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Labyrinths are not mazes but they are amazing
Max often says "Scratch me and I'll bleed labyrinths. "But what is that really about? Here Max explores this further. A labyrinth is not...
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Jul 25, 20223 min read


Can we be honest about mothers?
Mother's Day is around the corner, so it's no surprise a friend and I recently had a conversation about mothers: ours, others, ourselves,...
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May 2, 20222 min read


Can we welcome in 2022? A reflective exercise
Bronwyn Greive (I'm not sure whose cartoon this is, so if you know, let us know as we'd like to give them credit) Some people thought:...
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Jan 3, 20223 min read


Peace on Earth... ?
I do enjoy how labyrinths help me experience peace ..... I have made numerous labyrinths over the years. A lot of them are temporary, at...
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Dec 13, 20212 min read


The Pictures in my head-continued. In search of "My Treasure". The comparing place.
We all have thousands of pictures that we hold in our head-mind and it is these things we expect will help us be happy- live the Good...
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Nov 15, 20212 min read


Learning from other cultures- without travelling.
This year, like other people, I had a trip overseas planned. I love to travel to new places, meet new people, learn new things. My 2021...
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Oct 5, 20212 min read


Day 5 Gratitude
Bronwyn Greive It has been a core teaching in some traditions for a long time. You might have been encouraged to: 'Count your blessings'....
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Sep 2, 20213 min read


DAY 4 - CHANGE
Bronwyn Greive Benjamin Franklin said: “…in this world nothing is certain except death and taxes.” (https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/b...
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Aug 28, 20213 min read


DAY3 - ATTENTION
Bronwyn Greive You will need: a piece of fruit or vegetable that you would eat raw and a knife. Today we are going to pay attention to the now, to the present. This can also be called mindfulness, being present, awareness and is not necessarily a religious practice. There’s a good little video from the University of Minnesota. Our aim is to see with wonder, to be amazed. The longer we truly pay attention to something we can see the beauty in it. Children if allowed free time,
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Aug 27, 20214 min read


DAY 1- SEEING DEEPER: ICONS OF THE EVERYDAY
Bronwyn Greive An icon is a person or thing, admired for having some kind of great significance. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction...
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Aug 25, 20213 min read


DAY 2- SOUNDS OF SILENCE
Bronwyn Greive It can be so hard to find a place of silence. The human world has many sounds, the natural world too, just different ones....
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Aug 24, 20214 min read


A stay-at-home retreat
We were so looking forward to our 3rd Play & Pray Retreat in August, then lockdown happened in our area. After a few weeks sorting out...
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Aug 24, 20213 min read


Pictures in our heads-in search of Treasure.
Max Greive We all have 1000's of pictures of what the "Good Life" looks like. These pictures involves everything:...
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Aug 3, 20212 min read
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