My book review of Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank, an easy/quick read, but the story line is a bit rushed.
A review of the wonderfully illustrated scientific book, The Universe Verse by James Lu Dunbar.
My review of Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Synopsis: When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?
My review of The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Synopsis: Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic. When her master, the husband who commissioned her, dies at sea on the voyage from Poland, she is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York in 1899.
My review of Thirty Scary Tales by Rayne Hall. These are definitely a must-read around Halloween to get yourself good and spooked and in the spirit!
It's true that people often lash out when they're hurting, hurt people hurt people. Here are tips to help stop yourself from hurting others when you hurt.
My book review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Truly a brilliant work of art, and a fractured fairytale to boot.
I confess that crying is unprofessional, but sometimes I can’t help it. I have this really annoying habit of crying when I’m frustrated or really angry. I don’t usually cry when I’m sad or depressed, but get me really red-hot angry and I’ll burst into tears. It’s something about not being able to express myself …
One of the most common (and annoying) parts of having PTSD is that you keep things inside yourself. Feelings, thoughts, emotions… It’s like you are wearing a mask and nice thick armor. Logical? Yes…
Respect yourself enough to say “I deserve peace,” and walk away from people or things that prevent you from attaining it. – Jerico Silvers The post I Deserve Peace appeared first on Live Life Happy.
What is this so called “gut-feeling”, is it same as intuition, is it “the heart” speaking to us, and how can we listen to it in all the chaos of our rational mind? Intuition literally means –“learning from within”. It is the art, though peculiar to the human mind, of working out the correct answer from all available data, which until then are latent in our consciousness, but awaken when we are in need. It is a divine “gift of knowing” given from ourselves to ourselves. Whether you call this “gift” a gut-feeling or tapping into your intuition or following
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.
It's only a few episodes into the new season of Love Island Games, and there's already so much happening. One particular participant of this season, Megan
