Author Archives: nandajurela

Thanksgiving Potluck In 2015

Thanksgiving Potluck Guests: Yes, they do know how to have fun and hold an interesting conversation and make a party a success and they are crafty chefs and foragers, even elegant and creative souls. But what keeps bringing us together is that the main people here are role models. Examples of hard back and softContinue reading “Thanksgiving Potluck In 2015”

Under Your Nose

Nonparticipation with evil is a pretty good choice. Engagement with the good is a higher choice. But sometimes you don’t see it, the good, although it is under your nose; and sometimes it smacks you awake, because it is under your nose: it smells so fresh, so good. You let your eyes wander and youContinue reading “Under Your Nose”

Canadian Thanksgiving In 2016

I appreciate the harvest of this year, the lovely sunlight, the pretty late bloomers in the garden, the taste of the newest vegetables, the scent of the apple trees, a pair of sweet brown eyes that are looking at me right now, the chuckles of my friends in the background working on the potluck brunch,Continue reading “Canadian Thanksgiving In 2016”

Beauty Recipes For the Adult Woman

Eat a poor person’s diet: food from the land, not from a fast food chain. Spend no money or time on vices. Stay out of bad relationships. Be a person, not a doll. Care deeply about something: it will show on your face as kindness and love. Learn new things and new skills. Spend timeContinue reading “Beauty Recipes For the Adult Woman”

Plunge Into It

Your inner life always reveals to you where your inspiration is, through its message system of dreams, feelings, the sense of “here is my home” and “ooh, that is so rrrightttt!”. Plunge into it. I have never quite accepted the theory of unworthiness, as in “I am unworthy of..” — likely because those who usedContinue reading “Plunge Into It”

Going Forward

The unconscious mind is almost always smarter than the conscious mind. Why is that? Maybe we grasp a situation through the body in a much fuller way than through the strictly logical brain. Maybe our thought patterns are somewhat limiting too… But our physique with all its senses pick up what we can’t fathom andContinue reading “Going Forward”

The Mind Is A Tool — And Not a Waste Basket

The least thoughtful comment sticks in the mind for the longest time. But, your mind is not a container for people’s cluelessness and cruel, callous, careless garbage. It is not there for you to clean it and keep cleaning it. (That is an ongoing job but not a priority. Quite like cleaning your house; itContinue reading “The Mind Is A Tool — And Not a Waste Basket”

Who Stood Out Because Of Their Kindness?

When someone looks for ways to make you laugh, to make you smile, to endear themselves to you – that may be their lucky charm, or their love. In the long run, you can breathe easier because someone so thoughtful and friendly is in the world with you. When someone looks for your triggers andContinue reading “Who Stood Out Because Of Their Kindness?”

Giver Of New Shoes

The person who has walked on eggshells too long will appreciate a great pair of walking shoes. If you are the one to provide them, you will vex the other who lived off the fear. But be clear on it: the beneficiary of fear doesn’t impress you at all. You are giving your gift toContinue reading “Giver Of New Shoes”

Cranberry Infused Water

Cranberries can be harvested now until the late fall. I am pleasantly surprised by how refreshing cranberry infused water tastes: it is tart, satisfying, quite complex, even luxurious. Cranberry flavoured water has many health benefits. It is a great immune booster. The good news is that prep time is super short. Drop a few cranberriesContinue reading “Cranberry Infused Water”

The Good Work Of Others Is Theirs. It Is Yours Too If You Follow Their Example.

Someone who has been using her/his mind for a long time will not change just because you show up. Someone who has been using his/her heart for a long time will not change just because you show up. You can be a positive influence, or you can be someone they want to forget. It isContinue reading “The Good Work Of Others Is Theirs. It Is Yours Too If You Follow Their Example.”

Growing And Keeping a Garden

After I work in my front yards, back yard, or vegetable garden, I feel accomplished, my mind is clear, and my mood is mellow. Of course, it is uplifting to watch things grow and smell the aromas of the herbs, blossoms and leaves and imagine the dishes that they will become… It goes further thanContinue reading “Growing And Keeping a Garden”

Show Up For the Good

When you show up for the good, you do not only participate in and claim this success, you also f e e l successful. That too will let you tolerate the attitudes of your enemies who show up for the opposite things — to cheer for war, pain, discord, hatred, negativity — and the attitudesContinue reading “Show Up For the Good”

In Hot Water

When your gut urges you to do something, and your intellect tells you stories about why you shouldn’t, follow your gut. Your gut is closer to your conscience and intuition than your intellect will ever be. Let the intellect make sense of everything when you are relaxed and observant, not while you are in aContinue reading “In Hot Water”

“Keep Your Eyes On the Prize.”

In my dream, I am invited to a party, where my supposed love interest is showing up. I can not determine how old we are. We seem both our real ages and also younger than we are. His father, who wants his son to do as he says, involves me in a conversation, from theContinue reading ““Keep Your Eyes On the Prize.””

Forgiveness To The Past

In a dream last night I met a person from the past, a past long ago, with whom I had a rather difficult exchange, yet the feeling in the dream was like the feeling I have with a person I intensely love. Maybe that is a sign that the practice of sending the message ofContinue reading “Forgiveness To The Past”