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Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives.From the Hardcover edition.
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psalva
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“For life today in America is based on the premise of ever-widening circles of contact and communication. It involves not only family demands, national demands, international demands on the good citizen, through social and cultural pressures, through newspapers, magazines, radio programs, charitable appeals, and so on. My kind reels with it. What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives.”
-1955

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BeckyRoy
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Wow. I read this on the beach in one sitting. I had to look at the copyright several times to convince myself it was really written that long ago. I think this might be an annual read. As an added bonus, I bought this at a used book store and it was marked up. I love imagining who/what/where about the mark ups and why that resonated with a stranger.

KathyWheeler My daughter got this for me, and I loved it. I have both the book and the audiobook and either reread or relisten occasionally. Last year I did both, once at the Gulf. 2y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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When we got married 3 years ago today, we got all sorts of interesting marriage advice. My advice to you unmarried littens is to marry someone who won‘t take it personally when you‘d rather focus on your book than on them. My other advice is to go follow my hubby Matthew, @GrizzVarela on the account he started after our date tonight. The tagged book is one we got inspiration from, in writing our personalized vows.

Eggs Great photo❣️ 2y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 @Eggs thank you! It‘s one of my (many) favorites from that day. I still love looking at our wedding and even engagement photos every once in a while. 🥰 2y
Julsmarshall Happy Anniversary! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures Happy anniversary!! Great advice, there was just an article on Reddit where a woman's new partner threw away all their books because they weren't allowing her to focus on him and the horror I felt for her!! So glad you found a happy reading friendly partner. ❤️ 2y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 @ChaoticMissAdventures 🤯 There would definitely be hell to pay if anyone tried trashing my books for any reason. @GrizzVarela is a book lover as well. He just doesn‘t have as much free time as he‘d like to read so he often goes for audiobooks instead. (edited) 2y
kspenmoll Happy Anniversary! What a lovely photo! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Happy anniversary!! I love Gift from the Sea as well - it's full of such gentle advice. 2y
TheSpineView Happy Anniversary! Fabulous photo! 💓 2y
JessClark78 Happy Anniversary! 🎊❤️🥂 2y
julesG Happy Anniversary! 🥂💞 2y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 @TheAromaofBooks the line (which is actually more of a paragraph) starts with “It is an impossibility to love a person in the same way, every day. Day in and day out. It is a lie to even pretend to” and ends with something about two people dancing side by side but as individuals in the same performance. We really should go back and read it again. We both loved it as soon as we saw it. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yes!! I think that is the same section where she talks about how we have so little faith in the ebb and flow - the natural pattern of even the deepest relationship is not always going to be at the high tide mark of passion at every moment of every day, yet we often trick ourselves into thinking that if we ebb from that mark in even the slightest, it means the entire relationship is on its way to failure, instead of embracing the other moments ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) in a relationship's cycle, that are just as valid and important in their own way, trusting that the constancy of the relationship is actually in its tidal movements. I also loved her sections about the importance of solitude and making time for quiet and creativity - and this was before even more technology came to take our time!! 2y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 Yep! That‘s the one 🥰 2y
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abookishbutterfly
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Mehso-so

Ultimately, there were pieces of this book that resonated, carving a deep groove into my heart, and there were other pieces that felt a bit shallow.

My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4459273958

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abookishbutterfly
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“If one sets time aside for a business appointment, a trip to the hairdresser, a social engagement or a shopping expedition, that time is accepted as inviolable. But if one says: I cannot come because that is my hour to be alone, one is considered rude, egotistical, or strange. What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect, when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it…”

kspenmoll My mom‘s favorite book. 2y
abookishbutterfly @kspenmoll It‘s a favorite of my husband‘s, too. He‘s read it multiple times, but this is my first time reading it. 2y
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abookishbutterfly
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The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. That is why so much of social life is exhausting; one is wearing a mask. I have shed my mask.

EvieBee Agree!! 2y
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LitLoverClare
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“Solitude, says the moon shell. Every person, especially every woman, should be alone sometime during the year, some part of each week, and each day.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh has a wonderful way with words as she beautifully writes meditations of how a woman‘s stages of life relates to a different shell. It‘s a quick read and a great book to take on a vacation. Some of it seems unrelatable as a young woman, but it is so beautifully written.

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GinaKButler
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I read The Aviator‘s Wife about Anne Morrow Lindbergh a few years ago, and this little book by her has been on my TBR ever since. Finally cracking it open. 🐚
#bookspinbingo

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Eggs
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#water 🌊 #curiouscovers @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

On the top fave list....

DivineDiana I received this as a gift years ago. A book that touched my heart. 🌊 3y
Eggs @DivineDiana Agreed 🙌🏻 a good one to pick up and read a page or two at any time❤️ 3y
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Texreader
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Eggs
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I‘ve read Dandelion Wine 🍷 🌼 at least 10X.

It‘s the initial attraction, yes.

#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 3y
Eggs @Librarybelle you‘re welcome 😊 3y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing ☺️📚🌿 3y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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“When you love someone you do not love them all the time in exactly the same way from moment to moment.
It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to.”
My husband I used this and a lot more after that line, as part of our wedding ceremony. While the rest is beautiful, this first few sentences is what I remember and reflect back to in times of struggle and transformation.

JamieArc Welcome to Litsy! I‘ll tag some people who will be good to follow. You‘ll see that they host buddy reads, book swaps, and other things. @MaleficentBookDragon @Avanders @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie @Clwojick 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!!! 🎉🎊📚🎈 I love that quote!! ❤️ 3y
kspenmoll Welcome to Litsy! This was my mother‘s “bible”- she was a contemporary of AML. I have her copy. She gifted each if her daughters & daughters-in-law with a copy. 3y
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Smrloomis Welcome! 🥳 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JamieArc thank you ❤️❤️ 3y
Avanders Hi welcome!! And Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄 3y
Nute Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 3y
BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😺 3y
DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚🎉Hope you are enjoying it here! 3y
rather_be_reading welcome to litsy 📚☕📚 3y
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EadieB
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Day 4 - #Gift #SleighTheShelves
#GiftFromTheSea #AnneMorrowLindbergh

This is a very short book (143 Pgs) with lots of wisdom from Charles Lindbergh‘s wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I enjoyed it very much and even though it was written in 1955 the messages are relevant even today. As it was a 2 hour 24 minutes audiobook, I would highly recommended to all!

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 3y
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KathyWheeler
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In March, before COVID, I listened to this. I just now finished my print copy and noticed that different things stand out to me than when I listen. I have been culling all my bookshelves and getting rid of a lot of books. I got rid of a tall, old bookcase in my office because it was in awful shape, and I replaced it with these two small ones. Yes, I got rid of that many books. Jayne is not sure what to make of the change.

Reggie She looks a little melancholic. 3y
Reggie Also I should have said this on your other post but I hope you feel better. I remember the walking posts you used to have and how you also started swimming. 3y
KathyWheeler @Reggie Thanks. I had to stop swimming in December because the pool closed for repairs. It opened back up just in time to close for COVID. When it opened back up again, I was sick. I finally got to go again two weeks ago. I‘m trying to build that back up again too. (edited) 3y
KathyWheeler @Reggie Jayne is a boy, and he does look melancholic! My daughter named him after Jayne Cobb on the show Firefly. He was often the cause of trouble, and so is this cat. 😄 3y
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slategreyskies
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Mehso-so

I was expecting to really love this one, since I‘ve heard such great things about it. For me, it was just so-so. I could relate to some of it, but a lot of it felt dated to me. One down off my physical TBR, and that feels good. 🌊 🐚 ☀️

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KathyWheeler
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Periodically I feel the need to reread this book. It wasn‘t that long ago that I listened to it, but it was pre-Covid. Right now, I need some peace and thoughtfulness. I got to swim today for the first time since December! I was very excited about it — I was able to swim more yards than I thought I‘d be able to: 1200. Still listening to Slightly South of Simple; still hating Caroline.

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Eggs
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1️⃣ tagged!
2️⃣ nothing extraordinary - I just appreciate waking up each day! Every day is a gift 🎁
3️⃣ Summer in the City by Lovin‘ Spoonful

Thanks for the tag @MoonWitch94 ❣️
#thoughtfulthursday

MoonWitch94 2: absolutely! It‘s the little things that mean the most 🌞💜 4y
DaveGreen7777 Thank you for the tag! 😊🏷 4y
rwmg Sorry, I'm not sure I really have one. Something by the Beach Boys, maybe? 4y
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Eggs @rwmg 💕 Beach Boys💕 4y
Eggs You‘re most welcome @DaveGreen7777 4y
Eggs @MoonWitch94 ❤️❤️ 4y
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Eggs
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Lindbergh has a #mellifluous style and you‘ll find yourself wanting to reread this one ☝️

#beautifulwords
@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 💙💙💙 4y
slategreyskies I have this on my shelf. I‘d forgotten about it. I‘ll have to bump it up my TBR. :) 4y
Eggs @OriginalCyn620 💙💛💙 4y
Eggs @slategreyskies 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
KathyWheeler I‘ve read it twice and listened to it twice. The audiobook is good. 4y
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GinaKButler
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Here we go! My June #bookspin
We are so fortunate that our local library has been still servicing our community, so this is a mix of my books and library books. Can‘t wait to see the #bookspin and #doublespin picks, @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks You have some great ones there! I really loved Gift From the Sea. 4y
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merelybookish
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#7books7days
7 books that made an impression on me.
This book helped me one summer when I was feeling overwhelmed by family life.
Not sure who hasn't been tagged yet... @Readage want to play?

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MaGoose
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1. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy & The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
2. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh
3. www.bn.com & www.thriftbooks.com
4. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively & The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - both twice
5. Nemesis with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple - I think the movie is better than the book.
6. How much time do you have? 😂
7. Star Trek
8. War & Peace
9. 50 books
10. Desk
11. All
12. @crazyspine

Avanders Star Trek! Great answer! 👏🏽 4y
crazyspine Thanks for the tag 4y
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Pogue
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@nelehelen @LibrarianRyan @Bookishthoughts these are the two I am trying to decide between.

LazyDays How funny! Gifts from the sea was on my list to pick from. 4y
LibrarianRyan Either work for me. Never heard of them. 4y
nelehelen Same! Either works for me! 4y
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foxy_frain
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Pickpick

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Joanielovesbooks
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Next

Joanielovesbooks 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 this is a treasure trove of wisdom that should be read and reread again and again! 4y
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EadieB
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Listened to the audio this afternoon after @Butterflyamore and her husband, Josh, made a You-Tube video and mentioned this book as one of Josh‘s favorite books. It is a very short book (143 Pgs) with lots of wisdom from Charles Lindbergh‘s wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I enjoyed it very much and even though it was written in 1955 the messages are relevant even today. As it was a 2 hour 24 minutes audiobook, I would highly recommended to all!

abookishbutterfly My husband will be so happy to know you read it! 4y
EadieB @Butterflyamore I loved it! 4y
ReadingEnvy It is lovely and a good early read on Independence 4y
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EadieB @ReadingEnvy I loved the part where she spoke about mothers needing alone time for themselves. 4y
ReadingEnvy @EadieB so so true 4y
KathyWheeler @EadieB that might be my favorite part. 4y
EadieB @KathyWheeler 👍❤️ 4y
Eggs Read this more than once👏🏻📚💗 4y
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TK-421
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“We seem so frightened today of being alone that we never let it happen. Even if family, friends and movies should fail, there is still the radio or the television to fill up the void. Women, who used to complain of loneliness, need never be alone any more. We can do our housework with soap-opera heroes at our side. Even day-dreaming was more creative than this; it demanded something of oneself and it fed the inner life. 👇

TK-421 “Now, instead of planting our solitude with our own dream blossoms, we choke the space with continuous music, chatter and companionship to which we do not even listen. It is simply there to fill the #vacuum. When the noise stops there is no inner music to take its place. We must re-learn to be alone.” ― Anne Morrow Lindbergh #QuotsyFeb20 4y
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Exia
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jpetrillivm
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Such a beautiful short read

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Eggs
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thebluestocking
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Pickpick

I loved this little book of essays about being a woman amidst societal and personal expectations. As with all things, some insights spoke to me more than others. But I think this is a little gem. My favorite essay was Moon Shell.

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marleed
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day2
No explanations.

DivineDiana I was given an earlier edition of this book from a woman who told me she rereads it every summer. 💗 5y
marleed @DivineDiana I watch for early editions while thrifting books but have yet to come across one. I read it about 25 years ago and then reread it a couple years back. It had more impact when I was a busy young mom but even that was interesting to me. (edited) 5y
Amiable Beautiful! 5y
Tanisha_A Serene! 5y
DivineDiana @marleed I need to reread! 5y
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suvata
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If you are looking for a short, inspirational book this is it. Would make a perfect gift for anyone. #50AnniversaryEdition #bookstagram #5stars

KathyWheeler I love this book. 5y
suvata @KathyWheeler It‘s wonderful 5y
KathyWheeler @suvata The audiobook is also good; it‘s narrated by Claudette Colbert. 5y
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Lauren.Archer
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Pickpick

For a book written in 1955 this is still so relevant. Lindbergh was way ahead of her time. This should be mandatory reading for every woman and man.

marleed A couple years back, I purchased an anniversary edition. It‘s so pretty! 5y
Jeg Another of my all time favourites. 5y
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Libby1
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🐚 Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
🐚 Beaches
🐚 The Tide is High by Blondie

#ManicMonday
@JoScho

JoScho Great song choice. Thanks for playing 😊💙🐚 5y
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SheReadsAndWrites
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Wow. Just. Wow. A quick read, but a most important one for women. Such beautiful writing and wisdom. Loved it.
Letter L choice for #LitsyAtoZ
@BookishMarginalia

Julsmarshall I ❤️❤️❤️ this book! 5y
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mom2bugnbee
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"The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere."

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TheLudicReader
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My #SummerSantaGoesPostal is on its way. Luckily it doesn‘t have too far to go. @BookishMarginalia thanks for organizing this great event.

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KathyWheeler
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Day 3 of #bfc results:
Walking: 2.02 miles
Swimming: .568 miles
Finished 2 audiobooks: Gift From the Sea (while walking) and The Stand (while driving — my husband and I have been listening to this for awhile; we just happened to finish it today. 😊) #audiowalk

#bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y
BarbaraJean Great job! I really enjoyed Gift from the Sea—imagery and metaphors of the sea always resonate with me. 5y
KathyWheeler @BarbaraJean Me too, and then she talks about the need for solitude and the difficulty in making your life simpler and that all resonates with me. 5y
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BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 5y
dariazeoli The stand is my all-time favorite book ❤️ nice work! 5y
alisiakae Great job! 5y
Clwojick Stunning! 5y
hilded Well done!! 👏🏻 5y
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KathyWheeler
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My daughter gave me this book for Mother‘s Day a few years ago; I loved it. I listened to it today on my #bfc walk here on the Florida Gulf Coast — the same coast she was visiting when she wrote it. The section about needing to be alone resonated with me, as I often feel that need.
Results on day 2: 3.31 miles
#bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

Hoopiefoot I love this book. Glad you enjoyed it today! 5y
Kaye Perfect book for the area you walked in. I‘m with you. I REALLY NEED my space. It‘s a treasure. (edited) 5y
VanChocStrawberry Oh! Maybe I'll take my copy and read it at the beach this summer!
Great walk! What a beautiful place to go!
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KathyWheeler @Kaye it was interesting too that she said women often feel they don‘t deserve it, but I‘ve never had that problem. 5y
KathyWheeler @VanChocStrawberry it really is lovely here. I‘m grateful that I only live about an hour away. 5y
wanderinglynn What a lovely walk! Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y
Julsmarshall Looks lovely! 5y
BookwormAHN Great place for a walk 👏🏻 5y
alisiakae I love the book/walk pairing! 5y
KathyWheeler @4thhouseontheleft Thank you. It just seemed so appropriate. 😊 5y
Bookwormjillk Wow, great walking place! 5y
Caterina Lovely walk, and how cool to listen to the book while walking on the coast where she wrote it!! #goals 5y
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Peaceful_Reader
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I am very fond of the oyster shell. It is humble and awkward and ugly. It is slate-colored and unsymmetrical. Its form is not primarily beautiful but functional. I make fun of it‘s knobbiness. Sometimes I resent its burdens and excrescences. But it‘s tireless adaptability and tenacity draw my astonished admiration and sometimes even my tears. And it is comfortable in its familiarity, like old garden gloves which have molded themselves perfectly.

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SW-T
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Sometimes you find the right book at the right time. Lindbergh writes about solitude, youth and aging, finding balance and simplicity in a busy world, the time saving gadgets that complicate our lives more than save us time. A tiny book about contemplation, creativity and compassion in our daily lives, presented with wisdom and insight.

SW-T Although she wrote this in a cabin away from her husband and kids, it‘s not pretentious. More about how to carry those things with you, whether you‘re surrounded by friends and family or not. 5y
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PacingTheCage
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My favorite beer has arrived in Raleigh, NC Hanging out at #thehopyard drinking #bellsbrewery #hopslam2019 Yummy stuff! And such a pretty honey color.

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PacingTheCage
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Pam.Kokomo
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Pickpick

A gem!

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Lcsmcat
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The naked book is prettier than the dust jacket. This gentle book of essays was just what I needed after the intensity of the Lessing book.

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MaGoose
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20. Small books

Two of my favorites fit the category. Gift from the Sea is a short memoir about a time in the author's life (Anne M. Lindbergh) when she took a vacation alone near the Gulf of Mexico. A Hinge of Joy is Jean L. Connor's second poetry collection, written when she was about 90.

#31bookpics @howjessreads

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Lcsmcat
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One of my finds from the “buy a bag” book sale today. Between us my husband and I filled two bags. I‘ll share my #bookhaul when we get home. Now we‘re chilling at a coffee shop.

LauraBrook Sounds like the perfect Saturday afternoon! 5y
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Pam.Kokomo
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I have heard about this book for years and finally, I am reading it. I understand the near-universal love for it, only one chapter in.

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Crystal_Storms
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"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few." Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea ?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

There's beauty in margin. ?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

rachelk Maria Shriver said if she could only have one book to read for the rest of her life, this would be it. I just added it to my tbr! 5y
Crystal_Storms Was on my tbr list for far too long— great book! 📚💗 5y
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