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A Gorgeous View

The view from Quails Gate Winery in Kelowna, BC

 Their wine, tapas and lunch are awesome and worth stopping 
in for if you are planning on touring the wineries in BC, Canada.

Beauty and Art - Forms of Therapy

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“Art is a form of therapy. Sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic inherent in the human situation.” English novelist Graham Greene

My Poem published in "Awakening The Creative Spirit"

A link to  Awaking The Creative Spirit is in the Amazon sidebar

Peaceful Renovation?

In my 14 years of Interior Design I have been involved in many renovations and new home builds. Often my job entails bringing peace and hope to the job sites.

Renovating our homes can be quite stressful. I am considering creating a retreat program to empower people as they go through a home renovation.

A peaceful renovation no matter what's going on around us. Is that possible? What are your thoughts on that?

Delores

Apply Oxygen

A common thread when I facilitate retreats is that many people struggle with the idea of self care as being "all about me". Yet when we are on an airplane and we are told that should an emergency occur and the oxygen masks are required, please ensure that you apply your mask first BEFORE helping your children or any passengers requiring assistance. Self care before helping others is not selfish, it is an act of loving oneself and it empowers us to be faithful stewards to those who rely on us.

Please don't wait for an emergency to apply your mask. Take a few minutes today to simply relax. Take a few minutes to breath deeply, to be still and to listen to that small still voice within inviting you to loving reflection and stillness.

The sun is streaming into my kitchen as I type this.....I am going to go breathe in it's warmth.

Delores

Visual Beauty Inspires

If you choose to journal can I recommend finding a beautiful book to put your thoughts into? The journals in the photo are a compilation of mine over the past few years. All from Chapters. They carry some amazing journals and while you're there how about taking a break with a Chai Tea Latte from Starbucks! Mmm

I think I may do that this week, my journal's almost full and I want a bright colourful one this time.

Chapters also sell their journals on line www.chapters.indigo.ca

Delores