This weeks quote is from the The Ice Queen: A Novel by Alice Hoffman.
“What is the difference between love and obsession? Didn’t both make you stay up all night, wandering the streets, a victim of your own imagination, your own heartbeat? Didn’t you fall into both, headfirst into quicksand? Wasn’t every man […]

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This weeks quote isn’t a quote at all but a Japanese proverb or Kotowaza. The image you get with the direct translation gave me a kick and I though that you might enjoy it too!

The literal meaning of the Kanji above is “breaking wind, closing buttocks”. Translated it means there is no […]

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Have you ever thought about what the ever after meant in all of those fairy tales you read as a kid? Who hasn’t, at some point in their life, struggled with the fact their life hasn’t turned out the way that they wanted or that it was supposed to? Who determined how it […]

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I believe the following to be a beautiful and insightful piece of writing and very appropriate as the calendar turns over and 2008 begins…
… and in another year everything will be different yet again. It is always like that, and always will be; you are forever standing on the brink, in a place where you […]

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Seasons Greetings to you and all of those that you hold dear! Regardless of faith, I think that this poem reminds us to celebrate the wonder and awe that is present in our lives everyday. The best gift that we can give to ourselves is a good outlook on life […]

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This weeks quote is a Japanese folk tale about two frogs who want to see the world….sound familiar? I’m hopeful that we will have a wider field of vision than the frogs in this story….
The Two Frogs
Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made […]

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This weeks quote isn’t a quote at all but a Japanese proverb or Kotowaza that I think is very appropriate during this holiday season.

The literal meaning of the Kanji above is “a gold coin to a cat”. Translated it means don’t offer things to a person incapable of appreciating them. Click on the Kanji […]

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Reading is a passion of mine and my day normally ends with me curled up bed with a book. In the last few years I have been making attempt to stop speed reading and to try and immerse myself in the scene I am reading. This has not always been easy for me […]

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