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Whispered Word: Simplicity

29 Jan 202329 Jan 2023
From My Bookshelf

The I Ching Workbook – It’s Complicated

29 Oct 2022
I have a deck of cards using I Ching and also The I Ching Workbook by RL Wing - both given to me by my mother. Mom has had extraordinary…
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

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…
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,…
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

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…
From My Bookshelf

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…
Self-Help Whispering

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!
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?* – 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…
Photography…

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.
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

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…
From My Bookshelf

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…
From My Bookshelf

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…
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 -“After the Storm”

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

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

13 May 202013 May 2020
From My Bookshelf

Remember this one? – Living The Truth

5 May 202016 Jul 2022
Living The 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…
Photography…

Picture of the Day -“Ghandi says…”

25 Apr 2020
From My Bookshelf

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…
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!…
From My Bookshelf

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…
Photography

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…
From My Bookshelf

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.…
From My Bookshelf

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…
Photography

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

5 Dec 2019
Is this not a stunning view?
From My Bookshelf

Do it Anyway – The Paradoxical Commandments

4 Dec 20194 Dec 2019
It would make more sense if I began with the book Anyway by Kent M. Keith. I know this. The trouble is, I don't have that book, I have this…
From My Bookshelf

Finding Hope in the Age of Melancholy – Beveled pages, cut heart

15 Nov 201930 Apr 2022
My copy of Finding Hope in the Age of Melancholy by David S. Awbrey is stunning! The pages are beveled along the edges ... you know how I love that!…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Steering by Starlight

13 Nov 2019
Well, actually, that may be a far stretch considering Oprah has been around for-freaking-ever! However, Steering by Starlight is the kind of book you may have expected me to write about already. Martha…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“Rest”

25 Oct 2019
My friends, I've done too much, too soon. My hand is doing "okay" but I may end up with a divot in it where the stitches dissolved and it pulled…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Girl on the Train

25 Sep 201925 Sep 2019
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is kinda/sorta like the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Not in their storyline… but in the way, they are told. See, they both…
From My Bookshelf

Save-My-Life School – Raw, Ouchie and Beautiful

10 Sep 20199 Oct 2019
Sometimes, after finishing a book, I sit back, close my eyes, and consider what I've just been privileged to experience. Save-My-Life School by Natalie Harris is one of those times...…
From My Bookshelf

Toxic Parents – Emotional aftereffects

2 Sep 201916 Mar 2022
Trigger warning: Discussion of abuse. No details, no photos. Toxic Parents by Dr. Susan Forward has been patiently sitting on my shelf waiting for me to pick it up and write…
From My Bookshelf

Full Catastrophe Living – Reminds me of someone I know (Hint: it’s me!)

25 Aug 20199 Oct 2019
"This book is an invitation to the reader to embark upon a journey of self-development, self-discovery, learning, and healing." From page 1 of the Introduction- Stress, Pain, and Illness: Facing the…
Self-Help Whispering

The Empath Experience – A woman after my own heart!

14 Aug 2019
Two hours ago, I sat down to write this post. I got it started and then remembered that I wanted to download my Instagram content, so I popped over there…
From My Bookshelf

The Celtic Book of Living and Dying – Mystical Journey

29 Jul 20199 Oct 2019
Outside, rain wets the leaves; White-caps on the ocean waves; sea-foam on the shore Understanding is the light of mankind. (Welsh) Funny, I couldn't find The Celtic Book of Living…
From My Bookshelf

Women Food and God – And Banana Bread

17 Jul 20199 Oct 2019
You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall…

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