3 weeks! I‘ve really struggled to sink into any of the 4-5 other books i‘m reading. but this was easy, silly and hea…

AmyG Sometimes you just need a book like this. 1mo

bookandbedandtea I've been having a hard time reading too. 😫 I'm glad you found something you could get through. 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

And so our journey begins! Feel free to comment here and on your own page and on each others pages as we begin this community of Wild Women reading. Over the next week consider posting about A particular segment you read and why it spoke to you. I am tagging everyone who requested so far- please tag the group in your posts so we can all participate- and feel free to add more on storygraph! This week is all about the intro!

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Chrissyreadit A couple out of many lines that spoke to me : “Fear to set out ones imperfect work before it is an opus”- I have so much fear that has held me back professionally! 1mo

Chrissyreadit I love Jungian archetypes. I love how vital it is that the stories we tell ourselves serve so many purposes and how we use them is vital to how we see ourselves in our own stories! I hope that I can learn more about how to use stories and my own story to grow and learn and experience 💛I can‘t wait to hear more of everyone‘s thoughts after reading each section. 1mo

ElizaMarie I am almost done with the intro (and at work now so I don‘t have a direct quote but —) language is so powerful. The stories we tell ourselves, the labels we give ourselves matter so much- I know you, as a clinician, know how person first language has been proven invaluable. 1mo

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GingerAntics So like yesterday to Saturday is intro, and then first chapter next week? Sorry, my brain is still a bit foggy and I want to make sure I catch up properly. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics this week to read intro- i‘m trying out posting thoughts/questions to use to reflect as you read or answer after - next sunday i will consider day one of part one- so this week is just about reading and reflecting on intro. 1mo

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit I haven‘t started yet, so I don‘t necessarily know what that means, but I‘m just going with the flow! Intro it is. You got it! 1mo

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Hygge: Comfort & Food for the Soul: A Cosy Collection of Comfort Food, Drinks & Lifestyle Recipes for You, Your Friends & Family to Enjoy | Cooknation

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! I cannot wait to see how people relax into their reading hour today 😘
8-9 pm your time for communal time or anytime that you need it to be 💛 for you!

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TheBookHippie I want that blanket!!! 1mo

AllDebooks Those white hydrangeas are gorgeous. 1mo

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Friday's Child | Georgette Heyer, Heyer

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Dralex090 I have never seen app like this . As a book lover I am excited to be in this app.I am new here. Nice to meet you dear 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

As we begin exploring this book together - I am considering how the image of “women” has been portrayed and changed over my life so far. Would you consider sharing a post with this quote and image of women that speaks to you? This is an image by Kiki Suarez- it has been a favorite of mine since college and is called “Many Strong and Beautiful Women”

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Chrissyreadit I will check back in with goal of 1 section a week- starting this Sunday. Jump in wherever you are though. I will post about Chapter 1 beginning next Sunday, to give everyone a chance to get the book and read the intro and settle in. I‘m so excited to do this together ❤️ 1mo

Cuilin I can already tell this is going to be a lovely safe space. Thank you @Chrissyreadit I‘ll get my post ready. 1mo

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dabbe Could I still join this lovely group and hostess? This definitely looks like the place I want to be. I just ordered the book. 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

TheBookHippie @dabbe I say yes 🤣🤣🤣💙💙💙 1mo

Chrissyreadit @dabbe of course 😘😘😘😘 1mo

ElizaMarie I just purchased the book and I am so excited to join in with y‘all 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

CPE states “I‘ll tell you right now, the doors to the world of Wild Women are few but precious…. If you have a scar…if you have an old, old story…if you love the water and sky so much…. If you yearn for a deeper..full…sane life… that is a door” What answers, understandings, affirmations do you seek in the books and stories you read?

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DieAReader 💖💖💖 1mo

Chrissyreadit I read a LOT of fantasy! where women have power, respect, opportunity… 1mo

lil1inblue I love books and stories that don't necessarily provide answers, but that provoke thought. Things that ask questions. I also like reading about experiences outside my own. 1mo

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ImperfectCJ I'm not sure if I ask much from my books in terms of showing me a specifically woman-oriented viewpoint, but I gravitate towards stories that portray complex and nuanced characters, especially those that are realistic (i.e., flawed, neither all good nor all evil). I've been disappointed in a lot of fantasy as even in space or made-up worlds, the same gender stereotypes usually apply. I'd be interested in recs for books that break this. 1mo

TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ have you read any Chloe Gong? 1mo

ImperfectCJ @TheBookHippie I haven't. It looks like she has a few series...which would you recommend? The newest (Coldwire) looks most appealing by its description, but is maybe more sci-fi than fantasy? 1mo

TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ https://thechloegong.com/secretshanghai/ I would do this one. It always feels it takes a bit but then you‘re in. I adored these so much all of them. 1mo

TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ I think you‘re right about Coldwire but feel free to join us to find out we‘re reading it together in January. If you look at our hashtag maybe you can get a feel #CHLOEGONGREADALONG we read the first book of hers for #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD and then went to a different group to just read all her books. I hope that makes sense. 1mo

ImperfectCJ @TheBookHippie I might join y'all for the Coldwire readalong (if I'm not overwhelming myself with too many buddy reads already...), but I'm still a little uncertain about the Secret Shanghai series...it's described as romantic fantasy, and I didn't like ACOTAR, so I'm pretty leery of romantic fantasy. 1mo

TheBookHippie @ImperfectCJ I don‘t read romance as a rule 🤣 fantasy rarely. It really is off my normal reading. 😊😅 I didn‘t even try ACOTAR because no. 🤣🫣 1mo

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Women who Run with the Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman | Clarissa Pinkola Est's

Ok friends- this is my very first time coordinating a buddy read! 1. I am a collaborator by nature- if you want to make a post with thoughts or questions please feel free to do so- just remember to tag everyone who has joined in. 2. if you are on Storygraph join in to the discussion @CaroPi has set up.
3. I will post throughout the week as I can, respond when you can - i think as long as you are tagged you will be notified to responses.

Cuilin, TheBookHippie, Deblovestoread, zezeki, BookwormAHN, PathfinderNicole, GingerAntics, ravenlee, dabbe, ElizaMarie, ImperfectCJ, nanuska_153, ncsufoxes, lil1inblue

Chrissyreadit Everyone is welcome to follow along and comment- let me know if you want to be tagged. 1mo

Chrissyreadit This is my first time writing in a book since College- outside of #lmpbc . It feels amazing tbh! 1mo

lil1inblue I'd love to be added to the tags. My book should arrive any day! 😍 1mo

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Chrissyreadit @lil1inblue adding you! 1mo

TheBookHippie Are we starting now? 🤣😅😊 1mo

Cuilin I can‘t find mine but I put in a request at my library. I loved to be tagged. Thanks 1mo

Deblovestoread Got my copy. Please add me. 1mo

GingerAntics I need to figure out how to join a group on StoryGraph, and I need to find my copy of the book. 1mo

dabbe Please add me. 🩶🤍🖤 Once you have everyone's verified handles, will you let us know? Thanks. 1mo

ElizaMarie When is this starting? What are y'all doing? Chapter a day? Or some other type of schedule.
1mo

Chrissyreadit @ElizaMarie chapter/section a week. starting with intro now, chapter 1 a week from Sunday - participate in a way that feels good for you- i do think you would enjoy this based on the intro. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics the link is in the comments on the first post- let me know if you do not see it. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @dabbe I will update group/tag group in each post - i will add you to the others now. 1mo

ImperfectCJ I found the Storygraph buddy read link in the first post and clicked and joined the buddy read, but now I can't find the first post anymore and I have yet to figure out how to get back to any buddy read I've signed up for in Storygraph without the original link. Would someone please repost the Storygraph buddy read link for me (and anyone else as confused as I am)? 1mo

ImperfectCJ Nevermind...I found the first post again (Litsy has at least two pages for this book, with not all comments on all book pages, despite same title?). I can't copy-paste the link from my phone, or I'd be a team player and share it here. 1mo

ElizaMarie @Chrissyreadit I want in! I need to get the book first though. I‘ll check the bookstore tomorrow or order it if I don‘t see it 1mo

TheBookHippie Okay so intro this week? 🤣😵‍💫🫣 1mo

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie yes- and just post as you choose. I will start section 1 next Sunday. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit Got it! 1mo

GingerAntics Oh good, not too much to catch up on. I‘ve been under the weather with a nasty cold or the plague this weekend. I‘m hoping to get started on this on Monday. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics i hope you feel better! 1mo

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit thanks! This may still happen today, or it may be tomorrow. We‘ll see what happens. 1mo

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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau

1.I do not care if you speak a different language- I do care that we all have clean air to breathe.
2. I do not care where you were born, I do care that we all have clean water and healthy food.
3. I do not care how much money you earn, I do care that we all have an education free of propoganda and discrimination
I do not care that my to do list is a mile long- I will spend time on Litsy ❤️ #wdncw

dabbe

Deblovestoread Perfection! With you 100% ❤️ 1mo

Bookwormjillk Love this 1mo

lil1inblue 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 1mo

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AmyG Yes! I DO care if you are a a good, decent, respectful person. 1mo

dabbe You C😍RE most about the things that matter--things that we ALL benefit from. 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

Suet624 💕💕💕 1mo

kspenmoll ❤️🧡💛 1mo

AnnCrystal ✊🏼👸👏🏼🥲👌🏼💝. 1mo

Sparklemn 💛💛💛 1mo

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A Jane Austen Year | Jane Austen\'s House curators

Thank you Deb!!! P&P has been my comfort audio for past two weeks while navigating this thing called life- I am in love with this gorgeous book and bookmark! Thank you so much for thinking of me on my birthday 💛💛💛💛💛💛

Deblovestoread

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo

Deblovestoread Sorry it was late but so glad it arrived. Happy belated birthday! 🎂 1mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 Happy Birthday Month 🎂💝. 1mo

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Craftcycle: 100+ Earth-Friendly Projects and Ideas for Everyday Living | Heidi Boyd

#showandtelltuesday #litsycrafters I have finally finished my fourth wing embroidery for my hoodie. Hopefully I can move at a quicker pace- there is a lot to embroider!

Catsandbooks

julieclair Looks great! Congrats on finishing a project! You are now my role model, as I am a great starter, and not-so-great finisher. 1mo

Chrissyreadit @julieclair thank you! I struggle with that also- but i am determined to have this hoodie ready to wear for Apollycon in April- so there is a lot of embroidering to do! I am nervous i will not finish 🤞 1mo

TheBookHippie It‘s so COOL!!!!!! I love it! 1mo

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lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 That's amazing! 1mo

Deblovestoread Love it! 1mo

bookandbedandtea Very cool! 1mo

MemoirsForMe Wow! 😍 1mo

dabbe 😍🤩😍 1mo

Meshell1313 Love! 😍😍😍 1mo

GingerAntics 🧡🧡🧡 1mo

AnnCrystal Epic 👏🏼🤩🐉💝. 1mo

julieclair I can‘t wait to see the finished product! 1mo

Catsandbooks So awesome! 🌟 1mo

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Hygge: Comfort & Food for the Soul: A Cosy Collection of Comfort Food, Drinks & Lifestyle Recipes for You, Your Friends & Family to Enjoy | Cooknation

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day 💛 I hope you all find time to read in coziness! Join us for a communal reading hour wherever you are 8-9 pm your time! And consider sharing pictures 💛

TheBookHippie, AllDebooks

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Hygge: Unlock the Danish Art of Coziness and Happiness | Barbara Hayden

This box felt exactly like a warm self care hug!!! And the mug is 100% (simple and charming and perfect) soft socks! toffe pretzals… tea honey and lotion. I‘m pretty sure it‘s going to be used tonight for #hyggehourreadathon Thanksgiving you so so much Aletheia!!! 😘

Avanders

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 Happy Birthday Month 🎂🍰💝. 1mo

Tamra Happy Happy Bday! 🥳 1mo

Avanders Yay!! ❤️❤️ And sorry about the pretzels - sound yummy but I think you can‘t eat them? They weren‘t the edible item that I was expecting - it must have been a substitute. Hope you can find someone who can enjoy them! Happy birthday!! ❤️🤗😘 1mo

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Chrissyreadit @Avanders my son will love the pretzals- and this box was pure hygge!!! I‘m so grateful ❤️😘 1mo

Mshookquilts Happy birthday! 1mo

Gissy Happy Belated Birthday 🎂 my friend!🥰My box will arrive soon! Continue celebrating your birthday month! My best wishes to you…health and harmony…you deserve it….I hope you can again go to travel to one of those places related with books😃I still remember your photos when you were dressed like Jane Austen era. You were with some Litsy friends, right? So nice!!! 1mo

Chrissyreadit @Gissy 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 1mo

Chrissyreadit @AnnCrystal @Tamra @Mshookquilts thank you for the bday wishes 💛 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

My brain is finally working enough that i am ready to read this- 1 section a week so about 15 weeks. Anyone interested in joining in? Feel free to just jump in and out of discussion- i will try to post each weekend- but am completely ok with anyone posting their own questions too! Who is interested? @l

TheBookHippie, Deblovestoread, GingerAntics, LitsyEvents

TheBookHippie I‘m in!!! 1mo

PathfinderNicole I‘m in! 1mo

Deblovestoread 🙋‍♀️ 1mo

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Cuilin If I find my copy I‘m in. 1mo

GingerAntics Oh, we were going to do this a while back and never did. I‘m in! 1mo

nanuska_153 I have this one too, I really want to read it but the tiny print puts me off, 1 section a week might work for me though, so count me in! 1mo

IriDas Glad you are feeling better. 1mo

kspenmoll I have read this. Enjoy! - (edited) 1mo

ncsufoxes I‘d be interested 1mo

zezeki I'd be interested, I actually already thought about starting it this autumn! 1mo

CaroPi I am also interested! Have it for years and this is a great motivation. Maybe we can open the reading group in StoryGraph for long conversations and here some summaries? 1mo

Chrissyreadit @CaroPi Sure- i have no idea how to do that so feel free to organize the storygraph option and i will make a post tagging everyone so you can share the link/info? 1mo

Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll did you want to be tagged to drop in for comments? 1mo

Chrissyreadit @ravenlee would you be interested? 1mo

CaroPi Hello! I have never manage a buddy read there but I have read good things. Everyone is free to join https://app.thestorygraph.com/buddy_reads/c52156a4-2705-4206-a765-7a76ffa000bd?l... 1mo

lil1inblue I'd love to join in! 1mo

ravenlee I‘ve been absolute rubbish at buddy reads recently, but I‘m game to try! 😆 1mo

BookwormAHN I'm in 🐺 1mo

ImperfectCJ I bought a copy of this at least 3 years ago but haven't read it yet. I'm in for a buddy read! 1mo

Chrissyreadit @ImperfectCJ adding you! 1mo

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Reader's Choice Bookmarks | Leisure Arts

Tammy I love this thank you from you!! I just realized i never posted because tbh im a hot mess…. but it is gorgeous- i wish i could do patterns like that!

Butterfinger

GingerAntics That is gorgeous! Is that knit or crochet? 1mo

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics I‘m not sure! @Butterfinger ? 1mo

Butterfinger I knitted it. @GingerAntics I am thinking of you and very much appreciate you, Chrissy. 1mo

GingerAntics @Butterfinger it‘s gorgeous! You did a wonderful job. 🧡🧡🧡 1mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩💝💝💝. (edited) 1mo

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Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Client Retention | John Ruhlin

So I bring the gift into the table…. from Elizabeth…and the cats surround it- it was hysterical!!!!

mabell

Susanita 😻😻 1mo

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1mo

GingerAntics What is/was in there that drew all the cats to your table? 1mo

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dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🐾🐾🖤 1mo

AnnCrystal 🤩💕🪄🎁🐈😸😺😻🐈‍⬛🐾💝. 1mo

Deblovestoread They are obviously aware there is good stuff in there 😂 1mo

mabell Oh my goodness that‘s hilarious 🤣😂🤣😂 Maybe they smell Ted? He is quite the charmer 🐶😂 1mo

AmyG Ha! What was IN there? 1mo

kspenmoll Your kitties! 💕💕 1mo

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Jane Austen Embroidery | Alison Larkin, Jennie Batchelor

💛💛💛💛🎉🎉🎉🎉🙌🙌🙌🙌Christine thank you so much! these all arrived in different packages and made it feel like the birthday extravaganza it was! Also- while i love it all- i was going to order variegated embroidery thread and now it is here!!!! This is going to be fun for a very long time.

TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie YAY!!!!! What kind of hippie would i be if you didn‘t get variegated thread?! 😂✌🏻I‘m so glad it arrived! One more is on the slow trickle somewhere in mail land 😵‍💫😬😂. Happiest Birthday!! 2mo

kspenmoll What a thoughtful & fun gift! 2mo

ShelleyBooksie Happy Birthday!!!!! 2mo

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AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳👍🏼 Happy Birthday 🎂🍰📦💝. (edited) 2mo

KadaGul 🎂🤩🍰🥳🍾Happy Birthday 🎈🤩🎁🥳🎉 2mo

LeahBergen How lovely! Happy Birthday!! 😘😘 2mo

Avanders Happy (belated) birthday!!! 🎈🎁🎂 (Also, you should be receiving something from me - looks like tomorrow ☺️) (edited) 1mo

mabell The cat embroidery looks so fun! 1mo

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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany | Jane Mount

Denise!!!! This book is gorgeous!!! thank you so much for thinking of me on my birthday! I LOVE the book and the hourglass!!! You rock!!!!

dabbe

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 Happy Birthday 🎂🍰💝. 2mo

AmyG That is just the lovliest book. Happy Birthday…tomorrow!!!! 2mo

SconsinBookyBadger Cheers to your birthday! Hope you get to celebrate with your new book! 🥳 2mo

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mabell I hope you have a lovely birthday, friend!! 🎂🎉🎈📚 2mo

Chrissyreadit Thank you!!! @AmyG @SconsinBookyBadger @mabell 😘😘😘 2mo

dabbe YAY! One more book you'll have to find room for on your gloriously reorganized shelves! HB, m'dear! I'm so happy to have gotten to know you even better these past few months! 💛💜🧡 2mo

Chrissyreadit @dabbe 😘😘😘 How are you feeling?????? 2mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit I've been better, thanks for asking! Usually the first day is the hardest one, so I know things will get easier day by day. 💛💜🧡 2mo

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Birthdays!: A Keepsake Memory Book to Celebrate Each Year | Ruby Oaks

Deb Wishing you a belated Happy Birthday!- but also happy birthday month! I hope all your birthday wishes come true 💛💛💛💛

Deblovestoread

kspenmoll Happy Birthday!!!!🎂🎁🎉🎈 2mo

tpixie @Deblovestoread Happy Birthday 🎁🎈📕 2mo

AmyG Happy Birthday again!!! 🎉🎂🙌🏻🎈❤️🎁 2mo

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AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 Happy Birthday Month @Deblovestoread 🎂🍰💝. 2mo

TheBookHippie Happy Birthday month!!!! @Deblovestoread 2mo

Deblovestoread Thank you for @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @tpixie @AmyG @AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie I‘m having a fantastic birthday month! Appreciate you all so much ❤️ 2mo

jdiehr Happy birthday! 2mo

Graciouswarriorlibrarian Happy birthday!! 2mo

Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎁🎉🎈🎂🎊 🥳📚 2mo

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The Bone Season: A Novel | Samantha Shannon

Thank you Amy so much for a beautiful birthday celebration in a box!!! I love it all so much- but most of all that you thought of me 😘😘😘😘😘

AmyG

TheBookHippie I will take your cat for president!!! ♥️ 2mo

AmyG You are so welcome, my friend. Hugs and 😘 2mo

AmyG @TheBookHippie I will take anyone‘s cat for President. 🤣 2mo

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AnnCrystal 🎉 Happy Birthday 🎂🍰💝. 2mo

Bookzombie Happy Birthday!! 🧁🎈 2mo

mabell Happy early birthday!! 🎂🎉 2mo

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The Robin on the Oak Throne | K.A. Linde

It‘s the beginning of Birthday celebration week With my moms 75th birthday tea party (flowers from my garden decorated the tables) and my close besties at Miss Willa‘s Bookshop and wearing our merch.

TheBookHippie So beautiful!!! 2mo

Ruthiella Happy birthday to your mom! 🥳 I love a good tea party. 2mo

Liz_M That flower arrangement is gorgeous! Happy week to you all. 2mo

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Lesliereadsalot Your mother looks fantastic! 2mo

Suet624 That‘s so sweet. 2mo

AnnCrystal 🥳 Happy Birthday Week to your Mom 🎂🍰💝🫖💝💐💝. 2mo

Bookwormjillk Wonderful 🎂 2mo

mabell I didn‘t know you shared a birthday week with your mom!! What a fabulous party! 2mo

Gissy I am seeing this post now. Wow! How well your mom look, so pretty with her hat 👒 👌It seemed was a wonderful day. 🎂 You look so happy! Is she your daughter? 2w

Chrissyreadit @Gissy yes! my daughter was there for my moms bday, unfortunately she had to leave before my birthday- but i am picking her up now for a visit so hopefully for some quality time 🤞How are you? 1w

Gissy @Chrissyreadit your daughter is so pretty. It was nice then that she could share with both of you. I‘m busy, as always😆I confess that I procrastinated a little bit and now I‘m in a hurry in taking seminars to complete the required CE to renew my license. Plus my daughter is going to participate in some talent shows and activities so I‘m always taking her to practices. In addition to other daily life stuff 😂 What a life☺️I‘m doing more audiobooks 1w

Gissy @Chrissyreadit (cont) I need the physical book because this Spanglish of mine is not so good😂I carry the book to check anything I want to annotate or if I didn‘t understand something. The audiobook help me to continue reading in this busy time. I wish I could read faster🤷🏽‍♀️Read makes me happy, it is so good. It also help me to avoid people😆In my daughter practices there are many complicated people😳I read in to avoid any conversation😃 1w

Chrissyreadit @Gissy yes other people are complicated these days!!! What book are you reading/listening too? i wish i was even a tiny bit fluent in Spanish …. 1w

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Comfort, Joy and Happiness | Erika Olsen

Happy #hyggehourreadathon day! 8-9 PM your time!! Everyone welcome to join us in cozy community reading. #naturalitsy

TheBookHippie, AllDebooks

TheBookHippie That is a fun looking nook! 2mo

AllDebooks That's a sweet nook. 😍 2mo

AnnCrystal We All Need This Nook 🤩📚💝. 2mo

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Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap | Peggy Orenstein

#tlt #threelistthursday
I LOVED school- High School, College and Grad school! (I was a huge nerd )
I loved so much about High School-
1. I was able to attend Close Up 3 times - a program in DC to actively learn about govt,
2. I participated in The National Conf of Christian and Jews- it was life changing.
3. I was very active in Student Govt and Track by Sr year Captain of my team and President of my class.
My HS had 6000 students.

dabbe

TheLudicReader 6000! Students?! What the heck! 2mo

tpixie Amazing experiences. 6000 students! I‘m glad you found a nitch to feel at home. 2mo

dabbe 6000 students? That's an entire town! W😍WZA! Love these answers! What was your best even in track? I was fairly decent at the hop, step, jump--or do they now call it the triple jump? 😂 Thanks for sharing. 💛🤎🧡 2mo

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Chrissyreadit @dabbe I ran cross country. My best meet was a City champs I came in 12 (B division - not amazing) 2mo

Butterfinger Cool accomplishments!!! 2mo

dabbe @Chrissyreadit I couldn't even run across the track once! #yahooyou! 💛🤎🧡 2mo

TheBookHippie WOWIE!!! 2mo

TheBookHippie Also I now have a friend who liked school- you 🤣♥️🤭♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

Suet624 Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo

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Craftcycle: 100+ Earth-Friendly Projects and Ideas for Everyday Living | Heidi Boyd

I have started my embroidery for my hoodie with images from favorite books. #showandtelltuesday #litsycrafters

Catsandbooks

OriginalCyn620 Very cool! I‘ve wanted to try doing something like that but so far haven‘t gotten up the courage. 😂 2mo

GingerAntics Oooooh, is that Tairn and Andarna?! 2mo

Avanders 😍😍 2mo

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TheBookHippie YAY!!!!!!!!!! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @OriginalCyn620 i am struggling and have pulled out my stitches twice but i am determined! You should go for it! (edited) 2mo

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics yes!!! 2mo

tpixie Amazing!!! 2mo

mabell Very cool!! 2mo

dabbe L🖤VE! 🧡🤎💛 2mo

bookandbedandtea Cool idea! 2mo

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!!! 2mo

Catsandbooks So exciting!! Looks good so far! Can't wait to see this journey! 🌟 2mo

Deblovestoread Yay!! I haven‘t forgotten just had a very busy few days! 2mo

AnnCrystal Excellent 👏🏼🤩👍🏼🐉💝. 2mo

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness: The Complete Book of Hygge (Hygge Life, Hygge Books, Hygge Habits, Hygge Christmas, Hygge Lifestyle, Art of Happiness. Concept of Hygge) (Hygge Lifestyle Books 1) | Britta Olsson

Today‘s #hyggehourreadathon reminder brought to you from the view under my Crepe Myrtle. Everyone is welcome to join us! Today i am thinking about my worries for Palestine, Undocumented Human Beings, the future of my health care and student loan repayment and am grateful to have books to read, a calm space to sit and community that also believes science is real, no human is illigal and book bans are fascist. #bbb #antifaboookclub

TheBookHippie, AllDebooks

kspenmoll So well stated. Thank you.💕 2mo

dabbe 💙🩵💙 2mo

Amiable That‘s a lot to worry about. Take care of yourself. 🩵💙 2mo

lil1inblue 💓💓💓💓💓✊🏻 2mo

AnnCrystal
✊🏼🫂✌🏼🙏🏼😍💝💝💝. 2mo

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Fall with Me | Becka Mack