Figuring out how to live a truly creative, sustainable, loving, peaceful, exciting, adventurous, fulfilling, natural life, off the grid, eons away from the rat-race society ;) and I believe it's very possible!
"Permaculture integrates people into Nature's design. A permaculture design provides us with shelter, food, water, income, community and aesthetic and spiritual fulfillment within a balanced and healthy biological community. - Permaculture is Applied Science and Ecology; Ethical design of human systems for a sustainable future. It offers practical solutions to the global environmental and cultural crises we now face. - Permaculture (Permanent Culture) is the conscious design and co-creative evolution of agriculturally productive ecosystems and cooperative and economically just social systems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of 'natural' systems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. The practice and development of liberating mental, emotional and spiritual ways of being. It seeks to provide a sustainable and secure place for living things on this earth."
Music
nothing moves me more, yet not many moves my core.
Jeff Buckley and PJ Harvey for my roar,
Krister Linder for the peace in my soul,
Jamiroquai to let the good times roll! So.........
Jeff Buckley, PJ Harvey, Krister Linder, James Hollingsworth, Chris Cornell, Dead Can Dance, Azam Ali, Sting, Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Zero 7, Koop, Dive, Tim Buckley, Peter Gabriel, Incognito, Starsailor, Rufus Wainwright, Hendrix, Mike Oldfield, Levellers, Pogues, Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, the Doors, Eryka Badu, Tori Amos, Crosby Stills & Nash, Travis, Alanis Morrisette, Patti Smith, Nick Drake, Eddie Reader, Audioslave, Loreen McKennitt, Richard Ashcroft, the Waterboys, ...
Movies
I'm quite selective... I love movies that require all my attention and makes me think or have a very strong emotional impact on me, like; Stay, Nine Lives, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Crash, Frances, Spirited Away, the Motorcycle Diaries
French and Italian movies, Documentaries, best ever comedy; "Withnail and I". Aardman stuff; Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts... all Monty Python!
Television
drugs the world. Turn it off and go live your life, meditate, study, learn how to play an instrument, anything!!!
Watch DVDs of Black Books, Eddie Izzard, the Office, Fawlty Towers and other necessities instead :))... then again if it wasn't for the TV I would never have come in contact with all this greatness in the first place. Hmmm... OK thank you TV, but now it's over!!!
Books
About sustainable living, permaculture, yoga, philosophy, water crystals, alternative health, spirituality...
Alone Around the World - Naomi James,
Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto - Anneli Rufus,
Dream Brother, the lives of Jeff and Tim Buckley - David Browne,
Will There Really Be a Morning? an Autobiography - Frances Farmer,
Artists Way - Julia Cameron....
Heroes
All people who live life being true to themselves, no matter what the world says. Artists, musicians, alternative thinkers and doers.
About me: on a quest to Enlightenment, walking barefoot in morning dew, bioluminescent organisms, creativity, ponds, harmony, permaculture, falafel a la Tiberias Israel, blocked, peaceful, nervous, vermiculture,weeping willows, my husband, chakras, hummus, to sleep under the stars, dragonflies, thunderstorms, guacamole, geckos, adventure, volunteering, meditation, kibbutz, thrift stores, tigers, herbs, organic, efficient microorganisms,insecure, water, travelling, searching, finding, wilderness, science, my dog, music, optimistic, wishful, Buddha, my family, dreamy, euphoric, WWOOF, earthships, ecovillage, singing, biology, Masaru Emoto, fiddle, frustrated, calm, flowform, sushi, introverted, earth, waterlilly, chocolate, receiving, art, ecology, yoga, my friends, Shiva Rea, recycling, giving, John Bauer, bagpipes, photography, hoping, hungry for knowledge and wisdom...
If I was a collector of things I would have all the musical instruments from around the world and library of fieldguides and reference books on everything that concerns Mother Earth!!
I have a compulsive need to save insects from drowning :)
God is music.
There must be a place for me to be free...
Who I'd like to meet: Nature spirits, the Light in me and every living being on the planet...
People who'd like to share their experiences and knowledge about Permaculture design, Ecovillages and Sustainable living in general :)
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Check out this Magical video with Krister Linder - Turning Daisies (Live).
An acoustic live performance. Guitar: Hjalmar Leissner. Bass: Jan Hellman. Fire: Aleah.
PAUSE THE SLIDESHOW AND MUSIC FIRST!
.. Get this video and more at MySpace.com
"There are many paths to enlightenment.
Be sure to take the one with a heart."
- Lao Tzu
Hello my friend,
I thought today in sharing with you some images
and things of my simple daily life.
Those are some of my little babies, and my way of living.
:)
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I wish you all good simple things in life,
as a path of happiness.
May you have a beautiful week
Many Blessings and love,
Your friend,
**RaK**
"The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation...The hand is the cutting edge of the mind."
- Jacob Bronowski
The first law of success is concentration.
Bend all your energies to one point,
and go directly to that point,
looking neither to the right nor the left.
By focusing your efforts to a single point,
you'll always achieve the greatest results.
If you focus the full power of all you are
on what you have a burning desire to achieve,
you'll attain success.
I wish you pure success in all you paths,
Many Blessings and love,
Your friend,
**RaK**
I wish you a wonderful week, with many exciting moments of discovery, learning and acceptance,
May all your projects be abundantly blessed,
Your friend all ways
**RaK**
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
**Anais Nin
No matter what might be happening in your life right now, take a
deep breath, relax and let your thoughts be still.
Just as darkness gives way to dawn, so does despair create a new beginning.
Never allow yourself to forget that it is from the darkest moment of the
night that each new sunrise is born.
Whatever you do, you need courage.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs.
Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
**Ralph Waldo Emerson
I sincerely wish you all good things,
with all sincerity
with much love and with deep respect
Your friend,
**~RaK~**
"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day,
to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight;
and never stop fighting."
**e. e. cummings
When we own our lives, we accept what we’ve inherited and the experiences we hold in our memories.
We also lay claim to our right to create new conditions if we’re not happy with what’s come before.
We assume responsibility for changing what does not suit us.
We acknowledge our own special talents and skills, and truly comprehend our right to enjoy the journey.
In short, we embrace the meaning and purpose, the mystery and the beauty of our lives.
"The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself."
**Anais Nin
See challenges from new angles.Life lived at its fullest
and let your spirit soar!
you are my true blessing , my friend.
with deep respect and wishes of a wonderful Easter Sunday
Your friend,
**~RaK~**
Two birds, inseparable companions, perch on the same tree.
One eats the fruit, the other looks on.
The first bird is our individual self,
feeding on the pleasures and pains of this world.
The other is the universal Self,
silently witnessing all.
**Mundaka Upanishad**
Create a brand new world for yourself,
one that meets your deepest needs.
By doing so, you will help raise the quality of consciousness of the entire world.
Use your imagination! Sing your own song!
"Recognize that life is what you get when you’re born ...
living is what you do with it."
~Jim Allen
May you weekend be Blessed with the new discoveries
and the courage to be who you are meant to be.
Know that it is a true blessing to have you as my friend.
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."
—Audre Lorde, American writer and activist, 1934-1992
In the moment when our desire to do and be the best ,
we can grows stronger than our fear of failure -- in that solitary moment , greatness rises up within us to take command and we may dare to do the impossible.
It is in that moment that possibility is born.
In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust
Your friend,
**~RaK~**
"I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow."
~Julia Cameron
Author - "The Artist's Way"
Whatever it is you want to do, remind yourself often that it's
possible. If you were not capable, the desire would never have risen within you. You've already been given all the permission you will ever need to succeed.
Know you are a a cherished blessing to me.
With deep love and great respect
**~RaK~**
"The fact that I can plant a seed
and it becomes a flower, share a bit
of knowledge and it becomes
another's, smile at someone and
receive a smile in return, are to me continual
spiritual exercises."
~ Leo Buscaglia, American author and teacher
With that thought in mind,
may your soul
get a daily workout
and may your spirit
be richly nourished.
Stay happy and keep being yourself
With Warmth and Light,
Your friend
**~RaK~**
Just for today ... practice the art of smiling ... all day.
See how your smile is contagious and how it can make others feel better about themselves and life.
Look for the humor in your situations and you will smile in spite of everything.
Smile at your friends. Smile at your enemies. Smile at people you don't know. Smile at your pets. Smile at your family. Smile even at the air you breathe.
If you don't feel like smiling ... try very hard to list 3 blessings in your life.
Then you will let the energy of those blessings enter your heart and you will be able to smile.
May your day be blessed with wonderful smiles!
Namaste!
"I have listened. And I have looked with open eyes. I have poured
my soul into the world, seeking the unknown within the known. And I
sing out loud in amazement."
~Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Philosopher and Nobel prize winning author
Just put thoughts to rest and don't seek outwardly anymore.
When things come up, then give them your attention;
just trust what is functional in you at present,
and you have nothing to be concerned about.
~ Linji (d.867?)
May you be blessed today with all things good,
Your friend,
~**RaK**~
Beginning today and every day forward, remember that you are, without a doubt, the most beautiful, brilliant and blessed child on the face of this earth. After all, your mother recognized these traits in you the moment you were born. And Mother always knows best.
May you be blessed with all things good,
Your friend,
~**RaK**~
"We create our lives a thought at a time. And sometimes, it comes
down to changing a thought such as 'Why did this happen to me?'
into 'There is a divine plan and there is a reason for this, and my
choice is to create the most positive reaction I can.'"
~Dee Wallace Stone
American Actress
(She played the mom in "ET")
"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to
go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state
and remain in it. This is a kind of death."
~Anais Nin
French writer
FreeSoul
My friend,
I came to wish you many blessings in this day.
From my heart to your heart.
~RaK~
"Commit yourself to a dream . . . Nobody who tries to do something
great but fails is a total failure. Why? Because he can always rest
assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle-he
defeated the fear of trying."
~Robert Schuller
Well-known minister and author
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.
Only you know what is best for you.
Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart.
Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is
meaningless.
Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or
for the future.
By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your
life.
Don't give up when you still have something to give.
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.
It is this fragile thread that binds us to each other.
Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find.
The quickest way to receive love is to give love.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;
and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't dismiss your dreams.
To be without dreams is to be without hope;
to be without hope is to be without purpose.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've
been, but also where you're going.
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
"You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving
of your love and affection than you are, and you will not find that
person anywhere."
*A LIGHTWORKER PRAYER*
I ask that spirit walk with me this day And that I have the courage To carry this truth within me in all that I do. To full stand in my own truth And power is to honor the spirit within Help me today to re-member Both who I am and who I am not. Who I am is magnificent, Yet to carry a facade of who I am not Only detracts from that magnificence. To accept the truth of my own limitations, Clears the path to carrying my true power. I know that holding my power is only possible When I am not afraid of being vulnerable. This day I will balance my ego By checking it often And see my true motivations. I accept the power that is rightfully mine And will to use it to create Home on this side of the veil. I ask that I may allow spirit to emanate From me to all who choose to look upon me, That I may be a perfect mirror So that they may see the God within themselves Help me to touch their hearts With my love And allow them to re-member Home and who they really are As I re-member who I am. As spirit walks with me this day I remember to give thanks for the gift of spirit on my shoulder. May I always use it to the highest good of all concerned. I vow to enjoy this day to it's fullest and to laugh at every opportunity. This day I will play the wonderful Game And I will carry the vibrations of Home in every move on the Gameboard. This day I will Re-member. AMEN
Happiness
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness
is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and
gratitude."
~ Denis Waitley
To all My friends,
Light Weavers , workers of the light, Poets, brilliant souls,
My most dear spiritual friends,
i wish you all the best,
May you always find open paths, clear sunshine days,
a gentle breeze to play with your hair.
May your joys be like stars on the dark night, too many to count,
May all your fears be replaced with the assurance that we are pure light and we serve the
higher spheres.
May you all be blessed Today and forever.
Happy 2007
Your Friend all ways!
~RaK~
"Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do, can
love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can
be used for doorstops or we can make music."
~Barbara Sher
Author - "I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was"
