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Keepsake For Winter

The scents of summer are fabulous. When the sun heats up the soil in the morning, and the aroma of grass, herbs, weeds, flowers, leafy bushes and maturing fruit rise in the air… There is nothing like it. The sun makes even the concrete smell better… Ha ha. The sun shines on everything. It enablesContinue reading “Keepsake For Winter”

India’s Independence Day

Happy holiday to my friends in and from India. India’s old traditions of consciousness shifting through meditation and mind-body integration through yoga have blessed the world of today. May the ancient wisdoms live through us in ways that make coexistence, compassion and joie de vivre possible, even desirable. My gratitude to India. 15 August 2014Continue reading “India’s Independence Day”

To Mikao Usui In 2017

Mikao Isui was born 152 years ago. #reiki #founder It is easy to honour him as an elder and teacher, because the traits I like most about me have to do with my practice of reiki. It is good to notice that a different potential was there too, and could have been developed without reiki,Continue reading “To Mikao Usui In 2017”

The Practice Of Blessing Others and Self

The secret art of inviting happiness:the miraculous medicine for all diseases. Just for today ☆ do not be angry☆ do not worry☆ be grateful☆ work with diligence☆ be kind to people Every morning and evening, join your hands in meditation and pray with your heart. State in your mind and chant with your mouth. ForContinue reading “The Practice Of Blessing Others and Self”

Arigato Gozaimasu, Mikao.

I keep a picture of him near my desk, so I write in a good spirit, and one on my fridge, so I remember to bless the food, while I prepare it, with my palms. When I write really well, he seems to be beaming. And before I open the fridge, I wink at him.Continue reading “Arigato Gozaimasu, Mikao.”

To Mikao Usui In 2015

150 years ago, Mikao Usui was born, the founder of reiki. He couldn’t have known the impact he would have one day. He simply did what he knew: he offered a method of hands-on-healing and daily attitudinal adjustment to gratitude, respect of all contacts, ancestors and teachers, reduction of worry and anger, and mindfulness atContinue reading “To Mikao Usui In 2015”

Mikao Usui, Born 155 Years Ago

Just for today I am grateful to Mikao Usui’s birth and life and legacy. Just for today, I find his warm, sunny and generous nature in this warm, sunny and generous day. Just for today, I am grateful for the growing respect for all life on earth, nonhuman and human. A peaceable and loving disposition isContinue reading “Mikao Usui, Born 155 Years Ago”

Thanks to Barbara Sher

Barbara Sher would be celebrating her 85th birthday today. On her 80th birthday, I wrote about my gratitude to her: “What would Barbara Sher do? That is the question I ask myself when I want to give up on my dream – because it seems so far out of reach, or out of habit orContinue reading “Thanks to Barbara Sher”

Opportunist Wasp

Wasps are meat eaters, I learned this morning. I am not sure why I didn’t know that, maybe because wasps belong to the animals that interest me the least. (Except when they compete for the piece of fruit I have my eyes on too, or when I get out of their way to avoid gettingContinue reading “Opportunist Wasp”

Sun On the Skin

Is there a better feeling than the sun on your skin? Well, perhaps there are a few things in life that are better, but you can count them on your one hand. … … If only the humming well-being of a sunlit day in August could be preserved for February and pulled out then —Continue reading “Sun On the Skin”

Waking Up In August

Is there anything more beautiful than the dawns of August? To me, the mornings of August are a symbol of perfection, and a reminder that perfection exists, during the rest of the year. 11 August 2015 #northernhemisphere #takingitin

August Is a Taste Of Perfection

In the Northern hemisphere, the month of August is perfection. The right climate all day, meteorites at night, cricket concerts, the electric vibe they add to the end of the day, the aromatic and rich splendour of the land. That is perfection. #alive #grateful 11 August 2016

Something In My Heart – The Key to Authentic Expression

A few years ago, just before coming out as a Recovering Artist (yes, there is such a thing, if you are an artist in hiding, and I was hiding behind supportive roles, mentoring, excuses, self-sabotage, frequently pulling myself out of situations that happened to me to wake me up to the truth that my lifeContinue reading “Something In My Heart – The Key to Authentic Expression”

Balance

Your decisions,whether you know it or not,will always be led by your heart or gut. The intellect on its ownis not strong or eager enough to follow throughon an idea without the support of your feelings. Always include your thinking into your decisions.Be an observer to your preferencesto learn about yourself.Let the witness in youContinue reading “Balance”

Mint Hibiscus Iced Tea

recipe and image by Womanio Ingredients• 4 cups boiling water• 4 hibiscus tea bags• 2 cups cold water• 2 cups apple juice• ½ cup mint leaves DirectionsSteep the tea bags and mint leaves in 4 cups of boiling water for about 10 minutes or until it is the strength that you want. Add the coldContinue reading “Mint Hibiscus Iced Tea”

Water With a Flavour

I bet you haven’t tried all of these. #savourthesummer #waterislife https://www.onecrazyhouse.com/30-ways-to-flavor-water/

Growing It: Attention, Encouragement, Action, Gratitude, Repeat

The quality you want to have more of, it is already there — right beside other things. Attention is love, in a real way. Therefore guide your attention toward the things you want to “grow” and enjoy more of. That will alter the proportions of everything that is present; at first in your mind, andContinue reading “Growing It: Attention, Encouragement, Action, Gratitude, Repeat”

“Gaia Is Always Open To Receive Reiki, Would You Agree?”

One of my reiki friends was sending reiki on Friday and asked in the reiki group: “The spot I picked at the stream was surrounded on all sides by tall mountains. As I closed my eyes, I felt my energies swirling and I envisioned it filling the canyon air. The winds were blowing and thenContinue reading ““Gaia Is Always Open To Receive Reiki, Would You Agree?””

If You Were Your Own Best Friend

If you were your own best friend, what advice would you give her (him)? Receive your advice, and take it — today. 10 August 2018

Choose the Best And Let Go Of the Rest

As you clear out your wardrobe and only keep clothes that suit you, fit well, excite you, flatter you, and make you happy, you can clear out your schedule and keep only habits that suit you, fit you well, excite you, flatter you, and make you happy. The process is a bit longer, but veryContinue reading “Choose the Best And Let Go Of the Rest”