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From My Bookshelf

What Doesn’t Kill You – Blurry Line

6 Apr 20226 Apr 2022
"The dividing line between the land of the well and that of the sick is an often blurry one, and Miller documents life on its uncertain borders with clarity and…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Mind blown

4 Apr 2022
The featured photo is of me, though I don’t know what part of me … … or where it was taken. I found it when I went to my phone’s…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Haiku: Creation

3 Apr 2022
I love drawing and coloring! My inner child gets positively giddy! I need Spring to hurry. Does it help anything that we woke up to snow flurries? Ahhhh … Nope!…
From My Bookshelf

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart – Dr. Livingston, I presume?!

2 Apr 2022
April 2, 2022 This little book is really, REALLY good and has one of my favorite mind-bending, life-changing quotes EVER!
Photography

Picture of the Day – “For crying out loud it’s 30° out there with flurries…”

1 Apr 2022
I know, gloomy (though mysterious, which I adore. What’s around the corner? Who knows?) photo! I do love taking my pictures (as self-help)!
From My Bookshelf

Sorry Not Sorry – Deal With It!

31 Mar 202231 Mar 2022
Sorry Not Sorry by Alyssa Milano is a delightful romp into sunshine and unicorns. Not really. What it is ... is... a collection of essays, both powerful and poignant, about...…
From My Bookshelf

The Mindful Way Through Depression – This Navel Gazer Approves

29 Mar 202229 Mar 2022
Mindfulness = To "Pay attention on purpose." -pg. 47 I have to say something first. *ahem* The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Lifted spirits”

27 Mar 2022
We woke up to snow this morning. Ugh! It was a tough work day filled with concerns about all sorts of things … along with some depression and anxiety ……
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Sky’s the Limit!”

26 Mar 202226 Mar 2022
I love the play of light in the clouds!
From My Bookshelf

Get Rich Blogging – Or not.

26 Mar 2022
March 26, 2022 I have a few words to say about the book I'm reblogging today: First: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Second: HA!!!!!!! Third: I have come to the conclusion that a blog…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Struttin’ Their Stuff”

25 Mar 202225 Mar 2022
I was a little early for an appointment and went for a drive. I saw these guys! Aren’t they spectacular?
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – the stranger in the lifeboat

22 Mar 202222 Mar 2022
"It's always been a mystery to me... how beauty and anguish can share the same moment." - Mitch Albom (pg. 35) The words “beauty” and “anguish” perfectly describe the stranger…
From My Bookshelf

Being Joy – Unexpected Keeper!

20 Mar 2022
What happens when you’re looking for one book by an author, find another, and then find out it’s not even the same person at all? Being Joy is by Gloria…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Seeing the Light!”

18 Mar 2022
Took my first (short, cold!) walk of the season!
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Things & Stuff

17 Mar 202218 Mar 2022
Where does the phrase, “Things & Stuff” come from? In *our house* it came from Tess. You’ve heard about her before. She’s the cat that saved my life. No small…
From My Bookshelf

Toxic Parents – Emotional aftereffects

16 Mar 2022
March 16, 2022 In reading through this post, I am reminded how difficult it is to parent well. There should be mandatory classes for parents to learn how to... parent.…
From My Bookshelf

The Dance of Deception – Apropos

14 Mar 2022
I should begin today with a short (Haha. Me. Short?) digression... A couple of days ago I wrote this post. That day was one of my worst in a month…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – My Mother’s Hands

13 Mar 2022
When I wear her gloves It’s like she’s holding my hands Miles between us melt.
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – “Don’t speak about *that*”

12 Mar 202213 Mar 2022
TW: Depression, anxiety, and language After almost five years here, I have learned a thing or three. One of the things I have learned ... is a double-edged sword. And…
Photography

Picture of the Day – If it were November this would be precious!

11 Mar 2022
It’s not, so it’s not. 😂 I know, it’s beautiful. I’m grateful. But still… Sigh. I need Spring!
From My Bookshelf

The Gifts of Imperfection – The sub-title says it all!

11 Mar 2022
March 11, 2022 Simply the best…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – “Holding Her Own”

9 Mar 2022
That’s what the vet says… She’s in very little pain. The good days still outnumber the bad. She has found ways to work around her arthritis and breathing issues. Her…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku: Morning People

7 Mar 20227 Mar 2022
I am on a day shift this week instead of my late afternoon hours. I miss them already… the hours, I mean… I will appreciate being able to enjoy dinner…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Messy Insides

6 Mar 2022
The featured photo is a corner of my drop-down desk, expired asthma inhaler, and all. What you need to know: I used to be a slob. I wasn't a dirty…
From My Bookshelf

The Empath Experience – A woman after my own heart!

5 Mar 2022
March 5, 2022 - A wee note about reblogs. While they are in chronological date order, I don't share every post I've ever written. I skip some. In fact, so…
From My Bookshelf…

Fiction As Self-Help -The Season of Classics

4 Mar 20226 Mar 2022
I know this is a self-help site. I know that I normally review self-help books. But... sometimes... I find myself led in different directions. My gut never fails me. This…
From My Bookshelf

To Kill a Mockingbird – Required Reading

1 Mar 20222 Mar 2022
What can I say about a story that's been a classic book, movie, and backdrop to American history? I can tell you that I've had this book in my collection…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – Snowscape in March

1 Mar 2022
When you were new, I Loved your soft, clean, gentle touch March has arrived. Blech.
From My Bookshelf

Big Magic – Living it in real-time!

28 Feb 2022
February 28, 2022 Once again - and in less than only a few days - I'm reminded of my novel. It's called, "Tess: The Village Scribe" and yes, it's a…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy Like … Huh?

27 Feb 202227 Feb 2022
Today is an “Easy Like Sunday” kind of day.  What does that mean? First, love the song by… uh… who was that? The Commodores? Don’t feel like looking it up…
Photography

Picture of the Day – Choo-Choo!

25 Feb 2022
It stopped snowing for a while today and I got out for a little shopping! I had to stop and take a photo to share with you guys! ☺️
Self-Help Whispering

Dad – And then, there were the feathers…

24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022
I’ve struggled with how to write today’s post.  It’s been one year today since Dad travelled to that great unknown… And, being honest, this grieving process has been very different…
Self-Help Whispering

To Self-Help or Not To Self-Help?

22 Feb 202222 Feb 2022
This is, after all, a website about self-help. I hope you will allow me a bit of arrogant bluster and fluffery to elaborate on my ideas about what I think…
From My Bookshelf

Hallelujah Anyway – Blessed Mercy

21 Feb 202221 Feb 2022
“An open, merciful heart is a setup for pain, shame and being mocked.” – Anne Lamott (pg 8) Hallelejah Anyway by Anne Lamott is the perfect book to follow up yesterday’s post. Mercy,…
From My Bookshelf…

Bio-Moment – Not Just Me. Right?

20 Feb 2022
I’m not okay. Are you okay? I mean, yeah, sure, masked faces are a familiar sight, as is hand sanitizer, arrows on the floor, and statistics about how many have…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “This Time of Year”

19 Feb 202219 Feb 2022
Water. Check. Freeze. Check. Turns into winter ice-scape Window to my soul.
Self-Help Whispering

X-Rays Show More Than Expected – All About That Base

18 Feb 2022
With apologies to Meagan Trainor (and her VERY catchy and ear-worm-y song, All About That Bass), I'm actually talking about another base. As you know, I had x-rays after a…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio-Moment – Meet Sherry

16 Feb 202216 Feb 2022
As you can see, you have entered the halls of my teeny, tiny art gallery. My inner child is in charge of this one... her name is Sherry, which is…
From My Bookshelf

The Little Book of Mindfulness – Live Around the Pain

15 Feb 2022
Live around the pain. I read the words on pg. 12 in the Introduction. They stopped me in my tracks. Once again - as so often happens - I set…
From My Bookshelf

Enough Already – Food For Thought

14 Feb 2022
I knew I would love Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli because ... A. I adore Bertinelli and have since her days on One Day at a Time and B. I…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – Tiny Sacred Spaces

13 Feb 2022
I cannot stress enough how important it is to create sacred space wherever you are! There was a time at work, not so long ago, that we were not allowed…
Photography…

Bio Moment – X-Rays, Apples & A Lonely Ball

11 Feb 202211 Feb 2022
After my nasty fall on Sunday evening (details HERE) I was trying to heal on my own. The reasons are many but boil down to about one or two: I…

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