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Fiction as Self-Help – A Thousand Miles to Graceland

29 Mar 2023

Fiction as Self-Help came about because I can always find something of (self-help) value in storytelling. Sometimes, it's a quote that jumps out at me, like the one in The…

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Five Years – It’s an Inside Job

20 Mar 202320 Mar 2023

I can't tell you how many times I've written, erased, and come back to write again. There's so much to say and yet, so little. It will make sense, I…

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Is Surrender the Same as Submission?

11 Mar 202311 Mar 2023

At first blush, these two words seem... almost... identical! Submit: Oxford Languages sub·mit /səbˈmit/ To accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another…

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Ta Da, Told You So!

8 Mar 2023

Today’s journal entry. Apropos because I have just gone through a medical thingie that could have been avoided had they simply listened to me when I told them what was…

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I Give Up!

27 Feb 202327 Feb 2023

I have a Word for 2023. Do you know what it is? Here it is almost the end of February and I haven't made an art project about it or…

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My Vision Board 2023 – You Need to Make One, Too!

23 Feb 202323 Feb 2023

Those who have been around a while know I take my vision board(ing) very seriously! In the past five years, I've had... A Vision line with tiny "clothespins" and lights…

From My Bookshelf

Prevention: Find Your Calm – Even at the Checkout!

10 Feb 202310 Feb 2023

I've just started my 2023 Vision Board as I mentioned HERE. While I was standing in line at the grocery store, I perused the magazine rack for something that might…

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As far as the eye can see…

3 Feb 20239 Feb 2023

The featured photo was taken along the shore of Lake Ontario. I love looking out across... how it seems to go on and on... Life is like that... Today, we…

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The Power of Awe – Meditation Again… and it’s A.W.E.some!

19 Jan 20239 Feb 2023

Life has a way of bringing back around the things you need - but fight against - until you stop and listen. Throw in that my word of the year…

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2023: Year of Surrender

9 Dec 20229 Feb 2023

I can't believe I've been here for five years! Amaze-balls, as the kids say. Wait? They don't say that anymore? Well, that's embarrassing. Of all the ideas I've had over…

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Self-Help: Another Little Thing (and a Bigger Thing, too!)

5 Oct 2022

Isn't that a lovely little candle holder in my featured photo? What you don't know is that it was never a candle holder at all. It was - actually -…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Perfect Moment”

23 Jun 2022

This is where I walked today!

Photography

Picture of the Day – Green Day

13 Jun 202213 Jun 2022

Sooooo peaceful….

Photography

Photo Journal – Oh, the places we’ve been!

16 May 20229 Feb 2023

Mom and I had a fantabulous week! The plane ride to and from was okay, too... but getting to the tarmac on time proved to be a pain in the…

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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 20229 Feb 2023

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…

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…

From My Bookshelf

The Little Book of Mindfulness – Live Around the Pain

15 Feb 20229 Feb 2023

Live around the pain. I read the words on pg. 12 in the Introduction. They stopped me in my tracks. Once again - as so often happens - I set…

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…

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Mindful Eating

2 Feb 202231 Aug 2022

I was given a mid-week lieu day off. I don't even know what it was in lieu of!! But I'll take it! Today is that day! It happens to have…

From My Bookshelf

Life With a Sprinkle of Glitter – Who Needs Sparkles?

29 Jan 20229 Feb 2023

"Happiness is not measured in size but in significance" - Louise Pentland (pg. 8) It's been a rough week for me. Several things were going on at the same time…

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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.

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Hello, 2022! – Word of the Year: Day One

1 Jan 20229 Feb 2023

For a bit of history on my "Word of the Year" START HERE. Go ahead, I'll wait. Those who have read me over the years will know that I take…

From My Bookshelf

The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide – An Overstimulating World

28 Dec 20219 Feb 2023

Sometimes a book comes along that actually, literally, truly **changes your life**! Sure, I’ve said it about a dozen times about as many books over the years. And, I meant…

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Amethyst – Reminds me of my mama

17 Dec 20219 Feb 2023

My mom came across a questionnaire that asks you to distill your description of a person down to one word. I didn't hesitate to tell her that the word I…

From My Bookshelf

Dying For a Paycheck – Never Again!

12 Dec 2021

"According to the Mayo Clinic, the person you report to at work is more important for your health than your family doctor." - Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and author…

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Starting Early – My Word for 2022

6 Dec 20219 Feb 2023

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,…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Carpet of Leaves”

18 Nov 2021

I love everything about this shot… from the bony arms of the trees reaching skyward to the blue and wispy clouds behind them!

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Choosing my Word for 2022

14 Nov 20219 Feb 2023

Since beginning this blog in late 2017, I have chosen a word to focus on for each of the following years: 2018: Year of Nurture 2019: Year of Water 2020:…

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…

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Picture of the Day – “Inukshuk”

7 Nov 20217 Nov 2021

— Taken from Oxford Dictionary of English.

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Picture of the Day – “Stunner!”

5 Nov 2021

This tree, sky, grass, clouds… ACTUALLY looks like this!!!! I kid you not!!

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!…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Not My Tree”

27 Oct 2021

On my way home from the store… I love Fall! 🍂🍁🍂🍁

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…

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Picture(s) of the Day – Until next year, my beloved

25 Oct 2021

Although it's cold, rainy and dark, I had to go out for some banking related to the new job. While I was out there anyway, I drove by the new…

Photography

Picture of the Day – “Crisp Day!”

22 Oct 2021

It’s a “toasty” 48 degrees out there… which is GORGEOUS but difficult on my lungs. They like hot, dry air! Not much of that around here… even in summer. But…

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Picture(s) of the Day – Early Autumn Bliss & Murder?

20 Oct 20219 Feb 2023

I ventured out for a walk in nature today. *** Bliss *** Was I cognizant of the story I read this morning about a man walking through a local park…

From My Bookshelf

Love, Medicine & Miracles – What took so long?

19 Oct 20219 Feb 2023

"People need to know they have an option. You can focus living in the present moment, or you can get wrapped up in the horrors of the future and let…

From My Bookshelf

The Year of No nonsense – Perfect for this moment!

6 Oct 20219 Feb 2023

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…

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