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The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis99: Undaunted Joy with Shemaiah GonzalezShemaiah Gonzalez is back! This time she joins us to unpack her beautiful new book, Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight. My friends, if you need the perfect book to be your nightstand right-be-for-bed companion, this is it. In this collection of short essays, Shemaiah unpacks the small ways uncovering, accepting, and welcoming joy can change our lives.The opposite of toxic positivity, she argues for slowing down, being present, and experiencing our lives rather than rushing through them. You’ll meet delight in surprising places like the laundry room, with surprising companions like capybaras, an...2025-06-3036 min
The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis58: Delight, Parenting, and Bald Eagles (Shemaiah Gonzalez)Essayist and storyteller Shemaiah Gonzalez brings us to her backyard in the Pacific Northwest for all the Starling/Blue Jay drama.Plus, the hope of literature, the joys and struggles of parenthood, and where to find a Trumpeter Swan.Links from Shemaiah's showShemaiah on XShemaiah's Undaunted Joy SubstackShemaiah on FacebookBirding links:Merlin Bird IDe-BirdFollow The Thing With Feathers:...2024-03-0446 min