Published on December 27, 2023
The sound of sleigh bells is a distant echo, and new year's mantras will soon be ringing in our ears. 2023 is quickly ending, and if time only seems to be flying by you, take this present moment to pause.
If you’re anything like me, adopting mindfulness meditation may still be on your to-do list. Reflecting on a year gone by or anticipating the one approaching may stir something inside us not often written in a greeting card. Recently, however, I came across a quote from Ann Voskamp that has helped when I’m not feeling very present. Voskamp says, “No amount of regret changes the past, no amount of anxiety changes the future, any amount of gratitude changes the present.” Gratitude isn’t just for the birds, more specifically your Thanksgiving turkey, and Siouxland has a lot to be grateful for in 2023!
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
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Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn
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Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
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