“The more she emptied her heart, the more it filled with hope“. This citation is from Amy Sue’s Nathan book Well behaved wives, and it hits with accuracy. Emptying the heart relates to events and feelings from the past, which sit weighing on us, until we release them to flow away, giving space to new […]
She was paying herself no mind, feeling coddled by suprise rainbows popping on the objects around the room while sun circled the building. For every 5 minutes of emotional upset we have, it takes our body eight hours to recover! The Toastmasters Open House meeting tonight was full and her ticket got canceled last minute. […]
A woman in retirement age leaves the big city, tired of being usually some three traffic jams from friends and adult kids not answering her calls, to warm south, a small town, hoping to find new friends quickly. Did she ever overestimated southern warmth… to strangers! It took ultimately not less than two years before […]
Some people benefit from every coffee they drink, and it does not depend as much on genetics, as on WHAT actually they are drinking. Lately I read about centenarians living in the Blue Zones, who drink daily Honey Coffee. It does not have anything to do with bees, though. Turns out, producing coffee is not […]
… or in parallel with reality others experience, is an interesting concept worth exploring. It inspires to do things that someone weighted with bad news, traumas, sadness, would never attempt because – why bother? Robert Greene, the best selling author of The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature, and […]
What comes to mind with ‘Thanksgiving’?Gratitude, Family, Pumpkin, Turkey, Bread, Apple Pie, Blessings, Greetings, Home, Cooking, Gathering, Seasons, Leaves… Unsettling times appreciate all the above even more. I am so thankful for people who care about me, support me in what I do and share my values. Pumpkin Year was 2016, Toronto west end. Note […]
Staying well in the Fall is fairly easy: hopefully we had a vacation one way or another, we bathed in sun and Nature, we have an abundance of fruits and vegetables in season, and we use essential oils in daily life. If you sense a ‘but’ following all that, there isn’t one. Inculpating others for […]
Should you be? And what does it even mean? Sanguine is an adjective, meaning optimistic or positive in face of difficulties. Change of season, change of climate, job, financial and physical stability, we are facing so many changes these days that not coping with them in a predetermined way may just pull the proverbial rug […]
Can you imagine a world where people could actually improve their own eyesight? Are you looking through your glasses? It’s good at first, but did you notice that with years going by, we need stronger glass, and even then things become blurry. Age related? Not as much as we may think. Daily habits and foods […]
