Archive: November 2013

10 Tips for Thrifty Christmas Shopping

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“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.”
~ Dave Barry, humor columnist

Sorry to have another dreary picture for you this morning friends. I had to wait 2 hours just to get this picture and to see the BVI’s. The days have been clearing nicely, but these AM showers have made me want to stay in bed !!

So most of us will be shopping this weekend. Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Time to empty our pocketbooks, right ?!? read more

Keeping Positive on Dark Days

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Good day friends … I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving !! We sure did . My Internet is down this morning, so I’ll keep it short as I’m posting via phone . Today’s message is again on attitude …

“A positive attitude can add sunshine to even the darkest of days.”

Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it …”

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Silent Gratitude Isn’t Very Much to Anyone

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“For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.”

Happy Thanksgiving friends. To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson: “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new”. I appreciate your readership more than you know …

And today, I’d like to share below a beautiful message from an old friend. We’ve only met once, but he’s been a penpal for most of my life. Matt’s words speak to me of the true meaning of Thanksgiving. I hope he doesn’t mind my sharing read more

Never Give Up on Your Dreams

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” ~ Harriet Stowe

Asteya & Not Stealing Other’s Time

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“Stop giving people the power to steal your peace. It belongs to you and no one should be able to run away with it.”
  ~ A. Elle

Good morning friends. During my yoga teacher training, when it came to studying the yamas and niyamas, we were divided up into pairs. And were assigned one of each to research and discuss. This meant I spent time thoroughly contemplating 4 of the ideals with my partner.

Today’s Yama – Asteya, or non-stealing – was not one of them. read more

Satya and Seeking our Own Truth

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“Its all about perspective, that is how you look at things. Your own thoughts and outlook defines whether an experience, event, situation whatever is good or bad. And your definition determines your response.”
  ~ Stella Payton

It’s a squally Monday here on the north shore of St. Thomas today. No visible sunrise, that’s for sure !! But I was able to sit for 15 minutes or so before a driving rain storm forced me inside.

I decided to continue on with my meditation on Yoga’s “Ten Commandments”. As opposed to the Christian “Thou Shalt Not”, I’ve always appreciated Patanjali’s Yogic framework, which puts things in the positive: “Thou shall strive to” or the Yamas and Niyamas. read more

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