We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption
We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption by Kaira Jewel Lingo Was I made for these...
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- Oct 6, 2022
Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles by Rivvy Neshama
I needed this book. After reading several very thought-provoking books in a row that challenged the way I look at my life and all but...
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- Sep 29, 2022
Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte
The author dedicated this book to WORDS and their beautiful, hidden, and beckoning uncertainties. I was clearly out of my element with...
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- Sep 22, 2022
Walking with Buddha: Pilgrimage on the Shikoku 88-Temple Trail by C. W. Lockhart
Having read many accounts of the life-changing nature of The Camino, I have often daydreamed about what I might learn along the way if I...
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- Sep 15, 2022
Threads of Awakening: An American Woman’s Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art
Several years ago, in an attempt to quiet my fidgeting and distract the constant chatter and running monologues in my mind, a dear friend...
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- Sep 8, 2022
Eat Sleep Sit: My Year at Japan’s Most Rigorous Zen Temple by Kaoru Nonomura
Have you ever gotten to the point where all you can do is close your eyes and plan your escape? When all you can think about is finding a...
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- Sep 1, 2022
Twelve by Twelve: A One-Room Cabin Off the Grid and Beyond the American Dream by William Powers
As described by the Publisher: Why would a successful American physician choose to live in a twelve-foot-by-twelve-foot cabin without...
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- Aug 12, 2022
Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace by J. Brent Bill
Having recently read The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd by Mary Rose O'Reilley, I was...
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- Aug 5, 2022
The Delphic Maxims: 147 Ancient Rules for a Happy Life
In a previous blog post, I was aghast at an author who sought to: Hold ancient wisdom to the test of modern psychology … Question ancient...
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- Jul 29, 2022
The Barn At The End of The World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd
I almost didn’t read this amazing book. Both on the back cover copy and again in the publisher notes, the emphasis on O’Reilley’s story...
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- Jul 15, 2022
The Happiness Hypothesis: Ten Ways to Find Happiness and Meaning in Life by Jonathan Haidt
This book was filled with such potential. How could you go wrong with the promise of ten ways to find happiness and meaning in life? And...
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- Jul 8, 2022
Into The Stillness: Dialogues on Awakening Beyond Thoughts by Gary Weber PhD and Richard Doyle PhD
After reading My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen last week, I was at a loss for...
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- Jul 1, 2022
My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen
This was not the book I had planned to read this week. But after reading Almost Amish, and Living More With Less last week, it seemed...
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- Jun 24, 2022
Almost Amish: One Woman’s Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life
Almost Amish: One Woman's Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable Life by Nancy Sleeth ÂÂHave you ever stopped to think, Maybe the...
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- Jun 17, 2022
To Speak for the Trees
To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger As...
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- Jun 10, 2022
The Seeker and the Monk
Welcome to The Company I Keep, the newest blog, and soon to be vlog on YouTube, from Pathways to Possibilities. The idea for this...
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