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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem – Er, Seven Actually

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves. That judgment impacts every moment and every aspect of our existence.…

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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…

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Bio Moment – WRKN GRL TKS BTHRM PIC TRYN 2 B COOOOOL (and other tidbits about her life)!

11 Nov 202111 Nov 2021

This photo of me was taken in a completely empty bathroom at work. Like, do you actually think I would take this in front of people? How weird do you…

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Bio Moment – Bette’s Twilight

13 Oct 202115 Oct 2021

We have two cats and you've met them both. You've heard about them both at different times throughout this blog, too. One is Hannah, our younger, black-and-white, crazy-ass, sprite that…

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Bio Moment – 3 Questions

Remember my Romany Fortune Cards? Since I haven't talked about them for a while, I will remind you of their provenance (and prominence) in my life. *ahem* While I have…

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Bio Moment – Not a stranger

20 Aug 20211 Jul 2022

I need to talk. Well, write. Something happened today that wasn't meant to be upsetting ... but as it turns out ... was VERY UPSETTING. So... today is going to…

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The Power of Now – “Cut them off with a sharp knife!”

11 Aug 202125 Aug 2021

“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That…

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Help Yourself – Indeed!

-- Trigger Warning - Child Abuse. No specific details given. -- Dave Pelzer is a study in perseverance and resilience. The three books I read before this one (A Child…

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Secrets You Keep From Yourself – Unless you’re like me, in which case…

July 26, 2021 - Reading through this post up for reblog is... painful. Not sock-in-the-gut or anything... but.... cringe-y. But, I'll tell ya... I'm definitely better than I was when…

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The Me You Can’t See – Inside Out

25 May 202125 May 2021

TW: Mental Health, Suicide Ideation, Depression & Anxiety I've been watching the AppleTV series, "The Me You Can't See" and have been feeling that all-familiar nudge to write about it.…

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Journal Art – When words won’t work

16 Apr 202116 Apr 2021

My next podcast is about "Writing as Self-Help" and so... I'm going through my journals. I've noticed how many times I stopped to draw instead of write... And it made…

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Remember this one?* – Happy for No Reason

Hate is a strong word. I’m thinking of it here because originally, when I read this book, I hated it. Ouch, right? Yes, it’s a strong word and in this case, misplaced. Happy for…

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Me (Stories of My Life) – Shades of Grey

12 Mar 202129 Mar 2021

If I were an autobiography in search of an excellent autobiography to emulate... Me (Stories of My Life) by Katharine Hepburn would be the book I'd turn to. It is…

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making life easy – Gender & Tribes

24 Feb 202124 Feb 2021

“We are all hungry for genuine connection and caring, and we will not get this unless we find our Soul's tribe. If we don't find this, we'll kill ourselves, either…

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Remember this one?* – Second Wind

“How pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young…” Dr. Bill Thomas Second Wind by Dr. Bill Thomas is part history, part sociology, part medicine, part advocacy, and part…

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What Would Audrey Do? – In The Mood

23 Jan 202124 Jan 2021

What am I in the mood for? Grace & Style. Please! And who better to illustrate both than the stunning Audrey Hepburn (d. 1993)? “The beauty of a woman is…

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Bio Moment – Self Portrait, if I were a butterfly

22 Dec 202022 Dec 2020

Today I sat down to draw a butterfly. But let me begin at the beginning. Beginning. Ah yes, butterflies and new beginnings. So perfect. Yes? I've always loved butterflies. I…

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Wintering – Life’s grimalkin, no more!

21 Dec 202021 Dec 2020

"Watching winter and really listening to its messages, we learn that effect is often disproportionate to cause; that tiny mistakes can lead to huge disasters; that life is often bloody…

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Your Body Believes Every Word You Say – One of the truest titles, ever!

Reading Your Body Believes Every Word You Say by the late Barbara Hoberman Levine (2014) wasn't easy. After all, I suffer, as you know, from health anxiety. <<< Link to…

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Bio Moment – A long story & A bonus musing at the end

29 Oct 20207 Dec 2020

Facebook is so kind to bring up memories from past years. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, always a peek into what was going on in my head that same day last…

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The Afterlife of Billy Fingers & My Life After Death – Only if you listen

19 Oct 202019 Oct 2020

“Beliefs are big on earth. People collect them. Some of these beliefs are helpful, but others just keep you running around trying to follow rules that others have laid down.…

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24/6 – What the world needs now…

“One day a week, we’d turn off the technology in our lives. We called it our “technology Shabbat.” From sundown on Fridays to sundown on Saturdays, we shut down every…

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Old Lady & the Buffyverse

21 Jul 202011 Aug 2020

What is an old lady like me doing watching a series about teenaged vampire slayers? Good question! Sit in a comfy chair with a cup of herbal tea (or in…

Interview – Marcella Burgess: Grabbing onto life with both hands!

You will remember Marcella from my shameless teaser from last week, linked HERE. You know how you meet people along your life's path and sometimes, they end up walking with…

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Blast from the Past – Here lies the vestiges of my former blogs (RIP)

24 Jun 20208 Aug 2021

Do you remember me telling you - oh, way back at the beginning - that this blog was not my first rodeo? In fact, I might have said it was…

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Remember this one? – Natural Cures “They” Do Not Want You to Know About

27 May 202027 May 2020

Be afraid. Be very afraid! A discussion of self-help books would not be complete without mention of Kevin Trudeau, the best-selling author-turned-convicted-felon. Sentenced to prison in 2014, his claims to cure everything…

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the power of you – Yes, with lower case letters

23 Apr 202023 Apr 2020

“Fear hates daylight, so it usually comes by cloak of darkness to haunt. It arrives when you’re not at the helm when you’re not really conscious of your own thinking.”…

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Bio Moment – My appointment with an Intuitive Life Coach

2 Oct 201916 Oct 2020

For those following my schedule, per Sunday's post ... yesterday was my meeting with Aly, the life coach and tomorrow is my meeting with MB, the intuitive animal communicator for business…

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Mind Over Mood – First, you must understand the problem

28 Sep 20199 Oct 2019

Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger, PhD and Christine A. Padesky, PhD is the perfect self-help book, if by self-help you mean actually doing stuff to ... you know... help yourself.…

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Dear Friends, Readers and fair Countrypeeps (far and wide)

6 Aug 20196 Aug 2019

I owe you both an apology and an explanation. Apology: I'm sorry you've been seeing me at my worst more often than you've seen me at my best. I never…

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Remember this one? – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“Remember this one?” = Posts that you may have missed the first time around. This post was originally posted by me on February 14, 2018 A selection from Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)…

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Ghost Whisperer – What festers below the surface?

18 May 201919 May 2019

It will not surprise you to know that during 2014: My Year of Pain I gravitated toward mostly-spiritual television. I've already talked about Being Erica. Today, I will be talking about…

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New Beginnings – It’s time.

23 Apr 20199 Oct 2019

When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. - Ann Morrow Lindbergh New Beginnings by Betty Jane Wylie has been sitting quietly on my…

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Healing Crystals and Gemstones – Healer or Amateur Geologist, you’ll like it!

25 Feb 20199 Oct 2019

My friend Bonney presented this book to me in the year I'd like to forget, 2014. I know this because she inscribed it: "To my gem of a friend"... and…

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Easy like Sunday – The Wall of Sh!t

24 Feb 201912 Aug 2020

I created the featured photo ten years ago... and I know why I did it (I was asked by my therapist to draw it) but I don't know why (why…

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Secrets You Keep From Yourself – Unless you’re like me, in which case…

1 Feb 20199 Oct 2019

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. - The Wizard of Oz The entire premise of this book is wasted on me. Not that it's a bad book...…

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The December Project – Lightness & Grace

12 Jan 20199 Oct 2019

My sister-in-law Shirley is infused with light. I felt it emanating from her the first time we met (about 19 years ago!) and over the years, it has only brightened.…

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Happy for No Reason – Hatred for No Reason

26 Nov 201823 Feb 2021

Hate is a strong word. I'm thinking of it here because originally, when I read this book, I hated it. Ouch, right? Yes, it's a strong word and in this…

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Second Wind – the passage is crowded!

1 Nov 20189 Oct 2019

“How pleasant is the day when we give up striving to be young..." Dr. Bill Thomas Second Wind by Dr. Bill Thomas is part history, part sociology, part medicine, part…

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Remember this one? – The Book of Awakening

A comment before I share the post I originally wrote back on November, 2017. As I came back to share this, I noticed how short it was! Back in the…

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Easy like Sunday – knock, knock Housekeeping! Also, a neat book at the end. You’re welcome!

21 Oct 201812 Aug 2020

I did a little light housekeeping in August. Evidently, a deeper cleaning was needed. And so, I come to you with my bucket of sudsy water and a mop. Be careful,…

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Josh: You may say he’s a grief dreamer

7 Oct 20183 Feb 2019

Hey, you guys... you're gonna love my next interview! What can I say about a young man with an old soul who I only met because of serendipity? Several years…

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