Celebrating Year of the Fire Rooster, 2017

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven … [Read more...]

My 5 Pocket-Sized Feminist Resolutions for 2016

Life and work and motherhood demand nearly all of my time. But there are still feminist actionable items that I can tackle this year. Here's how I can keep the work moving forward in small but important ways. (WOMENSENEWS)--Last year was a tough year, feminists. But then again, when has it not been a tough year for battling sexism and misogyny? And then Serena Williams was honored as the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, and I felt inspired once more. The allure of feminism, for … [Read more...]

Celebrating Chinese New Year, Feb 19, 2015

Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners. Originating during the Shang Dynasty (about 17th - 11th century BC), Spring Festival, which celebrates family reunion, is full of rich and colorful activities, and … [Read more...]

Celebrating Clarity and Manifestation of 2015

Manifestation Wisdom for 2015 @ Spirit Pond These are words from your essence, take from it what and how you wish, apply it in your life and watch your world: "Every end of year, I sit in deep silence as I sense the universal energies of the coming year. While 2013 was ushered by the amazing wave of transformation, last year 2014 was set deeper into the energy of transition. All old systems peaked and broke down in 2013, in 2014 they transitioned into change – where the old were discarded … [Read more...]

Kung Hei Fat Choi, Chinese NEW YEAR celebrated JAN 31, 2014

Chinese NEW YEAR - JAN 31, 2014 The Blessings of this year of the Horse~! Chinese New Year Eve usually is on 30th lunar day of 12th lunar month. However, a lunar month might have only 29 days. In this case, the Chinese New Year Eve becomes on 29th day of 12th lunar month. The next day will be a new moon day, which is the Chinese New Year Day. 2014 Chinese new year will falls on Jan. 31, 2014 (Friday). It will be the year of the wood horse. In Chinese, Chinese New Year Eve … [Read more...]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper highlights government’s 2012 achievements

Prime Minister Stephen Harper highlights government's 2012 achievements December 31, 2012 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement highlighting some of the government's significant accomplishments in 2012: "Throughout 2012, our Government continued to generate results for Canadians both at home and abroad. "First and foremost, we continued to successfully navigate the turbulent global economy in 2012, emerging with some of the strongest job … [Read more...]

INSPIRATIONAL WINDOW – New Year’s Planning

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10 Worst New Year’s Resolutions & How to Make Them Work

New Year’s Resolutions have been around a long time. Some of us make them half-heartedly, some of us do it with great purpose. Few of us actually achieve our goals by the end of the year. Maybe it’s because making resolutions just after the holidays is particularly bad timing, what with our tendencies to overindulge, overspend, and generally let the chips fall where they may. Or maybe it’s because we are completely unrealistic or entirely too vague with our resolutions. The good … [Read more...]

Rev. Elvia Nina, 2013 – a year of great Transformation

Welcome to 2013! The angels tell me this is a year of great transformation that will bring us joy and true abundance as we step into alignment with our collective purpose. What is our collective purpose? To be divine stewards of this new dawning of our planet. How do we do this? By setting our own personal GPSs to the direction of our angelic guidance...aka living the life and doing the work we came into body to do. This means being clear with our intentions for the year to come as … [Read more...]

Rosh Hashana Eve ראש השנה – Yom Kipper‎

Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה‎, literally "head of the year"), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im ("Days of Awe") which usually occur in the early septentrional autumn. Rosh Hashanah is celebrated on the first two days of Tishrei. It is described in the Torah as יום תרועה (Yom Teru'ah, a day of sounding [the Shofar]). Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the shofar and eating symbolic foods such as apples dipped in honey. The Mishnah … [Read more...]

WOMEN in RECOVERY – Letting Go

A Celebration of Women   Take all emotions and put them on the shelf, walk into the future and say to yourself:  " I AM WOMAN & I AM WORTHY!" _________________________ An Affirmation for Letting Go Larry James I am willing to trust. I know that to the degree I am willing to give up my search for a healthy love relationship, I can have it. I know I can have whatever I am ready and willing to receive. Individual receptivity is everything. Without it, nothing changes. With it, … [Read more...]

CelebrateLove.com, ‘Make Your Relationship a Contact Sport‏’

Make Your Relationship a Contact Sport Barbara Peters, Guest Author Does that sound a little quirky to you? Think about it – what’s more exciting than touching and being touched, on and off your love field?   As a couples relationship therapist, one thing is evident every single day in my office. Almost all the people coming through my door are looking for physical touch. They want it, crave it, need it, but many times just don’t have it. Touching has become elusive … [Read more...]

New Year’s Day 2012 – Celebrating the History herein !

New Years Day January 1, 2012 __________________________ The celebration of the new year is one of the oldest holidays. Many believe it was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago it marked the first New Moon after the Vernal Equinox. The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days. How did New Years Day move from the summer to the winter? A good question, especially since the spring is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. Today New … [Read more...]

Cortney Litwin @ Your 2011 Astrology Forecast

Your 2011 Astrology Forecast By Cortney Litwin Happy New Year!   Several significant planetary shifts are taking place in 2011, which in turn may produce some changes, breakthroughs and opportunities in your own life. Let’s take a look at the major influences in the coming year to see what the cosmos has in store for us.       Jupiter: Your Luck and Opportunities Jupiter in Pisces: Until January 21, the planet of expansion, higher learning and good fortune will be transiting through the last … [Read more...]

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