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The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do by Casper ter Kuile

November 13, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

That’s what this book is all about–taking things we do every day and layering meaning and ritual onto them, even experiences as ordinary as reading or eating–by thinking of them as spiritual practices. ― Casper ter Kuile, The Power of Ritual: How to Create Meaning and Connection in Everything You Do As a control freak and a lover of routine, I appreciate and find calm in performing my daily rituals: making my coffee, showering with my favorite tunes playing, checking and culling my collections in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Casper ter Kuile, community, rituals, routines, social isolation, spiritualism

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:39 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Casper ter Kuile, community, rituals, routines, social isolation, spiritualism ·
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My mummy has fleas, she got them from meeeeee!

Mummy & Me: A Monster's Tale by Danesh Mohiuddin

October 11, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Mummy & Me: A Monster’s Tale by Danesh Mohiuddin is the typical child being a child and trying to be a good child, but well, you know things happen, but with not so typical characters, story. Mummy’s love their children but sometimes it is tiring. Even when they do their best, like using their indoor howls (or so they think). But dancing is fun. Slurping lunch is a delight. And getting ready for bed when the sun starts to shine is divine! And in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Children, Daily Activities, Danesh Mohiuddin, families, monsters, mothers, parents, routines

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:481 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Health · Tags: Children, Daily Activities, Danesh Mohiuddin, families, monsters, mothers, parents, routines ·
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