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365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 352 – Being a Rockstar Feels Really Good

April 15, 2011 – 11:16 pm |

Tis late – nearly mid-night.  I’m home after playing a gig at a friend’s house-warming-we’ve-arrived-in-Golden Bay party.  Tonight, people actually danced to our music.  It was Mohua Sun’s dream come true.  And one little girl …

The Energy of Authenticity – by Rose Diamond

April 14, 2011 – 7:00 pm |

The Energy of Authenticity – by Rose Diamond
I’m passionate about interviewing people who are making a difference. We all need plenty of encouragement to live an authentic life and create a sustainable livelihood by offering …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 351 – “Take Some R&R Now or I Will Make You!” Said the Wise Body

April 14, 2011 – 6:30 pm |

I know I’m not alone in saying this.
My body’s been asking me to slow down for a few months.  It keeps saying ‘relax’ and ‘rest’ and when I do, everything just feels better.  Then again,  …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 350 – Our Youth Are So Very Bright

April 13, 2011 – 6:22 pm |

I’m coaching someone, we’ll call her … ‘Amy’.  I’m coaching her to become a journalist.  So today Amy turned up, I critiqued some of her work, we chatted, and what really struck me about this …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 349 – NZ Green Party Using My Ebook As a Fundraiser

April 12, 2011 – 2:36 pm |

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation (as I raise my gorgeous son and grow my good news website to a subscription base of 100,000 people).  The Low Down on this Blog.
Check out yesterday’s blog.
Check out …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 348 – Exciting Days on the 30 Day Green Dream Facebook Page

April 11, 2011 – 2:07 pm |

Yes indeed.  It’s kinda cool seeing the projects and goals that are cropping up on that 30 Day Green Dream facebook page.  So far we have: one electric bike being made by April 30th, one …

365 Days of Fun and Chillaxation – 347 – Check out the Rayman – Part of the New Generation of Feel Good Books

April 10, 2011 – 8:53 pm |

Hey there Happyziners!
I just wanted to remind you of a book I discovered last year called the Rayman. It’s a book that was written with the intent to uplift and inspire.  I think it’s one …

Using Our Spiritual Power to Balance World Chaos

March 14, 2011 – 2:21 pm | One Comment

By Rose Diamond
The way things are unfolding in the world I’m finding it difficult to hold a clear focus at times. Living with the degree of uncertainty posed by the possibility of another earthquake and …

Woman Vs Wild!

March 4, 2011 – 10:57 am | 2 Comments

Big plans! I had big plans, and I would have gotten away with it if it hadn’t have been for those pesky kids!
I recently read an article about dying fabric with products found in the …

The Earth Speaks

February 28, 2011 – 11:45 am | 5 Comments

For all of us living here in Aotearoa – New Zealand life took one of those irreversible shifts last Tuesday when we heard about the quake in Christchurch.
Those who have lost loved ones or whose …

Getting Crafty…for Christchurch

February 24, 2011 – 7:04 pm | 2 Comments

My brother is in the New Zealand Army. He’s also based in Christchurch. When the earthquake struck he happened to be right at the epi-centre. He’s safe. So are my Dad, my sister-in-law and beautiful …

Keep it Simple Sister

February 20, 2011 – 4:50 pm |

Last Saturday a group of women came together for the second Soul Sisters Retreat in beautiful Cable Bay, near Nelson. My friend’s house backs onto the tidal estuary. Both the house and the abundant rose …

Your Conscious Life 5: The Joy of Discovery

February 12, 2011 – 11:01 pm |

But when a man finds delight
within himself and feels inner joy
and pure contentment in himself,
there is nothing more to be done.
The Bhagavad-Gita
Twelve days ago, following a month when I felt unusually flat, I started a …

Celestial Gardener

February 10, 2011 – 3:28 pm | 3 Comments

As a child, I remember hearing of Gardening by the Moon, and imagining our neighbour – Mr Yates, because he was the only gardener I knew – beavering away in his strawberry patch, to the …

Kāpiti Coast’s Greenest Street: A crushing morning

February 7, 2011 – 2:53 pm |

Blog 3: by Stacey Gasson
Going into their fourth month of Kāpiti Coast’s Greenest Street competition, participants are really hitting their stride. On Saturday I went to see one of Andy Fraser’s pet projects come to …

Your Conscious Life 4: The Joy Experiment

January 31, 2011 – 12:09 pm | 4 Comments

I’ve been feeling challenged this last month and I know many others have too. I’ve been missing my joy. You know how sometimes you don’t really appreciate something (or someone) until it’s/they’re gone. Joy is …

Kapiti Coast’s Greenest Street: Living a Richer Life

January 30, 2011 – 11:18 pm |

Blog 2: by Stacey Gasson
It’s amazing how much ground you can cover over a cup of tea, especially when you’re drinking with Mark Amery. Mark and his partner Hannah, and their three children, aged from …

Your Conscious Life 3: The One Important Thing

January 20, 2011 – 9:01 pm | 2 Comments

As Planet Earth hurtles more deeply into chaos, and the fabric of the world as we have known it unravels, I am called to re-vision my life purpose. What is the most important thing to …

Your Conscious Life – Part Two – You Always Have a Choice.

January 15, 2011 – 9:02 pm | One Comment

What does living consciously mean to you? If I asked 20 different people what it means to live a conscious life, I’m sure I’d get twenty different answers.
One person might say living consciously is living …

Your Conscious Life

January 6, 2011 – 9:24 pm |

By Rose Diamond
1: Starting Over
Happy New Year! Here in Golden Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand, we watched the fireworks go off, heard the crowds on the beach cheering and …

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