Sign in with Facebook
“but who can feel ugly, when their heart feels joy”
― Till We Have Faces
― Till We Have Faces
“Weep! Weep!” calls a toad from the water’s edge. And I do. If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
―
―
“Sometimes I wish I could photosynthesize so that just by being, just by shimmering at the meadow's edge or floating lazily on a pond, I could be doing the work of the world while standing silent in the sun.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
maja reads’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at maja reads’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
446 books
|
36 friends
1,013 books
|
38 friends
214 books
|
8 friends
20 books
|
17 friends
176 books
|
5 friends
188 books
|
12 friends
133 books
|
15 friends
49 books
|
5 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by maja reads
Lists liked by maja reads
