Search Results for “grief” – The Self-Help Whisperer®

Joshua Black is a youthful, academic researcher and oddly enough (and at the very same time!) a wise, elder Sage. I called him a Grief-Dream Whisperer in my teaser about this…

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

You Make Your Path by Walking – Stunning!

3 Apr 202322 Apr 2023

I was asked to review You Make Your Path by Walking by Suzanne Anderson by Book Publicity Services and you can see on the corner of the cover (in the…

From My Bookshelf

Hope for the Hurting – A Port in the Storm

23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023

I talk a lot about spiritual things here because I believe we are spiritual beings wrapped in physical bodies. I don't pretend to have all the answers... or ANY... for…

From My Bookshelf

the life-changing magic of tidying up – Full Disclosure

10 Nov 202110 Nov 2021

November 10, 2021 Up for reblog... a book Mom hated and I loved. This very rarely happens! So much so that I can list on one hand the number of…

Photography

Picture(s) of the Day – As seen on my way home!

2 Nov 20219 Feb 2023

Good grief, good grief, good grief! THIS is what I LOVE about Fall! Seriously! Dem trees iz on FI-YA! So much beauty!!! Quick note: You might be wondering - and…

Photography…

Picture(s) of the Day – Early Autumn Bliss & Murder?

20 Oct 20219 Feb 2023

I ventured out for a walk in nature today. *** Bliss *** Was I cognizant of the story I read this morning about a man walking through a local park…

From My Bookshelf

The Prosperous Heart – The Phosphorus Heart?

23 Jun 20219 Feb 2023

Julia Cameron is no stranger to this blog... or to me. The Artist's Way is a classic, and so is Cameron. The Prosperous Heart is about something entirely different. And…

Testimonials, Thanks & Mentions

There is *almost* nothing better than hearing from someone I’ve highlighted in a review of their book(s), art and/or website. As you might imagine, not everyone goes to the trouble…

From My Bookshelf

You Were Not Born to Suffer – It’s about time!

9 Jun 20219 Feb 2023

As many of you know, up until the last few weeks, I was mired in a bout of depression triggered by the death of my beloved dad - AND -…

Self-Help Whispering

Finding Joe – The Hero’s Journey & Bliss

2 Jun 20219 Feb 2023

“The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery…

Interviews

Interview – Patricia Call: Renaissance Woman

28 Mar 20219 Feb 2023

We first met Patricia Call in my shameless teaser about this interview HERE. I'm going to begin this interview by telling you that this one will be a little different than all…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Forgive & Forget

6 Mar 2021

“If we wait to forgive people until they say they are sorry we make ourselves hostages to the very person who wronged us to begin with…” – Lewis B. Smedes Forgive…

From My Bookshelf

A Walk in the Wood – Night Table Gem

20 Feb 202115 Sep 2021

“Working with mindfulness to overcome negative attitudes and believe in yourself is a journey, not a quick fix. It is simple, but not easy. In the process, it’s important that…

From My Bookshelf

Spiritually Sassy – Radical, baby!

18 Feb 20219 Feb 2023

Just two days ago, I shared a teensy-tiny hint about this book. I've given it the once-over and now have gone back to the beginning to dig in and work…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Jung’s Struggle with Freud

14 Jan 2021

This probably goes without saying, but Jung’s Struggle With Freud by George B. Hogenson is about Carl Gustav Jung and Sigmund Freud. It was published in 1983 and was a real barn-burner. Since then, many…

From My Bookshelf

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…

From My Bookshelf

Now With You Now Without – The Question

9 Nov 20209 Feb 2023

My friend Roger told me about this book. Can I just stop for a moment and gush on serendipity? If it weren't for my dearest, long-time friend Betsy, who saved…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – I’m OK – You’re OK

12 Sep 2020

“Three things make people want to change. One is that they hurt sufficiently. They have beat their heads against the same wall so long that they decide they have had…

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Remember this one?* – Simple Abundance

24 Aug 2020

“You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have…

From My Bookshelf

Healing the Child Within – For Crying Out Loud!

3 Aug 20209 Feb 2023

Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear for I wear a mask, a thousand masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off, and none…

From My Bookshelf

It Still Hurts – A light read for a heavy problem

23 Jul 20209 Feb 2023

This blog space is filled with life experiences, stories, and books that deal with grief. It is not a new subject for me or anyone else. It's our human experience.…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – The New Codependency

6 Apr 2020

Melody Beattie is an extraordinary and famous author - for good reason. She's written fifteen books but her first one - Codependent No More - was a groundbreaking work. It was published…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? -Psychics and Wannabes

27 Jan 202027 Jan 2020

My self-help journey has included religious and spiritual texts, as most of you know. Some of them have been shared in this blog (mostly Christian, listed here). A few more…

From My Bookshelf

Lessons in Loss and Living – What would you do if you didn’t know better?

7 Dec 20199 Feb 2023

Oh yes, our old friend grief... again. *sigh* I typed "grief" into the search field of my blog and got this list. You can look if you want. I'll wait.…

Photography

Picture of the Day -“November 1st on the Boulevard”

1 Nov 2019

Good grief, I love autumn! 🍁

From My Bookshelf

The Eagle and The Rose – Nice work if you can get it

10 Jul 20199 Feb 2023

The Eagle and The Rose by Rosemary Altea was a book I loved, loved, loved when I first read it, in 1995. I was hungry for spiritual things - not Jesus…

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!

20 Jun 201915 Sep 2021

I almost don't know where to begin. Turtles All The Way Down is by the same guy (John Green) who wrote The Fault in our Stars, which I didn't read…

Self-Help Whispering

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…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Praying with Katie

5 May 20199 Feb 2023

We’d just moved into an apartment smack dab in-between a quaint, small town and a bustling large city. Go one way, and you’d be downtown where old brick and mortar…

From My Bookshelf

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…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Fearless Living

18 Apr 20199 Feb 2023

Many years ago, I attended an in-service at the college where I worked. It was one of those “pick one of these and attend or don’t bother coming back to…

Self-Help Whispering

Living outside the box – I am an Official Empowered Empath

16 Feb 20199 Feb 2023

While this is my Year of Water it's also my year of stepping outside the box and doing stuff that scares me. I started with the seminar in December and…

From My Bookshelf

Toxic Friends – Falling to pieces

31 Jan 201920 Jul 2021

Men seem to kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it as glass and it goes to pieces. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh Toxic Friends…

Interviews

Interview – Penny Rose Mixhau: Creator, Philosopher, Human

31 Dec 20189 Feb 2023

You first heard about Penny in my shameless teaser about her. As I was putting this post together, I stumbled while writing the headline. Penny Rose Mixhau on Being a…

From My Bookshelf

Forgive & Forget – Forget? I think not!

16 Nov 20189 Oct 2019

“If we wait to forgive people until they say they are sorry we make ourselves hostages to the very person who wronged us to begin with...” - Lewis B. SmedesForgive &…

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