a note on freedom....

"True freedom means freeing oneself
from the dictates of the ego
and its accompanying emotions"

Matthieu Ricard


Happy weekend!!
steph

the present moment....

"When the mind is full of precious memories and preoccupied by the future,
it misses the freshness of the present moment.
In this way, we fail to recognize the luminous simplicity
of mind that is always present behind the veils of thought."

Mathieu Ricard


~steph~

Tuesday Tea and collage

How quickly time flies.....

I've just brewed me a cup of Baizhen white tea

to accompany my evening internet time.

Browsing through blogs and sipping my cup of tea is something I would 

really LOVE to do each night...

Tonight is special as I share this time with my

fellow Tea Tuesday friends

so come along and visit us for art and tea....

Happy Tea Tuesday!!

steph

PS  do hop over to Pat  from artfully Ooglebloops for a lovely giveaway..

Loving yourself....

I came across a quote by Jack Kornfield and if you believe in the power of self-talk,
Mr Kornfield has this to share..

"Begin to recite the following phrases directed to yourself.
You begin with yourself because without loving yourself it is almost
impossible to love others.
May I be filled with loving-kindness.
May I be well.
May I be peaceful and at ease.
May I be happy."


be good to yourself.....
steph

Art Book and Journal

some pages from an ongoing WIP which I prepared sometime back..

Happy weekend everyone!!

steph

Tea in Burma..

Today, I'd like to share a story about the village of Kayin Chaung,

which is 2 hours away from the city of  Yangon in Burma..

the journey took us on a boat ride.. 

pass fishing villages..

to the quiet and quaint village centre....

Especially so, this story will evolve around the children who experienced
Cyclone Nargis

Now, nearly 3 years later, life goes on.....

 "the entrepreneur"

 the student who only wanted to practice her English..(so proud of her)

happy kids,  playful kids....

and their amazing resilience and bravery...

These children came to the clinic as they apparently experienced partial hearing loss

after Nargis.. Thankfully it wasn't serious.. 

and after a day's work, we had a sumptuous lunch of local village food

followed by

burmese pickled tea leaves eaten with fried nuts served with tea...

and so this is Yangon....

Happy Tuesday everyone..

steph

artful exchange....

Happy Saturday everyone!

Corrine's package came in beautifully wrapped

in a cotton bag...

I adore handmade books and this one is precious...

Thank you soo much Corrine!!!
I love the cotton bag so much and coincidentally
it was also the perfect size for one of my latest handmade journals.

Well the cough is slowly settling

although not hundred percent..

but I hope to be back up and about pretty soon..

I must say this bug is one real tough bug to eliminate.. 

I have a tag to share and here's hoping your weekend will be
a wonderful and restful one..

Cheers!
steph