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All Mine! – A NEW look!

15 Jun 202115 Jun 2021

Hey everyone! If you've been following along, you'll know that I have been working on a new logo because I had - in my excitement and haste - ordered a…

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Butterflies and Transformation

11 Jun 202111 Jun 2021

I have been told by two important people in my life that I remind them of a butterfly. It could be because both of them read this blog and I…

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Finding Joe – The Hero’s Journey & Bliss

“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?* – The Yeast Connection

Actually, The Yeast Connection by William G. Crook, MD may be one of the most important books you’ll read, if you have a whack of weird symptoms that can’t be diagnosed,…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Who Moved My Cheese?

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

Remember this one?* – The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets

24 May 202124 May 2021

Now, you may ask yourself what in the WORLD was I thinking when I picked up this book? Fair question. Here’s the answer: This might be fun! See, every once in…

Picture of the Day- “ Over the river and through the woods…”

Picture(s) of the Day- Prayer Grotto

I love this place so much and today I was drawn to it. I have shared photos of the space before but these are new ones. It seems that every…

Picture of the Day – “Through the Woods”

Picture(s) of the Day -“Cemetery Souls”

27 Jan 202127 Jan 2021

You know me. I love cemeteries! I was driving around taking pictures of the snow and it was a little stressful because I would see a beautiful space - or…

Picture of the Day -“Everything about this…”

From the benches to the crossroad to the water, the sky and the glorious tree!

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Happiness Project

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

Remember this one?* – The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense

14 Nov 202014 Nov 2020

Dont get me wrong. The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense by Suzette Haden Elgin is excellent. It’s just that… well… come with me and we’ll get where I’m going. I’ve read (what…

A poem -“Naked”

Draw me Here, amongst my rumpled clothes Arms outstretched Grasping Though my soul knows It's time to let go. Grab my satin robe The red one, hanging on the door…

Picture of the Day -“Shadows & Leaves”

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Undoing Depression

I love the subtitle of Richard O’Connor’s Undoing Depression: “What Therapy Doesn’t Teach You and Medication Can’t Give You”… because… it’s always felt to me that there was something… some component… that…

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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…

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Bio Moment – A long story & A bonus musing at the end

29 Oct 20207 Dec 2020

Facebook is so kind to bring up memories from past years. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, always a peek into what was going on in my head that same day last…

Picture of the Day -“Autumn Gate”

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Little Book of Stress Relief

18 Oct 202018 Oct 2020

The Little Book of Stress Relief by David Posen, MD is not a heavy book… and by that, I mean, physically or emotionally. The cover is inviting and beautiful. The chapters are 1…

Picture of the Day -“Storm’s-a-Brewin’”

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – As a Man Thinketh

11 Oct 202011 Oct 2020

"A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth.…

Bonus Picture of the Day -“More Oranges”

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Hero Within

8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020

No matter how much people want to feel loved, appreciated, and a part of things, they will be lonely until they make a commitment to themselves, a commitment that is…

Picture(s) of the Day – Clouds

8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – This is Me

"Honeybees are meaningful to me because technically they’re not supposed to be able to fly. We know they do, but in the 1930s, French scientists ‘proved’ they couldn’t. Their reasoning…

From My Bookshelf

The Power of Eight – It’s a miracle

I've been wanting to talk about this book for quite some time. Something has wiggled its way into my sharing - and even today, it's probably not the best day…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – I’m OK – You’re OK

“Three things make people want to change. One is that they hurt sufficiently. They have beat their heads against the same wall so long that they decide they have had…

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How are we doing?

So, I’ve lost about ten pounds since we stopped eating meat. Only 100+ more to go. 🙄 I kinda digress, yes here, at the very beginning of the post. 🤣…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Secret of the Shadow

“Embracing our dark side gives us a new found freedom to be with the darkness in others. For when I can love all of me, I will love all of…

Picture of the Day & A Movie – “Earthing”

14 Aug 202028 Oct 2020

Look at this beautiful green grass! I have watched a wonderful movie on YouTube that I want to share with you. This photo reminded me of it!It's an hour and…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Begin with Yes

13 Aug 202013 Aug 2020

Begin with Yes by Paul S. Boynton is easy reading and the message itself is simple: Begin with Yes. Then how come it took me 64 pages to say, “Oh! I get…

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Old Lady & the Buffyverse

21 Jul 202011 Aug 2020

What is an old lady like me doing watching a series about teenaged vampire slayers? Good question! Sit in a comfy chair with a cup of herbal tea (or in…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Down Came the Rain

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…

Picture of the Day -“Almost Summer!” 🌞

Picture of the Day -“After the Storm”

Isn't it the truth? In weather and in life!

Picture of the Day -“Spring has arrived!”

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Easy like Sunday – Recalibrate

24 May 202025 May 2020

Once upon a time, I wanted to live in a yellow house with a potter's wheel in the small artist's studio out back, a sparkling blue swimming pool, art in…

Picture of the Day -“Hurry up, Spring!”

Picture of the Day -“Ghandi says…”

From My Bookshelf

the power of you – Yes, with lower case letters

23 Apr 202023 Apr 2020

“Fear hates daylight, so it usually comes by cloak of darkness to haunt. It arrives when you’re not at the helm when you’re not really conscious of your own thinking.”…

From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – The Fourth Instinct

There is no coming to consciousness without pain. – Carl Jung After a few days of painful reflection into my past… I’m turning around. The Fourth Instinct by Arianna Huffington (yes,…

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Someone dies from suicide every 40 seconds

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