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The Dark Night of the Soul is Not Aesthetic
What happens when the version of you that got you through life no longer fits? An essay on the deeply unglamorous reality of the “dark night of the soul” — grieving old identities, questioning lives built around endurance, and existing in the uncomfortable space between who you were and whoever you’re becoming.
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ask and it is given by esther and jerry hicks
Isn't it strange how a book can sit on your shelf for years until the exact day you actually need it? I'm 1/3 of the way through Ask and It Is Given and already finding so much depth in its processes for aligning with what you actually want. A full write-up is on the way, but it’s easily one of the most timely reads on my stand right now.
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Yesteryear
Caro Claire burke
Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction.
strangers
belle burden
Strangers is a stunning, deeply moving, compulsively readable memoir heralding the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent.
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