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| Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future (in Large Print) by Pope FrancisWhat's inside: a concise and accessible call to reckon with the most pressing problems facing the world and to resist the urge to "return to the false securities of the political and economic systems we had before the crisis."
Why you might like it: thoughtfully organized into digestible parts, Let Us Dream maintains an attitude that the world's seemingly insurmountable problems can be approached as opportunities to grow and change as individuals and as a whole. |
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Your take away: four stages-Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony-offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and intensify their commitment to what matters most.
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Do better : spiritual activism for fighting and healing from white supremacy by Rachel RickettsWhat it is: mindfulness-based practices for dismantling racism at both personal and community levels, sharing actionable, sustainable recommendations for overcoming obstacles, healing and mitigating harm. Read it for: carefully curated soulcare activities for getting into our bodies and better withstanding the grief, rage, and conflicting emotions that naturally arise when we fight against injustice.
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After : a doctor explores what near-death experiences reveal about life and beyond by Bruce GreysonFeaturing: a physician without a religious belief system approaches near-death experiences from a scientific perspective. He shares the transformative lessons he has learned over four decades of research. What it's about: he shows how scientific revelations about the dying process can support an alternative theory - the threshold between one form of consciousness and another, not an ending but a transition; opening our minds to these experiences and what it means to be human.
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Why you'll like it: she chases it, she celebrates it, and now she's going to help you find it for yourself. This book will help you see the unexpected benefits of opening up, letting go, and giving in to a little more fun in your days.
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The oak papers by James CantonWhat it is: drawing on ecological, spiritual, cultural and personal sources in an evocative tribute to the oak tree’s role in history that challenges readers to reconnect with the healing potential of nature. What it's about: meditating for two years beneath the welcoming shelter of the massive 800-year-old Honywood Oak tree, he began to contemplate the existence of this colossus tree; reminding us of the lessons we can learn from the world around us.
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What it is: life is hard when you're not yourself. What if the answer to remaining connected in relationships has been right under your nose, or, rather, right inside your head all along?
Read it for: learn how to maximize your relational brain, how to recognize when your brain's joy switch is flipped, and how to take steps to restore your relational sweet-spot.
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Alone Together : Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of Covid-19 by Jennifer HauptWhat it is: a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant for years to come. Read it for: the overarching theme is how this age of isolation and uncertainty is changing us as individuals and a society. It showcases the human desire to grieve, explore, comfort, connect, and simply sit with the world as it weathers the pandemic.
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