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THE MOON

2013-04-27T06:18:00.001-07:00

I would like to share an inspirational story dedicated to my dearest mom who passed away on the 27th January, 2013.

My mom was a firm believer in the energies of the full moon and used to do a full moon meditation each month. The time of her passing was one could say by co-incidence, but I believe planned by her. She passed at the full moon as it was shining brightly in the sky.

We gathered as a family on her birthday, at the cliff paths in our gorgeous little town to lay her ashes- her favourite place to walk. The moon was so full and shining so brightly over the sea and there wasn't a breath of wind. We wrote on floating lanterns and set them off into the sky. Ending with the OM sound and saying her favourite -" The Great Invocation". Truly the most incredible ceremony, which left me feeling on a high for a while.

What a wonderful reminder each month of my beautiful mom.

Hamba kakuhle mama wam, siyathanda kakuhle!............go well on your journey my mother, we love you!

Positive sayings for your fridge

2012-06-25T04:42:00.002-07:00

Put the following on your fridge and look at it each time you open the fridge, which is several times a day for most of us! Watch how it begins to seep into your consciousness.

I AM

HAPPY
GRATEFUL
HEALTHY
LOVING
LOVED
ENERGIZED
PROSPEROUS
COMPETENT
SUCCESSFUL

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR A VERY ACTIVE CHILD

2012-02-26T04:05:00.003-08:00

My 6 year old son is very active! He is not really a TV guy and responds well when given chores to do. He gets really involved in the project at hand and becomes a real delight. I have discovered that he has a passion for helping me in the garden. I think too many children are classified as being ADD when really all they are wanting is some positive stimulation. I also read him a story before bed, do reflexology on his little feet (which he loves) and play some soothing music.

MY EARTH-FRIENDLY CLEANING PRODUCTS

2011-11-23T02:36:00.000-08:00

Last week some of the children in my daughter's class was asked to bring cleaners to school to clean their desks, in preparation for the exams. (My daughter wasn't one of them!) Of course, all kinds of harmful cleaning products were used. My daughter who is 14 said she had such a headache and couldn't breathe properly from all the cleaners used. She told me how lucky she feels to live in a home where we only use environmentally friendly products.

EVER FEEL UNBALANCED AND UNGROUNDED?

2011-11-23T02:30:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am a very positive person, but I am human! Last week, I was feeling very unbalanced and ungrounded. I called upon a dear friend and expressed my feelings to her. She told me to get down on my hands and knees and imagine my hands, knees and feet being firmly planted like roots into the earth. She told me to ask "Mother Earth" to support me.

I have been doing this for the past week and it is really helping.

DON'T LET THE RECESSION GET YOU DOWN

2011-09-08T04:44:00.001-07:00

We all find ourselves surrounded at times by people talking about the recession and how bad the economy is...it is in situations like these that we must pick ourselves up and focus on all the good and blessings in our lives. This energy will help to raise the good vibrations across our planet.

HOW CUTE IS THIS SAYING?

2011-06-30T09:42:00.000-07:00

I am not keen on the use of antibiotics and would only use them on myself and my children in extreme cases. My 5 year old son clearly knows this and the other day he said to his grandfather "my friend is always sick and he is always on antibiogrophies". This is just the cutest thing I have heard in ages..

INSPIRATION FROM A PRAYING MANTIS

2011-04-03T01:37:00.000-07:00

Last night I experienced the most magical feeling - I was drawn towards my Himalayan Salt Lamp (this is a lamp made out of salt and it gets rid of negative energies such as the rays from TV's, cell phones, radios etc.) It is the most beautiful pink/peach colour. I have mine resting on a plate. Sitting on the plate under the lamp, was the most exquisite praying mantis in prayer position. I am not religious, but felt compelled to also put my hands into prayer position and just be still for a while. It felt so peaceful.

I truly believe we can learn a lot from the insects and animals around us.

INSPIRATION FOR FEAR AND OVERCOMING IT

2011-01-24T04:24:00.000-08:00

How many of us feel afraid often!? But, once you overcome your fears, you feel such a sense of achievement and I know I then feel like I can conquer anything... A couple of weeks ago, my 5 year old learnt to keep himself afloat in the pool with a floating device. He felt so proud of himself. I was going on a business trip last week and got a gut feeling that it was time to set him free of his floating device and teach him to swim without it. I took him into the water (with him clutching to my neck, he was petrified). I took his arms off me and threw him into the water - and he swam! Doggy paddle of course, but he was soooooooo proud of himself and I could just feel his sense of achievement and that he had overcome his fear - now I can't keep him out of the water!

DON'T ALLOW FEAR TO HOLD YOU BACK!

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS, 2011

2011-01-04T08:41:00.000-08:00

For years, I have not set any New Years Resolutions, simply because I set myself unrealistic resolutions which I cannot keep. For 2011 I decided to write down a list of realistic goals that I would like to achieve. I put them onto my computer for each day of the year. Next to each one, I put a yes and no and it is inspiring me to stick to it so far.............. the year has a long way to go! But, somehow by recording it, I feel like I will stick to these goals. Hope you all have a blessed 2011.

CLEANSE FINISHED!

2010-12-08T01:41:00.000-08:00

I finished my 30 day cleanse yesterday, with a few naughties I'm afraid! About 6 glasses of red wine in 30 days, not bad compared to 60! And, absolutley no caffeine at all and I might add that the glasses of wine were drunk at several end of year functions, so all in all I don't feel too guilty. You know, today I woke up and contimplated having a cup of coffee and actually didn't even want it! I highly recommend going on a cleanse every now and then, it is so good for our bodies and I feel GREAT!

MY CLEANSE/DETOX DAY DAY 19

2010-11-26T01:38:00.001-08:00

O.K. I broke it.................On Wednesday night I went to my son's Christmas concert and they had a fabulous dinner afterwards, with glorious red wine. Oh well, one glass in 19 days, not to bad, I don't think. I am back on track now.

MY CLEANSE/DETOX DAY 17

2010-11-24T04:51:00.000-08:00

Day 17 and going strong! This is a piece of cake!! I haven't had any cravings for caffeine, but have to admit that I have had a few for red wine...

MY DETOX/CLEANSE DAY 10

2010-11-17T02:44:00.000-08:00

Still doing great! Yesterday, I made some cookies using xylitol for my children-they loved them! They came out soft instead of crispy but I think it is because of the xylitol. Sugar would crystalize and make the cookies crispy whereas xylitol doesn't. Oh well, the goal was to satisfy there sugar cravings and I think I accomplished this, so each week I shall bake a new batch....

MY CLEANSE/DETOX DAY 7

2010-11-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

Day 7 and feeling fabulous! I am definitely going to do these cleansers more often. In fact, starting this week, I am getting ready to make all kinds of healthy sweet treats for my kids with carob and xylitol. I will be sharing those recipes on my blog. I feel like I am over the worst now and can keep going for my 30 days as planned, just in time for the holidays....don't know if anybody is even reading this, but it keeps me going anyway.....

MY CLEANSE/DETOX DAY 5

2010-11-12T04:39:00.000-08:00

Day 5 and feeling great! I truly feel more wide-eyed and less irritable.....Funny, I thought that the caffeine would make one feel wide eyed! Tonight will be a hard one to resist a glass of nice red wine, as we are having pizza -let's see.....

MY CLEANSE/DETOX DAY 4

2010-11-11T01:33:00.000-08:00

Day 4 and doing great! The headache has subsided and I must say I just feel so much better drinking more water. I even resisted a cup of afternoon tea with my son's 5 year birthday cake yesterday. I am really enjoying drinking South African Rooibos tea, which is delicious and really good for you...

FOLLOW MY CLEANSE/DETOXIFICATION

2010-11-09T05:57:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love good red wine and good coffee! However, I have decided to cut these out of my daily consumption for the next 30 days. Eeek, what will I do without my morning cup of coffee and my so looked forward to glass of red wine as the sun is setting over the ocean whilst I am cooking? Well, I started yesterday and so far so good. I have a massive headache right now from the caffeine withdrawal. I have also cut out tea containing caffeine and again this will be huge for me, as I very much enjoy a cup of tea in the afternoons. I am replacing my fluids with lots of water (which I seriously am bad about drinking in general) and fruit juices that do not contain sugar.

SO LET'S SEE HOW I GO AND HOW I FEEL AT THE END. I have never been able to stick to one of these cleansers, but I am hoping that if I record it in my blog, it will give me the vuma to keep going.

WE CHOOSE OUR TEACHERS IN THIS WORLD

2010-10-23T10:11:00.000-07:00

I really don't believe in the whole "fuzzy wuzzy love feeling", sure it does exist at first when you are initially attracted to someone, but in the end I believe we attract the partners who we are meant to learn the most from, by that I mean life challenges.....this also applies to the people who we come into contact with in our lives, they are all there to teach us something and visa versa....

HEALING THE NATURAL WAY

2010-10-13T06:13:00.000-07:00

How cute is this...........my 10 year old special needs son, said to me that his nose was sick. By that he meant he was having sinus problems. I gave him a foot reflexology session and spent a lot of time working on his sinusus. I also gave him ferrum phos, one of the homeopathic tissue salts especially for inflammtion etc. His sick nose started to feel much better in a couple of days.

OCTOBER INSPIRATION - MENTAL TELEPATHY

2010-10-08T10:27:00.000-07:00

My daughter was away on school camp for the last 3 days. Yesterday I got a real potent feeling of missing her. I looked at the clock and it was around 16:20 and I wondered if she was missing me too. When she came home today, I asked her if she had felt homesick at all and she said that around that same time, she had told her friends that she was missing her mom! There really is mental telepathy and it can be a good thing....it can get you in touch with your feelings and also connect you with people you haven't heard from or seen in a while.

SEPTEMBER INSPIRATION- ENJOY WALKING YOUR DOG!

2010-09-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

Take your dog for a lovely walk and have him scoop his own poop too! How delightful is this....
Let's keep our environment clean and fresh!

SEPTEMBER INSPIRATION- THERE IS ROOM IN THIS WORLD FOR EVERYONE!

2010-09-02T02:56:00.000-07:00

Have you ever felt threatened just a wee bit at the thought of someone else trying to take your ideas or compete against you in your business? Well.......there is room in this world for everyone and knowing this in our minds will create abundance instead of resentment.

SIMPLE EYE EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR EYES

2010-08-21T01:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some simple eye exercises you can do to strengthen your eyes.

1) Keeping your head still, turn your eyes from side to side 6 times, repeat 2 or 3 times.

2) Keeping your head still, move your eyes up and down 6 times, repeat 2 or 3 times.

3) Keeping your head still, gently roll your eyes in a circle and then reverse it, repeat 2 or 3 times.

Do these exercises daily.

THE USE OF XYLITOL INSTEAD OF REFINED SUGAR

2010-08-21T01:51:00.000-07:00

Xylitol is a natural sugar alcohol sweetner, found in the fibres of many fruits and vegetables. It is a wonderful substitute to refined sugar and comes in a crystalized form that you can spinkle on food. It is actually good for you and helps to reduce cavities and ear and sinus infections and it tastes good! A great substitute to use in recipes, especially for children. It also has antibacterial properties. You can purchase it in the health section in your local supermarket, or at a health store.