By marianna on Nov 27, 2008

Some people wonder if they ever get lucky.
I wonder if I am one of those women who are always lucky.

Since I got to Israel, a doorway of opportunities and possibilities has opened up for me. I am finally ready to step out of the hallway of hell.
Feelings of being in the right place at the right time and welcoming all the options thrown at me, are part of my every day experience at the moment. Becoming aware of all those possibilities, I can suddenly see they are all leading to the same thing.

I know what I want, I can see ways how to get there.
Mindfulness got me to this place, and mindfulness is w...

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By Madelon on Nov 23, 2008

True to my promise to stay closer to home instead of burning gas on planes and outrageous mileage, I decided to do a day-trip this weekend locally to enjoy the snow. However, rather than doing the non-eco option of alpine skiing, which is actually an urban concept of getting up mountains using electric lifts, plastic tickets, diesel caterpillars, snow blowers, helicopters and fast food resort amenities, I decided on the simple option of my own sandwiches and my own legs.  I struck out on 'raquettes' (snowshoes) into the fresh powder snow just 30 minutes from my house, up the slopes of the ...

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