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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
30 Ways To HEAL
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Each Day
What is for you will not pass you by.
Give good moments a chance. There are seasons of our lives where we will not qualify, but the invitation to coffee, dinner, an event, or a day out - will be mailed to you. Your name is on that invitation, nobody else's.
In the other domains of life, give yourself the grace to relearn what you need. Identify what is important to you. Reclaim your time for each one. Protect the moments their value increases with time.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
2023 Reads : Pebble$
2. Holes In The Sky : Patricia Polacco
3. The Untethered Soul : Michael A. Singer
4. Knots On A Counting Rope : Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault (read by Bonnie Bartlett & William Daniels)
5. Great Granny : Ann Bryant & Barbara Szepesi Szucs
6. Achieving A Dream : Jill Atkins & Alessia Trunfio
7. The Yssis Papers - The Keys To The Colors : Dr Frances Cress Welsing
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar : Eric Carle (read by Mo Gilligan)
9. Not Now Bernard : David McKee (read by Mo Gilligan)
10. King, S.M. (2011) 'Jim Wallis: Rediscovering Values.' The Pneuma Review. p. 1-4
11. Benny's Hat : Juliet Clare Bell
12. We March : Shane W. Evans (read by Marley Dias)
13. Girl - Essays On Black Womanhood : Kenya Hunt
14. Somebody Loves You, Mr Hatch : Eileen Spinelli (read by Hector Elizondo)
15. Nine Perfect Strangers : Liane Moriarty
16. Punching The Air : Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
18. An Abolitionist's Handbook - 12 Steps To Changing Yourself And The World : Patrisse Cullors // still reading..
19. Black Girl Magic Sprinkles : Chaunetta Anderson
20. Opal Lee And What It Means To Be Free - The True Story Of The Grandmother Of Juneteenth : Alice Faye Duncan
21. Wintering - The Power of Rest and Retreat In Difficult Times : Katherine May
22. Antiracist Baby : Ibram X. Kendi (read by Kendrick Sampson)
23. Girls Can Do Anything : Kenneth Vaughan
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Dear Pebble$ : 006
September 5, 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Bookworm Reflections - 1 | Pebble$
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This is my first quarter in books, and reflecting on my days thus far.
The Books I Have Read:
- The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
- Holes In The Sky by Patricia Polacco
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- Knots On A Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
- Great Granny by Ann Bryant & Barbara Szepesi Szucs
- Achieving A Dream by Jill Atkins & Alessia Trunfio
- The Yssis Papers: The Keys To The Colors by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Not Now, Bernard by David McKee
- Benny's Hat by Juliet Clare Bell
Grief affects everybody differently. Sometimes your comfort with mortality simplifies death to a part of the life cycle that we expect. This knowledge makes you seem insensitive or avoidant to those who openly cry, retract, and require comfort.
Losses are as assured as gains through this journey. How prepared you are for either of them makes the difference in your experience through them and your reaction to them. In my case, numbness became inevitable. In the process, I had to detach myself from conversations and environments that would make me crumble instead of building the strength I needed to stand and walk.
I needed to build the strength in my legs to stand and walk because the unknowns ahead of me didn't have time or space for excuses. The falls which occurred gave me space to find my pieces, and the gradual rise reminded me of who I am. Beneath the layers is an artist, writer & poet who thrives on learning so she can share & reach others. And a bookworm who seeks entertainment and education.
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" This journey is bigger than me, so 'No' becomes a boundary my mind and body will thank me for."
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My first quarter in books is grief & time to reflect (Holes In The Sky; Benny's Hat), feeding my inner child (Knots On A Counting Rope; Great Granny; Achieving A Dream; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Not Now, Bernard), the deep thinker's lounge (The Untethered Soul; The Yssis Papers), and education (The Bone Sparrow; The Yssis Papers).
This first quarter is each day I intentionally remember. The calls I was surprised to receive & messages that made me smile. It was moments that made me rethink my self-worth, people that reminded me of how important it is to show up for your people, and forcing myself to take breaks so I can slow down for a little bit.
I hope you walk into tomorrow knowing whether the day is grey or bright. You can, and you will get through it. Keep going. No matter how small the steps are, decide that you'll make progress.
I am walking forward with the following reminders from Dear Pebble$: 005:
1. Other people fighting in your corner for your cause is a reminder to do this for others too.
2. Be open to opportunities, moments, and conversations. Moments and conversations with people. Interactions with places.
3. Be open to gaining and letting go of things.
Copyright © 2023 PebblesWroteIt
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Dear Pebble$ : 005
January 28, 2023
"Life is lived forwards and only understood backward. Ain't that something, ain't that something."
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
2022 Reads : Pebble$
1. The Little Book Of Clarity : Jamie Smart
2. B is for Breathe - The ABCs of Coping With Fussy And Frustrating Feelings : Melissa Munro Boyd (read by Tabitha Brown)
3. I Like Myself : Karen Beaumont (read by Tracee Ellis Ross)
10. The Undefeated : Kwame Alexander
11. The Saggy Baggy Elephant : Kathryn & Byron Jackson
12. Becoming Vanessa : Vanessa Brantley-Newton (read by Vanessa Brantley-Newton)
19. Holes In The Sky : Patricia Polacco