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The Wind in the Willows – A Gift for Our Inner Child

28 Jun 202128 Jun 2021

“When the girl returned, some hours later, she carried a tray, with a cup of fragrant tea steaming on it; and a plate piled up with very hot buttered toast,…

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Easy like Sunday – Finding solid ground

5 May 20215 May 2021

May 5, 2021 Up for reblogging today is yet another foray into the history of Sheryl. With all the work I've been doing on trauma, it's good to delve back…

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A New Earth – It will change your state of consciousness or it will be meaningless.

23 Apr 2021

"Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself. Every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in. Whether you complain aloud…

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Remember this one?* – How Did I Get Here?

22 Apr 2021

Sometimes I love being with people. Sometimes I flee from company and bear only silence. Sometimes I am sure people see my gifts, my wisdom and my light. Sometimes I think people…

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Podcast – Episode 1 – Fiction as Self-Help

6 Apr 202111 May 2021

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22YIoUzkC4YqnVQaY8TZ4m?si=JAtoByKSTUyJHjPVj_mIFg

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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…

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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?* – 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…

Bio Moment – “Another path, another journey”

2 Oct 2020

Did I tell you that I prayed, meditated and even pulled cards in my quest to find the answer to the question: Is it the right time to go back…

Photography…

Picture(s) of the Day – “A Hidden Gem” (And an update!)

29 Sep 20209 Oct 2020

For those of you following along with my recent life events, you will notice that I am here in the middle of a work day sharing photos I snapped only…

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Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams – The “Anger Dragon” falls in love

22 Aug 2020

The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her. - Bob Marley It dawned on me that had I…

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How’m I doing with 2020: Year of Clarity?

20 Aug 202020 Aug 2020

Every year I pick a word to focus on and this year the word is Clarity. When I first talked about the word, I was thinking of... Uh... Myself. Yeah,…

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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…

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It Still Hurts – A light read for a heavy problem

23 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

This blog space is filled with life experiences, stories, and books that deal with grief. It is not a new subject for me or anyone else. It's our human experience.…

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Soul Numerology – Let’s have some fun!

10 Jul 202010 Jul 2020

Soul Numerology by Julie Gale is yet another fun pastime if you're the kind who likes finding out everything about yourself and others, even if it's a little... out there.…

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Easy like Sunday – Difficult like the last two days

19 Jan 202026 Aug 2020

Well, well... what a few days it has been! I start my new job tomorrow... and that should have been a hint that *something* exciting would have to happen... since...…

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Remember this one? – An Untethered Soul

17 Jan 2020

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…

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Remember this one? – Tuesdays with Morrie

17 Dec 201917 Dec 2019

You may have noticed that I kinda jump all over the self-help map. So far, I’ve been able to keep from duplicating books. Go, me! And also, so far, I’ve avoided even…

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Tag: life lessons

Picture of the Day – Fuzzy Butt

Bio Moment – Letting one of the dead leaves fall…

The Wind in the Willows – A Gift for Our Inner Child

Easy like Sunday – Finding solid ground

A New Earth – It will change your state of consciousness or it will be meaningless.

Remember this one?* – How Did I Get Here?

Podcast – Episode 1 – Fiction as Self-Help

Love, Life & Lucille – A life well lived with ribbons

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

Remember this one?* – Resilience

Bio Moment – “Another path, another journey”

Picture(s) of the Day – “A Hidden Gem” (And an update!)

Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams – The “Anger Dragon” falls in love

How’m I doing with 2020: Year of Clarity?

Remember this one?* – Always Looking Up

It Still Hurts – A light read for a heavy problem

Soul Numerology – Let’s have some fun!

Easy like Sunday – Difficult like the last two days

Remember this one? – An Untethered Soul

Remember this one? – Tuesdays with Morrie