Crystal Candle Shop Newsletter
May 2011 http://www.crystalcandle-shop.com
Greetings Friends! May is the month in which we celebrate all Mothers. Women are the life-giving force to future generations. They are the foundation, pride and continuation of all cultures. The term “Mother Earth” is bestowed upon our wonderful planet as reference to life sustaining gifts provided by nature. Because life begins with birth and mothers nourish that life, it seems fitting that numerous legends tend to include women when referring to their origin. The ultimate achievement for a woman in societies is being a mother and rearing a healthy family. Even though many women attain other distinctions, in no way do these tasks affect their role as bearers and raisers of children. Crystal Candle Shop staff wish all Mothers and future Mothers a very happy Mother’s Day.
Be sure to read our Article of the Month and our Recipe of the month! Visit Crystal Candle Shop today!
Article of the Month:
Insight Meditation: Let the Power of Your Mind Make a Big Difference
It is very hard to handle stressful situations. Every individual should learn how to become aware of it and accepting it. One form of meditation which is very effective in dealing with the problems and difficult situations of life is known as mindfulness mediation or insight meditation. This is often considered by many people as a miraculous technique.
It is a fact that frustrations, stress, disappointments, anger, and other related negative emotions affects the mind and body adversely. Such negative actions and emotions must be handled effectively. Likewise, set backs must be accepted truly without causing health problems. Insight meditation is like a medicine that helps people in dealing with negative situations and emotion in a manner that is most effective to them.
Insight meditation allows or requires individuals to become aware of their environment. They are more likely sensitive in perceiving each moment. Thus, they prefer to accept situations that are stressful rather than avoiding it. If you become aware about the internal status of your mind upon insight meditation, then you can learn to accept difficult circumstances without too much resistance.
By practicing insight meditation, you can train your mind in achieving a tranquil state without being affected by external forces. The mind is aided in developing the needed strength to obtain such peacefulness.
Today, the world around you is so busy, no time for meditating. But remember that wherever you are, it is your choice to become still or not. Set specific time and space where you can do insight meditation where nobody can disturb you.
You can start practicing insight meditation. Sit in an upright position with the legs crossed. Focus on your breath or something else like physical and mental processes that are helping you to become aware of your present inner state and thought patterns.
Always watch out for your breath. It does not leave you provided that you are conscious. Imagine that you breathe in spirit. When you are breathing out, you express spirit. Concentrate on the air that passes down from your nostrils, to your air passages, and to your lungs, and vice versa when you breathe out. Focusing on your breath can accomplish two things. Your concentration is slowly shifted away from the problems in your mind as well as it brings your focus to God.
Your practice of insight meditation lets you concentrate on your actions, thoughts, and present situation non-judgmentally. Insight meditation doesn’t encourage you to evaluate or think your past actions or take your thoughts on the uncertainty of the future. It trains and helps your mind not to be distracted by external disturbances, concentrate your thoughts, and relax your mind.
Insight meditation is conducted or practiced through formal and informal techniques. Formal insight meditation incorporates yoga. In this way, you can be aware and control your breathing patterns in connection with particular body movements. When you take every life’s experience with pleasure and enjoyment, then you are using an informal insight meditation.
The strategy used in insight meditation is insight or introspection wherein you get clear pictures of your inner states and thoughts, achieve thought concentration, and train your mind in perceiving situations and things more effectively.
So, you can say goodbye to your problems and live a better and a healthy life.
Recipe of the Month
BBQ Pork Kebabs
Need wooden skewers, soaked in water for about a half hour prior to use.
For barbecue sauce:
- 12-18 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 tablespoons molasses (not blackstrap)
- 2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh small hot chili pepper(1 or 2), including seeds
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, peeled and minced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
Stir together all sauce ingredients in a heavy saucepan and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce to a medium bowl and cool to room temperature.
Pork: About a pound of pork tenderloin, cut into strips about 2” wide and 1/2 inch thick. Thread 2 skewers, 1 at a time and 1 inch apart, lengthwise through each slice of pork. Sprinkle with a little salt and coat both sides with barbecue sauce, then grill on oiled grill rack, uncovered, turning once, until cooked through, 3-5 minutes total. http://www.crystalcandle-shop.com
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Many Blessings—
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