Browsing All Posts published on »January, 2011«

Perpetual economic growth is unsustainable

January 30, 2011 by

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There’s little doubt in my mind that the three-legged stool economic model is flawed and needs replacement. Setting economic concerns as a priority above the environment when the environment is the grounds for all is irrational and adopting this never-ending growth model has had catastrophic consequences. It has led to our elected people becoming the… [Read more…]

A Tumultuous Month

January 29, 2011 by

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This has been a tumultuous month for me and for my Beloved. We are eager for it to end and  hopefully, for a better month to begin. The beginning of our January featured repetitive computer breakdowns and repairs and lost data. Some of the data I lost was research files that were  intended to become… [Read more…]

Art Therapy Abstracts: The Depths

January 9, 2011 by

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My paintings are a result of releasing and expressing deep emotions and most are the products of flow experiences. I’m in art therapy painting abstracts with others who also suffer from PTSD.  I’m analyzing what was going on within and around me when the traumatic events happened, and what the memories evoke for me in… [Read more…]

Bach Flower Remedies For You

January 4, 2011 by

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This summer I  shared my experiences as a  person with invisible disabilities (fibromylagia, chronic fatigue,  multiple food and drug allergies) and how I have learned to take care of myself by overcoming chronic illness and stress. Without doubt the quality of my life experience is influenced by my attitude.  Happiness is a state of mind… [Read more…]

I won!

January 4, 2011 by

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Lana Gramlich is an award-winning international artist/photographer, amateur naturalist and astronomer and my friend.  The Dreaming Tree is her personal blog which includes posts on visual arts, dreaming and natural sciences (astronomy, parklands, etc.) among other things. I  subscribed to Lana’s  Eye Candy Visual Arts Newsletter and in the November draw for an 8 x… [Read more…]

I won again!

January 4, 2011 by

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My friend David of Quillcards™ a subscription ecard service and site for the sale of art prints had a contest on his other blog  Guess The Animal And Win A Prize.  I looked closely at the image of the eye of the animal in question and remembered that somewhere on my travels on the internet I… [Read more…]

Aromatherapy is alternative medicine

January 2, 2011 by

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I’m an aging woman coping with disabilities including fibromyalgia and focused on improving my life. I use many alternative medicine methods to reduce stress and to control pain and I share them with my readers in this personal development, self improvement and conscious living blog.  Three of my mainstays are aromatherapy, Bach Flower Remedies and… [Read more…]