There are so many holidays these days that you can find on a calendar or for which you can send someone a greeting card or e-card. There are months or weeks to honor different charities or medical causes or ethnicities. And retailers often capitalize on any holiday to get the consumer to shop. All these […]
What Are You Holding Onto?
An attachment is something that we are bound, or tied to, joined with, sometimes even devoted to. There is a wide spectrum which attachment can take, depending on the object of the attachment. There are various forms of attachment. We may be attached to our friends and family. We may be attached to a certain […]
Saving it up for a rainy day
There’s the old adage, “Save it for a rainy day”. It refers to holding on to something in the event that it might be needed. Commonly, it refers to hoarding your pennies or dollars for future occasion. However, it can also be applied to other situations as well. We all have things that we hold on […]
Another Type of Fall Cleanse
Fall is a great time to rejuvenate and detox the body. Many people take a retreat or undergo a cleanse at home. What we do with our outer environment is reflected in our inner environment. If our home is a mess, we feel more stressed than if it is tidy. There’s no worry if people drop […]
The Difference That A Minute Makes
When anyone has an astrology reading, the astrologer asks for the client’s date, place, and time of birth. Everyone has the first two components memorized, but usually not the third. It’s common to hear, “I was born in the morning” or “My mom said I was born at….” Or “It was just after midnight”. Approximations […]
Time for a Tune-Up
We would probably all agree that the summer has flown by, while the winter usually drags along.The much anticipated summer is drawing to a close, like it or not. The weather has gotten a bit cooler. We see that summer clothes are disappearing from the retail stores, and kids are getting ready to go back […]
“The Simpsons” as Ayurvedic Archetypes
Ayurveda describes that each of us are composed of three doshas, or body types: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. While a multitude of means exist to describe each Ayurvedic body type, the explanation can be simplified by referring to commonly known figures. Television is a universal medium. Characters from the popular FOX series, “The Simpsons” easily embody […]
Declaring Your Independence
Happy 4th of July. It’s the 222nd anniversary of the birth of this nation. July 4, 1776 was a historic moment that has been commemorated annually. It marked a beginning for the country and fresh new start for the people of the U.S. People declared their freedom from what was previously restricting and holding them […]
The First Day of the Second Half of the Year
Today is the beginning of the second half of the year. A time for new beginnings. An opportunity to refresh and renew your resolutions. An opening for making further advancements on your path. So here are some ideas on what you can do to make progress with your goals or resolutions, and to make it […]
The First Half of 2008 Comes to a Conclusion
Believe it or not, and like it or not, half of the year is over. It doesn’t even seem that long ago that we were ringing in the millennium. Time flies, whether we are having fun or not. So, it’s a perfect time to reflect on what has occurred so far. What are the most […]
