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Little treasures – Are you my wand?

3 Oct 2022
I went in search of a wand. It’s a long story about a class I took over the weekend. Perhaps I’ll share about that on another day. I wanted the…
Photography…

Picture of the Day & Poem – “The Goddess Tree”

21 Sep 2022
She stands beside the rivers edge With open arms she makes a pledge To gather up the wayward winds And hold them in her spindled limbs Her greenery is turning…
Photography

Bonus Picture of the Day -“Shady Ladies”

27 Aug 2022
They look like they’re having a meeting of the minds… 😀
From My Bookshelf

The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen – Empowering Women!

15 Oct 2021
I bought The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen by Barb Stegemann for two reasons: The cover artThe title We've talked about this before. People, cover art MATTERS. Take, for…
From My Bookshelf

Unbearable Lightness – The weight of the world

16 Dec 2020
Shame weighs a lot more than flesh and bone. - Portia De Rossi (pg 234) It will probably surprise you to know that I would say Unbearable Lightness by Portia…
From My Bookshelf

Time to Break Some Rules, Sweetie! – Breaking some of my own rules!

17 Nov 2020
Make a serious effort to protect your psyche from the harshness of life. Too much news can be depressing. Find other websites or TV programs. Trust me pumpkin, the less…
From My Bookshelf

What I’m reading today! – Women Who Run With the Wolves

15 Oct 2020
“Go out in the woods, go out. If you don't go out in the woods nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin.” ~Clarissa Pinkola Estés  Ah... yes...…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Moody Bitches

14 Oct 202012 Jul 2022
“Drug companies are spending billions of dollars to turn normal human experiences like fear or sadness into medical diseases. They aren’t developing cures; they’re creating customers.” ― Julie Holland Moody…
From My Bookshelf

Staging Your Comeback – Women Over 45… Rejoice!

23 Sep 20209 Oct 2020
Staging Your Comeback by Christopher Hopkins (The Makeover Guy®) is a book I searched for... for years. Sure, I'd watched every one of his makeover videos on YouTube (and there…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Women Who Love Too Much

17 Jul 202017 Jul 2020
Almost nothing is too much trouble, takes too much time, or is too expensive if it will “help” the man you are involved with. (Pg. 8 – Women Who Love…
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The Collective Wisdom of High-Performing Women – Found: I didn’t know I was lost

16 May 2020
In that moment, I'd never felt more empowered. By holding people accountable for their actions and forgiving them, you let go of the negative energy - and release any power…
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Remember this one? – Auto Talk for Women

27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020
Okay, here’s the thing: Auto Talk for Women by Shirley Kachur is a not-spectacular title… cuz… uh… “for women” … as if a car manual for women might include things like “How…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Radical Feminist Therapy

18 Mar 2020
I found Radical Feminist Therapy by Bonnie Burstow in a thrift shop. I suspect it was a textbook for Women’s Studies in a college or University. There were a couple of things…
From My Bookshelf

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall – Self Reflection

23 Jan 202024 Jan 2020
What's not to love about the premise of Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall by Kjerstin Gruys? Not much, me thinks! In 2011, when she should have been excitedly planning her…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – The Dance of Anger

21 Jan 2020
I stood in front of the case as my eyes passed by The Dance of Anger by Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D.  a half-dozen times. After all, I’d just written about Slaying Anger Dragons a…
From My Bookshelf

How to Be Well – Buy it & Keep it!

6 Jan 20207 Jun 2022
How to Be Well by Frank Lipman, MD was a Christmas gift from my mother... and we all know by now that my mom is my own personal wise woman.…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – If You Want to Write

7 Oct 20196 Oct 2019
Everybody is talented, original and has something important to say. – Brenda Ueland If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland is as timely today as it was when it was…
From My Bookshelf

The Couple’s Comfort Book – Where’s the beef?

12 Aug 20199 Oct 2019
The Couple's Comfort Book by Jennifer Louden may sound familiar to you. That's probably because I wrote about The Women's Comfort Book by the same author in January. This brings up two…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

26 Jul 2019
“Remember this one?” = Posts that you may have missed the first time around. This post was originally posted by me on February 14, 2018 A selection from Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)…
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Remember this one? – The Dance of the Dissident Daughter

21 Jun 2019
Sue Monk Kidd is a wise woman, guide, mentor… writer. Have you read “The Secret Life of Bees“? Oh. Wow. It’s… fantastic. Kidd is the kind of woman you expect to…
From My Bookshelf

You Don’t Look Your Age… and Other Fairy Tales – “This happened to me, learn from it!”

9 Apr 20199 Oct 2019
You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins  is a book after my own heart. In fact, it could have been written by me. It wasn't! But it…
From My Bookshelf

Perimenopause and Menopause – Ladies Night

3 Apr 201924 Feb 2021
Yes, today's books are about women ... but men, please don't go! (I say this because if there's one thing I know, it's that menopause vies with tampons to top…
From My Bookshelf

The Joys of Much Too Much – Can’t argue with that!

26 Mar 20199 Oct 2019
Does anyone else see the humor of The Joys of Much Too Much  being written by someone named "Fuller"? Bonnie Fuller, to be exact. This was another of my thrift shop buys.…
From My Bookshelf

Drink – A woman thang?

20 Mar 20199 Oct 2019
I originally picked up Drink by Ann Dowsett Johnson because I know so many of us - too many of us - suffer from addictions. I reasoned that while I…
From My Bookshelf

Women Who Think Too Much – Freakin’ story of my life!

15 Feb 20199 Oct 2019
Women Who Think Too Much by Susan Noln-Hoeksema, Ph.D. is one of the best books on the subject of... well, duh... women who think too much. I should know! I've…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Style Statement

29 Jan 2019
If you enjoy looking at lovely books, Style Statement by Carrie McCarthy & Danielle LaPorte is that kind of book. If you love doing quizzes and exercises to find out about yourself,…
Self-Help Whispering

Reviving Ophelia – Be everything, be nothing

25 Jan 2019
“Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.”  “Girls struggles with mixed messages: Be beautiful,…
From My Bookshelf

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

24 Jan 20199 Oct 2019
"So coffee equals fat cells. P.S. It also makes your breath smell like ass." - Skinny Bitch Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin is the spawn of Satan. Just…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Revolution From Within

20 Dec 2018
The feminist speaks… and her voice has been heard the world over. She is an inspiration! Gloria Steinem is famous for her protests, speeches, and even her good looks. Oh yes,…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Own It!

14 Dec 2018
Tabatha Coffey is a force of nature… and a force to be reckoned with! She is statuesque, beautiful and bitchier than Alexis Carrington (Colby). Also, she’s fabulous! I first saw her on the…
From My Bookshelf

Moody Bitches – Do we need fixing?

25 Aug 20189 Oct 2019
“Drug companies are spending billions of dollars to turn normal human experiences like fear or sadness into medical diseases. They aren’t developing cures; they’re creating customers.” ― Julie Holland Moody…
From My Bookshelf

Simple Abundance – Simple, indeed!

2 Aug 20189 Oct 2019
“You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have…
From My Bookshelf

Women Who Love Too Much – Yeah, we still need it

23 Jul 20189 Oct 2019
Almost nothing is too much trouble, takes too much time, or is too expensive if it will "help" the man you are involved with. (Pg. 8 - Women Who Love…
From My Bookshelf

Going Within – Call me crazy

7 Jun 20189 Oct 2019
If you are anywhere *near* around my age, you know who Shirley Mclaine is... and you have some thoughts about her. Perhaps you remember her from her Oscar-winning turn in…
From My Bookshelf

Auto Talk for Women – Why “for women”?

1 Jun 20189 Oct 2019
Okay, here's the thing: Auto Talk for Women by Shirley Kachur is a not-spectacular title... cuz... uh... "for women" ... as if a car manual for women might include things…
From My Bookshelf

Radical Feminist Therapy – A textbook

28 May 20189 Oct 2019
I found Radical Feminist Therapy by Bonnie Burstow in a thrift shop. I suspect it was a textbook for Women's Studies in a college or University. There were a couple…
From My Bookshelf

Act Like a Lady (Think Like a Man) – Seriously?

25 May 20189 Oct 2019
I dislike the title of this book. There. I said it. When I picked it up, I thought... what the heck does a comedian and game show host know about…
From My Bookshelf

If You Want to Write – And as it turns out, I do!

22 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
Everybody is talented, original and has something important to say. - Brenda Ueland If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland is as timely today as it was when it…
From My Bookshelf

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus – The most-hated (or loved, depending on who you’re talking to) self-help book of all time

13 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
John Gray is the kind of guy that invited scrutiny. He called himself a Ph.D. But a Ph.D. in what? That was the question. At least in 1992, when his…
From My Bookshelf

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter – Awakening

7 Feb 20189 Oct 2019
Sue Monk Kidd is a wise woman, guide, mentor... writer. Have you read "The Secret Life of Bees"? Oh. Wow. It's... fantastic. Kidd is the kind of woman you expect to…
From My Bookshelf

Revolution From Within – Worth the Fight!

21 Nov 20179 Oct 2019
The feminist speaks... and her voice has been heard the world over. She is an inspiration! Gloria Steinem is famous for her protests, speeches, and even her good looks. Oh yes,…

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