Squirming With Stuff

Clearing out “Stuff” is certainly confronting me with myself. BIG ENORMOUS SQUIRM I mean, it’s ridiculous how much I have and even more squirmy all the reasons why. When you start to shift the physical stuff it loosens all the emotional attachments and allows you to see more clearly what has gone on, and how on earth it all got here in the first place. Yesterday’s junk: I couldn’t say NO when people offered me...

The Miracle

  As we begin our week here’s a beautiful video from Mincha Moment to guide us on our way.   Thank you, thank you, thank...

Creating A Gratitude Book

As some of you will realise gratitude is a them of mine. Some time ago, months in fact, the idea came to me to start making Gratitude Books to give as presents.If we  record all the things we are grateful for, that we love and that make our hearts sing in one place we have it to turn to in the more troublesome times. When things feel tough and negativity threatens to engulf us we can open our book and remind ourselves of the bounty and beautiful we know...

Gift from the Heart

I’m lucky enough to live close to a glorious expanse of beach called Tralee Bay. One end is sand and the other pebbles. When I need to clear my head and reconnect with the wonder of nature it is a wonderful place to go.  Painting of Tralee beach by local artist Alex Gourlay, of Port Appin Studios   A few weeks ago I walked with the intention of finding a heart-shaped stone. I wanted one for a gift I was making for a friend. Intention is a...

I could cry

I could cry. I witnessed my  4-year-old nephew getting VERY upset when told to stop playing a computer game on my daughters I-pod. I don’t care what arguments are thrown my way now I firmly believe that children and technology has been mishandled, mismanaged and mistaken. These companies know exactly what they are doing. They’ve got our beautiful children exactly where they want them; on the techno-merry-go-round and they will never let them...

How to Practice Gratitude

I am sharing this video about Gratitude because it is beautiful and has such a great message it deserves to be shared with the world. This video has been nominated for an 2013 Emmy, now you can see why. It come from Mincha Moment: taking time to be grateful,a place to find beautiful soothing videos that only take moments to watch and to learn about taking time, 2.30pm to be precise to BE GRATEFUL For more on gratitude see my earlier post: A...

A Revolutionary Act

Gratitude, an antidote to the industrial growth consumer society.  I’m studying a book called Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy. The study is via an on-line class provided byThe Centre for Resilience, Happiness and Positive Change. This week’s theme was GRATITUDE and we watched this video with Joanna Macy. I urge you to watch it too. GRATITUDE AS A REVOLUTIONARY ACT What an excellent idea. I like...