Today is Clean Up Australia Day. Why do we still need Clean Up Australia Day? Why are people still dumping their rubbish wherever they feel like it, without any concern for the people who live nearby, the animals who will inevitably be harmed, or our beautiful planet, which is becoming less and less beautiful with every piece of rubbish dropped? There has been pressure from some people to get rid
This week, I was so excited to be starting Doreen Virtue’s Fairyologist course, I have had trouble thinking about anything else but fairies and other elementals. I have felt the fairies around me from time to time, but I haven’t yet learned to see them. When I started doing this course, I felt the light and joyful energy of the fairies, and naturally I wanted to feel more of that,
One of my spirit guides is a Native American woman, and I have often felt a strong connection to their culture and spiritual beliefs. I was therefore not surprised to be drawn once again to Denise Linn's Native Spirit Oracle Cards for inspiration for this week's blog. I was surprised, however, to find that rather than being led to write about one of these cards I was led to repost
I was moved to choose a card from Magical Messages from the Fairies Oracle Cards (Doreen Virtue PhD) today for inspiration for my blog. If you have been reading my previous blogs, you will know that I have been studying the book, Nature’s Way – Native Wisdom for Living in Balance with the Earth, by Ed McGaa, Eagle Man, as part of my course in Native American Spirituality at AIHT.
When I saw this posting on facebook I knew that would be the subject for this week's blog. Ivory from African elephants particularly, but also from Asian elephants, walruses, and narwhal has been used in the past for the white keys on pianos, billiard balls, and decorative items. I inherited a couple of items containing ivory from my mother-in-law, who collected antiques – a group of elephant statuettes, carved out
Just as the world seemed to be in turmoil this week from earthquakes, volcanoes and the like, inspiration for my blog this week seems to be in a bit of a turmoil too. When the weather starting looking yucky on Thursday, my husband looked out the window and said sarcastically: “Oh good, another day in paradise”. I told him that that reminded me of a song that my bus driver
Love is the answer to all questions. But sometimes in life, the difficulty is not in finding the right answer, but in finding the right question. Once we have faith in God, we begin to understand that God is within us and within all those around us. Once we have faith in God and his angels, we come to expect that, no matter what the questions, the answers will come
As I sit looking out of the window at the light rain falling, I am so grateful. The lawn had started to turn brown, and it crunched underfoot as I walked on it. I had been asking for rain for a while, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. By all reports, this weekend we are due for a good soaking. What better way to spend a drizzly day,
I’ve just been enjoying a swim at the beach, and really appreciating the water, the sea breeze, and my body, which allowed me to swim. I realised that, like most people, I normally tend to take all these things for granted. The sea has always been there and always will be, won’t it? Well, maybe, but will it always be suitable for swimming? We know that there are so many