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Remember this one?* – Begin with Yes

13 Aug 202013 Aug 2020

Begin with Yes by Paul S. Boynton is easy reading and the message itself is simple: Begin with Yes. Then how come it took me 64 pages to say, “Oh! I get…

From My Bookshelf

Healing the Child Within – For Crying Out Loud!

3 Aug 20203 Aug 2020

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…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Earthy Language

25 Jul 202012 Aug 2020

Back about fifteen years ago, my mom told me that her housekeeper had called me, "Earthy" because I said someone was - and I quote - "an ass". She considered…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Wherever You Go, There You Are

18 Jun 2020

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Oliver Wendell Holmes Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn is…

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…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment -I want to talk to you

2 May 20202 May 2020

I want to… I really do… But instead, I will say unimportant things because it takes less effort and I find I am so very tired these days. Does it…

Photography…

Picture of the Day -“Ghandi says…”

25 Apr 2020

Photography

Picture of the Day -“Grateful I Live Here!”

24 Apr 2020

I love and pray for my country 🇺🇸 and all my family live there. I'm so worried about them. Thankful I live in Canada 🇨🇦 where medical care and this…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – We’re in this together!

15 Apr 202015 Apr 2020

We're in this together. <<< The thing that's said which is supposed to make us feel more connected but in truth, shows how very alone we are.<<< Maybe we should…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – “Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain”

21 Mar 2020

I remember the first time I mentioned to my doctor that I believe I have Fibromyalgia. She rolled her eyes. I stopped as I wrote that last part, about her…

Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – New Normal, Except Not

15 Mar 202011 Aug 2020

We went to the grocery store today. We normally go once a week and this visit was no different. Except it was. Welcome to the new normal, where toilet paper…

Photography

Remember this one? -“ The one that started it all!”

9 Mar 2020

I’m no professional photographer. I have “an eye,” for sure… at least, that’s what I’ve been told. I know what I like… what moves me… and I love capturing it!…

Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Folks, I’m struggling

1 Mar 20201 Mar 2020

So... I have been so incredibly tired that I literally haven't read a book in weeks. This is totally not like me AT ALL! I so miss reading! It's the…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – The Bliss Mistress

27 Feb 2020

I had something really neat happen! Someone who enjoys my blog talked to someone he thought might also enjoy it and she, in turn, came for a look-see and was…

From My Bookshelf

Healing Magic – An inside job

3 Jan 2020

Are you afraid of words like "Witch," "Herbal," and "Chant"? Do the phrases "Conscious Living" and "Mother Earth" make you want to run in the opposite direction? Then listen up,…

Photography

Picture of the Day -“Monday Vibes”

30 Dec 2019

Lunch with my friend, Pam. She spoiled me! I'm so grateful that Pam has been my "Keep writing!" motivator... she always says that one day, she'll be able to say…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – … and that’s how my phone ended up in the washing machine!

12 Dec 201917 Dec 2019

Today's post is a little different for many reasons. To get the full picture... you need to travel back into the past with me. It'll be interesting... entertaining... educational... or…

Self-Help Whispering

A Poem -Pile o’ books

3 Dec 20193 Dec 2019

Come see my pile o' books Sitting in a bag I want to write about them But find I only lag. I blame it on my head That aches from…

From My Bookshelf…

Bio Moment – Black (and blue) Friday

29 Nov 201929 Nov 2019

My day began as any other. Lately, that means bed until I fully wake up and care enough to get out of it. Sometimes, that happens as late as noon.…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – How the light gets in…

27 Nov 201927 Nov 2019

It's a stunningly gorgeous day - well, at least to some people. Like, say... me! The sun is out, in, out, in... out. The breeze is cool. Well, actually, the…

Photography

Picture of the Day -“Misty Morning”

26 Nov 2019

I got up before noon (yay, me!) showered (yay, again!) and dried my hair using an actual hairdryer. Then, I put on (appropriate) day clothes - not to be confused…

Photography

Picture of the Day -“Uphill Battle”

23 Nov 2019

I am incredibly tired today. It's dark, it's yucky and I am struggling. Going out is highly overrated on days like today.

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Healing, Depression, and Joseph. Oh my!

21 Nov 2019

Oh, where to begin. My six-week healing extravaganza (from hand surgery) is coming to a close, just in time for the fall that comes at the end of Fall -…

From My Bookshelf

Finding Hope in the Age of Melancholy – Cut pages, cut heart

15 Nov 2019

My copy of Finding Hope in the Age of Melancholy by David S. Awbrey is stunning! The pages are cut along the edges ... you know how I love that!…

Photography

Picture(s) of the Day -“Caturday”

26 Oct 2019

I am so blessed to have these two fuzz balls as companions! Thank goodness for Caturday, a day to celebrate cats!! Bette is 10+ and feels like a plushy. She…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

20 Oct 2019

I mean, seriously… is the cover not adorable on Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, or what? Dancing zebras… in a circle… holding hands? C’mon… c’mon… Robert M. Sapolsky is a … let…

Self-Help Whispering

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…

From My Bookshelf

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart – Dr. Livingston, I presume?!

23 Sep 20199 Oct 2019

Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by the late Gordon Livingston, M.D. is a tiny book to be filled with so much punch. But punch, it does! In my case,…

Photography…

Picture of the Day – “I would, if I could”

19 Sep 2019

If I could spend my life on a boat, I would. Alas, I have a very temperamental stomach that says, "Try, if you will, but bring a barf bag. Ha!"…

From My Bookshelf

Save-My-Life School – Raw, Ouchie and Beautiful

10 Sep 20199 Oct 2019

Sometimes, after finishing a book, I sit back, close my eyes, and consider what I've just been privileged to experience. Save-My-Life School by Natalie Harris is one of those times...…

Self-Help Whispering

Haiku -A moment in time

31 Aug 2019

Rustling leaves dance Against an azure backdrop As the clouds drift by.

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The post about (blessed) Sleep

27 Aug 201912 Aug 2020

I’ve noticed, since returning from the visit with my parents, that I’m (super-duper-more-than-usual) tired. At first, I attributed it to the late arrival back home on Monday (after 1am) and…

From My Bookshelf

Full Catastrophe Living – Reminds me of someone I know (Hint: it’s me!)

25 Aug 20199 Oct 2019

"This book is an invitation to the reader to embark upon a journey of self-development, self-discovery, learning, and healing." From page 1 of the Introduction- Stress, Pain, and Illness: Facing the…

Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Some stuff I noticed this week

18 Aug 201912 Aug 2020

It's been a while since we've had a little sit-down chat... so here I am... sitting. :) Grab a cuppa and join me, won't you? If April showers bring May…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Between Trapezes

9 Aug 20199 Aug 2019

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~Charles Darwin That quote could have been written today…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Hi! I’m effing depressed today!

5 Aug 2019

I'm writing from my phone with one fat finger; a cat asleep at my feet and a husband asleep next to me. It's a civic holiday here in Canada, so…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Lesson learned (the hard way, as usual!)

30 Jul 201930 Jul 2019

Be glad I'm not sharing the live video I did (and then deleted) on Facebook about this situation (that you don't know yet). I know, I know... I should have…

Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Pushing through…

28 Jul 201912 Aug 2020

It's been a rough week. I'm saying this - right off the hop - because I'm going there. So, if you're in the mood for fluffy what-nots and rainbow unicorn farts…

Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Carol: Here’s the story

21 Jul 201924 Jul 2019

I wrote the first paragraph of this post a dozen times. How do I describe a woman who grabbed my heart the first time I met her and didn't let…

Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Emotionally Abused Woman

19 Jul 20193 Jun 2021

Note: "Remember this one?" = Posts that you may have missed the first time around. This post was originally posted by me on February 13, 2018 The Emotionally Abused Woman by…

From My Bookshelf

Anxiety, Phobias, & Panic – A billion trillion +1

9 Jul 20199 Oct 2019

Anxiety, Phobias, & Panic by Reneau Z. Peurifoy, MA, MFT, is the book that other books about the subject would recommend. "Don't bother with me," they'd say. "It's the perfect…

From My Bookshelf

Your Inner Beauty – Ladies Night!

2 Jul 20199 Oct 2019

Your Inner Beauty by Jill Freeman & Larry J. Freeman is so ancient that Amazon doesn't have a photo of it on their website. Well, that makes it sound like…

Photography…

Art as Self-Help – Whatever makes your heart sing!

26 Jun 201921 Aug 2019

I sat on my big comfy chair in my sitting room, next to an open window with a warm breeze ruffling my hair, and I thought about what I would…

Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Before I was so rudely interrupted by getting sick as a dog

24 Jun 2019

As my friends and family will tell you, I have trouble finishing things. Oh heck, maybe you've noticed, too. Upon second thought, yeah, you probably have. Noticed, that is. Yes,…

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…

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