Once upon a time there was a young stonecutter who looked with envy upon the rich merchant who employed him. One day he was muttering to himself about what it would be like to have such freedom and power when, to his amazement, an angel appeared and spoke the words “You are what you have [...]
Archive for May, 2011
The story of the stonecutter
Posted in Inspiration, tagged fable, Japanese folk tale, The story of the stonecutter on May 31, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Recipe, tagged healthy eating, nutrition, tabouleh on May 30, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Today’s delicious recipe has been submitted by Lisa Grey of Pink Kitchen. Lisa is a breast cancer survivor with a passion for healthy cooking and provides nutrional recipes and tips on her blog www.pinkkitchen.info. This recipe is a twist on traditional tabouleh (sometimes spelled ‘tabouli’).While I’ve honored traditional tabouleh by using lots of parsley and traditional seasonings, I’ve [...]
How to find lasting happiness
Posted in Personal Growth, tagged Authentic Happiness, character building, Dalai Lama, gratitude, happiness webinar, how to be happy, Martin Seligman, martine brennan, sharon salzberg, what makes you happy, will winning the lottery make you happy on May 29, 2011 | 29 Comments »
I spent this weekend reading Martin Seligman’s book Authentic Happiness. Seligman believes that we have spent the last few decades focussing so much on what is wrong with a person, that we haven’t paid as much attention to finding out what makes people happy or fulfilled. The author spends quite a bit of time examining [...]
Smile Saturday
Posted in Humour, tagged hospital humor, humor on May 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Poetry Friday
Posted in poetry, tagged deborah mear, poetry on May 27, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Out There Out there you’ll see it all. The floating ends will meet and mend, and you will be yourself; your fully-formed, though always changing, self of selves. Every clumsy backward look will pay for itself. Every tear you’ve cried, or wanted to cry, will set your broken bones. The rips in your heart will [...]
Quotation Motivation
Posted in Inspiration, Personal Growth, Video Content, tagged inpsiration, motivation, quotes, Zig Ziglar on May 25, 2011 | 49 Comments »
You all know how much I love quotes. I can’t get through my day without reading some for inspiration and getting me back on track. So, if you are like me, you will enjoy this video of motivational quotes from author and speaker, Zig Ziglar. And when you have watched it, why not leave a comment with [...]
Why I got rid of my blogroll
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blogroll, breast cancer blogs, get rid of blogroll on May 24, 2011 | 25 Comments »
It’s an unwritten rule in the blogosphere that if a blogger puts a link to your blog in his or her blogroll, you should reciprocate and add that blog’s link in your own blogroll. So why did I make the decision to get rid of mine then? My list was becoming too unwieldy and I [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Recipe, tagged Caramelized Butternut Squash Wedges with a Sage Hazlenut Pesto, meat free monday on May 23, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Well have I got a recipe for you today! I came across this stunning recipe a while back and have been so looking forward to trying it out. Finally I got the time to do so yesterday and it didn’t disappoint. So get your taste buds ready for a treat this week with… Caramelized Butternut Squash [...]
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