Category: NATURE
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MAKING MY PEACE … with tranquility
MAKING MY PEACE … with tranquility … all I am saying is give peace a chance … and it can be mapped … Do you remember bean bags? I think it started with a purple bean bag in the corner of my bedroom. From a large family and noisy activity in the home, it was my…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with mindful strolling in nature in Paris
MAKING MY PEACE … with mindful strolling in nature in Paris … a call to walk in nature and let the mind quiet itself … This morning, I slipped away from the hum of the 15th arrondissement and followed a trail not far from home: the Petite Ceinture or PC15, Paris’s hidden railway-turned-walking path. The birds were…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with lessons from solitary animals
MAKING MY PEACE … with lessons from solitary animals … being solitary is not being anti-social, asocial … Not all creatures are meant to live in groups and neither are all people. In the animal world, some species move together in packs, colonies, or herds, while others walk alone. These solitary animals, like the snow…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the tipping point between reflecting and over-thinking
MAKING MY PEACE … with the tipping point between reflecting and over-thinking Reflection can be a powerful tool for personal growth. But sometimes, that quiet reflection about a specific situation or problem – when we reflect and reflect and reflect – becomes over-thinking and over-analysing. It becomes a mental spiral that leaves us drained rather than enlightened. What is the difference between…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with snake symbolism in 2025
Making My Peace … with snake symbolism in 2025 I have much to learn in 2025, the Year of the Snake. In medicine, the snake appears prominently in the caduceus and Rod of Asclepius, representing healing and wisdom. The snake has several symbolic meanings, such as medicine, wisdom, transformation, balance, mesmerism, mystery, creativity, sensuality,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with gaining ground in 2025
Making My Peace … with gaining ground in 2025 As 2025 begins, I embrace grounded energy, guided by ancient wisdom, meditation, and intuitive divination. The year brings, for me, movement forward through a steady, inspired, and creative path. Here, I reflect on how these insights converge for growth, resilience, and quiet triumph. The Tortoise:…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with a false spring
Making My Peace … with a false spring I had hopes for less rain and warmer weather, but it turned out to be a false spring. Hopes dashed, sighs heaved, and shoulders dropped. Early March the weather looked promising when temperatures rose above normal, the wind died down, and buds began emerging from…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with 90-year-olds
Making My Peace … with 90-year-olds I always knew that old people could do stuff. My grandfather made timepieces; my grandmother was in a “wandering” group; my father built a house; my mother landscaped the garden; my uncle ran thirteen marathons; my other uncle sewed his own suits; and my aunt made wheelchairs…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with gaining ground in 2024
Making My Peace … with gaining ground in 2024 At the end of each year, we let go of the past and move into the future – into the unknown. For many, the path may be known, but for all, the outcome of walking that path is unknown. Will it be a better…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the superpowers of reindeer
Making My Peace … with the superpowers of reindeer Reindeer can help human learn more about depression, say scientists. Is that so? What I do know is that reindeer seem magical to me. In 2019, the New Scientist LIFE magazine wrote about the superpowers of reindeer. Do they really have superpowers, like unlocking…