“Finland ranks as the world’s happiest country based on the 2021 report, with a score of 7.842 out of a total possible score of 10. The report writers credited the citizens of Finland’s strong feelings of communal support and mutual trust with not only helping secure the #1 ranking, but (more importantly) helping the country as a whole navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Finlanders felt strongly that they were free to make their own choices, and showed minimal suspicion of… Read more »
Healing Transformation Events & Blog - Inspiration
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Natural solutions for unnatural problems
This past month I have continued exploring my interest in mushrooms and plant communications. Findhorn Foundation Many years ago, I learned about a place called Findhorn in the north of Scotland. The area is now called the Findhorn Foundation and serves as an environmentally conscious, international spiritual community with a holistic education centre. The Foundation’s beginnings started when Eileen and Peter Caddy, their three children, and Dorothy Maclean found themselves in the north of Scotland, in Findhorn, wondering what to… Read more »
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Meditating
Meditating Last May I listened to a lecture on meditation by Nina Fry-Kizler. It was one of the free Friday lectures given by the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS). Fry-Kizler talked about how not all types of meditation suit all people. She walked us through three types of meditation – mindfulness, focused, and movement. Not all meditation involves sitting quietly with your eyes closed. I found the Movement Meditation interesting and invigorating. Nina’s talk got me thinking about meditation in… Read more »
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Entangled Life: a Book Review
Entangled Life How Fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures By Merlin Sheldrake | Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks (April 13, 2021) I have always been fascinated by mushrooms. I have taken many photographs of mushrooms growing out of dead logs in the forest. They seem to appear as if by magic after the rain. I learned some time ago, through the work of Paul Stamets, that mushrooms are the fruit of a… Read more »
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Hello Spring!
Well, spring has finally arrived. Everywhere I look I see crocuses and daffodils showing their full spring beauty. I planted pansies in one of my planters and then, when I thought the night would be too cold for them, I brought them in. I did not need too. They are very hardy and the ones I planted at my son’s house did not freeze. I also planted pea seeds. I checked this morning; they are not yet up. Only one… Read more »
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Sacred Cow: a book review
Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet by Diana Rodgers (Author), Robb Wolf (Author) | Self-published (July 14, 2020) Although I have tried at various times to become a vegetarian, I have never succeeded. So, I can say that I have always eaten meat. The articles I have read often cause me to feel quite guilty — even ashamed of my choice. I have to admit that I do not… Read more »
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New Beginnings — Spring
Well, the days are getting longer and warmer, so spring must be coming. Like many of you, I feel spring as a real relief from sheltering inside my home. It feels good to be outdoors. Last week on my walk, I saw the first daffodils poking through the earth. I took a photo of them today and they had grown about three times as big. With the trees, plants, and flowers turning green, I have begun to think about what… Read more »
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Waking Up to the Dark: a book review
Waking Up to the Dark Ancient wisdom for a sleepless age By Clark Strand | Illustrated by Will Lytle | Penguin Random House (April 28, 2015) Do you often find yourself awake in the middle of the night? If you do, what do you do? Do you toss and turn and try to force yourself back to sleep? Do you start to take medications that help you sleep through the night? Or do you just lay back and relax in a semiconscious… Read more »
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Take a fresh breath; and now jump into an ice bath
Wim Hof It was through my daughter, Tanya, that I first learned about Wim Hof. She suggested I listen to his podcast. I did and became intrigued. The Iceman Known as the “Iceman,” Wim Hof has done many way-out things in the cold: he climbed Kilimanjaro twice in a pair of shorts, ran a marathon north of the Arctic Circle in shorts, swam under a frozen lake in shorts (ok, probably a bathing suit), and he takes frequent ice baths.… Read more »
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NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE 2021
Happy New Year! These three words — Happy New Year — are full of new possibilities as we venture into the unknown world of 2021. My hope is that we all embrace it with an open heart. The world is in a state of amazing upheaval. None of us has ever experienced anything like this before on such a grand scale. Times like this can be the impetus for change – let’s make this happen! 2021 could be the year… Read more »