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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…
Self-Help Whispering

A Self-Help Moment – Bells will be ringing

10 Jun 20229 Feb 2023
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…
From My Bookshelf

The Shift – Part 1 – His life’s meaning

3 Nov 20219 Feb 2023
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 20219 Feb 2023
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…
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

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…
From My Bookshelf

The Year of Magical Thinking – Beauty & The Book

10 Apr 20219 Feb 2023
“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…
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 20209 Feb 2023
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 20209 Feb 2023
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…
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

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.…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Cemetery Road”

11 Oct 2020
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Life & Death”

3 Sep 2020
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 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

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

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…
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 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 -“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…
From My Bookshelf

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.…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as self-help – The Shack – First, I hated it!

14 Sep 20199 Feb 2023
This will be a very different post for me... for many reasons. Let's begin with the obvious. The Shack by William P. Young was a juggernaut. It was originally self-published...…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – “Inuksuk”

12 Sep 2019
On my way to lunch with a dear friend yesterday, I stopped at a cemetery. You all know I LOVE the ambiance, history and beauty. I found this guy! The…
From My Bookshelf

The Celtic Book of Living and Dying – Mystical Journey

29 Jul 20199 Feb 2023
Outside, rain wets the leaves; White-caps on the ocean waves; sea-foam on the shore Understanding is the light of mankind. (Welsh) Funny, I couldn't find The Celtic Book of Living…
Interviews

Interview – Carol Hunt: A spicy beauty!

24 Jul 20199 Feb 2023
You first heard about Carol Hunt in my shameless teaser here. She is a beautiful woman - inside and out - and is a walking, talking example of what she believes…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Use the Good Dishes

4 Jul 20199 Feb 2023
My friend Debbie died today. We were very close when we were younger, in our twenties. She introduced me to my first husband. She was an honorary “Auntie” to my…
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

Remember this one? – Ishmael

30 May 20199 Feb 2023
May 30, 2019 - I mentioned this book to a friend yesterday and it's been on my mind ever since. I hope you will forgive the "Remember this one?" again…
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

Remember this one? – How long does grieving last?

15 Mar 2019
I was driving to work this morning, praying. I will be honest in saying that prayer no longer comes naturally to me. I used to pray a lot. Not so…
From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 2

12 Mar 20199 Feb 2023
This (probably/obviously) follows up A Series – The Tapping Solution – Part 1. The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner is an amazing book and program. That said, I have a confession... and it pains…
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.…
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…

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