The Self-Help Whisperer®

Bio Moment – The Storm of January, 2022

17 Jan 202217 Jan 2022

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten the kind of snow that stops the world from spinning. The cars that try to get on the road? They’re spinning! The internet?…

From My Bookshelf

Easy like Sunday – Oh, Pooh!

16 Jan 2022

What new thing can be said about a book known and loved by everyone I’ve ever met? Maybe this: ‘A gorgeous new collectible edition of the beloved classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, crafted as a…

From My Bookshelf

The Tipping Point – Just bottom-line it for me, please!

15 Jan 2022

January 15, 2021 Ah, well... I worked 9-5 all last week, had today off, and work tomorrow (Sunday) through Thursday on my new schedule. Once I settle in, I will…

Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “ A Tree’s Lament”

13 Jan 2022

Been waiting for you To notice me here naked Crying my eyes out.

Photography

Picture of the Day – “The Gathering”

10 Jan 2022

Nobody there … but the benches are waiting! My guess? No bottoms on benches until the snow melts.

Self-Help Whispering

Easy Like Sunday – I just don’t feeeeeel like it!

9 Jan 20229 Jan 2022

Ah, well... Is it the time of year? The hours of my job, which keep me busy and tired? My eyes? I mean... Yesterday, I got a visual migraine at…

From My Bookshelf

Easy like Sunday – A single moment in the life of an Empath

7 Jan 20227 Jan 2022

January 7, 2022 Why, oh why ( ???) did this come up today for re-blog? Lemme tell ya... Because I needed it. Maybe you do, too. See, my word for…

Photography…

Picture of the Day – “How to Meditate” by Hannah Hutton

5 Jan 2022

Step One: Find warm light Step Two: Get comfy Step Three: Close eyes

Self-Help Whispering

Mystical Shaman Oracle-Simply Stunning!

3 Jan 20223 Jan 2022

My mom, the giver of life (and a whole whack of exquisite gifts which can be found in sacred spaces of our house) has done it again. This set of…

From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – Turtles All The Way Down – Never has there been a more appropriate book for the Fiction as Self-Help Category!

2 Jan 20222 Jan 2022

January 2, 2022 Up for reblog is a book that needs no introduction. Not because it's famous but because what I wrote about it (back in 2019) stands alone. As…

Self-Help Whispering

Hello, 2022! – Word of the Year: Day One

1 Jan 20221 Jan 2022

For a bit of history on my "Word of the Year" START HERE. Go ahead, I'll wait. Those who have read me over the years will know that I take…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – I took a little dip and then I came back up for air

30 Dec 202130 Dec 2021

This won't be a long or profound post. I'm headed off to work in a half-hour and just want to check in. I've noticed that this year, I have dipped…

From My Bookshelf

The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide – An Overstimulating World

28 Dec 2021

Sometimes a book comes along that actually, literally, truly **changes your life**! Sure, I’ve said it about a dozen times about as many books over the years. And, I meant…

From My Bookshelf

Finding Your Own North Star – Lost & Found

25 Dec 2021

December 25, 2021 What a perfect book for this day! Stars have always led people... There are lights on earth, too. Christ was one of those lights. Merry Christmas! If…

Self-Help Whispering

Poetry: ‘Twas the day before…

24 Dec 2021

With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the day before Christmas, as I readied for workOur black-and-white Hannah was acting a jerkBiting into Bette's neck with her jaws of cat-steelHer eyes…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Soul Without Shame

21 Dec 202120 Dec 2021

If you’re looking for a quick-fix for your shame, Soul Without Shame by Byron Brown is NOT it. Not that it’s a difficult read – it isn’t – but that it’s heavy…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Color My World 2”

20 Dec 202120 Dec 2021

Stunning!

Self-Help Whispering

Another Year Older – The In-Between

20 Dec 2021

I am 63 years old. What does that even mean? It means I was born in the late 1950s. It means I was born at a time when medicine would…

Self-Help Whispering

Amethyst – Reminds me of my mama

17 Dec 2021

My mom came across a questionnaire that asks you to distill your description of a person down to one word. I didn't hesitate to tell her that the word I…

From My Bookshelf

The Trouble With Reality – It isn’t real. Or is it?

16 Dec 2021

12/16/21 In rereading this today, I'm remembering how much I loved this little book. I carried it around for quite a while! I can't believe I wrote about it two…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Soften My Heart

14 Dec 2021

Last week, I went to the ER for stitches after a nasty cut. I mentioned it HERE, if interested. While in the ER, I was exceedingly careful, given that I…

From My Bookshelf

Dying For a Paycheck – Never Again!

12 Dec 2021

"According to the Mayo Clinic, the person you report to at work is more important for your health than your family doctor." - Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and author…

From My Bookshelf

Dr. Phil McGraw – How’s that working for you?

11 Dec 202111 Dec 2021

December 11, 2021 I hope you'll forgive another reblog. Short story of why I'm reblogging today. Setting the scene: My house, in the kitchen, yesterday, around 11:45 am. "I'm hungry.…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Touch of Summer”

10 Dec 2021

All the snow melted! lol Soooo Ontario! I saw this lovely little cottage (tool shed, she shed, he shed, kids playhouse?) on my travels and snapped a shot. It makes…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – A Little Perspective

9 Dec 2021

Mindfulness (my word of the year for 2022) has been ever-present on my mind as we wind down these dark, cold, days of 2021. Sometimes, it is relatively easy. Like,…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Sun Fire”

8 Dec 2021

The sun was setting and reflecting off the mirrored windows of this newly constructed building. Isn’t it spectacular?!

From My Bookshelf

The Fifth Agreement & The Tenth Insight – Cash Grabs?

7 Dec 2021

12/7/2021 Just the other day, I saw another one of these... "Original Book" 2 or + or continued. It might have been The Secret. I think it was. But honestly,…

Self-Help Whispering

Starting Early – My Word for 2022

6 Dec 20216 Dec 2021

If you read my post from a couple of weeks ago, you know I was paring down my list. You see, every year, I choose a word to live, breathe,…

From My Bookshelf…

Picture of the Day – Hair & There

4 Dec 2021

As seen at a Christmas market last night. Oh, that my hair could look this good! In other news, there were animal advocates protesting there. I don’t disagree with fighting…

From My Bookshelf

Make Your Bed – Listen up, Soldiers!

3 Dec 2021

Do you make your bed in the morning? Me? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Usually, kinda. Like... pull the comforter up so that Bette, our dear older-lady-cat, has a soft place…

Self-Help Whispering

Never, Have I Ever – Stormy Lady

2 Dec 2021

You've heard of the game. Never have I ever... I could list a lot of things. Like... Never have I ever... Gotten a tatooPlayed baccaratWatched Game of ThronesGone skiing (but…

Photography…

Bio Moment – 21 Days

1 Dec 2021

It’s December 1st and that means 21 days until Winter Solstice. What does that mean? Daylight starts getting longer again! Also, here comes my birthday, Christmas, and the New Year!…

From My Bookshelf

The Divorce Remedy – Back at it

29 Nov 2021

November 29, 2021 Up for reblog... An excellent book about a terrible time. Or rather, how to avoid it. Except... By the time many (most?) people realize they need a…

Photography

Picture(s) of the Day – Lights, Camera, Not a lot of Action, but beautiful!

28 Nov 2021

Our annual trek to The Winter Festival of Lights!

Self-Help Whispering

A Happy Update – Including fluorescent zig-zags

27 Nov 202127 Nov 2021

Yesterday, as most of us were taking one last call for the road, I started noticing the flashing lights on the periphery of my view. Crap! Ocular migraine! I had…

Photography

From the Photo Vault – Stormy Weather

25 Nov 202125 Nov 2021

On days like today, when the skies open up (and send rain all day) AND I'm stuck in a building during the 8-or-so hours of daylight, I will present photos…

From My Bookshelf

Mutant Message Down Under – Hoofy Heels

24 Nov 202128 Nov 2021

Born empty handed, Die empty handed. I witnessed life at its fullest, Empty handed ~Marlo Morgan First things first... In going through my research for this post, I remembered I'd…

From My Bookshelf

CrazyBusy – aka: Culturally Induced ADD

22 Nov 2021

November 22, 2021 Yay! My reblog button is back, baby! I looked earlier today and it wasn't... so this is a nice surprise! Today was my first day on the…

Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Making Do

21 Nov 2021

I'm not sure when the idea came to me to check out the clothes at thrift shops. I certainly wasn't raised that way. In fact, discount stores, in general, were…

Self-Help Whispering

Comfort Recipe – Sweet Potato Soup

19 Nov 2021

Tonight, my husband and I went different directions for dinner. He went pasta … I went potato. Come to think of it, we both went “comfort”! Whenever I tell anyone…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Carpet of Leaves”

18 Nov 2021

I love everything about this shot… from the bony arms of the trees reaching skyward to the blue and wispy clouds behind them!

From My Bookshelf

How to Be Invisible – Cloak Yourself

17 Nov 2021

"If that's what I think it is — they're really rare, and really valuable."— Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Listen. I was torn about how to…

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