New Beginnings … “There is no protection in these walls, only in virtue.” Brahma Baba The month of January is significant for many people in some way or another. January marks the start of a New Year which stimulates us to begin new things or start over. This may take the form of a […]
Aruna
Goodbye 2023 – Hello 2024
Goodbye 2023 – Hello 2024 Hello Folks, Greetings for the season and wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year. Instead of my usual New Year letter, I decided to do things slightly differently this year. After many years living in various countries, it is now a year and seven months since I […]
Bless the World this Christmas and Bless Yourself
Bless the World this Christmas and Bless Yourself Sprinkle some love, peace and happiness this Christmastide… This is the time of goodwill to increase our compassion and generosity for others, and we should not be too limited in sharing our blessings. Christmas is the season to open both our heart and our hand, a […]
Mind Your Mind
Mind Your Mind “Words are things. You must be careful, careful about a calling people out of their names, using racial, pejoratives and sexual pejoratives and all that ignorance. Don’t do that. Someday we’ll be able to measure the power of words. I think they are things. They get on the walls. They get in […]
Peel Off Those Labels
Peel Off Those Labels Just how many labels do we wear? No, I am not referring to branded goods! I am talking about the number of identities we accumulate over time. In fact, each and every relationship we have reflects something about our identity back to us through other people. Each identity is telling us […]
The Millionaire Mindset
The Millionaire Mindset Contrary to popular opinion, millionaires (these days, only those who have accumulated 25-30 million are considered to be rich) have not inherited their wealth, they are self-made, often come from ordinary families, many dropped out of school, and they work very hard, up to 60 hours a week, even when they have […]
Happy Diwali: It’s Time to Switch Our Lights Back On
Happy Diwali: It’s Time to Switch Our Lights Back On Diwali is known as the festival of lights. This is the time to ignite a light in every home; to share sweets; to meet family and friends; for dancing and firecrackers; and newness and spring cleaning. Yet it is not just a time to light […]
Lies and Deception
Lies and Deception “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” Sir Walter Scott We have all told a white lie at some time, and at other times it may have been a blatant porky! Why do we do it? Is lying a reflex? Is lying a form of protection? […]
The Giving Tree – My Mother Earth
THE GIVING TREE Once there was a tree. And she loved the little boy. And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves, and make them into crowns and play king of the forest. He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and when he was tired, he […]
Raise Your Vibration
Raise Your Vibration With all the gloom and doom we keep hearing in the news and in our everyday conversations, it’s so easy to get sucked into the negativity of fear and terror, and to feel low and depressed. This is the time in which, while the ‘leaders of the world’ make their plans, the […]
Gracious Goodness
Gracious Goodness “Grace is a free gift from God, but to receive a gift you must have open hands.” Philip Yancey Grace used to be a popular name, but one that is not often used nowadays. Grace suggests a mode of bearing that is both modest and respectful. To be gracious is such a good […]
Who or What is Bothering You?
Who or What is Bothering You? “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung Why do we become irritated and impatient with certain people and situations? Who has the problem? Is it them? Or is it us? Who is experiencing the reaction? That one has the problem, […]