How to choose your feelings – and be free!
October 19, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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“You are annoying me” said my teenaged daughter to me the other night. I hear this often nowadays and I understand it’s quite common in parent/teen relationships. “I am not annoying you. You choose to be annoyed by me” I quipped. “Well, you are annoying” she retorted as she headed to the sanctuary of her […]
Could ease, grace and joy be our natural way of being?
October 8, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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What if ease, grace and joy were our natural way of being? What if everything we did, or intended to do, simply manifested with ease, grace and joy? What would your life be like? It would be one of freedom, where we greet each moment with kindness, love, rejoicing and gratitude. Why SHOULDN’T your life be […]
A strong core
October 6, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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Yesterday I was riveted to the most amazing video of a dance performance by two men in Poland. I have never seen such a display of strength and control as they lifted, rose, elevated each other interchangeably – the only props being their own and each others bodies. After my initial awe, it became clear […]
Cure for cancer?
September 25, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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Here’s an interesting article on curing cancer. I have always been fascinated by those in the medical profession who dismiss the importance of nutrition in preventing/curing dis-ease. It seems counterintuitive to believe that we take stuff into our bodies throughout everyday, but that this “stuff” has no impact on our health and wellbeing! Yet, in […]
Dealing with doubts and fears
July 20, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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I received this question from a reader of the blog I posted on “I am moving to Canada”: “This is so inspiring. But suppose you did have some doubts… what would you do with them? I’m not trying to be arch, I am just wondering how you overcome doubts (and fears and anxieties) when […]
I am moving to Canada …. free and laughing!
July 17, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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I am moving! I am relocating from Jamaica to Canada next month. It is a major move in my life, not just for me, but also my two teenagers. It has been in the works for the past 2 ½ years, and now it is coming to fruition. I will be blogging my […]
Blakka is free and laughing!
July 2, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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Owen “Blakka” Ellis, a well-known Jamaican comedian, and one of the nicest people you can ever meet, speaks about being “free and laughing” in the Jamaican Star!
An embarrassment of mangoes
May 28, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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My Julie mango tree has been blessing me every day with what a friend laughingly calls an “embarrassment of mangoes”. I have never had this tree bear so profusely. These two photos represent one day’s reaping – the first lot I gathered in the morning, and the second in the evening. I am not upset […]
Me vs. swine flu
April 27, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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“World vs. Swine flu” – Huffington Post “Countries take steps to prevent swine flu outbreak” – CNN “Swine flu fears sweeping the world” – Jamaica Observer “US declares swine flu emergency” – MSN Governments all over the world are rushing to formulate plans to fight this latest strain of the influenza virus. All sorts of […]
Living life full out at 98!
April 26, 2009 by Marguerite Orane
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“How does it feel to be 98 Aunt Clara”? “Great” was the response. The simplicity of the word belied the power of the emotion, for it was said with such a smile (see photo above and you will know what I mean) that you just KNOW that it really IS great to be 98 … […]
