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Twelves Tips from French Mothers about bringing up children

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A dear  friend is becomng a mother in February for the first time. Exciting times. The little one will have had enough of nine months in a warm, safe and cosy environment. It is time for an adventure, to be on the move. My friend will be engaged for hours in some intense mindfulness of breathing to facilitate the journey of the little one into the big world. I read last  weekend an interesting article on the role of the mother in England and France.  The role does vary even in neighbouring countries.I gleaned from the magazine article these 12 points. Some points might be relevant for mothers anywhere. …

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In case you are in Mother India or en route, do join our retreats. Just send email or turn up

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TO REGISTER FOR BODH GAYA RETREATS

See www.bodhgayaretreats.org for more information on our programme for Bodh Gaya

shravastiretreat@gmail.com

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR NAME FOR BODH GAYA BY E-MAIL. Bodh Gaya manager is Maria from Australia. You are also guaranteed a place if you simply arrive in Bodh Gaya for the start of the retreat. …

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Is the UK a civilised country? The act of making war on other nations shows a lack of civilised behaviour

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Successive British governments for generations, as well as far too many British citizens, have promoted the view that Britain is a truly civilised nation.  There is an immense amount of hubris around such a viewpoint that must make countless numbers around the rest of the world shake their head in disbelief at such naivety at our history. …

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If you want to buy bourgeois clothes, pay a visit to your local charity shop….

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I have  had my black blazer since the 1980’s that I bought in a charity shop. Worn, lost its shape, torn pocket, so I paid a visit today to the charity shop, a few minutes walk from home in Totnes (Devon, UK).  I bought for seven quid (£7.00) a rather immaculate, beautifully fitting black jacket. I know nothing about designer labels.  So I googled the label, Louis Feraud, and up came this article. Like the writer below,  I never heard either of Louis Feraud. …

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Emeli Sande – a classically powerful voice with personal and social concerns..

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I received for Christmas a great music CD. I know tastes in music vary a lot. Nshorna, my daughter, gave me for Christmas the year’s best selling album by Scotland’s Emeli Sande – Our Version of Events. 19 tracks. Five stars. Better still. Six stars.

Emeli Sande offers a personal, social, political comment in her music. She is a woman with a wonderful , wonderful voice. …

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