Family Funnies:

A four year old boy, while shopping with his mother, passed by a rack of faux fur jackets. He noticed a spotted patterned coat and exclaimed “Mom, look it’s a “cheater”! Did you know that “cheaters” were the fastest animals on earth?”

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A HOT COMMODI-TEA:
White tea is kicking butt!  It has higher concentrations of polyphenols (strong antioxidants) than green tea.  This white downy covered leaf is the least processed of  teas.  Leaves are harvested while young, tender-buds, then they are steamed and  sun-dried.  It has a sweet, delicate aroma and fresh, light taste.  Notes From a Tea Granny....More>>>

MEDITATION & PRAYER: A Simple Introduction

If we are to believe that “silence is golden” then we must also define it in terms of the space in which our  soul exists.  A place called stillness can nourish our psyche without the bombardment of outer influence and stimuli.  Within this solitude the essence of “just being”  keeps us in touch with our deepest feelings and needs.  We must constantly search for this space to help us keep in touch with our truest self. By simply taking a walk through the woods, it is there that we are removed from the mind’s clutter to concentrate on the singing bird, the croaking frog or the wind-rustled leaves.  Listen and concentrate on all that is simple and apart from the overload of our every day, physical existence.  More>>>

(Did you know that if you’re a woman, you are likely to worry or fear more?  So if the average person only half-breathes - you could be existing on quarter breath?  Not so surprising that your memory or concentration has failed you!)

JUST BREATHE

Your journey of  life in this world began with one first breath and will end with the last breath. Brilliant, but do you realize that how you breathe between that time affects your quality of  life?  Didn’t get the manual?  Neither did we, but  all carried on as if we knew everything about it anyway–then somewhere down the road we introduced ourselves to stress and fear.   Dastardly sneak-thieves of living! It was there that we experienced crisis and someone sat us down and for the first time reminded us to  “breathe”.  For without  noticing it we had started breathing irregularly,  taking half-breaths or even holding our breath. Somehow this became our normal pattern of  response to what happens to us.  We even added worry to the list and began responding likewise to things that haven’t materialized yet.

What followed was that our vitality, health and awareness, timed-out like an appliance energy saving device.  We reduced the amount of oxygen in our blood and robbed our cells of electricity and energy.  A whole new unhealthy reality was created for us--tension living. By allowing  this we have denied ourselves  the ability to properly relax.  More>>>

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