Dream Catcher
“And open yourself to the new hopes and dreams of today.” – Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie Our dream catcher hangs on the porch. Do you know what your dreams are doing today? It’s good to have dreams. Sometimes it’s easy to get off track or not think of them often, when you are overtaken by the day to day. Occasionally we need to take the time to say goodbye to our dreams. Dreams are precious – they keep us looking into the future. But sometimes they do die, and it can be painful to let them go. Holding on to dead dreams is self-sabotaging. Their bitter loss fills up the…
On the First Day of Spring
‘As the saying goes: “Argue for your limitations and you get to keep them.”’ – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot lately – I’m actually loving this entire book. It is so inspirational for me! I’ve been acquiring many books lately through yoga teacher training recommendations. For many of them, I only have time to thumb through, grasp the big picture, and store away for later when I will be able to take the time to read through them word for word. Big Magic is a great book to read in this way though, because you read a passage and then break away to go…
The Goldfinch Book Review
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I wasn’t sure whether or not I was going to like the Goldfinch. Yes, I used to love bildungsromans (coming of age stories) when I was younger, but now that I am well into adulthood, I was not convinced that a bildungsroman about a male would be relatable to me. Also, the book is about 800 pages long, so it would really need to draw me in if I were to finish it. I only have so much time to read, and so many books on my to do list! The tens of thousands of positive reviews of this book on Amazon were…
