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Finding Joe – The Hero’s Journey & Bliss

2 Jun 2021
“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

28 May 2021
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?

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

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…
Photography

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

22 May 2021
Photography

Picture(s) of the Day- Prayer Grotto

19 May 2021
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day – “Through the Woods”

16 May 2021
Photography

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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Everything about this…”

8 Jan 2021
From the benches to the crossroad to the water, the sky and the glorious tree!
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – The Happiness Project

25 Nov 2020
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…
Photography…

A poem -“Naked”

13 Nov 2020
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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Shadows & Leaves”

13 Nov 2020
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – Undoing Depression

12 Nov 2020
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…
Self-Help Whispering

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…
Self-Help Whispering

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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Autumn Gate”

28 Oct 2020
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…
Photography

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

15 Oct 2020
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.…
Photography

Bonus Picture of the Day -“More Oranges”

10 Oct 2020
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…
Photography

Picture(s) of the Day – Clouds

8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one?* – This is Me

3 Oct 2020
"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

18 Sep 202015 Sep 2021
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

12 Sep 2020
“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…
Self-Help Whispering

How are we doing?

11 Sep 2020
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

4 Sep 2020
“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…
Photography

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…
Self-Help Whispering

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

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…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Almost Summer!” 🌞

12 Jun 2020
Photography

Picture of the Day -“After the Storm”

11 Jun 2020
Isn't it the truth? In weather and in life!
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Spring has arrived!”

25 May 2020
Self-Help Whispering

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…
Photography

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

6 May 2020
Photography…

Picture of the Day -“Ghandi says…”

25 Apr 2020
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

14 Apr 2020
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,…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Going Within

11 Apr 2020
If you are anywhere *near* around my age, you know who Shirley Mclaine is… and you have some thoughts about her. Perhaps you remember her from her Oscar-winning turn in Terms of Endearment? Or that…
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – “Her name, Titanic”

29 Mar 202029 Mar 2020
March 29, 2020: Sometimes I feel led to share something and don't know why. This post jumped out at me today so I'm sharing it. It's one of my favorites!…

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