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Balance by oysteronahalfshellJuly 12, 2008September 9, 2009

Happy Old Age

I had some difficulty writing about being healthy. I felt I had to “walk the talk.” It was presumptuous to write about healthy living if I myself was not. I am not at all healthy. I do not do anything to ensure my physical well being. Prior to treading on my pathway to health, I […]

Balance by oysteronahalfshellJuly 10, 2008September 9, 2009

Holistic Headaches

Of all the aches and pains, I hate Headaches. There is nothing like walking around with a nail on your head. Headaches (migraines, sinus, or tension headaches) are triggered by stress, emotions, certain food, pollution, noise, light, odor, the weather, infections, hormones, or as Natural Health Magazine puts it aptly: “Life itself.” A lot of […]

Balance by oysteronahalfshellJune 23, 2008October 15, 2009

Too Much Clutter

My friend emailed me about her recent trip to Iran. She said she chanced upon a young lady there, who was all covered up in a chador (a black mantle.) The young lady explained that there is Energy in all of us. By keeping herself shielded, she retains the purity of that Energy, so it […]

Balance by oysteronahalfshellJune 12, 2008October 15, 2009

Who are you wearing?

What is commonest and cheapest and nearest and easiest is Me, Me going in for my chances, spending for vast returns, Adorning myself to bestow myself on the first that will take me, Not asking the sky to come down to my goodwill, Scattering if freely forever. – Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass I used […]

My Smoothest Path by oysteronahalfshellJune 4, 2008October 22, 2009

Raising a Green Baby in a Toxic World

A friend recently called me to ask about raising a baby while ensuring a sustainable lifestyle. In the course of eight months, I have slowly accumulated some wisdom on bringing up a Green-Eyed Baby. 1. Diapers: Who would have ever imagined cloth diapers would make a comeback? Here’s a point to ponder: your baby will […]