April 7 2017:
Gandhi
Wonderful DEMI book about Gandhi who was someone who completely succeeded in living his life according to the way in which he believed life should be lived – filled with spiritual awareness, love, and peace.
We learned something new in that Gandhi’s favorite books are listed. I’d never seen these listed before.
Loved by all of Team TLC!!
April 1 2017:
Starry Messenger
Beautifully illustrated story of the man who first mapped the heavens, Galileo Galilei. He turned the world upside down for the Church by changing the way people saw the galaxy and themselves in the universe.
Incredible man who even faced with house arrest for the rest of his life, never wavered from what he knew in his heart.
March 25 2017:
Life-Changing Foods
I loved Anthony William’s first book released around December 2015 and love this one too! My heart is drawn to the information he shares and I’m so glad there are recipes in this book! This information is dramatically different from the conventional wisdom of medical communities. I get a resounding “yes” when reading what he shares. Love, Love, Love!!
Saint Patrick
Wonderful story detailing how Saint Patrick followed what was in his heart. He stayed true to this even though it took him away from his family and he dearly missed them.
March 11 2017:
John Muir – America’s Naturalist
This book and how it brought forth the world and words of John Muir made my heart tingle. I would love to own this book! All three of us completely enjoyed this book and soaked it in.
from the flap: Muir recognized that wilderness should not only be appreciated but should be fought for as well. He sparked the preservation movement in the United States.
My favorite quotes:
“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” ~John Muir
“There is a love of wild Nature in everybody, an ancient mother love ever showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties.” ~John Muir
“As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but Nature’s sources never fail. Like a generous host, she offers her brimming cup in endless variety, served in a grand hall, the sky its ceiling, the mountains its walls, decorated with glorious paintings and enlivened with bands of music ever playing.” ~John Muir
“Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wildnerness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.” ~John Muir
“When we are with Nature, we are awake, and we discover many interesting things and reach many a mark we are not aiming at.” ~John Muir
“Climb the mountains and get good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into the trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while care will drop off like autumn leaves.” ~John Muir
“Nature, like an enthusiastic gardner, could not resist the temptation to plant flowers everywhere.” ~John Muir
“We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.” ~John Muir
“The winds blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” ~John Muir
“Everything is hitched to everything else in the universe.” ~John Muir
“Go to Nature’s School – the one true university.” ~John Muir
What God Said
LOVED this book!!
“It happens to everyone. It is not a question of whether but of when. When this occurs, everything will change.
Your reason for being here will change, your reason for thinking, speaking, and doing will change, your countenance and appearance will change, your tone of voice will change, your clothing and eating habits will change, your work in the world will change, your friends will change, your purpose in life will change, your expression of life will change, your experience of life will change, and the world you touch will change.”
Josephine
Creatively written story of Josephine Baker, born in 1906 in St. Louis Missouri. She loved to dance and perform and became a star doing it. More so in France because of her skin color. She went to Paris at about 15 years old to perform and stayed there.
She believed that people of all races could live together in harmony. She worked tirelessly against racial discrimination in the United States.
It was fun and interesting learning about Josephine Baker!
February 18 2017:
The Greatest Power
I think this is one of my favorite DEMI books. Such a powerful story of a boy emperor who gathers all the children of his kingdom so as to choose the new prime minister. He challenges each of them to show him the greatest power in the world.
He claims, “To know the greatest power in the world is to know the greatest peace.” One child reflects deeply on this while the others begin working away on their chosen answer. Thomas and Lillian loved it too, as with all DEMI books. The illustrations are simply brilliant!
February 11 2017:
Love Thyself – The Message from Water III
“To love yourself is to love and thank all of existence …. ”
Such a beautiful book. We all LOVE this one!
… from the book … “First you must shine with positive, high-spirited vibrations, and be full of love. In order to do that, I think it’s important to love, thank, and respect yourself. If that’s the case then each of those vibrations will be sent out into the world and the cosmos, and the great symphony of that harmonic vibration will wrap our planet in waves of love … ”
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February 12 2016:
Strange Creatures – The Story of Walter Rothschild and His Museum
Beautifully illustrated biography of a young man who followed his passion while surrounded by those who had chosen a different path for him. We LOVED it!!!! xoxo
