October 2012 Newsletter
Namaste
I trust you are enjoying the warmer days
and Spring beauty all around us now.
This is also a perfect time to reap the
rewards of the preparation for action done during the cold winter months.
Mother Nature gives us clues through the seasons, in wintertime the trees are
bare, also taking the proverbial back seat and preparing for the beauty and
action that will rise in Spring, so let us now enjoy the new and happy
beginnings to unfold.
Natural Beauty
by: May Long
by: May Long
If you
think that beauty is about makeup, skinny jeans and obsessing over every tiny
wrinkle that dares to show up on your face, then you may be in for a shock.
Beauty is really about health. No, really… nature designed beauty as an
evolutionary tool. From our cave dwelling days to today, we have been hardwired
to see beauty as a sign of a healthy partner. But no amount of makeup or botox
can create true beauty. Natural beauty comes from the Goddess within every
woman.
You may be
thinking there is no Goddess within you, but you’re wrong. Each of the Greek
Goddesses represented a part of the ideal woman. Sure, they took these traits
to the extreme, but every woman has the beauty of Aphrodite, the strength of
Hera and the wisdom of Athena within them. Sometimes life can quiet these
goddesses within, when we become so busy and so focused on everyone else. But
letting your inner Goddess shine through can create a natural beauty that no
amount of makeup or hairspray can match.
To get in
touch with your inner Goddess, draw upon the natural strengths that all women
possess, and your inner beauty will have a direct effect on the outer you. Try
these tips to release your natural beauty:
1.
Aphrodite is one of the most celebrated of the Greek Goddesses, and for good
reason. You likely know her as the Goddess of beauty, but she is also the Goddess
of love. And contrary to popular belief, the easiest path to beauty starts
inside, not outside. Love yourself, really get to know and celebrate yourself,
and you’ll see a natural beauty in the mirror that radiates like never before.
Keep a journal, and write love notes to yourself, pearls of wisdom and notes of
encouragement. Accept yourself, flaws and all, and only then can you truly
offer the same to others in your life.
2. The
Goddess of the dawn is Eos, and she is also the goddess of hope. Celebrate your
inner Eos by greeting each day as an opportunity. Make a morning routine that
helps you start off centered and strong. Light exercise, reading, or a walk to
watch the sunrise- whatever helps your inner goddess greet the day with a
smile. When you take time for yourself in this way, it becomes far easier to
give time to others.
3. Athena
is the Greek goddess of wisdom. Women often work so hard to help others that we
neglect our own needs. A wise woman keeps herself healthy first, so that she
can properly tend to others. Women are so rarely taught to put themselves
first, but how can you help anyone when you aren’t taking care of yourself? Be
smart; tend to your own needs first.
4. Hera is the mother of all Goddess and the
protector of relationships. But the secret of releasing your inner Hera is to
have a good relationship first with yourself, before you can work on yours with
others. By loving and accepting yourself, you can offer the same to those
around you. Cultivate the natural beauty and fierceness inside, and watch your
relationships flourish.
Inner Peace
Inner peace is
surrender and forgiveness. It’s having faith without the need to control
outcomes. Peace is acceptance, love and gratitude. It’s the quiet of the mind
and love in the heart.
Find inner
peace in everything you do; in your thoughts, actions and reactions. Still the
mind and just be.
Allow your mind to relax and breathe into the moment; feel passing thoughts
come and go as you breathe deeply.
In this moment
of quiet, of being still and present, feel the love in your heart begin to
permeate every cell in your body as each cell vibrates love through energetic
light. Feel the pulsating waves of energy roll through your body like waves,
rippling out to every corner of your being. Imagine warm light filling your
body completely and flowing out through your hands, feet and the crown of your
head. In this moment of stillness and being, place your hand on your heart and
feel the love resonate within. You are love; you are light, shining
energetically throughout the universe and beyond. You are nothing less than
this moment, forever shining eternal.
Julia defina
Feng Shui for Greater Wisdom
By Ken Lauher
“Seek wisdom above
and before all else and you will be able to choose well, what is needed for
your life’s journey.”
~Amanda Curtis
Kane
If you have wisdom, other things in your life will fall
into place. Wisdom should not be confused with knowledge. Knowledge is merely
facts, while wisdom is the ability to truly listen, to analyze what’s before
us, to sit in the stillness and to think and absorb. In his book on meditation,
“Getting into the Gap,” Wayne Dyer points out that the letters in the word
“listen,” rearranged, also spell “Silent.” You must be silent to truly listen.
Through listening, you’ll gain greater wisdom.
Wisdom is the ability to see things from other people’s
perspectives and the ability to learn and to adapt. Wisdom tells us what to do
with our knowledge. Those who are wise will never stop seeking knowledge, but
the two words are not the same. As Sandra Carey eloquently states, “Never
mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you
make a life.”
Gastronomy
Whole wheat Muffins
Ingredients
Original recipe makes 16 muffins
1 sweet potato
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup honey
1 (6 ounce) container vanilla yoghurt
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup almonds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
1.
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees
F (200 degrees C). Grease 16 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners; set
aside. Prick sweet potato several times with a fork and place onto a baking
sheet.
2.
Bake the sweet potato in the
preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. When the
potato is cool enough to handle, peel and mash.
3.
Reduce the oven temperature to
350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4.
Whisk together the flour,
baking soda, salt, the 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Stir in
the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, honey, yoghurt, and mashed sweet potato, just
until all ingredients are moistened. Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin
cups.
5.
Blend together the oatmeal,
brown sugar, almonds, and the remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a food processor
or blender. Sprinkle topping over unbaked muffins.
6.
Bake muffins in the preheated
oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 12 to 15
minutes.
Services
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information on Reiki Workshops / therapy, holistic massage, and numerology or
e-mail Angel / intuitive readings, please send an e-mail request to lynngr@polka.co.za
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of the person needing healing to: lynngr@polka.co.za, and healing will be sent
for the Highest Good of the person / situation concerned.
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service to you.
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I send you many Blessings of Love,
Light and Truth
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