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    • corralitosC
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      Trying different ways to release anxiety so giving Thich Nhat Hanh a go with his Peace is Every Step.
      Unfortunately with mindfulness books I tend to forget everything that's in them as soon as I've finished reading. Suppose that's why it needs to be a practice and not a book reading 'event'.

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      • mclaincauseyM
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        @corralitos I highly recommend meditating under the guidance of the audiobook of Hanh’s “The Art of Mindful Living,” which is some recordings of him guiding meditations at a retreat. It helps me internalize the teachings, though I also enjoy reading him, and hear the narration in his reedy voice when I do.

        The sutras that open this book are ones I use all the time, including in the sauna or steam room. I wish I could also in the cold plunge but mere survival is all I can focus on there 🤣

        Think it, be it.

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        • corralitosC
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          @mclaincausey I'll have to check it out, thanks for the recommendation. Dunking my head in cold water a la cold plunge sounds like the right kind of in-your-face meditation that could work on me 🤣

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          • mclaincauseyM
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            @corralitos I always feel better after doing some sauna > plunge > hot tub > steam!

            Think it, be it.

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            • steelworkerS
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              35 years old and still wince inducing

              Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
              Well, I have others.

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              • derek111D
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                I just finished Everything All At Once, by Steph Catudal on the weekend. Given it's World Cancer Day, I thought I would shout out this book. Avid runners are likely familiar with her husband, Tommy Rivs cancer journey. But holy shit, this book puts it into perspective. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but it was heavy and inspiring. Really dug it.

                Get outside, feel small

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                • ÆRϺΔΚÆ
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                  On a lighter note, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary my fastest read in years, i just hope the upcoming movie does it justice.

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                  • AetasA
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                    Alex Ross - Wagnerism is reading and hearing at once (tons of Audiovisuell Companion on his site).
                    Out of my comfort range, time consuming and enjoyable.

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                    • SKTS
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                      Somehow I’ve never read John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath”…fixing that now and amazed at the impact it’s having on me.

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        @ÆRϺΔΚ said in Books:

                        On a lighter note, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary my fastest read in years, i just hope the upcoming movie does it justice.

                        Spoiler alert: it won’t, but only because it’s an impossible assignment.

                        I fully expect to enjoy it going in with that cheerful expectation though. What a great book. The audiobook narration really brings it to life for any on Audible, read by my favorite narrator.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • steelworkerS
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                          @Aetas I really liked Night Boat to Tangier

                          Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                          Well, I have others.

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                          • goosehdG
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                            @SKT Read it in the 12th grade and I still remember quite a bit about it. Excellent book and maybe a kick in the pants to pick it up again.

                            “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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