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Blurry: A Haiku

15 Jan 2023
I miss you most when I have something to tell you. It won’t be long now.
Self-Help Whispering

Harold & Maude – And me, too.

22 Nov 2022
If you've been reading along you know that I was off to California to spend Thanksgiving with my grandson and his parents (my daughter and her hubby)... oh, about three…
From My Bookshelf

The Enlightenment Project – SO MUCH good stuff!

31 Jul 202231 Jul 2022
I received a request from Book Publicity Services to read and review The Enlightenment Project by Jonathan Robinson. It seemed like a great fit for this blog! I think you'll…
Self-Help Whispering

Runes – Another neat thing to toss into your self-help kit

14 Apr 202214 Apr 2022
I haven’t had Runes - actual Runes - until recently, though I did have rune(s) cards (thanks to Mom!). I liked the cards a lot but always wanted an actual…
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…
From My Bookshelf

The Mindful Way Through Depression – This Navel Gazer Approves

29 Mar 202229 Mar 2022
Mindfulness = To "Pay attention on purpose." -pg. 47 I have to say something first. *ahem* The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Lifted spirits”

27 Mar 2022
We woke up to snow this morning. Ugh! It was a tough work day filled with concerns about all sorts of things … along with some depression and anxiety ……
From My Bookshelf

The Dance of Deception – Apropos

14 Mar 2022
I should begin today with a short (Haha. Me. Short?) digression... A couple of days ago I wrote this post. That day was one of my worst in a month…
Photography

Picture of the Day – Choo-Choo!

25 Feb 2022
It stopped snowing for a while today and I got out for a little shopping! I had to stop and take a photo to share with you guys! ☺️
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “This Time of Year”

19 Feb 202219 Feb 2022
Water. Check. Freeze. Check. Turns into winter ice-scape Window to my soul.
From My Bookshelf

Enough Already – Food For Thought

14 Feb 2022
I knew I would love Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli because ... A. I adore Bertinelli and have since her days on One Day at a Time and B. I…
Photography

Picture of the Day “A Study in Mindfulness”

23 Jan 2022
Bette needs no one to tell her how to be mindful. She simply is.
From My Bookshelf

Winnie the Pooh – Oh, Pooh!

16 Jan 20225 Sep 2022
What new thing can be said about a book known and loved by everyone I’ve ever met? Maybe this: ‘A gorgeous new collectible edition of the beloved classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, crafted as a…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “ A Tree’s Lament”

13 Jan 2022
Been waiting for you To notice me here naked Crying my eyes out.
Self-Help Whispering

Starting Early – My Word for 2022

6 Dec 20216 Dec 2021
If you read my post from a couple of weeks ago, you know I was paring down my list. You see, every year, I choose a word to live, breathe,…
From My Bookshelf

Mind Over Meds – Soooooo Pissed!

8 Nov 2021
If the thirty-or-so pages of Notes at the back of the book don't convince you that Andrew Weil, MD is qualified to write Mind Over Meds, then nothing will. And…
From My Bookshelf

Toxic Psychiatry – A little light reading

27 Oct 202127 Oct 2021
It's that time of year... spooky days... so a horror book is in order, don't cha think? Cue scary music... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGTot98UAo Allow me to introduce one of the scariest books…
From My Bookshelf

The Year of No nonsense – Perfect for this moment!

6 Oct 2021
The title to chapter 4 of The Year of No Nonsense is the crux of why I love this book. The chapter is called, "Breaking Up with the Lies We…
Self-Help Whispering

Vive Le Color! – Mixed Media

18 Sep 2021
Here's what happens when you buy your books at a discount. You may get a coloring book called Vive Le Color! Peace WITHOUT the (normally included) colored pencils. Do I…
Self-Help Whispering

Picture(s) of the Day – The Last Ten Days

10 Sep 2021
Friends and readers, I've had a bit of a bumpy ride over the last little while. It started with my new shoes. Turns out that memory foam and floofy-ness on…
From My Bookshelf

You Can Heal Your Life – It’s a Beaut!

24 Aug 202124 Aug 2021
August 24, 2021 What can I say about a reblog of a book that's prolific in it's reach and popularity? Not much more than I said in the original blog…
From My Bookshelf

Depression & Other Magic Tricks – This Woman Speaks to Me

5 Aug 2021
I had no idea that Indigo Books (and Button Poetry) created little special editions. I do now! Depression & Other Magic Tricks could have been written by me. Kinda. But…
From My Bookshelf

I Feel Too Much – Yeah, me too!

22 Jul 202128 Jul 2021
I Feel Too Much by Alicia McBride was sent to me as a Book Review Request. I was sent a PDF of the book and was not otherwise compensated for…
From My Bookshelf

YOU The Owner’s Manual – Prescription: Take the next 371 pages and call them in the morning

12 Jul 202112 Jul 2021
"Welcome to your body. Why don't you come on in and take a look around?" - Michael F. Roizen, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. It will surprise you -…
From My Bookshelf

Skinny Bitch – No-Nonsense or No-Way-José ?

30 Jun 202130 Jun 2021
Last day of June 2021... I can't believe it! What an interesting (!?!) reblog today! January 2019 was just another day where I rued the fact that I'm fat and…
From My Bookshelf

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

9 Jun 20219 Jun 2021
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 2021
“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…
Self-Help Whispering

The Story of an Artist – An Anthem

27 May 202127 May 2021
I heard only a snippet of the song in a commercial... actually, it was this commercial (Thank you, Google!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-CZ9VMDK38 I had to find it. Once I did, I couldn't…
Self-Help Whispering

Poem & Picture of the Day – “The Trees Know”

26 May 202126 May 2021
“Yes, I see the path,” I said “But I don’t follow rules Instead, I choose to weave among The wooden, leafy jewels.“ Removing shoes, I step upon Green carpet, lush…
From My Bookshelf

Spiritually Sassy – Radical, baby!

18 Feb 202118 Feb 2021
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

The Last Taboo – Mental Illness, thy name is Stigma

10 Feb 202113 Apr 2021
TW: Discussion of mental health disorders, suicide ideation and a deep dive into stigma. It seems only fitting that I link Canadian Amazon on a book about Mental Health in…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?*- Rich Dad, Poor Dad

8 Feb 2021
I find so many people struggling, often working harder, simply because they cling to old ideas. They want things to be the way they were; they resist change. I know…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – When a Parent is Depressed

5 Feb 20216 Feb 2021
In the interest of honesty, I almost didn’t write today. I did a “Remember this one?” post yesterday and skipped the day before. Here I go again… into the spiral…
Self-Help Whispering

I don’t say this lightly – It’s PTSD

11 Jan 202111 Jan 2021
Late this morning, I was sitting in bed, where I have spent WAY too much time since this lockdown began (okay, and before that, also. Ugh.) after having caught up…
From My Bookshelf

Wintering – Life’s grimalkin, no more!

21 Dec 202021 Dec 2020
"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

Remember this one?* – Ordinarily Well

1 Dec 2020
Ordinarily Well by Peter D. Kramer is about antidepressants. More to the point, it is about if they work. Kramer is not merely a bystander… he is a psychiatrist and scholar.…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Undoing Depression

12 Nov 2020
I love the subtitle of Richard O’Connor’s Undoing Depression: “What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You”… because… it’s always felt to me that there was something… some component… that…
Self-Help Whispering

An online depression test you might appreciate – I do!

10 Nov 202011 Nov 2020
I occasionally share websites I find along my travels... but in this case, it was shared with me... and I am sharing it with you. Brain Center TMS reached out…
Photography

Picture of the Day – The Sheryl Files

8 Nov 2020
My peeps, it had to happen. I'm depressed. And oh-so anxious. Shit. I wanted to go out and get some shots on this fantastic, unusually warm, November Sunday... But... Instead...…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Resilience

5 Nov 2020
In her final words, she said that “in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – A Haiku- “Hello darkness, my old friend”

1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020
Alone with his thoughts Deep inside his hoodie world The darkness lives there.
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Orange Solitude”

10 Oct 2020

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