“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “It might have been”.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut Ben and I came home from holidays with the world’s worst gastro bug. Due to illness-induced misery coupled with jet lag and insomnia, I was only ever awake at ridiculous o’clock, and never at blogging central time. Somewhere […]
Gratitude; A Way to Comfort Ourselves – Monday Oracle 27 March 2017
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Hello, Lovelies! Here’s the oracle card I have chosen this Monday, and my take on the energetic outlook for the week ahead. I use any oracle or tarot cards shown as a […]
Vale, Tony, my precious friend
“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people […]
Travelling With Bukowski
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I always travel with a book. Sometimes several. But this trip I decided to load e-books on my kindle, as […]
Choosing Joy Now! – Monday Oracle for 20 March 2017
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Hello, Lovelies. The oracle card I have chosen to guide us this week is ‘Joy’ from the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Deck by Tori Hartman. If you read my forecast for March, you’ll remember […]
Mala Beads – How To Be Calm Anywhere!
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” ~ Pema Chödrön Sometimes I find myself in stressful situations or noisy places where I want to calm myself, soothe anxiety or practice mindfulness, and where my normal meditation techniques aren’t effective or appropriate. Take travel for example. Travel can mean crowded […]
Highlights of Cebu
“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.” ~ Elbert Hubbard I’ve been in Cebu the past several days, attending a wonderful conference for entrepreneurs. (Thank you, Chris Ducker!) While I’ve been here I have also made healing mandalas for my morning meditation each day, I have […]
Let There Be Sleep!
“We went down into the silent garden. Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. Everything is transfixed, only the light moves.” ~ Leonora Carrington My conference here in Cebu is drawing to a close. Last night we finished the formal activities with a White Party on the beach. A fabulous […]
The True Cost of Dreams – Monday Oracle 13 March 2017
“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Hello, Lovelies. The oracle card I have chosen to guide us this week is ‘Wisdom’ from the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Deck by Tori Hartman. If you […]
Letting Myself Cry…
“The cure for anything is salt water. Sweat, tears, or the ocean.” ~ Isak Dinesen It’s been building up for a while. I do my best to manage it. I meditate twice daily. I ground myself. I sit in awareness and go gently when I need to. But it’s never enough… All the […]
Morning Healing Meditation Mandalas
“Outside the open window The morning air is all awash with angels.” ~ Richard Wilbur, Collected Poems, 1943-2004 “The period between four and six in the morning is called the Brahmamuhurta, the Brahmic time, or divine period, and is a very sacred time to meditate. ” ~ Swami Satchidananda, The Yoga Sutras And now […]
Highlights of Vietnam
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” ~ Lao Tzu Vietnam has been a fabulous holiday – full of delicious food, temples, crystals, lots of opportunities for meditation and quiet time, and for immersion in the hustle and bustle. One of the best things about this trip has been […]
Is Perfection Your Secret Disease? – Oracle for Monday 6 March 2017
“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.” ~ Leonard Cohen Hello, Lovelies! The oracle card I have chosen to guide us this week is ‘Perfection’ from the Chakra Wisdom Oracle Deck by Tori Hartman. If you read my forecast for March, you’ll […]
Join Our Book Reading Challenge – March 2017
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ~ Mark Twain Do you love to read? In January a group of us embarked on the inaugural Cauldrons and Cupcakes Reading Challenge. Already we have read some fine books, and learned about new reading possibilities from our friends who have posted […]
The Energies of March – 2017
“Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.” ~ Albert Einstein “Systems and processes will always surpass motivation.” ~ Chris Matakas Hello, Lovelies Suddenly, here we are at March. It’s a pivotal month, because this is the month where we begin to realise that no matter how motivated we are, if […]