Meditation

Meditation refers to any of a family of practices in which the practitioner trains his or her mind or self-induces a mode of consciousness in order to realize some benefit.

Meditation is generally an internal, personal practice and most often done without any external involvement, except perhaps prayer beads to count prayers. Meditation often involves invoking or cultivating a feeling or internal state, such as compassion, or attending to a specific focal point.  The term can refer to the state itself, as well as to practices or techniques employed to cultivate the state.

There are dozens or more of specific styles of meditation practice.  People may mean different things when they use the word, 'meditation'.  Meditation has been practiced since antiquity as a component of numerous religious traditions, especially in monastic settings.

Try it - even if you just take 5 minutes each day to sit quietly, light a few candles and be at one with the world!

take a moment for yourself

A beautiful view

Don't forget to take in the view - no matter where you are!

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to

continue the climb

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Refreshing Rain

Refreshing rain to water the plants and cleanse the day!  Just watch and listen it will cleanse your heart!

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain

 ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

take a moment for yourself

Relax with a muffin this Monday

Muffin Monday!

 
1 1/2 cups of self raising flour
1/2 tspn baking powder
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbspns dark chocolate bits
2 tbspns white chocolate bits
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup light olive oil
1 cup raspberries (frozen is fine)

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius (180 fan forced). Line/grease muffin tray.
Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add oats, sugar and chocolate bits. Whisk egg, milk and oil in a medium bowl and add to flour mixture. Stir until just combined. Fold in raspberries.
Spoon mixture into muffin tray. Bake for approx 20 minutes or until cooked through (test with a skewer). Leave in tray for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Dust with icing sugar if desired!

Enjoy with a lovely refreshing green tea!

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Relationships

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." ~A.A. Milne

Enjoy your day

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Life

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

Enjoy your day

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Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gifted ability, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace from that day. We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing that we can do is play on the one string that we have and this string is, Attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent how I react to it. And so it is with you....We are in charge of our Attitudes.

-- Charles Swindoll

Enjoy your day!

take a moment for yourself