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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…

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Fear does not prevent death it prevents life – Author unknown but I could have said it myself

13 Apr 20224 May 2022

As I drove into the driveway last night after work, I looked up and saw my headlights illuminating a vine-y heart. I pulled out my phone and snapped this shot.…

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Bio Moment – Spring Cleaning

9 Apr 202210 Apr 2022

I have a lot to tell you today! First of all, I want to apologize for the vagueness of something I said in a post last week. (Link here -…

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…

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Bio Moment – Things & Stuff

17 Mar 202218 Mar 2022

Where does the phrase, “Things & Stuff” come from? In *our house* it came from Tess. You’ve heard about her before. She’s the cat that saved my life. No small…

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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…

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Dad – And then, there were the feathers…

24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022

I’ve struggled with how to write today’s post. It’s been one year today since Dad travelled to that great unknown… And, being honest, this grieving process has been very different…

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,…

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A Note For YOU! At Your Fingertips!

24 Jan 2022

In late December, I was involved in a kitchen catastrophe! I was splitting peas after a long day in the fields and didn’t notice that I’d picked up a machete…

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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.

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A Happy Update – Including fluorescent zig-zags

27 Nov 202127 Nov 2021

Yesterday, as most of us were taking one last call for the road, I started noticing the flashing lights on the periphery of my view. Crap! Ocular migraine! I had…

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Mutant Message Down Under – Hoofy Heels

24 Nov 202128 Nov 2021

Born empty handed, Die empty handed. I witnessed life at its fullest, Empty handed ~Marlo Morgan First things first... In going through my research for this post, I remembered I'd…

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Happy Thanksgiving, Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

11 Oct 202111 Oct 2021

I am in bed, writing with one finger on my phone. You know it’s important when I struggle through fat-finger syndrome! lol I took this photo two days ago, nearing…

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The Year of No nonsense – Perfect for this moment!

6 Oct 2021

The title to chapter 4 of The Year of No Nonsense is the crux of why I love this book. The chapter is called, "Breaking Up with the Lies We…

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Picture of the Day & Haiku- “Weeds”

3 Jun 2021

You shouldn’t be here You’re nothing but a nuisance I lied. You’re stunning!

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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…

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Remember this one?* – Waking Up to What You Do

15 May 2021

Waking Up to What You Do by Diane Eshin Rizzetto is not one of my old books just hanging out on the shelf. It’s a “new to me” book that I…

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…

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Picture of the Day – A Haiku- “Hello darkness, my old friend”

1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020

Alone with his thoughts Deep inside his hoodie world The darkness lives there.

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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…

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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…

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Diana, Herself – Women, you NEED to read this book!

7 Aug 202014 Aug 2020

I have just finished the most spectacular book (!!!!) called Diana, Herself by Martha Beck. She is a prolific self-help author. And a little head's up: I've written about her…

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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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Healing the Child Within – For Crying Out Loud!

3 Aug 20203 Aug 2020

Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear for I wear a mask, a thousand masks, masks that I'm afraid to take off, and none…

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Bio Moment – Earthy Language

25 Jul 202012 Aug 2020

Back about fifteen years ago, my mom told me that her housekeeper had called me, "Earthy" because I said someone was - and I quote - "an ass". She considered…

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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…

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Picture of the Day -“After the Storm”

11 Jun 2020

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

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Bio Moment – Shadows, Cats & Wolves

21 May 202021 May 2020

Okay, the featured photo is Bette. She and I are very much alike - we both appreciate deep relaxation, eating treats, are a bit on the chubby side, love to…

From My Bookshelf

The Collective Wisdom of High-Performing Women – Found: I didn’t know I was lost

16 May 2020

In that moment, I'd never felt more empowered. By holding people accountable for their actions and forgiving them, you let go of the negative energy - and release any power…

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Picture of the Day -A new box! With paper!! I must sit in it!!!

13 May 202013 May 2020

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Remember this one? – Living Your Truth

5 May 20205 May 2020

Living Your Truth by Dr. Keith Ablow sounds pretty straightforward. Live the truth. Easy-peasy. Not so fast. I have always considered myself an honest person. My mother will tell you I…

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Picture of the Day -“Ghandi says…”

25 Apr 2020

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Remember this one? – The New Codependency

6 Apr 2020

Melody Beattie is an extraordinary and famous author - for good reason. She's written fifteen books but her first one - Codependent No More - was a groundbreaking work. It was published…

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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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Remember this one? – Act Like a Lady (Think Like a Man)

11 Mar 2020

I dislike the title of this book. There. I said it. When I picked it up, I thought… what the heck does a comedian and game show host know about…

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Picture of the Day -“It’s glorious outside!”

7 Mar 2020

I will be back later today or tomorrow to write a proper post about how things seemed to turn around for me in the past few days! I am very…

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Easy like Sunday – Folks, I’m struggling

1 Mar 20201 Mar 2020

So... I have been so incredibly tired that I literally haven't read a book in weeks. This is totally not like me AT ALL! I so miss reading! It's the…

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Remember this one? – The Seat of the Soul

25 Feb 202025 Feb 2020

When it comes to writing about books, I try to juggle the topics and authors. One day, it’s a best-seller. The next, an important work that just hasn’t found its footing.…

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Remember this one? – An Untethered Soul

17 Jan 2020

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer is a beautiful book, inside and out. I got my copy at a used bookstore, which presented a gift I might not have appreciated…

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From me, to you! ❤️💥🌼

2 Jan 20202 Jul 2020

Once upon a time, there was a woman who had a million trillion thoughts, hopes, stories and dreams floating around inside her head. They sometimes fell out of her eyes…

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Picture of the Day -“Am I blessed, or what?”

5 Dec 2019

Is this not a stunning view?

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