“I think the manufacturing and consumption cycle is completely out of hand, and our footprint is doing irreversible damage to the earth.” ~ Venus X, owner of Planet X, from an article in Vogue So, here we are at the biggest purchasing time of the year and I’m not really in the mood to buy,Continue reading “Black Friday Blues”
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Food, Family, and Friends
“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” ~ Tecumseh “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thingContinue reading “Food, Family, and Friends”
Changing Roles of Woman
“Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don’t live in the shadows of people’s judgement. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom.” ~ AmitabhContinue reading “Changing Roles of Woman”
Words, Words, Words
“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” ~ Aldous Huxley, Brave New World “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.” ~ Swami Vivekananda I’ve been thinkingContinue reading “Words, Words, Words”
When Kids Talk, Adults Should Listen
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I will learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” ~ Umberto Eco, Foucault’sContinue reading “When Kids Talk, Adults Should Listen”
Sage Woman Chronicles 