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New Moon In January, New Moon In Capricorn: What Will You Grow?

New moon is such a juicy time of the month: cleansing, balmy, receptive, and a tad electric.  I know that I am not the only person who likes the ambience on new moons. Many people, especially those who have an excess of heat in the body, in the emotions, or in the thoughts appreciate theContinue reading “New Moon In January, New Moon In Capricorn: What Will You Grow?”

Co-Weaving With the Earth

Loving the earth with your hands, your actions, your attitude is a powerful and powerfully unifying way to love yourself. Because the earth reciprocates the love it receives. You become more and more conscious of it once you give it a try. Everything alive appreciates love. (Except the human being, maybe, but that is aContinue reading “Co-Weaving With the Earth”

Be Angry Or Fix the Problem

You can be angry, or you can fix the problem. So what, if it takes years to fix? Is it better to search for all the reasons that will raise your blood pressure for a few hours and make you feel justified, even ardently “woke” for a few months, or is it better to pressContinue reading “Be Angry Or Fix the Problem”

How to Bring People Back From Delusion to What Is Real

This afternoon, I overheard this intelligent and useful approach when dealing with people who have been brainwashed and may be unable to admit it, but would benefit from your kindness and skill, so that they can leave the past in the past. … “There is something very powerful about being part of a group that taps intoContinue reading “How to Bring People Back From Delusion to What Is Real”

Early Morning Meditation Fruits

Your processing and your ability to respond to a situation (in the way that you desire) changes with the level of stress you are experiencing. The more aware you become of that, and of how much more you are being yourself when at ease and peace, the more compassion you can bring to others, andContinue reading “Early Morning Meditation Fruits”

Watershed

A good reminder of how interconnected we are with our watershed. Very sound points. Our culture needs more sanity to express caring rather than the controversies we get bombarded with every day that distract everyone from doing what is possible and from forging right relationships with the elements we depend on: water, air, and earth.Continue reading “Watershed”

Your Calendar In 2021

In less than two weeks, the US administration will change. It is my opinion that the president was a mirror to people who don’t want to learn and do their work, but sit on their gadgets every night to complain. Mind you, he had authority while he was complaining; he was not the helpless adolescentContinue reading “Your Calendar In 2021”

Born On This Day: Aloe Blacc

Here is a recent interview with Aloe. I mentioned him in my piece Projecting Into the Future: The Image of Success In Western Society – A Transformation From Charlie Sheen To Aloe Blacc https://nandajurela.com/2020/06/25/projecting-into-the-future-the-image-of-success-in-western-society-a-transformation-from-charlie-sheen-to-aloe-blacc/ I also feel that his 2020 album All Love Everything was the Album of the Year. Much appreciation to Aloe. Happy birthday,Continue reading “Born On This Day: Aloe Blacc”

A Satisfying And Friendly New 2021

to all my readers and bloggers whose writings I enjoy. My Thanksgiving cactus has opened its first blossoms. Last year around this time, the plant was young and tiny. In December 2019, I noticed small buds. They grew to almost the size of sewing pinheads. Then, the plant changed course. Where the buds had appeared,Continue reading “A Satisfying And Friendly New 2021”

Dance Into 2021

You have already reviewed 2020. Enough of that. You are quite aware of what you are taking into 2021. Aren’t you? Today is this year’s last opportunity to let go of stuff that you are leaving behind or using as compost. You can fight with the task of cleaning out your rooms with an attitudeContinue reading “Dance Into 2021”

Shedding Antlers In the Cold Season

You, whose power animal is the deer, may find it meaningful that this is the time of the year when deer leave their antlers on the ground for other animals to feed on. The antlers can be seen as the symbol of higher faculties, and since they are mostly made up of calcium, you canContinue reading “Shedding Antlers In the Cold Season”

New Year’s Week In 2020

In many ancient cultures, including the Chinese, homes are being cleaned before the New Year. If your home is spic and span and already welcoming of the New Year, clean it through smoke (herbs on coal), fire (candles), water (sprinkle with water and herbs) and air (open the windows and doors) to invite the bestContinue reading “New Year’s Week In 2020”

December’s Custom Of Spreading Love

Treat yourself to well-being on this day. Today is a good day for gratitude. Today is a good day for connection. If you are social distancing this year, connect with all you love through your heart centre and send them a sincere blessing for the year on the way. May everything that is good inContinue reading “December’s Custom Of Spreading Love”

A Week For Love In December

May the holidays refresh you and make you smile a lot. Use this time on what you need: a lucky break from routines, the opportunity to spend time on something that restores you or with good people, to observe the sacred in the land (post solstice), in the collective consciousness (festivities), in the generosity ofContinue reading “A Week For Love In December”

Fatherhood: Joseph, Jesus’ Father

It is strange that in all this time Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father, was never promoted as the role model for men, or a champion of masculinity – although he seemed to have it all. What do I mean by having it all? Kindness, love, patience, wisdom, emotional intelligence, the gift of intuition, integrity, a greatContinue reading “Fatherhood: Joseph, Jesus’ Father”