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 […]
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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, […]
Raksha Bandhan – The Bond of Love and Protection
Raksha Bandhan – The Bond of Love and Protection Raksha Bandhan is an Indian festival that comes around once a year during the month of August. Set in a spiritual context, Raksha Bandhan is a beautiful silent ceremony that connects us with God in a most meaningful and subtle way. It reminds us of our […]
The Drama of Life – Seeing Benefit in the Game
The Drama of Life – Seeing Benefit in the Game “Often we don’t understand the scenes that unfold in front of us. Keep faith that life will give its explanation in time. Tell your mind. ‘Just wait and see.’” Dadi Janki Whether we have noticed it or not, we have all experienced in our lives that […]
Taking the Soul Journey
Taking the Soul Journey “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt It is a wise soul who checks where the energy of their mind is going. Are the thoughts being created constructive or destructive? Are those thoughts going to increase our power or make us more depleted? The […]
Super Sensitive People
Super Sensitive People “For the highly sensitive person, a little drizzle feels like a monsoon.” Anonymous Science tells us that highly sensitive people are affected by their environment and other people, more so than ‘normal’ people. Scientific research into these different personality types has coined the term “highly sensitive people” or HSP, because their central […]
