“Romeo Romeo Where art thou?” Not from Verona in this case! Well Romeo is from Jumilla in Spain. Ruby coloured. On the nose blackberry and black cherry rule the roost. There is also a bit of smoky tobacco and a tad of blueberry. On the palate minimal tannins making it a decent sipper. On theContinue reading “Romeo Romeo Where Art Thou? Excellent Value Spanish Wine”
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Susan Cain’s “Quiet”; The reward-sensitive person
A reward-sensitive person is highly motivated to seek rewards-from a promotion to a lottery jackpot to an enjoyable evening out with friends. Reward sensitivity motivates us to pursue goals like sex and money, social status and influence. It prompts us to climb ladders and reach for far away branches in order to gather life’s choicestContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”; The reward-sensitive person”
Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”; One Way of Practicing Mindfulness
“One involves the formal discipline of making a specific time in which you stop all activity, assume a special posture, and dwell for some time in moment to moment awareness of the inbreath and the outbreath. By practicing this way regularly, you naturally deepen your ability to keep your attention on the breath for aContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”; One Way of Practicing Mindfulness”
Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: Love
“Those of you how quickly the fire of love spreads when it starts to smoulder in the heart and in the imagination will understand that once Love enters two such perfect subjects, he never stops until he has rendered them obedient to his commands, until indeed he has filled them so full of his clearContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre “The Heptameron”: Love”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 36 “Business as Usual in Nicaragua”
Bertie Foonbean, the mutant child of Zeus and Aphrodite, was becoming an increasing embarrassment to the Greek Gods who of course viewed themselves as perfection. Friends of the Greek Gods were increasingly curious as why no invitation for a birth party had been sent out by the Greek Gods in weeks. If only they couldContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 36 “Business as Usual in Nicaragua””
European Commission’s “Common Vaccination Card” Recommended before COVID-19
Brussels, 26.4.2018COM(2018) 244 final2018/0115 (NLE)Proposal for aCOUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONon Strengthened Cooperation against Vaccine Preventable Diseases{SWD(2018) 149 final}EN 1 ENEXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL• Reasons for and objectives of the proposalVaccination is one of the greatest successes of medicine. Vaccination saves lives,protects our societies, reduces illness and contributes to longer life expectancy.Before vaccines existed, many childrenContinue reading “European Commission’s “Common Vaccination Card” Recommended before COVID-19″
Hot Docs Independent Cinemas Relief Fund Established
HOT DOCS LAUNCHES INDEPENDENT CINEMAS RELIEF FUND TO HELP SUPPORT SHUTTERED CINEMAS ACROSS CANADA Toronto, April 6, 2021— Hot Docs is pleased to announce the launch of Hot Docs Independent Cinemas Relief Fund in response to the extreme challenges of the past year, which forced the closure of independent cinemas across the country. Developed and administeredContinue reading “Hot Docs Independent Cinemas Relief Fund Established”
Thinking About Nothing! I Challenge You
You know perhaps that mindfulness attempts you to slow down your mind and focus on the present moment. That makes sense as the only moment you have is indeed the present moment. But so many of us are caught up with going beyond and before the present moment. We can take issue with being inContinue reading “Thinking About Nothing! I Challenge You”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 35 “Zorollia Sparks its Demise”
The ragged remnants of the Opposite Party in Zorollia hijacked a Zortixian Spaceline flight from Zortixia City to the Zortixian city of Kloip. The Opposite Party hijackers landed the plane in the Zorollian province of Idididi ruled by the treacherous Kampoola who had distinguished himself through idiotic and cannibalistic acts. At one time he hadContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 35 “Zorollia Sparks its Demise””
Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”: Meditation as Non-Doing
“Meditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavour I know that does not involve trying to get somewhere else, but rather, emphasizes being where you already are. Much of the time we are so carried away by all the doing, striving, the planning, the reacting, the busyness-that when we stop just toContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”: Meditation as Non-Doing”
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