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“Bring it on!” I affirmed. “Take all of it, I am willing to release it all! I can handle it!” Hahahaha!
“Bring it on!” I affirmed. “Take all of it, I am willing to release it all! I can handle it!” Hahahaha!
Because I’m fed up with feeling that my feet are nailed to the floor in some areas of my life and moving forward feels like pushing porridge uphill, I adopted a rather gung-ho attitude when presented with an opportunity to get rid of the deeply held limitations that I hide from myself on a daily basis. Some may say I was a little foolish, naïve perhaps, others may be kind and say that it was brave.
Every year, the Environmental Working Group, which is a non-profit organisation based in the USA, publishes a list of the "Dirty Dozen," fruits and vegetables that their research shows has the highest amount of pesticides when grown conventionally.
Every year, the Environmental Working Group, which is a non-profit organisation based in the USA, publishes a list of the "Dirty Dozen," fruits and vegetables that their research shows has the highest amount of pesticides when grown conventionally.
Sadly there is not an up to date UK equivalent but seeing as we import so much of our produce, I’m guessing that it’s fairly accurate for the UK too. At the very least, its food for thought, pun most definitely intended.
Sadly there is not an up to date UK equivalent but seeing as we import so much of our produce, I’m guessing that it’s fairly accurate for the UK too. At the very least, its food for thought, pun most definitely intended.
To find out what's on the naughty or nice this year, click here
To find out what's on the naughty or nice this year, click here
"They wouldn’t let us use them if they weren’t safe, would they?"
"They wouldn’t let us use them if they weren’t safe, would they?"
Technology is wonderful and can benefit mankind greatly. The story of the last 5000 years is of incremental technological advances, success and the progressive empowerment of humanity with the opportunity to raise human consciousness.
Technology is wonderful and can benefit mankind greatly. The story of the last 5000 years is of incremental technological advances, success and the progressive empowerment of humanity with the opportunity to raise human consciousness.
Click here to read more of Dr Andrew's fascinating insights on the use of technology in today's society.
It may surprise and astound you to learn that some multi-million dollar construction companies have been known to plough a huge amount of resources into building a high-rise structure, only to demolish it some 50 stories out of the ground because in the middle of the building process, they were granted planning permission to add another 25 stories to the original design. Apparently from a financial point of view, the return on the larger building easily covers the cost of the original construction, the demolition and the rebuild and yields a healthy profit as well.
Wow! Well that is what I thought when I learned of this, wow and what a waste of resources. However now, seen as a metaphor for part of life's journey, it all makes sense.
I don’t know about you but I have often consciously set an intention to have and to be more, much, much more. To have more clarity, more abundance, more love, more patience, more compassion, more understanding, slimmer thighs…the list goes on. Having set a clear intention, I put it to one side. At some point further down the line my life starts to fall apart! I find myself surrounded by chaos, the wheels are falling off and everything is turning to custard.
Well for a start they appropriated the Greek Gods and renamed them. The Gods that punished and tricked humanity and that needed to be appeased, sometimes requiring the blood sacrifice of beloved family member. Next they hijacked the teachings of Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose message was one of love, forgiveness and redemption. Then they mixed it all up, threw in some Old Testament for good measure and we ended up with a Christian God with anger management issues, hellfire and damnation. Yes it’s a very simplified account but you get my drift.
Whether we were raised in a Christian family or not, the belief that we are all inherently bad people and that we deserve to be punished appears to be ingrained in our collective consciousness.
“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me…and I’m feeling good”
“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me…and I’m feeling good”
We’ve all heard this quote attributed to Henry Ford, ‘If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got’. Now although I can take issue with the grammar, I cannot fault the logic.
If you want to alter your destination you need to change direction, simples. Even a small change in your course can dramatically alter the destination. Changing one or two degrees at the beginning of your journey results in a difference of many miles by the time you arrive.
All you have to do is decide. Decide to take the time to look at where you want to be or even who you want to be. Don’t be put off if it seems a long way from where you are now, as I said, just a small change in your course can dramatically alter your destination. However, you won’t know that unless you take the time to look!
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“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me…and I’m feeling good”
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If you have any thoughts or comments you would like to share, we would love to hear from you.
A couple of poems to ponder and enjoy
A couple of poems to ponder and enjoy
The Guest House
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honourably.
still, treat each guest honourably.
He may be clearing you out
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes,
Be grateful for whatever comes,
because each has been sent
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
as a guide from beyond.
Rumi
Rumi
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
love what it loves.
Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting --
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting --
over and over announcing your place
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
in the family of things.
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
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