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Five Years – It’s an Inside Job

20 Mar 202320 Mar 2023
I can't tell you how many times I've written, erased, and come back to write again. There's so much to say and yet, so little. It will make sense, I…
From My Bookshelf

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook – Speak Kindly to YOURSELF!

15 Mar 202315 Mar 2023
Mom wanted me to see a particular meditation on the Calm app. Honestly, I paid for a year of the app myself but never used it. I should say, I…
From My Bookshelf

The Velveteen Principles – Becoming Real

9 Mar 2023
If you've read around here before, you know that I find inspiration from pretty much any/everywhere! Children's literature is no exception! The Velveteen Principles by Toni Raiten-D'Antonio is a neat…
Self-Help Whispering

Ta Da, Told You So!

8 Mar 2023
Today’s journal entry. Apropos because I have just gone through a medical thingie that could have been avoided had they simply listened to me when I told them what was…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku: Nope!

28 Feb 2023
Let me see out there. I think I’ll just take a step. *lifts paw, shakes off* NOPE!
From My Bookshelf

Prevention: Find Your Calm – Even at the Checkout!

10 Feb 202310 Feb 2023
I've just started my 2023 Vision Board as I mentioned HERE. While I was standing in line at the grocery store, I perused the magazine rack for something that might…
Self-Help Whispering

Whispered Word: Simplicity

29 Jan 202329 Jan 2023
Self-Help Whispering

Blurry: A Haiku

15 Jan 2023
I miss you most when I have something to tell you. It won’t be long now.
Self-Help Whispering

Another day gone by…

9 Jan 2023
Hi Friends & Readers, from the land of Boxville Corners, where everywhere you turn is boxes, boxes, boxes… as far as the eye can see! I have not dropped off…
From My Bookshelf

how are you, Really? – A Big Deal

30 Sep 20229 Feb 2023
Jenna Kutcher is a force to be reckoned with. According to her website, she's a "small-town Minnesota author, podcaster, educator, and photographer with big dreams and the #1 Marketing Podcast…
From My Bookshelf

The Enlightenment Project – SO MUCH good stuff!

31 Jul 20229 Feb 2023
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 20229 Feb 2023
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

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…
From My Bookshelf

The Dance of Deception – Apropos

14 Mar 2022
I should begin today with a short (Haha. Me. Short?) digression... A couple of days ago I wrote this post. That day was one of my worst in a month…
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…
From My Bookshelf

Hallelujah Anyway – Blessed Mercy

21 Feb 202221 Feb 2022
“An open, merciful heart is a setup for pain, shame and being mocked.” – Anne Lamott (pg 8) Hallelejah Anyway by Anne Lamott is the perfect book to follow up yesterday’s post. Mercy,…
From My Bookshelf

Enough Already – Food For Thought

14 Feb 2022
I knew I would love Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli because ... A. I adore Bertinelli and have since her days on One Day at a Time and B. I…
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

The Shift – Part 2 – The Book

4 Nov 20219 Feb 2023
Life is not meaningful... unless it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else. Abraham Joshua Herchel Yesterday, I sat down to write about…
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

The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen – Empowering Women!

15 Oct 2021
I bought The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen by Barb Stegemann for two reasons: The cover artThe title We've talked about this before. People, cover art MATTERS. Take, for…
From My Bookshelf

The Paper Bag Princess – A Childhood Revolution

29 Sep 20213 Oct 2021
Once upon a time... (It was actually 1980) ... two guys decided to write a book for kids. One was a writer, the other an artist. Together, they created a…
From My Bookshelf

Self-Care for Men – But… will they read it?

24 Sep 20219 Feb 2023
Was I surprised to see Self-Care for Men by Garrett Munce on a sale table for $2? No. No, I wasn't. Why? Because most men I've known would rather poke…
Self-Help Whispering

Picture(s) of the Day – The Last Ten Days

10 Sep 20219 Feb 2023
Friends and readers, I've had a bit of a bumpy ride over the last little while. It started with my new shoes. Turns out that memory foam and floofy-ness on…
From My Bookshelf

The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up – Set Your Alarm! Worth it!

1 Sep 2021
The name Enneagram comes from the Greek: Ennea is the Greek word for nine and Gramma means something that’s drawn or written. (Link) This book was sent to me to…
Self-Help Whispering

2021: Year of Rebuilding – How it’s going

30 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
If you've been around here for a while, you know that every year I choose a word to live by... and for 2021 it is "Rebuilding". Fairly early in the…
From My Bookshelf

The Power of Now – “Cut them off with a sharp knife!”

11 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That…
From My Bookshelf

What Mama Taught Me – This Book is a Lighthouse

2 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
In doing research for today's book, I read a ton about the author Tony Brown, host of the longest-running series on PBS - Tony Brown's Journal. So, what I guess…
From My Bookshelf

Stop Self-Sabotage – I Was an Expert!

16 Jul 20219 Feb 2023
I could give you a million-trillion-and-one different examples of how I self-sabotaged myself, from childhood until sixty. I am not being dramatic or exaggerating, I assure you! As one who…
From My Bookshelf

If the Buddha Came to Dinner – Get out the good china!

25 Jun 202125 Jun 2021
June 25, 2021 This is a GREAT reblog! This book was thoughtful and thought-provoking! What IS nourishment? Why are we so emotionally connected to food? Everything about this little book…
From My Bookshelf

The Prosperous Heart – The Phosphorus Heart?

23 Jun 20219 Feb 2023
Julia Cameron is no stranger to this blog... or to me. The Artist's Way is a classic, and so is Cameron. The Prosperous Heart is about something entirely different. And…
From My Bookshelf

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

9 Jun 20219 Feb 2023
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

Finding Joe – The Hero’s Journey & Bliss

2 Jun 20219 Feb 2023
“The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Who Moved My Cheese?

26 May 2021
Every day, I would drive home from work thinking about what I would write here. Sometimes, I’d get things sorted before I walked in the door. Sometimes, it would come…
From My Bookshelf

Your Money or Your Life – You get what you deserve?

18 May 20219 Feb 2023
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. - Howard Thurman…
From My Bookshelf

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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