Carmen Honaker – ‘Why are You Craving a Relationship?’

Why Are You Craving a Relationship? Are You a Relationship Junkie? The once-natural progression of finding a mate has drastically been altered by modern society. There is now a whole maze of confusing signals, strange rules, etiquette and behavioral patterns that can hardly be called “natural” and seem to be mastered only by the chosen few. We are, by design, social creatures. We want to belong and we want to be cared for. For some of us, this urge is so strong that it will override common … [Read more...]

Ness: A Mother's Story

  Ness: A Mother's Story A brief history. ...    I divorced a few years ago now, my husband was an alcoholic gambler.   "We had two beautiful daughters who are now 18 and 21. The eldest went off to university and returned 3 years later with an honours degree. The youngest (being most like her father) hated me for divorcing her dad and chose to live with him. Four years on, she has finally seen the light that her father stands in, for what it is...but this isn't a story about him...it's about … [Read more...]

Sister Sibling Rivalry: What does a Mother do?

      Sister Rivalry       "What does a Mother do? "    This morning, my work is disturbed by three almost grown women, aged 16, 18 and 20. These quasi 'Women' had exploded into an all out brawl over 'bras and panties'. At the top of their lungs, these three gals are waking the neighbourhood, taking each other's inventory for the last ten years, and all the while I sit, hiding in the shadows, dodging the bullets that so easily could be instantly redirected at guess who? Yes, you got it! … [Read more...]

Rev. Nina Roe: Dark Night of the Sensitive Soul‏

  Life can feel so hard sometimes. For those of us who are highly sensitive and heard to the subtler vibrations of existence, the pain and suffering can be overwhelming. For me in the younger years, this sensitivity was a gift that fueled an inherent sense of joy and gave me wings. Almost literally... Rev. Nina - age 3 Once I entered the school system, my sense of freedom changed. For the next 35 years of my life, I mastered the art of toning down and even tuning out my … [Read more...]

Holly Allender – St. Patrick's Day, Good Luck Charms

  Saint Patrick’s Day: Your Good Luck Charms   Buy or Make Your Own Luck   For many, St. Patrick’s Day can mean wearing green clothes to ward off being pinched, green beer and the occasional green bagel (that one has always mystified me – do we really need green bagels?).     For others, it’s a reminder of lucky charms like the 4-leaf clover, rabbit’s foot and other objects we hold dear because they hold some power for good luck. I am the last person to ask why folks carry a dead rabbit’s … [Read more...]

Holly Allender – St. Patrick’s Day, Good Luck Charms

  Saint Patrick’s Day: Your Good Luck Charms   Buy or Make Your Own Luck   For many, St. Patrick’s Day can mean wearing green clothes to ward off being pinched, green beer and the occasional green bagel (that one has always mystified me – do we really need green bagels?).     For others, it’s a reminder of lucky charms like the 4-leaf clover, rabbit’s foot and other objects we hold dear because they hold some power for good luck. I am the last person to ask why folks carry a dead rabbit’s … [Read more...]

Carole Somerville – Prophecies of Nostradamus, a woman’s perspective …

  Prophecies of Nostradamus     According to the 16th Century seer Nostradamus, the end of the 20th century would be a time of trauma and transition. He specifically mentioned the month of July 1999 as a time of some significance when there would be armed conflict and a massive weapon which could be chemical or bacteriological. This weapon would be the cause of many deaths. This prediction coincided with the last eclipse of the century which took place in August 1999. And this event, according … [Read more...]

The Wisdom of the Heart Sutra – Lasara Firefox Allen

    The Wisdom of the Heart Sutra Gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā      Arriving on the Other Shore of Consciousness   The Heart Sutra is a relatively well-known Buddhist text, considered to include some of the most core tenets or foundational teachings of the Buddhist system of belief. The Heart Sutra is the shortest of the sutras, but like a magical seed that contains the whole world, the Heart Sutra is a small phrase that contains a complete canon of spiritual teaching: Gate gate … [Read more...]

March 9 is 'Get Over It' Day – Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life

Good Riddance! By Carmen Honacker To celebrate and honor this, March 9 is 'Get Over It' Day! Check out the fun printable declaration of intent form. You can use it or share with friends and family if you feel they need to “get over it.”  We all have something we need to let go or get over in our lives. Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life     For most of us, it’s difficult to lose people we care about due to fights or fall-outs. Even when people just get weeded out during natural … [Read more...]

March 9 is ‘Get Over It’ Day – Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life

Good Riddance! By Carmen Honacker To celebrate and honor this, March 9 is 'Get Over It' Day! Check out the fun printable declaration of intent form. You can use it or share with friends and family if you feel they need to “get over it.”  We all have something we need to let go or get over in our lives. Change Your Vibrations, Change Your Life     For most of us, it’s difficult to lose people we care about due to fights or fall-outs. Even when people just get weeded out during natural … [Read more...]

Larry James: Nine Words Women Use. . . Today's Humor Break!

   A Celebration of Women shares some funny thoughts for one of our male friends, ....Larry James.     1. Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. 3. Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on … [Read more...]

Taryn Galewind, What is Meditation and How Can You Learn?

Find Your Center: Meditation Basics and Techniques What is Meditation and How Can You Learn?   "Meditate"   Sit still and listen...     Sit as still as the surface of a pond on a windless day. Listen so thoroughly that you hear the sound of silence. That’s meditation on a certain level, but it’s way too intimidating for beginners to understand (much less practice) such things. Let’s look at what meditation is, and see if you can learn how to meditate.     Some experts say meditation is … [Read more...]

Taryn Galewind – The Rewards of Gratitude

  Better Quality of Life: The Rewards of Gratitude   You have the daily gift of 86,400 seconds to spend as you will—and you can almost certainly afford one second for gratitude. Meister Eckhart von Hochheim, a German philosopher and mystic born in the Thirteenth Century, calculated the seconds in a day to remind his students that gratitude has rewards.       Here are ten for you to consider: 1. You’ll smile as you give gratitude for a favor done, and the doer will smile back. Laughter and … [Read more...]

Debbie Keil-Leavitt – Is There More to My Path in Life than My Sun Sign?

  Is There More to My Path in Life than My Sun Sign?   Were you shaken by the recent announcement by an astronomer that your sun sign is probably incorrect? This isn’t “news”—Western astrologers are well aware of the issue, and also have a valid basis for the zodiac we use. Don’t worry, and trust your sun sign as you know it.      Then again, the astronomer who caused the “viral” web reaction was only wrong about the knowledge of astrologers, not the glory of looking at the sky and the … [Read more...]

Taryn Galewind: Growth Through Sharing

Growth Through Sharing   Learning to Give  What gets bigger the more you give it away? Well, the old riddle is: What gets bigger, the more you take away? The answer is a hole. By changing the question slightly, we’ll find an intriguing answer. The more you give away, the more you may grow in spirit, in wealth, and in self.   Skeptical?       Have a look at the details: Growth in Business—expert entrepreneurs find, without exception, that giving something of the business to customers and … [Read more...]

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