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Tag Archives: Reading Circles

Protected by a Child

By Nicole | March 2nd, 2008
How many times do my children protect me from harm? How does their innocence move me to seek innocence? Their natural desire to explore, learn, grow and create often protects me from losing context.
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Sap Moon: Truth and Autobiography

By Nicole | February 3rd, 2008
So how can I feel hopeful? I am hopeful because there are those who strive to know, who don't give up in the face of adversity, but continue to ask questions and take hold of lessons learned in history in order to take action and move forward. I am hopeful because the power of one person may have a decisive impact, and because more than ever before in history, we are able to link these individual voices together, and really hear what they have to say, if only we will listen.
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A Good Day for the Beginnings of Journeys

By Nicole | January 27th, 2008
I must admit that I think it a bit ironic that the maiden book discussion here at RCB is about a journey to birth. This has been a dream of my husband’s for a while, but I never thought I would be leading the first discussion! I first began reading Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey [...]
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What Are Blogs? Not Monologues but Conversations

By CircleReader | January 20th, 2008
Perhaps the best thing about the web, and the blogosphere in particular, is that it enables you to connect with like-minded people you might never meet otherwise. –Kriss M. at Circle M Farm On January 27th, 2008, Reading Circle Books will host its first group! In her wonderful invitation to our first Reading [...]
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Our first Reading Circle!

By CircleReader | January 15th, 2008
Kriss over at Circle M Farm suggested Having Faith after reading author Sandra Steingraber’s earlier book, Living Downstream. We’ll be reading it together beginning in January, 2008, with Nicole Five Pennies as our host. So go look up Kris’ wonderful invitation to read together, get your copy (the little blue box by the title will [...]
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