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From My Bookshelf

Atlas of the Heart – Swan Song?

11 Nov 20229 Feb 2023
Brené Brown is incapable of writing a bad book. She's a guru's guru, though her humility wouldn't allow her to believe it. She writes and speaks beautifully with a soft,…
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Pendulums Complete Divination Kit -Should I accept this gift?

8 Jul 20229 Feb 2023
I picked up Pendulums Complete Divination Kit on a whim. I think it may have been on sale, actually. As you probably know (especially if you've been here for a…
From My Bookshelf

What’s Stopping Me From Being Happy? – Newbie Must-Have!

15 May 2022
I first saw What’s Stopping Me From Being Happy? by Lisa Ellis on my Facebook timeline. Although I’ve taken down my professional FB page, I kept my personal one. Throughout…
From My Bookshelf

City of Girls – In the Mood

21 Apr 20229 Feb 2023
Or not. I mean, sometimes I'm in the mood and sometimes not. For all sorts of things... But right now, it's self-help books. I'm not. In the mood, that is.…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – Tiny Sacred Spaces

13 Feb 2022
I cannot stress enough how important it is to create sacred space wherever you are! There was a time at work, not so long ago, that we were not allowed…
Self-Help Whispering

Meet My Favorite Poet in Spoken Word

25 Jan 202225 Jan 2022
Once upon a time, I met a poet. Her name was - and is - Ana.It was 2017. The early days of her poetry blog and my self-help blog. We…
From My Bookshelf

The Power of Now – “Cut them off with a sharp knife!”

11 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That…
From My Bookshelf

Toxic Friends – Falling to pieces

20 Jul 202120 Jul 2021
July 20, 2021 Up for reblog is one of my more ... ugh-ish though excellent books. After reading through this post again, I only have one question: WHY DO WOMEN…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Patricia: A Change is Gonna Come!

21 Mar 20219 Feb 2023
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” -Winston Churchill I've known Patricia for more than two decades, though we've never met in person. Such is the…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Emotional Blackmail

19 Mar 20219 Feb 2023
Thank GOD and all that is holy, I no longer deal with people who use fear, obligation or guilt to manipulate me! But at one time… or two, or ten……
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…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Forgive & Forget

6 Mar 2021
“If we wait to forgive people until they say they are sorry we make ourselves hostages to the very person who wronged us to begin with…” – Lewis B. Smedes Forgive…
Self-Help Whispering

Spirit Animals – A conversation with OWL

6 Feb 20219 Feb 2023
Yeah, I'm on a solid "animal kick" right now, as I finish up the last of my animal communication classes on Tuesday. What a joy they have been! And yes,…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – The Secret, Book & Scone Society

2 Feb 2021
As soon as the healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else. - Maya Angelou The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams is the first in a…
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Remember this one?* – Boundaries (Where You End and I Begin)

20 Jan 202124 Jan 2021
**Trigger Warning: Mention (without details) of childhood sexual abuse** There are many, many books on Boundaries. Most are very good. Just to give you an idea of how many there…
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Remember this one?* – Jung’s Struggle with Freud

14 Jan 2021
This probably goes without saying, but Jung’s Struggle With Freud by George B. Hogenson is about Carl Gustav Jung and Sigmund Freud. It was published in 1983 and was a real barn-burner. Since then, many…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – 10% Happier

19 Dec 202029 Dec 2020
"But it was in this moment, lying in bed late at night, that I first realized that the voice in my head—the running commentary that had dominated my field of…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Roger: A Man for All Seasons

26 Jul 20209 Feb 2023
I met a new friend recently, through a dear friend I've known my whole life. Her name is Betsy. His is Roger. Let me explain: You know how on Facebook…
Self-Help Whispering

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Old Lady & the Buffyverse

21 Jul 20209 Feb 2023
What is an old lady like me doing watching a series about teenaged vampire slayers? Good question! Sit in a comfy chair with a cup of herbal tea (or in…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – In Five Years

22 May 202022 May 2020
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle is a book that will break your heart and put it back together again. Maybe. First things first: I only read it because we're…
Self-Help Whispering

Turtles – okay, yes, I talk to animals

28 Mar 2020
It will come as no shock to anyone who knows me that I LOVE animals. I remember, when I was young, being devastated when Bambi's mother died. I know everyone…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? -The Necklace

3 Mar 2020
It’s funny how synchronicity works. Yesterday, I wrote about transformation and the Bliss Mistress. Today, the book that jumps out at me is The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis. The subtitle is: thirteen women…
Photography…

Picture of the Day -“Gift from Pam”

28 Jan 2020
Little corners Filled with Love Lift my spirits High Above Balancing on Wings of Hope Simple things That help me Cope Bless my friend Who holds me Dear Gratitude That…
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“What a day!”

3 Oct 2019
I talked to MB today! I learned so much about myself and got lots of great advice!! I also received an incredible critique of my blog space from a follower…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – “From Here to There”

15 Sep 2019
Sometimes... the images I capture are deeply meaningful... powerful. Sometimes... stunning. And I take no credit for their beauty. The handiwork belongs to others. I just have the eyes to…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Celebrate Age!

8 Aug 20199 Feb 2023
Age is an opportunity no less,  Than youth itself, though in another dress,  And as the evening twilight fades away,  The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry…
Self-Help Whispering

Romany Fortunes – Dabbling

23 Jul 20199 Feb 2023
I dabble. <<<<< There, I said it.  I am open to pretty-much anything except the Ouiji board. That bad-boy is just evil. But I digress. I found Romany Fortunes by…
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…
From My Bookshelf

Finding Your Own North Star – Lost & Found

19 Jun 20199 Feb 2023
“Almost everyone who feels stymied, aimless, directionless is carrying an unresolved emotional wound. A lack of enthusiasm for life is always a sign that the deep self is hurt. Every person's…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Lorrie: A monstrously good guy!

17 Jun 201923 Jun 2019
I first met Lorrie on October 30, 2015. I know this because we have proof! That day, for Halloween, we were involved in an anti-bullying campaign that was filmed by…
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

Garden of Friendship – This makes me happy!

8 Apr 20199 Feb 2023
I remember the first time I shared with an artist friend about my love for the work of Thomas Kinkade. She said, "He's dime-a-dozen! Commercial, simplistic and cliché. Just awful." "Oh,"…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Karen: Close to You

7 Apr 201913 Apr 2019
Several weeks ago, a typical day at the office turned into an opportunity to meet someone from my tribe. I love when that kind of stuff happens, don't you? Now,…
Self-Help Whispering

How goes my “Year of Water”?

24 Mar 20199 Feb 2023
At the end of December, 2018, I decreed 2019 to be my Year of Water. I thought you might be wondering how it's going. Are you? Then, read on, McDuff!…
From My Bookshelf

Healing Crystals and Gemstones – Healer or Amateur Geologist, you’ll like it!

25 Feb 20199 Feb 2023
My friend Bonney presented this book to me in the year I'd like to forget, 2014. I know this because she inscribed it: "To my gem of a friend"... and…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Kaden: All her bags are packed

3 Feb 20193 Feb 2019
You don't know Kaden (yet!) but you will, soon enough. She's my next Interview! How did I get so blessed to know such wise women and men? Well, in this…
From My Bookshelf

Toxic Friends – Falling to pieces

31 Jan 201920 Jul 2021
Men seem to kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it as glass and it goes to pieces. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh Toxic Friends…
Self-Help Whispering

Things I’m Leaving Behind in 2018

26 Dec 20186 Sep 2022
In my continuing progression towards 2019, I offer this... Things I'm Leaving Behind in 2018 Cell phone worship. I use my cell phone as a... you know... phone, so it…
From My Bookshelf

Necessary Losses – There’s that word again: Expectations

21 Dec 20189 Oct 2019
“There comes a time when we aren't allowed not to know.” ― Judith Viorst, Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Expectations That All of us Have I'd say the time is…
From My Bookshelf

Emotional Blackmail – Return to Sender

19 Nov 20189 Feb 2023
Thank GOD and all that is holy, I no longer deal with people who use fear, obligation or guilt to manipulate me! But at one time... or two, or ten...…

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