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From My Bookshelf

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

24 Apr 2022
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 20229 Feb 2023
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

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

11 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
“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!

28 Jul 2021
-- 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…

26 Jul 2021
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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Journal Art – When words won’t work

16 Apr 20219 Feb 2023
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…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Happy for No Reason

8 Apr 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 case, misplaced. Happy for…
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making life easy – Gender & Tribes

24 Feb 20219 Feb 2023
“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

13 Feb 20219 Feb 2023
“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 20219 Feb 2023
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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Wintering – Life’s grimalkin, no more!

21 Dec 20209 Feb 2023
"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!

18 Nov 20209 Feb 2023
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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The Afterlife of Billy Fingers & My Life After Death – Only if you listen

19 Oct 20209 Feb 2023
“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…

5 Oct 20209 Feb 2023
“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…
Self-Help Whispering

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Old Lady & the Buffyverse

21 Jul 20209 Feb 2023
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…
Interviews

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

27 Jun 20209 Feb 2023
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…
From My Bookshelf

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 20209 Feb 2023
“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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Mind Over Mood – First, you must understand the problem

28 Sep 20199 Feb 2023
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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Remember this one? – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

26 Jul 20199 Feb 2023
“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 20199 Feb 2023
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 Feb 2023
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 Feb 2023
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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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...…
From My Bookshelf

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…
From My Bookshelf

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…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Book of Awakening

29 Oct 2018
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…
Interviews

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

7 Oct 20189 Feb 2023
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…
From My Bookshelf

Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About – From fluff to fraudster?

29 Jun 20189 Oct 2019
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…
From My Bookshelf

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – The Poet’s Gift

14 Feb 20189 Oct 2019
  A selection from: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But…
Self-Help Whispering

Larceny as self-help – Fun With Dick & Jane and Mad Money

3 Feb 20183 Jun 2018
Today will be a different kind of post. Buckle up! Can I begin with a peeve? I'm gonna. So, I went to find the links to the movie titles I've…
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Being Erica – Regrets & Time Travel

18 Jan 201825 Feb 2019
If you are not living, working and/or watching television in Canada, you may not have heard of Being Erica. More's the pity. When it was on television, I didn't watch…
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Essential Oils – Makes scents

1 Dec 20175 Dec 2018
I am very *very* sensitive to scents. I get wicked migraines when people around me wear perfume or cologne... and the sweeter, the worse it is! When I was a…
From My Bookshelf

The Book of Awakening – Wisdom from the trenches

10 Nov 20179 Oct 2019
One of my favorite quotes of all time comes from this book: If I had experienced different things, I would have different things to say. Mark Nepo The Book of Awakening…

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