So, yes, today looked like it would be a total washout. I was facing the prospect of getting electrical work done at home, which meant the mains would be off for the better part of the day, for safety. Even with the fans on, the weather is quite warm and humid—imagine…
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Dadirri. inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness. Almost everyone, with very few exceptions, will agree that Nature has the power to heal. Spending a little time with her is perhaps the best way to connect with the Universe. Considering how busy life is, always on the run to finish that…
Do you have a pair of cozy slippers? Slippers you are really fond of? Those cushy ones, or maybe tattered ones you just can’t let go of, because they feel like home when you slip your feet into them? I have those. My home slippers are mismatched. One black one red.…
Today, take time to pause and breathe. Enjoy a small dose of positivity via this beautiful poem. The Goodness of Life Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life’s goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed.…
“What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.” I learned that poem by W.H.Davies in school and loved it. For some reason it has stayed with me, sitting in my mind, perhaps as a reminder for those days when I let myself feel…
Each year, I set myself a rough target for donating money to charities. This also helps me make plans in relation to how much work I need to do to be able to meet this goal. But as a freelancer, there are months when work is not as steady as I’d…
Stressed is desserts spelled backwards. I often wonder who came up with that, because seriously, it sounds like something from one of those “things you never say to diabetics” lists. And oh yeah, easier said than done, especially when you have to stay off all kinds of fattening things, if you…