One of the greatest sources of upset in our lives is the pain we feel other people have unjustly inflicted upon us. There are many adages about forgiving trespasses, among them: “Forgive but don’t forget” “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.”-Gandhi “To blame others for your misfortunes shows you […]
Something strange happened today. After we came to Spain, I have decided to get a driving license as I regretted not getting one in Ireland. I spent several weeks studying for a theory test in which not a single question was correctly translated into English. Many questions seemed to focus on what I would do […]
One of the things that I often wonder at after my meditation is how odd it is that there are whole parts of my body that my awareness barely frequents. I observed, for instance that there are certain parts of my head, chest and feet that I can feel instantly as soon as I think […]
PART 1: What are affirmation and how do they work? There is an undeniable link between our mind, spirit and body. Anything that we achieve in life generally starts by our own belief that we can achieve it and by our own desire to do so. Hence affirmations (the act of affirming something by repeating […]
Recently my husband and I decided to sort through everything we owned (the boxes in the attic, and things around the house). The idea was that everything we own should fit into five suitcases. At first my husband resisted the idea. He kept negotiating with me as he was rediscovering his childhood toys, drawings, poetry, […]
I have long been a fan of fermented milk products, kefir being my favourite among them. I will never be able to overlook the beneficial side effects of my nine day kefir fast, during which I saw cavities, dark spots and pimples disappear from my body, literally on a daily basis. However, it is […]
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