December 2nd, 2012 
Frances The holidays are here. I love the music playing as I enter shops. There’s always this marvelous merry feeling I wish we could all bottle and have the year long. Though when I see people carrying three or four shopping bags full of gifts, I tend to hope that the givers have enough in their [...]
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No Comments » September 10th, 2012 Frances I was thinking about . . . because I read International Living’s newsletters, read travel books, and watch travel documentaries . . . where would I choose to live . . . so many beautiful places . . . where would I go . . . if I decided it was time to go? – [...]
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June 10th, 2012 Frances Is there anyone who doesn’t want radiant health with lots of energy? Do you think this is a silly question? I don’t because a lot of the food we eat is chosen carelessly, and often it’s devoid of nutrition, loaded with toxins, dissipates our energy, and can make us feel and look not quite right. [...]
May 15th, 2012 Frances Lilou Mace has given us another exceptional interview with famous glass artist Narcissus Quagliata, and the creator of El Santuario at Valle de Bravo (two miles outside of Mexico City), Michel Domit. www.juicylivingtour.com www.elsantuario.com These two creators, with Lilou Mace, treat us to a remarkable interview which, if we carefully and deeply listen, will change [...]
Posted in A Conversation, A State Of Mind, A Step At A Time, An Exercise In Patience, Full Of Possibilities, Giving And Receiving, Listening, Meditation, Nature, Paying Attention, Quiet Time, Watching Tags: carlos castaneda, el santuario resort, lilou mace, meditation, silva mind control, the holy quartz mountain No Comments » April 15th, 2012 Frances I read last month’s issue of YES! With relish and It helped me to understand what’s going on in the world. I don’t know why I didn’t come across this powerful and practical magazine before last month. YES! writers are well-versed; they tackle the nitty-gritty of today’s very important topics, those that affect all of [...]
February 25th, 2012 Frances My sister Anna forwarded an email to me – one that’s been going around and worth our attention. after reading it, I felt sad for a few minutes. The reason was, I think, because it could have been different for all of us. And, in a flash, the sadness dissipated because I know it still [...]
January 19th, 2012 Frances What do we do without access to our own guru, mentor, or someone capable of bringing us to a higher level of understanding? Well, if we steadily put our attention on the right ones, books can be great guides. It’s been written in these books that we’re all the creators of our own life, although [...]
Posted in A Book, Or Two, Or More, A Helping Hand, A Step At A Time, Can I? Yes, I can., Food, Today's Delights Tags: age, allergies, anxiety, auto immune disorders, barbara marx hubbard, bloating, body odor, cancer, clean, consciousness, constipation, depression, diabetes, dr. alejandro junger, eczema, fibromyalgia, heart disease, joint pain, neale donald walsch, stress, thyroid dysfunction, toxic overload, www.cancerdecisions.com, www.cleanprogram.com, www.debraslist.com, www.evolve.org, www.healyourlife.com No Comments » January 11th, 2012 Frances If you haven’t been to Kripalu, you’re in for an absolutely delightful body mind spirit treat. I’ve been looking, page after page, at Kripalu’s spring 2012 catalog, and noting the rich listing of eager teachers, many of them are easily recognizable; they have solid reputations. They are very good at what thet do, which makes [...]
January 10th, 2012 Frances What can we do for body mind spirit this year that will have a permanent positive impact on our lives, and on Planet Earth? Perhaps we can start with detoxing. Have you heard of the book CLEAN by Dr. Alejandro Junger? It’s an exquisitely-written book having all that’s needed in the way of information, including [...]
Posted in A Book, Or Two, Or More, A Helping Hand, A State Of Mind, A Step At A Time, Can I? Yes, I can., Care Of Self, Food, Healing, Meditation, Nature, Stories, The Marketplace of Possibilities, The World Tags: bloated, depressed, detoxing, dr. alejandro junger, headaches, stressed, tired No Comments » November 19th, 2011 Frances At this time of the year many of us, for different reasons, leave the bright lights and merriment of our own hometown to travel abroad. We go for various reasons: we don’t want to be alone in familiar surroundings, we’re thinking that, at this point in time, we’re not compatible with family, we’re grieving and [...]
Posted in A Holiday, A Step At A Time, Entertainment, Food, Great place to eat, In The Company Of Websites, The Marketplace of Possibilities, Traveling Tags: cafe cultura in quito, el maiz restaurante in cuenca, hassan's cafe in quito, la casa sol in quito, le rendez-vous in vilcabamba, loja in ecuador, quito's cathedrals and museums, raymipampa restaurant in cuenca, the magic bean in quito, the panama hat trail by tom miller No Comments »
