Writing Memoir – Using A Favorite Search Engine as Your Personal Muse
The memoir project for our second month uses an easy research tool to prompt your memoir writing. Using the internet for research provides a great avenue for retrieving memories. Here is a simple technique...
The Swagman
He walked up the long driveway to my grandparent’s farm late one afternoon looking for work. He was a small, bent man but there was something durable about him. His jeans were creased and dirty as was his shirt. His boots were...
Spiritual Journey
Journey – another word close to my heart. I thought I would share with you this month some of my own spiritual journey as a reflection. I’ll start with one of my favourite memes, Buddhism’s “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear...
Thirteen Discoveries I’ve Made on the Journey of Life (so far)…
I've been on a journey for, oh, at least half my life. I've followed highways, I've taken detours, I've wandered country lanes that were little more than twin wheel ruts, and sometimes I have cut a path through undergrowth so thick, it tangled around my legs and tried to prevent me from moving forwards. I've battled...
The Space
Will you come on a Journey with us?I’m already hearing murmurings from my northern friends that the first signs of spring are in the air. Here in Brisbane, even though today may officially be the first day of Autumn, there’s no hint of the dry winter to come… we woke up to a wet, green world again today. In the middle of the heat and humidity, I often wonder what it... [Read more of this article]
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Serenity Space
Thirteen Discoveries I’ve Made on the Journey of Life (so far)…I’ve been on a journey for, oh, at least half my life. I’ve followed highways, I’ve taken detours,...
The supreme act of generosity: Listen!As I prepared to write Serenity Space for February, I had no idea what I was going to write. Possibly something...
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Cherish You! challenge: Learning to love yourself one step at a timeUPDATE Tuesday 16th Feb: Our Challenge is FULL! Thank you so much to everyone who registered! If you missed out,...
Join in the Celebration – Take the Challenge!Put on your special beauty-seeking glasses, grab your camera (or your phone) and start noticing! You’re surrounded...
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Three simple steps to writing the ultimate love letterThis month, in order to honor the theme “cherish” and Valentine’s Day, I wanted to write the ultimate love...
April 07 – Guest Space – Angela EsnoufIn Guest Space this month, we welcome back one of our new contributors – Angela Esnouf from Creating Order from...
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Skipping Down the Road to OrganisedA Chinese proverb states, “To get through the hardest journey we need to take only one step at a time, but we...
How to Cherish the Memories without Holding onto the StuffAre the cupboards and drawers bulging? Do containers poke out from beneath beds? Are there boxes gathering dust...
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Green Fingers: A Cherished GardenAt the end of this month my grandparents move out of the house that’s been their home for the last 45 years....
A Simple Way to Find Understanding, Peace and WisdomLast semester at university I taught the wonderful poem The Thought-Fox by Ted Hughes, and I was struck at how...
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How Cherishing Can Make Your Relationship BetterMany of us said it! “…to love and to cherish, from this day forward…” Or at least some variation of those...
Better Relationships – A Treasure Trove of PossibilityIt’s everywhere! Here at Calm Space. In many similarly inspiring places across the net. Your local bookshop...
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Shaking Off the ShouldsThe notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes — ah, that is where the...
And the Angels SangCradling a coffee to my lips like a prayer in a begging bowl, I sat alone, half hidden behind a pillar and a potted...
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The Bathroom RetreatI love January. Something about saying goodbye to an old year, and welcoming a new one filled with possibilities...
A Christmas Dinner to RememberOne of my favorite Christmas Traditions is our midnight Turkey. Yes, I know it sounds crazy. But when Christmas...
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Gently reminding us of the simple pleasures in life: Nick and LieslWhen the cherish theme was first announced, I admit to having some trouble choosing an artist that would adequately...
Noticing Beauty in the Ordinary Moments: Luke VassellaAh…. Sweet sweet possibility; even the word itself sounds exciting, fresh and invigorating! If I weren’t so...
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Power and strength – celebrating the men in our livesFathers, brothers, husbands, sons – we all have or have had at least one of them in our lives together with...
The path of knowledge leads to truth…inconvenient and otherwiseThe personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself - Anais Nin - In researching titles...
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The SwagmanHe walked up the long driveway to my grandparent’s farm late one afternoon looking for work. He was a small,...
Learning from LossLast week we buried one of our own. She was a beautiful and well loved seventeen year old girl who went to school...
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Spiritual JourneyJourney – another word close to my heart. I thought I would share with you this month some of my own spiritual...
Spiritual CherishingWhen I hear the word ‘cherish’ I get a strong feeling that is hard to describe. To me this word is the epitome...
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The gift of Aromatherapy and a Mother’s LoveI had a wonderful girl’s morning out with my mother and sister last week. My mother wanted to take me shopping...
Five quick ways to give your mood a boostFeeling a bit flat? New Year celebrations long over? Already frustrated by your efforts to keep those resolutions? There...
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Your Breathing Space for MarchDrumsound rises on the air, its throb, my heart. A voice inside the beat says, “I know you’re tired, but...
Your Breathing Space for FebruaryA thing of beauty is a joy forever; Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness, but still...
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