Well here we are, 365 days later. We have arrived at my last post for the year. It is a little terrifying because I feel that I have to be profound and descriptive and draw all previous posts together for a grand finale. Or not as the case may be….. In actual fact I have [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Rising above a life interrupted – The End
Posted in Unfinished Business on December 31, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Rising above a life interrupted – Part Two… Dance, ritual and congregation
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever felt secretly relieved to have escaped the rituals, routines and ruts you were in at home-home? Part of you is happy to have gotten away from all those unwritten expectations and secretly feels sorry for all those still participating in the dance. And another part of you misses it and wants to find [...]
Rising above a life interrupted – Part One
Posted in Old Endings on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With only 3 days remaining of my 365 day challenge, I want to share the 3 major things that I have learnt, re-learnt or consolidated this year that help me to rise above a life interrupted. Let us start with the obvious one. Mystics and philosophers, religious leaders and even company CEOs have been heard [...]
Throat, Third Eye and Crown
Posted in Expat Health on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The upper chakras have a better chance of being in harmony when the lower ones are in balance. As human beings living in a human body having human experiences, we often only glimpse the possibilities of truly open upper chakras. And …. as I have only therefore days of my 365 blog challenge to go [...]
Listen to your heart
Posted in Expat Health on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is the ability to love without fear and without feeling self-conscious something that only happens in movies? In real life our investments in the people we choose to love can make us feel we have something to lose if we are too open about our feelings. So we often hedge our bets… just in case. And [...]
Wholeness, calm and peace
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When something affects us – either in a positive or negative way – we often feel a strong sensation in the centre of our chest, the pit of our stomach or in our gut. No coincidence there. The Solar Plexis (or Celiac Plexus) is at the centre of the body – and is the centre [...]
Feliz connections
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is nothing quite as disconcerting as celebrating a near and dear holiday in a country that doesn’t fully recognize that special day. It is like having a very special secret all to yourself that separates you from everyone. And separation is not what holidays and significant cultural days are all about. They are totally [...]
Expressing emotions and letting go
Posted in Expat Health on December 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Our Sacral or lower abdomen chakra is responsible for regulating and encouraging the expression of pure emotions. Not sure about you, but for me things like moving, Christmas and feeling out of control bring up some of the not so pure ones as well. We all experience emotions which invigorate or drain us and these [...]
Roots and leaves
Posted in Expat Health on December 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes in a new location, we feel disconnected from the place,the people, the food, the culture and the world as we know it. It can feel like living in a plastic bubble where you can see everything going on around you, but not feel a part of it. This disconnection is natural given the circumstances, however [...]
Gateways to consciousness
Posted in Putting it all together on December 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
During my first marriage, I often had laryngitis, sore throats, bad coughs, swollen glands in my neck and sometimes lost my voice for days at a time. It was all very frustrating as it went on for years. It was only after my divorce when mysteriously it all went away, that I made some discoveries. [...]
