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reviewed Inspiring Forgiveness by Barbara Bonner

Barbara Bonner: Inspiring Forgiveness (EBook, 2020, Wisdom Publications)

Sometimes forgiveness can feel unfathomable, unreachable, or even just plain wrong. Inspiring Forgiveness throws wide …

Aptly Titled, Effective

An excellent and very readable #anthology full of #stories, #quotes, and #poetry geared toward inspiring #forgiveness. I found it helpful for its variety and diversity of description and presentation regarding how forgiveness can look, how to think about it, and the many kinds of forgiveness (or non-forgiveness). Beyond that, I think the particular strength of Inspiring Forgiveness is that it is probably still accessible to people not (yet) interested in #forgiving, much more so than one of the many works offering advice on how to #forgive.

The one thing that bothered me was that the formatting seemed poorly adapted to ebook readers. I've heard that the printed version is quite nicely done, though, so if you're thinking about reading it and have the choice, you're probably better off with a hardcopy.

#BarbaraBonner #InspiringForgiveness

Folklore read live!

When you're done screaming, the giant monk in this dark mine would like to give you lamp oil.

Hear Tales of Pagan Gods & Mining Spirits tonight @ 6:30 pm PST/9:30 pm EST: https://youtube.com/live/bVpkEBx47O0

A storybook-style drawing of two shirtless men mining a rock wall with picks while two suited men watch them work. Overlaid text: The Mountain Monk

@saltphoenix on how to develop solarpunk stories:

"Live it. LIVE IT. I believe that the only way you can have some of these experiences, make these connections, and have stories to tell, is through actual experience on the land, and the chronological passage of time. You can't just get more creative w storytelling; things have to actually occur to experience these changes in thinking and living."

i agree! for example: before moving to the forest, i did not anticipate how many of the stories would involve animals making problems: pigs, rats, birds, plant pests, mosquitoes, fire ants, etc. not to mention domestic animals making problems: livestock, cats, dogs, etc. living with the land means living with all these other creatures who inhabit the land. if i were to write a solarpunk story back when i was a city girl, it wouldn't have any of these elements and …

Hello! I’m an artist and illustrator currently in Derbyshire, England, but I have moved about a bit and no doubt will do again eventually!

I’m interested in…well all sorts really, whatever grabs my attention. , , , (most genres), oddities and curio, , , , and the ephemeral scraps of half-thoughts…

A bundle of contractions, should never be left unattended in a book shop…ever!

Also not good at intros (clearly!) 😅

An ink illustration of a blackbird singing in a magnolia tree with a golden sunburst behind. It is mostly black and white except for the sunburst and the beak and eye of the blackbird which are a dark yellow.

A year has passed
and I think about you less

The situation
turned into
white marble
cold to the touch
too hard to change
and for what

Your voice is present
when I see the reflection
of my silhouette
in my bedroom window

And in the garden
the blackbirds sing
about your words
that burned down
everything

Fall, winter, and spring
I had to remind myself
to breathe out and in

But I finally grew tired
of feeling blue
So I decided
to ignore you

I've started a new using my tool! Most existing webrings are geek oriented, for folks into retro computing or small web stuff etc. So I'm doing something a little different.

It's called Ghostring! It's for and enthusiasts, anyone with mysterious vibes, or perhaps anyone who's an actual or other nonhuman creature? (it's not strict)

If you run a personal or , I'd love to list you on the webring. Send me your site info! Let's connect!

Boosts are welcome!

“Scotland is a place full of magic and mystery with legends around every corner. While there are unique creatures of folklore to find here like Brownies or Kelpies, we also have one you’ll be much more familiar with. There are so many stories of Scottish Fairies to explore, with lots featuring in the Scotland’s Stories book, that narrowing down the list is no easy task!
So just exactly what are Scottish Fairies and where can you find them?”
https://scotlands-stories.com/stories-of-scottish-fairies/

Fairy Pools, Skye, Scotland

Periodic reminder that if you like and slightly gruesome , but don't want a whole collection, you can get an individual story to read on your or App at Amazon Vela

Here are my stories:
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BLXHVVSY


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