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

13 Nov 20219 Feb 2023

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…

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Greenlights – Not a Fan?

9 Oct 202126 May 2022

I never liked the young Matthew McConaughey's acting, appearance, or personality. You know how some people just rub you the wrong way? (And here, I would be remiss not to…

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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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Remember this one?* – My Age of Anxiety

17 Feb 2021

“It is a fact—I say this from experience—that being severely anxious is depressing. Anxiety can impede your relationships, impair your performance, constrict your life, and limit your possibilities.” ― Scott Stossel My…

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Remember this one?* – Are You Anybody?

14 Dec 2020

“I have a theory that we come into this world with a set of sealed orders. It’s not just our physical DNA, but a sort of spiritual DNA. You could…

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And The Answer Is… – The Musk Ox

23 Nov 202023 Nov 2020

A good education and a kind heart will serve you well throughout your entire life. - Alex Trebek Memoirs are often great sources of self-help because they give us a…

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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…

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The Afterlife of Billy Fingers & My Life After Death – Only if you listen

19 Oct 20209 Feb 2023

“Beliefs are big on earth. People collect them. Some of these beliefs are helpful, but others just keep you running around trying to follow rules that others have laid down.…

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Dougall Fraser – Color YOUR World

9 Oct 202015 Sep 2021

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Remember this one? – Down Came the Rain

29 Jun 2020

I did not have postpartum depression. When I was having children (in the early 1980s) it (postpartum depression) wasn’t “a thing”. Except, of course, it WAS. We just didn’t know about…

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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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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!…

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Remember this one? – This Close to Happy

1 Oct 20199 Feb 2023

“You shouldn’t, you should have, why are you, why aren’t you, there’s no hope, it’s too late, it’s always been too late, give up, go back to bed, there’s no…

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Save-My-Life School – Raw, Ouchie and Beautiful

10 Sep 20199 Feb 2023

Sometimes, after finishing a book, I sit back, close my eyes, and consider what I've just been privileged to experience. Save-My-Life School by Natalie Harris is one of those times...…

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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)…

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