I love Robert Frost’s poetry and at this time of the year, I particularly like his poems on winter.  It seems apt with his name that he should embrace this season!     “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though;…

Who can wait quietly while the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action? Lao-Tzu  

“A Child’s Vision” by Alfred Noyes (1880- 1958) Under the sweet-peas I stood And drew deep breaths, they smelt so good. Then, with strange enchanted eyes, I saw them change to butterflies. Higher than the skylark sings I saw their fluttering crimson wings Leave their garden-trellis bare And fly into the upper air. Standing in an…

 People are like bicycles.  They can keep their balance only as long as they keep moving. Albert Einstein

Alternate nostril breathing calms the mind and also focuses thought. Sitting peacefully, bring your right hand index and middle fingers to rest between your eyebrows. Close your eyes and deeply breathe in and out through your nose. Close your right nostril with your right thumb. Inhale through the left nostril for a count of 4….

I grew up in Africa and have been lucky enough to have spent many hours in the wild with elephants.  I have had a love of these majestic, wise animals for as long as I can remember.  The devastating impacts of poaching have been felt all over the continent and projects like “500 elephants” are…

… is look for beauty in every day and keep love and compassion in our hearts.

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people.  Forget yourself. Henry Miller