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Vignettes: Night Of Joy

By Margo, on September 17th, 2009%

For six years I have attended Night of Joy at one of the Disney Theme Parks. For those of you who do not know what Night of Joy is, let me inform you.  There are actually two nights that are spanned by this event and it usually takes place on the second Friday and Saturday in September.

The event itself is a series of concerts that are played simultaneously across the Park.  The musicians and singers are all Christian music performers.  On these concert nights the Park is closed earlier than usual to regular patrons and only Night of Joy . . . → Read More: Vignettes: Night Of Joy

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Musings: The Muse Is Back

By Margo, on September 17th, 2009%

I’m never quite sure what happens to me when my normal routine is disrupted.  All I know is that it seems to take me forever to re-find myself, to get back into my everyday patterns and the activities that I love doing.  Sometimes the disruption is a “going away” thing; a trip, a vacation, a retreat.  Sometimes the disruption is caused internally; an emotional hiccup, a hormonal hill, an unexpected trauma.  The journey back is more difficult when the disruption is a “double-whammy” – a trip AND an internal shift.

Last weekend Richard and I took a trip.  We mounted . . . → Read More: Musings: The Muse Is Back

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Self Nurturing: Healing Through Touch

By Margo, on September 12th, 2009%

Just a week ago I wrote a posting about massage (Self Nurturing- Massage).  The following is an essay that I wrote as part of my massage therapy certification.

“Many studies in recent years have shown how important touch is to the human development on a mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual level.  As Far back as 1971, Ashley Montagu wrote a book titled Touching: The Human Significance of Skin in which he states That touching is as basic to human need as breathing, eating, and resting, and without which our survival is in doubt.

I have recently finished reading anther book . . . → Read More: Self Nurturing: Healing Through Touch

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