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Ayahuasca Sacred Medicine In the West today we have become accustomed to the “Quick Fix” syndrome. By “quick fix” I mean becoming sick or developing pain and going to the Doctors for pills, tests, surgery, therapy etc. There are four distinct levels to human beings, the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. If we are suffering [...]

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Again it was snowing when I landed in Paris. It had been thirty years almost to the day since I’d last visited the city, so I was looking forward to reminiscing on my journey from Orly to the Holiday Inn at Marne La Vallee. I have a good Scot’s tongue in my head so I [...]

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It was lightly snowing when I arrived in Den Haag, a day earlier than I should have, due to the lack of suitable flights ensuring I’d arrive on time. When I stepped out of my taxi at the hotel the first thing I noticed was the warmth of the flourescent pink light, glowing through the [...]

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January kicked off with ‘Winning in 2013′ – a conference for the DACH regions of IHG (International Hotel Group) in mid January, in Vienna. After a few holiday season hiccups, I got into the swing of things pretty quickly, enjoying the winter travel and the excellent company of Austrian, German and Swiss hoteliers representing a [...]

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Moving on; I’m not going to say it was easy, sometimes it was extremely difficult – two children relied upon me and I was responsible for their safety and well-being. Starting over after an abusive relationship is one of the most difficult tasks I’ve undertaken to date – and that includes walking 20 feet of [...]

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Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave. Leslie Morgan – TED / TALKS TEDX Why would anyone stay with a man who beats her? Having been in a similar scenario, I can identify with many of the points that Leslie raises and the scars it leaves behind. I’m writing this as a woman but I fully [...]

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Robert Burns, Scotland’s best known poet is celebrated by Scots the world over, on this day every year. Rabbie, as he’s commonly known here in Scotland, was born on January 25th 1759 in a small thatched cottage, in the small (and very beautiful) town of Alloway, in Ayr. He lived only until 1796, but left [...]

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Aye, it’s been a funny old year; every month bringing something new and exciting – but a quicker one to pass, I’ve never known. The beginning of the year  saw me slip into the community side of things – Chairing the Community Council and working with the women of my own town; applying all that [...]

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We live in interesting times, for sure. The whole world is changing; nothing is as it was even forty years ago… Rainforests are lost to us; gone are flora and fauna that may have saved lives. Animal species have become extinct, even more are under threat. We have sophisticated weaponry; ‘surgical’ striking M51 nuclear missiles, [...]

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Firstly I’m going to apologies in advance for my rant and for any poor punctuation; I’m so angry that I’m just going to write as I see it. Today my balance has been upset by two things, both youth and government related; both detrimental to our youth and both government generated. First I was shocked [...]

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