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You may know, my homeland is Australia.  You will probably know that, right now, it is burning. My heart is breaking and I need to do something to help, so ..... during this month, I am donating Charms Of Light profits to fire services and animal welfare organisations in Australia. Please join me in praying for Australia.  The beautiful artwork is by MelanippeArt.     If you also feel called to help out, here are some links to some of the associations

I'm a sucker for chocolate - the darker the better as far as I'm concerned.  At this time of year I get festive in my kitchen creating new chocolate temptations for gifts and for hiding at the back of the fridge for me to pick at when I feel the need! The beauty of doing this myself is that I know there is no dairy hiding anywhere and to be honest, they are really easy to make.  You can get as creative and adventurous with fillings as you want, or keep it simple. 

  What is Tanzanite? Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the mineral, Zoisite.  Tanzanite is a 24th Anniversary gemstone.   Tanzanite Associations Chakras - Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra Birthstone - December Zodiac - Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius Numerical Vibration - Number 2 Typical colours - blue-violet   Healing with Tanzanite ♥ Composure ♥ Poise and harmony ♥ Helps us to slow down Tanzanite

Some time ago, I discovered some gorgeous hematite arrow gemstone beads.  I did make a couple of bracelets at the time, but for some reason these lovely arrow shaped beads got lost amongst the rest of my hematite collection.  I always get excited when I discover new unusually shaped gemstones in bead form, and rediscovering these hematite arrows was just as wonderful as it was the first time ...... actually, it was even better, because this time I already had them in my

Balance ..... it is such an important aspect to life.  When we have things in balance, we have more energy and our lives become more joyful and loving. Two little words, "Yes" and "No" .....  Think of these as weights on a set of scales and see how you can adjust them to keep them evenly balanced. "Yes":  By definition, this is one of the easiest words to express.  It is positive, helpful and agreeable. "No":  This

Are you disappointed when things don't work out even when you've been thinking that they probably wouldn't work out in the first place?  Why be disappointed when the outcome is what you believed it to be?  Surely you should be pleased that your belief turned out to be correct! Try turning that around.  Have the belief that what you want will work out just the way you want it to.  Feel just how pleased you will be when you get the outcome you believe in this

Soul Cakes are traditionally baked to celebrate Samhain, a time to reconnect with our ancestors and to honour those who have passed. This recipe is my own vegan version and makes approx. 16 small cookies.   Soul Cakes for Samhain   Ingredients 1 cup (140g) flour - I used half spelt flour and half plain white flour 3/4 (86g) cup ground almonds 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cacao powder (or cocoa) 1/2 (100g) cup soft brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp

We know about wishing for the things we want in life and we know that we should be careful about what we wish for.  Here is a story, from a few years ago, of one of the reasons why we should be careful .... My daughter told me, from the start of the school term, when her PE class switched over to swimming once a week, that she didn't like swimming and that she wished that she didn't have to do it.  Each week she'd been looking for excuses not to do it and

Reiki is a loving energy that is channelled through the practitioner.  It is not the practitioners' own energy that is being used. Many years ago, when I started on my Reiki journey, I used to pour my heart and soul into a healing.  It always left me completely wiped out afterwards and I didn't understand why.  It took a little while to work out that I had been trying too hard and had been putting my own energy into the healing session therefore, completely