Banana: A “cooling” fruit
Many cultures see the banana as a “cooling” fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature-
Add comment May 8th, 2008 littlepink
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous
Step 1: We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.Step 3: We made a decision to turn our wil and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Step 7: We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.Step 8: We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Step 9: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Add comment April 28th, 2008 littlepink
Shanghai!
Shanghai is the largest city in China and the gateway to her most cherished customs, traditions and even hidden treasures.Jiu Zhai Gou, located north of Sichuan Province, is a paradise that may yet rival the biblical Eden. At almost 4,000 meters above sea level, it is the paradise closest to heaven. Legend has it that the beautiful goddess Semo accidentally dropped and broke her mirror into 108 pieces that turned into the crystal blue lakes of Jiu Zhai Gou. Discover in the 1960’s this hidden treasure is now a designated World Heritage Site.
Add comment April 23rd, 2008 littlepink
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