The Power of Words
I’ve been pondering the many aspects of my upbringing lately, particularly areas that stand out as having shaped me. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with words – their meaning, origin and impact.
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What door would you walk through? ~ PERSONALITY TEST ~ Pick the door that looks the most appealing to you. This might reveal a few things about your personality. Let us know what door you picked and if the answer was accurate for you. 1 – You are a fun individual that likes to keep things…
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The Power of Our Beliefs I met up with an old friend the other day. We haven’t seen each other for a couple of years and it was lovely to get a blast from the past. He said “old age has got the better of me” and I could ‘see’ the physical slowing down of…
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A Contemplative Nature With recent planetary activity in the form of recurring eclipses and global unrest, I know I am not alone in experiencing varying degrees of disruption within and without. It has been brought to my attention a couple of times of late, by individuals who were ‘brave’ enough to let me know that…
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Changing Tides Today’s observations are not from a movie, but a scene in my own life… One of my favourite things to do is watch the waves crash onto the shore at the beach. This morning my attention was drawn to the after effects of the crash, with the water pulling back in al its…
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When we are young, until age seven, we live in the realm of our IMAGINATION, absorbing the world and all it has to offer. Our subconscious does not distinguish between right and wrong, good or bad, it just takes it all in. Takes in all the delights, joys, celebrations, judgements, limitations, pains and fears of…
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When things are going well, when we feel balanced and resourced, our defences automatically lower. Guards are down as we open up, available to fully experience conversation, interaction and exchange. How wonderful life is in this landscape of richness. During such a conversation, we may be triggered by something that’s said or done and the…
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After a meditation session, healing, workshop, retreat or yoga class we are likely to feel varying degrees of euphoria. A part of us thinks ‘this is it’, because it is! Another part of us thinks ‘that’s it, forever’ At those times we are experiencing the light, we feel free, at home and wonderful. We felt…
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At the beach this morning I observed a young family making the most of the morning cool before the heat of the day. Splashing knee high in the water was Mum, Dad, son about two and a half and daughter about one and a half. From an idyllic, peaceful and playful scene emerged some light…
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Natural order is an ever changing, ever evolving, fluid and never static phenomena that is consistently seeking balance. Our bodies and minds operate in a similar fashion. When a new piece of information is given to the brain it sets about finding the place where the new input ‘fits’ in amongst the pre-existing data, eternally…