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Once Upon a Tess -Five Years Ago

21 Aug 202023 Feb 2021
Once upon a time there was the most perfect cat in the whole wide world. As all sentient beings live, so must they die. It is The Way. The Rainbow…
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…
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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

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

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…
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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…
From My Bookshelf

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…
From My Bookshelf

Body Positivity – A discussion w/ me, myself & I

20 May 202120 May 2021
Body positivity is guided by the understanding that feeling positive and accepting of appearance can improve mental health, reduce the risk of eating disorders, and allow someone to function at their…
From My Bookshelf

The Year of Magical Thinking – Beauty & The Book

10 Apr 202110 Apr 2021
“A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.” - Joan Didion The Year of Magical Thinking is a STUNNING and significant work by prolific writer…
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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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What’s the weather like there? What are you doing today?

6 Mar 20216 Mar 2021
I know you'll forgive me for not reading and writing about books right now. It's been a week and two days since Dad died... and... well, I don't feel like…
From My Bookshelf

Help Me – From One Self-Help Junkie to Another

3 Feb 20213 Feb 2021
Hi, I'm Sheryl... and I'm a Self-Help Junkie. So was Marianne Power. In the midst of her addiction, she tried something crazy-sauce (which nobody - but me - says anymore…
Self-Help Whispering

The Gratitude Zone II – The “People Posts”

28 Jan 202130 Jan 2021
On July 13, 2019, I mentioned (not for the first time) my first blog, The Gratitude Zone. At that time, I wasn't aware that I'd saved what I called my…
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A kick in the hiney to 2020

31 Dec 202031 Dec 2020
As I sat down to write today, I saw the little blurb below, bottom right, about Tess's book. I finished it last January, 2020, and set about getting it published.…
Photography…

Picture of the Day -“A short story about a barn and a cat”

3 Nov 2020
Once upon a time, a kitten named Tess lived in a barn just like this one with her mama and four siblings. She was a barn cat. She wasn't the…
From My Bookshelf

It Still Hurts – A light read for a heavy problem

23 Jul 202023 Jul 2020
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.…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Shadows, Cats & Wolves

21 May 202021 May 2020
Okay, the featured photo is Bette. She and I are very much alike - we both appreciate deep relaxation, eating treats, are a bit on the chubby side, love to…
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Remember this one? – Trauma and Recovery

11 Oct 201911 Oct 2019
Note: October, 2019 - This post was originally written on March 26, 2018 LINK HERE and I didn't include a very important TRIGGER WARNING for suicidal ideation, violence, and abuse.  Trauma and…
From My Bookshelf

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.…
From My Bookshelf

Make the Most of Your Sun Sign – Just for funsies!

26 Sep 20199 Oct 2019
There are - of course! - a million bazillion astrology books (scientifically proven number, of course! LOL). I have about... three of them... and Make the Most of Your Sun…
From My Bookshelf

Spiritual Leaders Directory 2018 – Watching out for Synchronicity

12 Sep 20199 Oct 2019
This will likely be the last time I will get a chance to talk about the Visionary Insight Press' Spiritual Leaders Directory 2018. That I was able to participate in…
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Bio Moment – To all the posts I lost before

13 Jul 201928 Jul 2019
I've mentioned that this blog is not my first rodeo... er, blog. Before this blog space, I probably wrote hundreds of posts over the course of three years (or so)…
Self-Help Whispering

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…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Memes as Self-Help/ She Chose Neither

28 Feb 201928 Feb 2019
About three years ago, just after the new year, I had something life-changing happen. This meme reminded me of it, so I thought I’d share. More about it in a…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Power of Pets

24 Sep 201823 Jul 2020
Originally posted November 1, 2017 One of the greatest things about a blog like this is the ability to share something very close to my heart… by someone close to my…
Self-Help Whispering

A Little Whisperer-ly Advice – Why do things like this keep happening?

20 Sep 201820 Apr 2020
If you're like me... and I bet you are... you, from time-to-time wonder... Why do things like this keep happening? Let me give an example from -- yes! -- my…
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The Secret of Roan Inish – Melt into the story

5 Apr 201821 Nov 2019
Selkies ~ seals that shed their skins to become human, are the folklore and centerpiece of this incredible, lush and stunning movie: The Secret of Roan Inish. I've watched it…
From My Bookshelf

Trauma and Recovery – What the world needs now is healing

26 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, MD is called "a landmark" ... "brilliant"... among other words of praise, every bit of it earned. This is another of my classics. Be…
Self-Help Whispering

Memes as self-help – She chose neither

6 Jan 201811 Feb 2019
About three years ago, just after the new year, I had something life-changing happen. This meme reminded me of it, so I thought I'd share. More about it in a…
From My Bookshelf

The Power of Pets – Tools to heal from pet loss

1 Nov 201723 Jul 2020
One of the greatest things about a blog like this is the ability to share something very close to my heart... by someone close to my heart. Marybeth Haines is…
From My Bookshelf

Stephen King’s “On Writing” – half self-help, half memoir

31 Oct 20179 Oct 2019
It's Hallowe'en... and what better day to talk about the master of horror, Mr. Stephen King? I mean, c'mon. Right? Totally. This book is "A Memoir of the Craft"... the…

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