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From My Bookshelf

The Power of Awe – Meditation Again… and it’s A.W.E.some!

19 Jan 202322 Jan 2023
Life has a way of bringing back around the things you need - but fight against - until you stop and listen. Throw in that my word of the year…
Self-Help Whispering

Harold & Maude – And me, too.

22 Nov 2022
If you've been reading along you know that I was off to California to spend Thanksgiving with my grandson and his parents (my daughter and her hubby)... oh, about three…
From My Bookshelf

Atlas of the Heart – Swan Song?

11 Nov 2022
Brené Brown is incapable of writing a bad book. She's a guru's guru, though her humility wouldn't allow her to believe it. She writes and speaks beautifully with a soft,…
From My Bookshelf

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

14 Oct 202214 Oct 2022
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Contemplative Swan”

8 Oct 20228 Oct 2022
This scene is from a cemetery, which is fitting, I think. Swans, I hear, mate for life, and this fellow looked lonely... a little lost. I found this on Google...…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Fishing for Dinner?”

7 Oct 20227 Oct 2022
I love this scene with the guys on the shore and sunlight pulling away on the water…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – Shady Hollow

4 Oct 2022
I struggle with how to begin to explain Shady Hollow by Juneau Black, the pen name of authors Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel. Except to say... it's everything a cozy…
From My Bookshelf

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Hey, there’s cake, too!

16 Sep 202216 Sep 2022
I am off today and feeling bummy. Ever since Covid, to be honest, and the weather isn't helpful either. Heavy air + asthma + migraine + whateverelse = Blah. And…
Self-Help Whispering

If you want something done right…

20 Aug 202210 Sep 2022
It may seem redundant to have to say this on a blog about self-help, but you really DO need to accept responsibility for what you do (or don't do) and…
From My Bookshelf

Fiction as Self-Help – The Whispered Word

15 Aug 202215 Aug 2022
I wasn't going to write about this book. I started it months ago, put it aside, picked it up again, put it back on the shelf, and back-and-forth again. About…
From My Bookshelf

The Enlightenment Project – SO MUCH good stuff!

31 Jul 202231 Jul 2022
I received a request from Book Publicity Services to read and review The Enlightenment Project by Jonathan Robinson. It seemed like a great fit for this blog! I think you'll…
From My Bookshelf…

Pendulums Complete Divination Kit -Should I accept this gift?

8 Jul 2022
I picked up Pendulums Complete Divination Kit on a whim. I think it may have been on sale, actually. As you probably know (especially if you've been here for a…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – “Dream Catcher”

29 Jun 2022
Lay beside me, Love Where shadow and light dances And stories unfold.
Self-Help Whispering

A Self-Help Moment – Bells will be ringing

10 Jun 202231 Aug 2022
I haven't talked about this yet... but... I've taken a very deep dive into one of my old self-help books for the last week. I'm going page by page, word…
Self-Help Whispering

A Poem: Reflection

29 May 202231 Aug 2022
What I’d like to talk about today is a self-help topic for the ages. Ahem! Everyone you meet reflects yourself. Or, more simply put: EVERYONE IS A MIRROR What do…
Self-Help Whispering

Faux Stained Glass – Mom finds the neatest stuff!

24 May 2022
Once upon a time (in 2003) my mom presented me with a really different kind of coloring book … of “stained glass” drawings. I immediately bought felt-tip pens to color…
From My Bookshelf

2 Minutes to Confidence- Gravitas

22 May 202222 May 2022
There’s a whole whack of books like 2 Minutes to Confidence by Corinne Sweet. I should know, I’ve read a bunch! I bet you have, too! One thing jumped out…
Photography

Photo Journal – Oh, the places we’ve been!

16 May 202210 Sep 2022
Mom and I had a fantabulous week! The plane ride to and from was okay, too... but getting to the tarmac on time proved to be a pain in the…
From My Bookshelf

What’s Stopping Me From Being Happy? – Newbie Must-Have!

15 May 2022
I first saw What’s Stopping Me From Being Happy? by Lisa Ellis on my Facebook timeline. Although I’ve taken down my professional FB page, I kept my personal one. Throughout…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Sky Light”

9 May 20229 May 2022
Spectacular sky at Mom’s house!!!
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Last Saturday”

26 Apr 2022
We went out to REAL dinner last weekend (i. e. not Burger King) for the first time in three years. We drove across the region to another lake = Erie!…
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.…
From My Bookshelf

City of Girls – In the Mood

21 Apr 2022
Or not. I mean, sometimes I'm in the mood and sometimes not. For all sorts of things... But right now, it's self-help books. I'm not. In the mood, that is.…
Self-Help Whispering

Runes – Another neat thing to toss into your self-help kit

14 Apr 202214 Apr 2022
I haven’t had Runes - actual Runes - until recently, though I did have rune(s) cards (thanks to Mom!). I liked the cards a lot but always wanted an actual…
From My Bookshelf

Sorry Not Sorry – Deal With It!

31 Mar 202231 Mar 2022
Sorry Not Sorry by Alyssa Milano is a delightful romp into sunshine and unicorns. Not really. What it is ... is... a collection of essays, both powerful and poignant, about...…
From My Bookshelf

Being Joy – Unexpected Keeper!

20 Mar 2022
What happens when you’re looking for one book by an author, find another, and then find out it’s not even the same person at all? Being Joy is by Gloria…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku – My Mother’s Hands

13 Mar 2022
When I wear her gloves It’s like she’s holding my hands Miles between us melt.
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…
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…
Photography…

Picture of the Day – Tiny Sacred Spaces

13 Feb 2022
I cannot stress enough how important it is to create sacred space wherever you are! There was a time at work, not so long ago, that we were not allowed…
From My Bookshelf

If God is Love Don’t Be a Jerk – Things get awkward

10 Feb 2022
"You had one job: Love" - John Pavlovitz, pg 2 (paraphrased from Matthew 22: 35-40) I've been reading the work of John Pavlovitz for years. He has a fantastic blog…
Self-Help Whispering

Mindful Eating

2 Feb 202231 Aug 2022
I was given a mid-week lieu day off. I don't even know what it was in lieu of!! But I'll take it! Today is that day! It happens to have…
From My Bookshelf

Life With a Sprinkle of Glitter – Who Needs Sparkles?

29 Jan 2022
"Happiness is not measured in size but in significance" - Louise Pentland (pg. 8) It's been a rough week for me. Several things were going on at the same time…
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day “A Study in Mindfulness”

23 Jan 2022
Bette needs no one to tell her how to be mindful. She simply is.
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

Winnie the Pooh – Oh, Pooh!

16 Jan 20225 Sep 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

Haiku – “ A Tree’s Lament”

13 Jan 2022
Been waiting for you To notice me here naked Crying my eyes out.
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…
From My Bookshelf

The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide – An Overstimulating World

28 Dec 2021
Sometimes a book comes along that actually, literally, truly **changes your life**! Sure, I’ve said it about a dozen times about as many books over the years. And, I meant…
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Inukshuk”

7 Nov 20217 Nov 2021
— Taken from Oxford Dictionary of English.

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