Begin at the Beginning “It’s always best to start at the beginning. And all you do is follow the Yellow Brick Road.” “You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” Glinda the Good Witch ~ The Wizard of Oz As a child, my daughter,
Continue Reading...It’s Time “How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” Dr Suess As soon as I finished my last blog I felt that something was missing. Interestingly, my
Continue Reading...Today it is sunny. It is morning here in Oxford so as I write this I am aware that you are sleeping. I hope you are sleeping and resting peacefully. The holidays seem to bring a lot of “busyness” or perhaps we create that feeling. January brings an invitation to slow down. Recently I sprained
Continue Reading...Getting ready for the New Year! “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce As 2019 comes to an end it is good to spend time
Continue Reading...Sunday, December 22, 2019 “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”~ Charles Dickens Today is sunny in Oxford after a week of rainy days. I returned Monday from London. There are Christmas markets in London, Oxford and all the villages in England with bright decorations and wonderful
Continue Reading...November 2019 From Oxford, UK Possibilities Saturday I visited Bletchley Park. Engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and others gathered here during WWII and worked on breaking the German Enigma machine and other secret codes. You may have seen the movie, The Imitation Game, staring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of these code breakers, Alan Turing.
Continue Reading...CJones Wellness Friday, November 15, 2019 The Power of Change “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. ” – Rumi Close your eyes and imagine standing in the ocean just up to your ankles as the waves move on to
Continue Reading...CJones Wellness Blog November 2019 Change: There is nothing permanent except change- Heraclitus It is fitting and helpful to focus on change as I sit in my study in Oxford, England. I moved in five days ago and feel settled and yet unsettled. It is different here, although many things are similar. Of course English
Continue Reading...There is an agreement between Eastern and Western medicine about the value of meditation. Scientific studies indicate that regular meditation produces the following physical and psychological benefits: *Decreased blood pressure *Relief from stress, depression and anxiety *Lower cholesterol levels *Reduced production stress hormones including cortisol and adrenaline *Increased grey matter in the hippocampus-a part of
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Peace Blessing May the deep blessings of the earth be with us. May the fathomless soundings of seas surge in our souls. May boundless stretches of the universe echo in our depths to open us to wonder, to strengthen us for love, to humble us with gratitude. That we may find ourselves in one another
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