* Marigold – easy to grow at home and provide a cure for cuts and sores and almost any skin lesion – they have antibacterial properties , are a good antiseptic and contain tannin which helps ‘not’ wounds together and speed up healing. (press the juice from the fresh flowers directly onto your skin). *…
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* Massaging the pads of your thumbs – can promote positive feelings and boost your confidence * Smile to Yourself – fixing your face into a smile can work wonders, try 2 sets of 5 smile repetitions *Control your Breathing – deep breathing can help reduce stress, try closing your eyes and breathing in deeply…
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Holistic Health : Remembering what’s in your Self-CareToolkit : The 5 Reiki Principles The Reiki principles are good principles to live your life by, you don’t have to ‘do’ Reiki to follow them. There are slightly varying versions of the principles – the ones I learned are:- 1. Just for today I will not worry…
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I went along to a meeting of Extinction Rebellion Weston-super-Mare last Tuesday evening. It’s raising awareness of the environmental catastrophe that will befall us within 12 years if we/governments don’t get our climate change act together. It’s also considering peaceful/legal actions that can be taken to encourage local/national government as well as industry to commit…
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A word for the year gives you a focus behind your actions for that year. In the past, my friend Sue Allsworth from Folkestone has chosen 2016 – Trust and 2017 – Surrender – 2018 – Flowing Faith. Sue says these words for the year have helped ground her and taken her relationship with that…
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As someone who is drawn to demystifying, I sometimes find it difficult to find the clarity I seek …. so I just try to give myself more time (not easy for someone who’s been used to working to deadlines – but it’s getting easier). Pondering spiritual matters (like “Why do I feel sort of stuck?”,…
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AFTER LIFE? This is a reflective time of year for many of us, as we move towards the end of one year and the dawning of another. I’m pondering major bereavement stemming from earlier this year – including loss through people dying and loss of long-time friends moving away. There’ve been times (similarly to many…
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Take a deep breath .. It’s just a bad day not a bad life … (anon)