Hibiscus Tea

May 25, 2007 on 3:30 am | In Uncategorized | No Comments

By Kent Pinkerton The use of Hibiscus tea is thought to have started in ancient Egypt. In the Arab world, the tea is known as “karkady” or “karkade.” Made from the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa, this drink is served in homes and restaurants, particularly in Egypt. It is also popular in several other countries and has made its way into the United States. The reason for the wide acceptance of this tangy and tasty potion could be the several medicinal properties of the Hibiscus flower. The flower is rich in vitamin C(good for colds), helps to increase appetite, has laxative and diuretic effects, improves circulation and helps in reducing cholesterol. Hibiscus tea can be served hot or cold and is made from fresh or dried petals or “calyx.” There are a number of recipes — some are simple, while others are more complicated. Normally, spices like cinnamon are added. A simple method to make the brew is to pour one cup of boiling water over half a calyx or 1-2 table spoons of petals, cover and strain after 5-10 minutes and sweeten to taste. Add honey, lemon, orange peel or juice if you like. For a fruity punch, blend with dried fruits. Hibiscus can be mixed with regular tea also. Often, a recipe can be improvised or a new one found. One of the easiest, yet most time consuming, is the Sudanese method. Dried hibiscus flowers are soaked in water for two days and strained — no boiling is involved. Finding Hibiscus flowers should not be a problem. They are available in several natural food stores. Fresh, organically grown products are the best and clean Hibiscus leaves are preferred. Alternatively, Hibiscus tea bags are available in sachets and boxes in stores or by mail order. Hibiscus provides detailed information about hibiscus, hardy hibiscus and more. Hibiscus is affiliated with Silk Flower Arrangements. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kent_Pinkerton http://EzineArticles.com/?Hibiscus-Tea&id=131804 escort charlotte nc big match dvd 1847 scandinavian corner cabinet green hand painted with matching desk when was joseph and mary married before or after jesus birth

Anniversary Gifts - Nineteenth Anniversary

May 21, 2007 on 8:03 am | In Uncategorized | No Comments

By Michael Russell For an anniversary gift for your nineteenth anniversary, we take a trip back in time to anniversary number eight. Yes, one of the gift ideas from that anniversary makes a return engagement, except in this case, it is the only choice you have. So we’re going to have to really dive into this one in depth if you’re going to come away with something that you’ll be proud to give to your spouse for this special day. The return gift for this year is something made out of bronze. Originally one of two traditional gifts for anniversary number eight, it is now you’re only option this year. So if you sprung for a bronze made gift eleven years ago, then you’re going to have to dig really hard to come up with something different this year. Don’t worry, we have you covered. Before we get into this, there is one thing you better know right up front. A nice bronze oriented gift is going to cost a lot of money, especially if you go for one of the more popular bronze gift ideas, the bronze statue. There are more bronze statues than you can possibly imagine. Many of these are designed after very old or even ancient themes. For example, you can get a bronze Feng Shui statue for about $1,000. No, that’s not a typo. Of course, if you want, you can get what they call a faux bronze statue. This is a statue that is made out of cold cast resin. Technically, it’s probably not a real bronze gift, but if you can’t afford the real thing and want to get your spouse something close, this is as close as you’re going to get. Most bronze statues are custom made. At least the really good ones are. Yes, if you want, you can head on down to the local gift shop and pick up something for twenty bucks, but it’s not going to have the same effect. And after nineteen years of marriage, your spouse deserves something a lot better. Of course, if you think the Feng Shui statue was a lot of money, you might cringe at the thought of getting your spouse a Celadon Prunus Vase. This is one absolutely gorgeous piece. It also comes with a price tag of about $2,400. Or you might want to go with a White Dragon incense burner. You’re going to have to get a price quote for one of these things. You might want to go with a simple bronze dish and lid with a geometric pattern. You can practically steal one of these for about $1,900. Or you might want to go with a simple bronze dish that you can have made with a design of your choice. This will only set you back about $500. Whoever said that anniversary gifts weren’t expensive, didn’t make it to anniversary number nineteen. But, with a little thought and open mind and a credit card that isn’t yet maxed out, you can actually pick up a gift that won’t break you and make your spouse one very happy married person. Michael Russell
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Scrapbooking Yourself as an Individual, Homemaker, Worker, and More

May 9, 2007 on 1:47 am | In Uncategorized | No Comments

By Fion Lim From age 25 onwards, our grand adventure has just unfolded as we embrace adulthood. Here’s where you experienced first-hand the lessons of life and be prodded along to grow up in the face of challenges. By scrapbooking about yourself as an adult, you’ll have scrapbook pages reminding you on how far you’ve come and the important aspects of your life. Not only will your scrapbooks offer clarifying thoughts on where your goals are, you’ll also become more certain of yourself as an individual. Then as you flip through these scrapbooks about you, you’ll fondly recall once again the journey you’ve traveled. And these scrapbooks could well offer invaluable insights and lessons to be learned by your grandchildren. “Wow, Granny Thelma led such a colorful life and she’s one gutsy woman!” For firm ideas on how to scrapbook about yourself, continue reading on the various themes you can put your fingers on. Unique Being “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” - Helen Keller Scrapbooking about your character is a delightful theme to work on as you wrap yourself up in the project. Here’s where you don on your thinking cap and investigate into the depths of your own character. The knowledge that there’ll never be anyone exactly like you will give you the added oomph to scrapbook about yourself. Dwell on the positive traits you see in yourself. These pages could well serve as lessons for your future generations, as important traits they could model after you. Are courage, enthusiasm, personal growth, fun-loving, determination among your best traits? What other positive qualities you carry within you? List down all your best qualities. Put down all your outstanding traits on a single or double-spread scrapbook page. Alternatively, you can go in-depth and dedicate a page to each of your best qualities,highlighting occasions or events when you’ve exhibited the particular quality. What qualities do you admire most in others? Scrapbook about these traits as well. Pull in a photo or two of the people who consistently show the traits you admire. What traits do you believe will make a great character? Scrapbook about the values and principles that you’ve adopted and believe will guide you and your future generations in their lives. What are your priorities in life and how do your priorities affect you as a person? Homemaker “The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the wall of our own homes.” - Harold B. Lee This theme will open up your eyes to the importance of having a capable homemaker to ensue an orderly and well-run household. If you are a homemaker, you need to see for yourself the value in what you’re doing on scrapbook pages. Remember, you’re a marvel for pouring love and efforts into transforming a house into a home that radiates security, warmth and comfort to all those who’s living in there. What do you do to keep your house in such a well-maintained condition? Scrapbook about the ways and methods you poured yourself into making your house a success. How do you manage to cleverly schedule your daily routine in such a smooth manner, even when it’s peppered with hundred and one errands to run? Describe your daily crazy schedule in fine details, flavored with meal preparations, household chores, family activities, and peppered with occasional hiccups here and there. What books, websites or perhaps mentors who have given you inspirations and ideas on maintaining a well-run home? How about scrapbooking about the ideal home you’ll like to create? What about your latest home-decorating project? Remember the home parties you so lovingly and painstakingly put together for your kids on top of being a wonderful homemaker? Put these down too. Working Woman “Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.” - Bertie Charles Forbes A part of your self-confidence as a person stems from how well you’re doing in your job. For some of you, your work may well form a very fulfilling part of your life. When this happens, what do you do? You scrapbook about your work! What aspects of your job do you find most challenging? What do you appreciate about your current job? Your likes and dislikes of your job duties. Your choice of a job also speaks of your talents and interests, so go into the fine details of your current job. Empower yourself by scrapbooking about the important projects or long-term goals you have for your work. Did you hold different jobs through the years? Scrapbook on the job duties you’ve handled at each job. List down your wages and benefit packages. What do you like best about each job? What have you learned at each job? Scrapbook about the employers, colleagues or people who influenced the way you worked. Did someone teach you something valuable about work excellence or how to become a more efficient worker? Any pleasant and memorable memories with your colleagues or the people you’ve met at work? What do you hope to accomplish in your job? What’s your definition of work success and have you achieved the job success you’re seeking for? Scrapbook about these too. Reinventor “In the pursuit to better ourselves we are sure to encounter failure. Going on after each failure is how character is built.” - Allan L. Barr This is an interesting theme to explore and scrapbook about. You’re unlikely to be stagnant and will undergo the continual motion of change. Are you a person who believes in personal self-growth? Do you constantly seek out opportunities to reinvent your life and better yourself as a person? Then have a ball scrapbooking on these ideas! What steps had you taken or are taking to reinvent yourself? What aspects of your life do you most wish to change or reinvent? Describe the times in your life where you’ve experienced the greatest growth. Describe the toughest thing you’ve ever done, and would you have done it any differently now? What failures have you gone through in life? What’s the good things you’ve learned from your failures? Usually, failures offer you opportunities for growth. How about the missed opportunities in your life. What other options did you take up instead? Would you have grabbed the missed opportunities on hindsight? What are the best pieces of self-improvement advice you’ve receive from others? Describe your ideal self. What are the qualities that your ideal self possesses? How would she behave and act? Dreamer “Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” - Langston Hughes Do you still have dreams? Or are your dreams long-buried somewhere because you don’t believe in having dreams anymore? Or are you too caught up with life to think about your dreams? I remember someone once mentioned that if we don’t know what our dreams are, then how do we know we’ve reached them when we did? Isn’t that an awakening statement? Like they said, we’ll only pass by this life only once, so let’s dig out your long forgotten dreams and make a leap for them. Here’s some ideas to help you along in scrapping about your dreams. Make a list of the top 10 goals you’ll like to accomplish this year. How about the top 20 dreams you’ll like to see fulfilled in your lifetime? Somehow, seeing these goals on scrapbook pages clarifies them in your mind. What are the sights that you most desire to see? Countries that you most want to travel to? China? Russia? Exotic Asia? What hobbies or crafts you’ve been longing to learn or pick up? Professional photography? Card-making? Playing piano? Any keep fit or weigh loss goals to work towards your dream figure? Toning up your flabby arms? Finally having a flat tummy? What’s your dream house like? Where will it be located? Who’ll be living in the house with you? A white two-storey terrace house facing the beautiful, blue sea? Any dreams of going back to school? What courses have you been thinking of taking up to upgrade yourself? A master degree? Learning to write effective sales copy? What acts of generosity will you perform when you’re rich with money? $100,000 to your favorite charity? An all-inclusive trip to the Anguilla beaches for your whole family? If you’ve failed in making your dreams come true in the past, why do you think you’ve failed then? What steps could you take to overcome these obstacles? My Favorites One ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe This theme is inspired by the song, “My Favorites Things” from the classic movie, “The Sound of Music”. You’ll have unique and different tastes and styles from the rest of the population. Occasionally, you’ll have the good fortune to find someone who shares similar favorite things. This is an absolutely fun theme to scrapbook about and yet it says so loudly of what you are. Make a list of your top 25 favorite things in your life. Favorite colors, movies, music, books, food, desserts, ice-cream, brand of apparel, hair shampoo, body lotion, restaurants, hangouts, quotes, poems, sayings, persons, authors, composers, bands, musicals, shoes, bags, etc. This list is practically endless. Another method to help you narrow down is probably to think about what things you couldn’t live without! ;-) Alright, hope that these themes have ignited your imagination for more themes to scrapbook about yourself. Happy scrapping! About the Author: Fion Lim writes for Great Inspirational Quotes. For scrapbooking quotes, please visit Scrapbooking Quotes. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Fion_Lim http://EzineArticles.com/?Scrapbooking-Yourself-as-an-Individual,-Homemaker,-Worker,-and-More&id=41134 patent attorney cost tallahassee asbestos litigation attorney personal injury arkansas washingtondc accident attorney santa clara county assistant district attorney

Shamanic Healing & Soul Retrieval

May 2, 2007 on 11:06 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

By Zannie Rose Shamanic healing is one of the vast numbers of healing modalities available for us to experience today. Like acupuncture its roots are in the mists of time and like acupuncture it works with unseen energy. Acupuncture is usually associated with the East, while there have been shamanic healers for thousands of years in tribal communities all around the world. There are also many contemporary practitioners of this ancient healing art. Traditionally a shaman was someone who was able to communicate with the spirits and visit other realities with their own spirit allies. This is still the case in modern shamanism. A shamanic practitioner will use a drum or rattle to access an altered state of consciousness. In this altered state she is able to enter the lower world, the middle world or the upper world which are the unseen other realities. Here in the other worlds she journeys with her power animal and helpers to ask for healing for whoever has requested her services. Shamanic healing is about energy, and typically the shamanic practitioner sees lack of health and well being on any level as being about loss of energy in some form. Trauma, stress, abuse and serious accident at any time in one’s life can result in loss of life force, vital energy or essence which is known as ‘soul loss’. In order to survive seriously challenging situations a soul part leaves the individual and takes refuge in one of the other worlds, taking with it some of the life force. It does this to assist overall survival. However, it often results in depression, apathy, inability to move on after a loss or death or problems with the immune system. It is the job of the shamanic healer to track down this soul part in the other worlds, to offer it healing and reassurance and to invite it to return and bring back its positive qualities. This is known as ‘soul retrieval’ Another issue addressed by the modern day shamanic healer is that of ‘power loss.’ Power loss is widespread and may be caused by confrontation, exams ill health, unrelenting problems, lack of community support, erosion of self- esteem, stressful family circumstances or manipulative relationships. Without our inherent vitality and connection to the cosmic web we become dis-empowered, dejected and dispirited. The shamanic solution is for the healer to journey to the lower world to retrieve the individual’s power animal. Power then returns along with the ability to approach life more confidently and deal with the challenges it presents. The ancient practice of shamanic healing is alive and well and is very useful for an individual who recognises any of the symptoms referred to. It can support therapy or counselling when it feels as if an impasse has been reached. It is also useful for a personal development coach to have a shamanic practitioner on their referral list as a individually tailored shamanic sessions to retrieve soul parts and/or a power animal will give the individual more energy and incentive to design and work towards life goals. Zannie Rose is an experienced, contemporary shamanic healer who offers 1:1 session as well as distant shamanic healing. This article maybe reprinted along with all contact information website: http://www.freewebs.com/shamanism Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Zannie_Rose http://EzineArticles.com/?Shamanic-Healing-and-Soul-Retrieval&id=24105 let sleeping ships lie sleepy house blind melon acid reflux sleep apnea tips help snoring

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