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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…
Self-Help Whispering

Another day gone by…

9 Jan 2023
Hi Friends & Readers, from the land of Boxville Corners, where everywhere you turn is boxes, boxes, boxes… as far as the eye can see! I have not dropped off…
From My Bookshelf

Nature, Culture & The Sacred -I’m still unpacking!

14 Oct 20229 Feb 2023
I feel spoiled. This is the second time I've been contacted by a particular publicist (from Book Publicity Services) to review one of their books. The first time was for…
From My Bookshelf

Finding Muchness – Short & Sweet!

12 Sep 20229 Feb 2023
If I were going to recommend the shortest, sweetest, most childlike (but with powerful adult-approved and appreciated sentiments), and adorably illustrated book, it would be Finding Muchness written by Kobi…
From My Bookshelf

To Kill a Mockingbird – Required Reading

1 Mar 20222 Mar 2022
What can I say about a story that's been a classic book, movie, and backdrop to American history? I can tell you that I've had this book in my collection…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help -The Pearl

19 Jan 2022
I usually do a fair bit of research before I write about the books I've read. I get links and read opinions, critiques, and histories of the authors. Then, I…
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…
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…
From My Bookshelf

What Mama Taught Me – This Book is a Lighthouse

2 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
In doing research for today's book, I read a ton about the author Tony Brown, host of the longest-running series on PBS - Tony Brown's Journal. So, what I guess…
From My Bookshelf

A Walk in the Wood – Night Table Gem

20 Feb 202115 Sep 2021
“Working with mindfulness to overcome negative attitudes and believe in yourself is a journey, not a quick fix. It is simple, but not easy. In the process, it’s important that…
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

Hillbilly Elegy – The American Dream

26 Oct 202026 Sep 2022
Today's offering is not a self-help book but in typical Sheryl-fashion, I found threads that connect. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance is a deeply authentic, heartbreaking book... even though our…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Always Looking Up

18 Aug 2020
“You suffer the blow, but you capitalize on the opportunity left in its wake.”  ― Michael J. Fox, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist How can you not love…
Interviews

Interview – Roger C. Memos: An enlightened (and filled with light) man

16 Aug 20209 Feb 2023
What can I say about a man I met only recently but already feels like a kindred spirit? Turns out... quite a lot! You may remember Roger from my shameless…
From My Bookshelf

Diana, Herself – Women, you NEED to read this book!

7 Aug 20209 Feb 2023
I have just finished the most spectacular book (!!!!) called Diana, Herself by Martha Beck. She is a prolific self-help author. And a little head's up: I've written about her…
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

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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Sky Shadows”

21 Apr 2020
From My Bookshelf

The Angel Therapy Handbook – God Heals

9 Apr 20209 Feb 2023
The Angel Therapy Handbook by Doreen Virtue is wonderful - you know - if you like this kind of stuff. Turns out, Virtue herself does NOT. Like this kind of…
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 -“Light of Day”

14 Mar 2020
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – An Untethered Soul

17 Jan 20209 Feb 2023
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer is a beautiful book, inside and out. I got my copy at a used bookstore, which presented a gift I might not have appreciated…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Winter Splash”

5 Jan 2020
It's gloomy and cold but beautiful scenes can still be found!
Self-Help Whispering

Self-help in Other Places – Lady Gaga & Jamie Lee Curtis

9 Dec 20199 Dec 2019
In my more coherent moments of this month-of-hellishness (depression and junk) I have been reaching into previously unknown places on the internet to find inspiration, hope, and entertainment... you know,…
From My Bookshelf

The Wisdom of the Tao – Narratives as life lessons

25 Nov 201917 May 2022
"I didn't get specific lessons on how to live. I got stories." - Deng Ming-Dao Bagua -The Bagua, a symbol commonly used to represent the Tao and its pursuit. Tao -  (/daʊ/, /taʊ/) or Dao (/daʊ/DOW; from Chinese: 道; pinyin: Dào [tâu] (listen)) is…
From My Bookshelf

Finding Hope in the Age of Melancholy – Beveled pages, cut heart

15 Nov 201930 Apr 2022
My copy of Finding Hope in the Age of Melancholy by David S. Awbrey is stunning! The pages are beveled along the edges ... you know how I love that!…
From My Bookshelf

“stories” – Almost healed!

4 Nov 20199 Nov 2019
Ah, well... my hand isn't 100% but it's about 80%. I can type! Woo hoo! So, here come more books and fewer photos... but of course, I'll keep doing both!…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“ Butterflies are Free”

9 Oct 2019
I saw this guy from across the park and talked to him quietly until I could get close enough for a photo. Butterflies represent everything I love in the world……
Photography…

Picture of the Day – “Still Summer!”

17 Sep 2019
It's getting darker earlier and cooler, too. But that doesn't mean summer is over... yet!
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…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – “Hot Pink”

9 Sep 2019
Self-Help Whispering

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

26 Jul 20199 Feb 2023
“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)…
From My Bookshelf

Me to We – Hot Potato!

20 Jul 20199 Oct 2019
We excel at making a living but often fail at making a life. We celebrate our prosperity but yearn for purpose. We cherish our freedoms but long for connection. In…
Self-Help Whispering

Marianne Williamson – It will take a miracle!

28 Jun 201928 Jun 2019
Once upon a time, there was an author whose work on love and inner peace was built around a book that I haven't yet discussed - A Course in Miracles.…
Interviews

Interview – Lorrie Goldman: Living the good life!

23 Jun 20199 Feb 2023
Every interview has been a learning experience for me and this one with Lorrie Goldman is no exception. You first heard about him here in my teaser. I knew he…
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…
From My Bookshelf

The Universe Has Your Back – Luminescence

20 May 20199 Oct 2019
When you begin to dance with the energy of the Universe, your life flows naturally, incredible synchronicity presents itself, creative solutions abound, and you experience freedom. (pg. 11) Her followers…
From My Bookshelf

Depressed & Anxious -DBT for the masses

8 May 20199 Oct 2019
Depressed & Anxious by Thomas Marra, Ph.D. (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) is excellent. Let's get that out of the way! Next, let me tell you how this book came…
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…

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