My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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April Fool’s Day A Great Day Out after rain – the sun!!!
So we sat down innocently enough opposite two people who were drinking coffee. We were at the Downside Abbey April Fayre. Harry and his son seemed an affable enough. I heard Harry saying that he hated retirement. He...
EFT Emotional Freedom Technique – me in the hot seat
EFT is a method of using the energies of the body and mind to stimulate the self healing abilities of the body to solve or dissolve their problems. This technique was founded in the 1990's by Gary Craig, a Stanford...
Four stages to the complete control of society
We are in the midst of this, by the way, so its worth paying attention. Stage one is demoralization. Government says one thing and does another. Laws appear which do not make sense. The younger generation including...
Is it selfish to be self regarding? Spot the self-ish elements
Thought for the day "They may not remember what you said, but they'll always remember how you made them feel" Maya Angelou. Self seeking self regarding serve serving self interest self centered selfish ...
Sometimes I just want to go to bed
Today was one such day. I do not tend to look after myself and always have to be 'on the go'. This morning the weather was variable. I did my normal chores but suffered from a stomach ache after eating baked beans...
I love the title of this leaflet – plus evening meeting
Yesterday Thursday we did not have much exciting food to eat for lunch so we decided to go to our favourite lunch/tea cafe in Chewton Mendip. They do excellent home cooked pastries and pies and lasagna. We had an...
Visit to my acupuncturist in Frome – a nice coffee and service
The acupuncture meridians are not to be dismissed - lightly or otherwise. They are streams of energy that flow though the human body and probably through the planet (though the name for that is a lay line). When...
To bear in mind if growing a church
Our local Vineyard group had a discussion this evening on what factors attracted us to the Vineyard church. There were only a few of us there but a lively debate ensued never the less. From my point of view: I have a...
Another Amazing day, this time at Glastonbury for the Spring solstice
As we left home for the spring equinox celebrations in Glastonbury, the rain started. First, in spots and then more continuously. However the overall forecast seemed promising enough if you did not expect sunshine as...
Rockaway Park Mothering Sunday lunch and an occasion for fellowship
Always fun to go to Rockaway Park for my sanity fix. This was mothering Sunday so there were lots of families taking time out together. BELOW We visited the man (Beam) who made knives and I decided he should be...
I met an amazing woman
It was my privilege to attend the morning meeting of the Vineyard group at Radstock Methodist church of yore. This morning there was no service as such. Instead the event was centred around children. There were games,...
What the Nine have to say
This is from 'The Nine' which are a group of aware beings 'somewhere' in the universe. These amazing words and many other sage advice can be found in the book The Seeders, Return of the Gods by Elana Danaan The...
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