Today is Ash Wednesday, for Catholics it is the start of 40 days of Lent. It is a time of solemnness and traditionally abstention from the consumption of meat. It is a time of cleansing and an opportunity to start over. I feel that the Seven Laws of Spiritual Success gives us the opportunity to…
New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. The cities architecture and areas like the French Quarter are testament to its rich history and culture. Established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture, it is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture,…
It’s already been quite a week and there is still more to come. We ended Sunday with the Superbowl, today we celebrated Chinese New Year, and tomorrow it’s Fat Tuesday or in French Mardi Gras. It’s what many parts of the world also call Shrove Tuesday or Carnival. Here in the United States, New Orleans…
Today millions of people around the world have started elaborate celebrations for Chinese New Year 2016. It is not just the Asian countries that are dedicated to festivities and fireworks that create so much smoke that you can hardly see beyond a foot. The Sydney Opera House in Australia was bathed in red light as…
I love to bring readers stories of not so typical places and things to do. Although I have been acquainted with Belmont Shore for many years and lived there in my younger days, I have kept it a bit of a secret for myself – never really sharing stories about it. Belmont Shore is a…
It’s time for February’s Fork and a Flick Friday and with all the events that are approaching next week I thought I would change things up a bit. Monday, February 8th is Chinese New Year and it is the year of the monkey. If you are brave, try indulging in a Chinese delicacy, such as…
Have you been thinking about every action you take and its reaction lately? How does that apply to food? In my theory, if we eat “good”, we feel good, and hence we are good – maybe even look good. Use Food To Reap Good Karma People use food in many ways to reap the benefits…
It’s Tuesday and in Deepak Chopra’s The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success he suggests putting each law into effect over the course of seven days. So, the third law, The Law of Karma or Cause and Effect is integrated on Tuesday. Although I’m spreading this plan out over the course of seven weeks rather than…