Spiritual Growth

Flowers and trees aren't the only things that can grow. As humans, we can strive to grow our psyche, spirit, and mind, or be inspired by other seekers. Purpose, intention, change, mindfulness, intuition, faith - there are many ways we can blossom. Plant a seed, read!

Updated May 7, 2026
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Spiritual Growth

Flowers and trees aren't the only things that can grow. As humans, we can strive to grow our psyche, spirit, and mind, or be inspired by other seekers. Purpose, intention, change, mindfulness, intuition, faith - there are many ways we can blossom. Plant a seed, read!

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Build the life you want : the art and science of getting happier
Brooks, Arthur C.
Paper Book
You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how...
The road to character
Brooks, David
Ebook
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success--"résumé virtues"--and our core principles.   NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST  <...
Emergent strategy : shaping change, changing worlds
brown, adrienne maree
Audiobook
The alchemist
Coelho, Paulo
Paper Book
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." Every few...
The ruthless elimination of hurry
Comer, John Mark
Ebook
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! * AN ECPA BESTSELLER * A compelling emotional and spiritual case against hurry and in favor of a slower, simpler way of life--from the author of Practicing the Way "Prophetic, practical, and profoundly life giving . . ....
The year of magical thinking
Didion, Joan.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * A landmark work about grief, love, and survival from one of America's most iconic writers One of The New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century * One of The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the...
Ground Zero
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Acclaimed storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear -- and the stunning links between the past and present. September 11, 2001, New...
The book that matters most
Hood, Ann
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorAva's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children live outside of the country. For companionship, Ava joins a book group where each member presents the book that matters most to them, and rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood &...
The mermaid chair
Kidd, Sue Monk.
Paper Book
Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. Jessie Sullivan's conventional life has...
Traveling with pomegranates : a mother-daughter story
Kidd, Sue Monk.
Paper Book
An introspective and beautiful dual memoir by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist and her daughter Sue Monk Kidd has touched millions of readers with her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair and with her acclaimed nonfiction. In...
Hallelujah anyway : rediscovering mercy
Lamott, Anne
Paper Book
"Anne Lamott is my Oprah." --Chicago Tribune The New York Times bestseller from the author of Dusk, Night, Dawn, Almost Everything and Bird by Bird, a powerful exploration of mercy and how we can embrace it. "Mercy is...
Theo of golden : a novel
Levi, Allen
Paper Book
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick * A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick "[A] word-of-mouth smash hit." --The New York Times "A treasure." --Hoda Kotb One spring morning, a stranger named Theo...
Digital minimalism : choosing a focused life in a noisy world
Newport, Cal
Paper Book
A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller "Newport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don't, bring value to your life."-...
Falling upward : a spirituality for the two halves of life
Rohr, Richard.
Audiobook
The little prince
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
Paper Book
OVER 140 MILLION COPIES SOLD The beloved classic story about a young prince's travels through space--a profound philosophical tale about loneliness and loss, and love and friendship. A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and...
Everything, everything
Yoon, Nicola
Paper Book
Risk everything . . . for love with this #1 New York Times bestseller.  What if you couldn't touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face . . . or kiss the boy next door? In Everything, Everything<...
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