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Fear does not prevent death it prevents life – Author unknown but I could have said it myself

13 Apr 20224 May 2022
As I drove into the driveway last night after work, I looked up and saw my headlights illuminating a vine-y heart. I pulled out my phone and snapped this shot.…
Self-Help Whispering

Dad – And then, there were the feathers…

24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022
I’ve struggled with how to write today’s post.  It’s been one year today since Dad travelled to that great unknown… And, being honest, this grieving process has been very different…
Self-Help Whispering

To Self-Help or Not To Self-Help?

22 Feb 202222 Feb 2022
This is, after all, a website about self-help. I hope you will allow me a bit of arrogant bluster and fluffery to elaborate on my ideas about what I think…
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

Easy like Sunday – Oh, Pooh!

16 Jan 2022
What new thing can be said about a book known and loved by everyone I’ve ever met? Maybe this: ‘A gorgeous new collectible edition of the beloved classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, crafted as a…
Self-Help Whispering

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

1 Jan 20221 Jan 2022
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Poetry: ‘Twas the day before…

24 Dec 2021
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the day before Christmas, as I readied for workOur black-and-white Hannah was acting a jerkBiting into Bette's neck with her jaws of cat-steelHer eyes…
From My Bookshelf

I Just Kept Hoping – Secrets of A Woman’s Heart

13 Nov 202113 Nov 2021
This book has been sitting on my bookshelf for years. I bought it because of the blockbuster movie Titanic. The late Gloria Stuart (2010) was our beloved "Old Rose" in…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – Wandering Eye

29 Oct 2021
Corner of the world A tiny microcosm Of beauty and hope. When I go out to take photos, it is always with an eye toward beauty. I see SO MUCH…
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…
From My Bookshelf

Love, Medicine & Miracles – What took so long?

19 Oct 202119 Oct 2021
"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

Bio Moment – Bette’s Twilight

13 Oct 202115 Oct 2021
We have two cats and you've met them both. You've heard about them both at different times throughout this blog, too. One is Hannah, our younger, black-and-white, crazy-ass, sprite that…
Self-Help Whispering

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

11 Oct 202111 Oct 2021
I am in bed, writing with one finger on my phone. You know it’s important when I struggle through fat-finger syndrome! lol I took this photo two days ago, nearing…
Self-Help Whispering

Rose Quartz – Pretty in Pink

5 Oct 20215 Oct 2021
I started a series on crystals last month, which you may read HERE if you'd like some history. It's a short history, as it's the only post so far. Until…
Photography

Picture(s) of the Day – I never tire of these Lake views! Oh, and a video of water! 😀

25 Aug 2021
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Friendly Acorn”

17 Aug 2021
I swear, he smiled at me!
Self-Help Whispering

Picture of the Day & Haiku – “Feathered Friend”

27 Jun 2021
I wish I could fly You knew, when you dropped your gift Thank you from my heart.
From My Bookshelf

You Were Not Born to Suffer – It’s about time!

9 Jun 20219 Jun 2021
As many of you know, up until the last few weeks, I was mired in a bout of depression triggered by the death of my beloved dad - AND -…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Hi. Dad’s Celebration of Life is today

15 May 202115 May 2021
I could have chosen any little critter to illustrate my greeting. Why did I choose a spider? I guess I was thinking of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. Wise and…
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Mom, I wish…

8 Mar 202115 Sep 2021
When someone dies, it's so easy to push everything and everyone else to the back of your mind. Understandable, of course, especially when that person was as precious as my…
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – Ships (that pass in the night)

7 Mar 202117 Mar 2021
My husband hates Barry Manilow. Me? I loved the song Copacabana. <<< I was such a disco queen! And his Christmas album. Oh, I kinda liked Mandy. Alright, leave me…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Alchemist

3 Mar 20213 Mar 2021
March 3, 2021 I know you will allow me some latitude in sharing "Remember this one?" posts as I navigate through the death of my beloved dad from thousands of…
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – Meraki: Adjective or Verb?

16 Feb 2021
Greek. meraki [may-rah-kee] (adjective) This is a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love -- when you put "something of yourself" into what you're…
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Bio Moment – The Smith’s

30 Nov 202017 Mar 2021
When my first husband and I married, back in 1980, we were both very lucky to have many of our grandparents except my dad's father, who'd passed away the previous…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Happiness Project

25 Nov 2020
It was a "Heather's Pick". Who the heck IS this Heather at my local bookseller? I picture her small and stooped over, with sexy librarian glasses and orthopedic shoes. She…
From My Bookshelf

Now With You Now Without – The Question

9 Nov 202010 Nov 2020
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Leaning In – Profile Photo Edition

31 Oct 202031 Oct 2020
Something happened this morning... It is "nothing about me" and "everything about me" ... and "everything about you," too. Let's see what you think! Good Ol' Facebook asked that you…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“I Heart You!”

25 Sep 2020
Self-Help Whispering

Easy like Sunday – The Gate

6 Sep 20207 Sep 2020
Last week, I drove through a cemetery I hadn't visited before and snapped a few photos. I've kept this one out because it touched me deeply as I've never seen…
From My Bookshelf

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…
Self-Help Whispering

Once Upon a Tess -Five Years Ago

21 Aug 202023 Feb 2021
Once upon a time there was the most perfect cat in the whole wide world. As all sentient beings live, so must they die. It is The Way. The Rainbow…
Interviews

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

16 Aug 202016 Aug 2020
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…
Self-Help Whispering

Stairway- A Haiku

12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020
Everyone I love Is somewhere along the way Bright light on both sides.      
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Road Less Traveled

6 Aug 202026 Sep 2020
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.  An excerpt from the poem, “The Road Not…
Interviews

Interview – Marcella Burgess: Grabbing onto life with both hands!

27 Jun 2020
You will remember Marcella from my shameless teaser from last week, linked HERE. You know how you meet people along your life's path and sometimes, they end up walking with…
Self-Help Whispering

Father’s Day 2020 – Meet the man by which I measure all men

21 Jun 202021 Jun 2020
My dad... Loves dogs Watching golf Building with his hands And super squishy hugs My dad... Has kind eyes Gentle hands Sweet soul And a wicked sense of humor My…
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Fluffy Perfection”

22 Apr 2020
Ah, Bette, you are my beautiful kindred spirit and Familiar! 🖤
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – How to Live Between Office Visits

8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020
Faith is the health's requisite - John Updike, from "Ode to Healing" It was an act of faith that led me to buy this book... because... as a person with…

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