Book Recommendations
Books Read: February 2023 Edition
The Abundance of Less by Andy Couturier Miracles by C.S. Lewis That Woman by Anne Sebba The Weird Middle Ages by Charles River Editors Essay Collection by C.S. Lewis Low Anthropology by David Zahl Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis The Queen by Andrew Morton Short Stories by C.S. Lewis The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis Introductio…
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Books Read: January 2023 Edition
Contemplative Prayer by Fr. Thomas Keating Life is Hard by Kieran Setiya I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam The New Corner Office by Laura Vanderkam Being with God by AJ Sherrill Less Is More by Domonique Bertolucci The Beginner's Guide to Contemplative Prayer by James Finley Listful Living by Paula Rizzo Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks Leonie Martin by…
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Faith
Shirt of Flame - Book Review
"Therese didn't so much want all for herself as to give all of hreself to God: 'I don't want to be a halfway waint . It doesn't scare me to suffer for You; I'm afraid of only one thing, and that is to hold onto my will . Take it, because " I choose all ," all that You want!'" page 5. I choose all. All of God's will! …
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Love Alone Is Credible
This was highly recommended to me. And I am sure it is sublime, but I am not as well read or learned as I sometimes present myself. I am not super familiar with the church fathers which I am working on to fix. This book relies heavily on the readers experience with the church fathers so I look forward to reading this again in a few years and grasping much more tha…
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Faith
Carmelites - Book Review
This book was on a list of required books to read for joining a particular Carmelite group. My heart yearns to join the Carmelites and as I await God's direction I am seeking to learn what I can about Oblates, Saint Benedict, and the Carmelites. On this particular book, I would only recommend it if you are thinking about joining the Carmelites in a secular/th…
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St. Benedict
St. Benedict Studies
I will admit that at first I find St. Benedict's rule to be just rules. I can't see how this brings you closer to God. But I know that smarter, more saintly people have found deep spiritual fulfilment in it and so I trust that I am missing something. And the more I dig in, the more I see that I missing something. I'm still not there. This was my fi…
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Faith
33 Days to Merciful Love
I have a deep respect for Fr. Gaitley. I believe he is attempting to make deep spiritual truths available to everyone in what I loving call baby steps. Baby steps are the key to what I believe true change comes in our normal lives. Not talking about extraordinary, supernatural events and changes. I am currently reading through 33 Days to Greater Glory so I wil…
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Faith
Uniformity with God's Will
This is one of the most powerful booklets I have read in my 47 years of experience. Seriously. Read it! Here are some highlights: "...perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God's..." page 6 "...the more one unites his will with the divine will, the greater will be his love of God." page 6 "'I direct all my pr…
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Challenge
60/60
The 60/60 experiment is a challenge with the goal to be mindful of God constantly. For 60 days, set a reminder or an alarm to go off every 60 minutes to pray and connect to God. This isn't the only time you should do this, but a reminder to do it every 60 minutes at a minimum . Mindful of God constantly is the goal. This experiment comes from Soul Revol…
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In the School of the Holy Spirit
In my RCIA classes, we discussed the Holy Spirit. One of the questions asked of us is how do we pray to the Holy Spirit. I was a little gobsmacked. Pray to the Holy Spirit? I don't know. My church growing up believed in the Trinity. But the Holy Spirit is more of an afterthought. I think any time my church was uncomfortable with something it brushed it un…
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Sugar - Weaponized Foods
I am not the greatest at writing book reviews because I don't want to write book reviews. I just want to point you to books that I found useful. Hooked is a really great look at how sugar has been weaponized (my words) in a similar manner that cigarettes were... sometimes by the same companies. Why do I have such a hard time with sugar? Because it was all…
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Book Recommendations
Book Recommendations
I feel like every other day I am writing one of these. Not true, but time is elusive and hard to keep track of. Loosey Goosey. Let's get into it. I had no clue Tina Turner is a Buddhist. I thought this was a great little introduction into some Buddhist principles. I don't think there is any magic bullet chanting and I doubt she would say that, but it do…
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Book Recommendations
Book Recommendations
I plan on rereading this and making notes. Feels like if you implemented these features you wouldn't necessarily get more done, but get more things that matter done. Beautiful story that empowers the feminine! I thought this was a great book about creativity that encourages trying again and again. That sometimes things fail until the time is right. Somethin…
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minimalism
Random Recommendations
When you are getting started on trying to reduce your wardrobe, I would highly recommend trying out a wardrobe capsule. Classy Yet Trendy - I started out with using a few of these. Now that I am on a no buy I am reusing what I already have. Everyday Savvy - free capsules that are from one store. Definitely uses different color schemes. Matt D'Avella -…
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Book Recommendations
Favorite Books - 2021
This is going to be a surprisingly long list considering I'm writing this not even a full 2 months into the year. Several of these are re-reads which means they rank really high on my list. Sorry, I'm not the best book reviewer because I don't wanna be. I just wanna say, yo, read this shit. All but one of these books were checked out from the library…
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Year in Review
2020 Favorite Books
I read and listen to a lot of books so granular details unfortunately aren't going to happen unless I do it immediately after consuming the book. When I look over all the books I checked out from the library, these are the ones that stand out. I found either the whole book great or something provoked a thought. There are so many books that are just a regurgit…
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StartToday
The Planner I am using in 2021
We have been neck deep in planning for 2021 and wanted to share the planner we selected for this year as well as ones we have used in the past. Let me know if you would like more information on any particular planner or journal! This year we are working with the Clever Fox planner: I chose this one as it is an A5 size and I liked the deluxe stickers, lol. Yes, …
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Book Recommendations
Book Recommendations
I found these books to be deeply significant in different ways. I would highly recommend them. I'm not going to elaborate at this time and simply offer them up as suggestions if you are looking for a book:
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