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- The Mirror is the Struggle - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2016 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenOver the course of 58 years, I have encountered so many women who struggle with their looks. It seems to be an eternal theme which crosses generations. We live in a culture that's about need. We are bombarded with advertisements telling us what we need to need, and what we supposedly ...
Views: 664 - They've Gone! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2016 from Ruth Bleakley-Thiessen“I'm just surprised by what's happening inside me now that the kids have left home.” My girlfriend nodded as she listened with compassion. I went on to tell her how I had assumed I would be glad to have my new-found freedom. It's what I had been waiting for, after all. I thought I ...
Views: 901 - I used to think I had control - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2016 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenThere are things I can control. Like how much sleep I get, what I eat, what I say, to name but a few. If you'd asked me if I could control my life when I was in my twenties, I would have said an unequivocal yes. And I would have thought you were wrong if you'd said no. I guess I was a bit ...
Views: 1028(1 vote) - On Your Horses Ready Go - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenToday I did something really special – my horse allowed me to pet him while he was still lying down. That's a position of extreme vulnerability for horses. The feel of his coat of hair, the warmth of his body and the warm breath from his nostrils was a real moment of happiness. I'm so grateful ...
Views: 965 - How you can bring Light into the Dark. - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenThe days are getting shorter and the nights are becoming longer. With the commencement of the autumn and winter time, many people notice that the lack of daylight goes for their state of mind. Statistically seen, the mood of almost every third person in Germany drops down into the cellar ...
Views: 1008 - Shift Down a Gear - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2013 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenDid you know that nature has more of an influence on our well-being than most people believe? Sun light, for example, controls many important processes in the body – in a natural rhythm which adapts to the time of day and to the seasons in the year. This summer I've been out hiking a lot ...
Views: 1334(1 vote) - The Silence Speaks - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2013 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenHello and Cead Mile Failte´, this is gaelic and means "a hundred thousand times wellcome". We live in a world, in which we have too much distraction from things outside of ourselves. Instead of listening to ourselves, we dive into various methods of distraction, which are available almost ...
Views: 931 - Discovering strange worlds - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Ruth Bleakley-ThiessenWhere do you feel at home? Two weeks ago I sat in a plane and read an article in the Lufthansa Magazine (May 2013) about Bryan Adams, Rockstar and also a very good photographer. He said: „I feel at home anywhere in the world.“ Born in Canada, he now lives in London with his partner and two ...
Views: 968 - Natural Horsemanship - Why I turned to it! - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2013 from Ruth Bleakley-Thiessen"You can do nothing that I can't do. I can do things that you can't do. Together we can do great things." Mother Teresa Horses have always been my favourite animals. As a little girl I dreamt at night about horses. There were always three of them together - a jet black one, a snowy white one ...
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