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Bio Moment – Bells will be ringing

10 Jun 2022
I haven't talked about this yet... but... I've taken a very deep dive into one of my old self-help books for the last week. I'm going page by page, word…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Mind blown

4 Apr 2022
The featured photo is of me, though I don’t know what part of me … … or where it was taken. I found it when I went to my phone’s…
Self-Help Whispering

Dad – And then, there were the feathers…

24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022
I’ve struggled with how to write today’s post.  It’s been one year today since Dad travelled to that great unknown… And, being honest, this grieving process has been very different…
From My Bookshelf…

Bio-Moment – Not Just Me. Right?

20 Feb 2022
I’m not okay. Are you okay? I mean, yeah, sure, masked faces are a familiar sight, as is hand sanitizer, arrows on the floor, and statistics about how many have…
From My Bookshelf

The Shift – Part 1 – His life’s meaning

3 Nov 20214 Nov 2021
I've mentioned the late Dr. Wayne Dyer more than once. In fact, the first time I mentioned him just happens to be in my very first post for this blog!…
From My Bookshelf

Greenlights – Not a Fan?

9 Oct 202126 May 2022
I never liked the young Matthew McConaughey's acting, appearance, or personality. You know how some people just rub you the wrong way? (And here, I would be remiss not to…
From My Bookshelf

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning – An Inheritance

30 Sep 2021
A loved one wishes to inherit nice things from you. Not all things from you. -pg 33 The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson is not so…
Photography

Picture(s) of the Day – Cemetery – Check out the Squire’s wife!

13 Aug 2021
On my walk today, I purposely swung by a cemetery we've driven by a million times but never stopped to see - even though those steps are so inviting! It's…
Self-Help Whispering

Grieving is Like a Lava Lamp – Field Notes and Gratitude

9 Jul 2021
Earlier this week, I received a completely-unexpected gift in the mail. Inside the package was a little wooden coin engraved with "Dad" on one side and a lantern on the…
From My Bookshelf

Podcast – Turning On The Light

18 Jun 2021
Nobody said this would be easy... and by that I mean... life... and podcasts. Finding my footing on our well-worn path. Hope you'll come along! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AhRlNZDeqNLYvrne4I7F7?si=7903b3788ea6458e
From My Bookshelf

The December Project – Lightness & Grace

10 Jun 202110 Jun 2021
June 10, 2021 In case you haven't noticed, I'm no longer sharing books I've written about previously as "Remember this one?" posts. Once I figured out how to actually (officially)…
From My Bookshelf

Podcast – Seeing the Light After Depression

8 Jun 202118 Jun 2021
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1t4YrQpV3fIRJjLiEeXP87?si=f8522621fd8a47df
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – On Grief and Grieving

12 May 2021
The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Finding solid ground

5 May 20215 May 2021
May 5, 2021 Up for reblogging today is yet another foray into the history of Sheryl. With all the work I've been doing on trauma, it's good to delve back…
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…
From My Bookshelf

Love, Life & Lucille – A life well lived with ribbons

11 Mar 202111 Mar 2021
My theory is that those at the very beginning and those near the end of life hold a special bond. It's almost as if they're so close to heaven, they…
Self-Help Whispering

The Gift – I knew who I was in his presence

27 Feb 2021
Death in the age of Covid - especially when you live in another country, even if it is a friendly, once-open-border - adds a few surprising obstacles. Then there's the…
Self-Help Whispering

Until We Meet Again, Dad

26 Feb 202128 Mar 2021
Those of you who have been here since the beginning know that my dad fell a little over three years ago. Until that time, I thought he'd live forever. At…
Photography

Picture(s) of the Day -“Cemetery Souls”

27 Jan 202127 Jan 2021
You know me. I love cemeteries! I was driving around taking pictures of the snow and it was a little stressful because I would see a beautiful space - or…
Interviews

Interview – Kathryn Leigh Scott: Supernatural Beauty

28 Nov 202028 Nov 2020
We first met Kathryn Leigh Scott in my post about her beautiful book HERE and then later, in my shameless teaser about this interview HERE. With everything we learned in…
From My Bookshelf

And The Answer Is… – The Musk Ox

23 Nov 202023 Nov 2020
A good education and a kind heart will serve you well throughout your entire life. - Alex Trebek Memoirs are often great sources of self-help because they give us a…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Kathryn: Light & Dark (Shadows, that is!)

21 Nov 202023 Nov 2020
We first met Kathryn Leigh Scott here in my post about her beautiful book Now With You Now Without . As I mentioned in that post, I had more questions and…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Stormy Daze

15 Nov 202016 Nov 2020
It's a VERY stormy day today! The winds are so strong it feels as if the house will blow down. We've been so lucky over the last two weeks with…
From My Bookshelf

Now With You Now Without – The Question

9 Nov 202010 Nov 2020
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

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.…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Cemetery Road”

11 Oct 2020
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – The Gate

6 Sep 20207 Sep 2020
Last week, I drove through a cemetery I hadn't visited before and snapped a few photos. I've kept this one out because it touched me deeply as I've never seen…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Life & Death”

3 Sep 2020
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – No more faces!

26 Aug 202027 Aug 2020
There is so much to say! First of all, I've been following a woman on Facebook who has lost 195 pounds using the Keto way of eating. She's interesting for…
Self-Help Whispering

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…
Self-Help Whispering

Stairway- A Haiku

12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020
Everyone I love Is somewhere along the way Bright light on both sides.      
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.…
From My Bookshelf

Not Cancelled – A New Word!

25 Jun 202025 Jun 2020
I learned a new word when I read this book = Caremongering. To know what it means, you must go to its source = Scaremongering. scare·mon·ger·ing /ˈskerˌməNGɡ(ə)riNG/ noun the spreading…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – eat, pray, love

10 Jun 202010 Jun 2020
eat, pray, love by Elizabeth Gilbert is a beautiful book. It is the kind of book that women gravitate toward, in a search to find themselves among the pages. Like a…
From My Bookshelf

Bio Moment – People who stop learning start dying

4 Jun 2020
Today will be something a little different. I am in the midst of reading several books (shown above) and learning online (which is where I heard the title of this…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Change is only ever a good set of questions away

31 May 20201 Jun 2020
Call it serindepity or synchronicity... It began last week and ended there, too. First, was something my mother said and second, something "B" said. <<< She's one of my managers…
From My Bookshelf

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – Apropos

3 Apr 20203 Apr 2020
“Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Nana & Bappa’s Legacy

2 Feb 202012 Aug 2020
My friends and readers, Thanks so much for being patient with me during the transition from laze-about blogger to full-time employee with a blog side-hustle. Sixty may be the new…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Rainy Day at the Cemetery”

13 Jan 2020
Perfect, really!
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Garden of Crosses”

11 Dec 2019
From My Bookshelf

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

7 Dec 20197 Dec 2019
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 -“Yesterday”

1 Dec 20191 Dec 2019
Today, ice is thick on the roads and tree branches. Power-cutting, dangerous, bone-chilling. But yesterday, it looked like this. A day can make a stunning difference. My former brother-in-law died…

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