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From My Bookshelf

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem – Er, Seven Actually

24 Apr 2022
Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves. That judgment impacts every moment and every aspect of our existence.…
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Apple Cider Vinegar for Health – Book vs Internet

20 Sep 20219 Feb 2023
You might think that a book like Apple Cider Vinegar for Health by Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT is almost "silly" to spend money on... given that we can get all…
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White Hot Truth – “If liberation is a chore, then you’re not really free.”

22 Jun 202122 Jun 2021
June 22, 2021 This is one of the best books on my shelves. I think I'll get out of my own way in this preamble and just get to the…
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Remember this one?* – The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

7 May 20219 Feb 2023
Self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the same thing. – Mark Manson He was a loser. […] He never tried to be anything other…
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Infinite Self – Ah, as I’ve always said…

3 Apr 20219 Feb 2023
Stuart Wilde is a prolific writer! I'll be honest in saying that I'd never heard of him before I picked up Infinite Self in a thrift store. It's funny... because…
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I don’t say this lightly – It’s PTSD

11 Jan 20219 Feb 2023
Late this morning, I was sitting in bed, where I have spent WAY too much time since this lockdown began (okay, and before that, also. Ugh.) after having caught up…
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Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams – The “Anger Dragon” falls in love

22 Aug 20209 Feb 2023
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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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…
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Remember this one?* – Loving What Is

28 Jul 202028 Jul 2020
When I argue with reality, I lose - but only 100% of the time. - Byron Katie Byron Katie has the coolest name, I think. Cool name aside, she also…
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Remember this one? – “Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain”

21 Mar 2020
I remember the first time I mentioned to my doctor that I believe I have Fibromyalgia. She rolled her eyes. I stopped as I wrote that last part, about her…
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The Trouble With Reality – It isn’t real. Or is it?

10 Jun 201916 Dec 2021
The Trouble With Reality is author Brooke Gladstone's written "rumination" about the kind of thing she talks about on a Western New York public radio (WNYC) show On The Media.…
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New Beginnings – It’s time.

23 Apr 20199 Feb 2023
When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. - Ann Morrow Lindbergh New Beginnings by Betty Jane Wylie has been sitting quietly on my…
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DON’T GO THERE! (This flies in the face of everything I’ve read about healing trauma)

21 Apr 20195 Sep 2022
As many of you know, my mother is a Dr. Mom (Ph.D. Jungian therapist) and I respect her immensely. She has been my guru and my muse on many-a-post(s) here.…
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You Don’t Look Your Age… and Other Fairy Tales – “This happened to me, learn from it!”

9 Apr 20199 Oct 2019
You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins  is a book after my own heart. In fact, it could have been written by me. It wasn't! But it…
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Remember this one? – Start Late, Finish Rich

6 Apr 20199 Feb 2023
I’m old. And as Chef Ramsey would say: “Let’s get that right, yeah?” I’m going to talk – for just a moment – about me and money. Or rather, me and my…
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Perimenopause and Menopause – Ladies Night

3 Apr 201924 Feb 2021
Yes, today's books are about women ... but men, please don't go! (I say this because if there's one thing I know, it's that menopause vies with tampons to top…
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The Joys of Much Too Much – Can’t argue with that!

26 Mar 20199 Oct 2019
Does anyone else see the humor of The Joys of Much Too Much  being written by someone named "Fuller"? Bonnie Fuller, to be exact. This was another of my thrift shop buys.…
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Hello Laziness – “Bonjour Paresse” sounds so much better!

4 Mar 20199 Feb 2023
Hello Laziness by Corinne Maier is a hoot! Or maybe, I should say "huée". (That's hoot, in French. Look at me being all cosmopolitan.) The thing is, this book was…
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What Your Childhood Memories Say About You – I need a Tylenol

23 Feb 201911 Sep 2020
What Your Childhood Memories Say About You by Dr. Kevin Leman will lead you back to childhood to reflect on what you remember. Me? My first childhood memory is bathed in…
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Remember this one? – Keep Moving

21 Feb 2019
Keep Moving is an apt name for this gem by Dick Van Dyke. After all, it’s the number one thing he’s done to keep young (at heart… and body, too, by the…
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Huh. Huh?

8 Dec 20189 Feb 2023
Self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're the same thing. - Mark Manson He was a loser. [...] He never tried to be anything other…
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Manage Your Online Reputation -Things change, so be there when they do

1 Sep 20189 Oct 2019
Look up Self-Counsel Press and favorite-it. Then order Manage Your Online Reputation by Tony Wilson. Self-Counsel Press is a division of International Self-Counsel Press Ltd. (same link as above) and…
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The Road Less Traveled -The Great Truth

25 Jul 20189 Oct 2019
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…
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Loving What Is – 4 Questions

24 Jul 20189 Oct 2019
When I argue with reality, I lose - but only 100% of the time. - Byron Katie Byron Katie has the coolest name, I think. Cool name aside, she also…

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