Samhain - Personal Refelctions October 31, 2007 • 18 Comments [IMG] Samhain is one of the turning points of the year - the final harvest - the last of the crops for the years harvested and laid down for the winter ahead. It is a time of checks and balances of drawing a line and of looking forward to the next year. This has been a great year for us - we have been very busy and a lot of objectives have been attained, a lot of issues solved and I have more money in the bank than this time las
[IMG ] title Health Matters: Stress and Pain Management with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction description "Dr. [Steve] Hickman utilizes Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) a particular way of paying attention: with mindful intention, in the moment, without judgment. Although MBSR embraces the acceptance of things as they are without striving, research has shown that, with regular practice, it has the potential to lower stress, anxiety, and depression. It can promote relaxation, impr
[IMG Kara Lennox Icon] Of course we are. Anybody who spends hours locked in an office alone, sitting in front of a glowing screen talking to people who aren’t real is, by definition, a little bit crazy. But I’m talking about really crazy. As in, requiring medication, detox, weekly therapy and/or an occasional restful stay at The Home. And I think the answer is yes–for many of us. A connection between creative genius and madness has been observed for thousands of years. Aristotle is quoted as
Have you ever noticed how busy your day seems, running errands most of the day, and exhausted at the end of it? Then at the end of the week as you look back, it just doesn't seem like you are making the kind of progress you hoped for. This scenario occurs most days and weeks turn in months and into years and you can never seem to get ahead as you had expected. The key to achieving any kind of success in life is learning time management. Even though you have the intelligence, ambition, and all t
[IMG dog-disease6.jpg] One of the unpleasant or negative parts of having a dog is the fact that most dogs tend to chew all sorts of things from the house as well as some of your clothes and belongings, usually looking for your favorite pair of shoes or boots, the new couch or the fur that you kept well hidden in the closet. It’s funny how the dog seems to find everything so easily, don’t you agree? So you need to do something about this aspect and you would like to stop dog chewing, no matter
[IMG Happy] Happy In keeping with my last post about renunciation, I also want to consider what it takes to get me to happy. Across the years of my own life experience and my spiritual journey, I have grown to be quite suspicious of happiness as a goal. Firstly, I recognize it as a mostly fleeting feeling.I would not be the first person to note that chasing after happiness does not generally lead to more of the good stuff. Secondly, it must be said that what I thought would m
PTSD. It has to be. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. If it isn't, then I must be completely immune and should be studied by medical scientists for a cure for all manner of mental health disorders. Car trouble can lead some people to the edge. Staff shortages and lack of support at work during the busiest period of the year could do it for some. Complete devastation and deconstruction of the house might tip the brink for others. All 3 together, continuously for the last 4 months, would be pretty
Iraq Iraqi insurgents and sectarian militias are funding their deadly activities by muscling in on Mafia-style rackets involving everything from real estate and oil to cement and soft drinks. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said U.S. objections would not stop Turkey from crossing into Iraq to eliminate Kurdish rebels. According to Ambassador Crocker, Iraq should disrupt supply lines and develop a “lookout list” of senior leaders for the Kurdish guerrillas who use the northern Iraqi mountai
can.politics http://groups.google.com/group/can.politics?hl=en can.politics@googlegroups.com Today's topics: * As The Hated Infidel Russia And Putin Should Be Worried About Iran--Ledeen - 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups.google.com/group/can.politics/browse_thread/thread/3d74dff13d278335?hl=en * Time to say goodbye to NATO ? - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/can.politics/browse_thread/thread/93b635d5a4512069?hl=en * This is Radio Holger: Attack against SIAD - by Kaj Vilh
Uh oh. It looks like Amber-Lee Cruickshank's mum Nikki hasn't been able to put her troubled past behind her. During a recent episode of Sensing Murder, Nikki Cruickshank revealed that she was moving to the West Coast to make a fresh start and get away from drugs. While at Kingston, daughter Amber-Lee disappeared and is now presumed dead. According to The Press, Nikki has been charged with manufacturing the most popular letter of the alphabet, the drug P (methamphetamine). Nikki Cruickshank, 39