Building Grit
15 July 2025
Janie read Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth and found newfound motivation and encouragement in the stories and actionable takeaways.
What We're Reading Now
What’s Your Micro-Moment of Positivity?
1 July 2025
Allison was delighted to learn about "reverse pet peeves, tiny little joys, slo-mo on purpose, and finding the sliver" in Jancee Dunn’s article, Happiness Doesn’t Have to Be a Heavy Lift.
Zombies: More Than Scary Monsters
17 June 2025
Geof read Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis by John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, and Filip Miscevic. The book is a cultural analysis of the rise of the zombie monster as a metaphor for western cultures crisis of meaning.
Journaling is Still a Good Idea
3 June 2025
Barbara read The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad and learned how she turned her tough life experiences into meaning with the help of her journal and her friends.
Choosing Hope in a Cynical World
20 May 2025
Janie read Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by Jamil Zaki and was pleased to find some easy suggestions to help her curb her cynicism.
