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This local hair salon would be offering a whole different service if it was in Ireland!!!😲😲😲😲

#Repost @holistichumanireland • • • • • SHADOW WISDOM ( extracted and rewritten from “The Possibility Exists” - available on Amazon https://amzn.to/2Ba2AN0 ) SHADOW : "A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface." - Oxford Dictionary Hey you. Yeah you. Wanna know what’s in your shadow? Nah, I didn’t think so. In truth, none of us do. Our egos prefer us to not be curious about the dark, but…. then again, you just might be one of those people who knows that darkness is simply the absence of light. You just might be curious enough to read on…. Let’s start with when I first recognised an aspect of my own shadow. I was raised to be very independent. That’s a good thing. But the unspoken (shadow) aspect of that upbringing was “it is not good to be dependent. Not good at all.” As a young adult, I hadn’t realised that I did not like to be around people who were needy and dependent. I fact, I looked down on them from my high perch. Anyone who didn’t work for a living – SCROUNGERS!! People who were very needy – GIVE THEM A GOOD KICK UP THE ASS!! I also steered clear of people who always had problems, and , even worse, people who actually TALKED ABOUT THEIR ISSUES!! Then, in my Christian phase, I became a “good person.” I actually started talking with people who were very needy. I got down and chatted to homeless people too. I listened to their problems. Wow! How good was I ! I was fooling myself – again ! Then, as I began to outgrow Christianity and develop my consciousness, I was hit with a realization. I wasn’t a “good person” at all – I had simply found another way not to engage with my own shadow. Sure, I helped others who were needy, but here’s why. Because …. Because…. I couldn’t bear to look at my own neediness, let alone admit it to others, or – horror of horrors – actually explore it and bring it into the light. At that time, my mind was full of thoughts like “Just keep on doing what you're doing. Just keep on going. You can do this on your own.” – even though I was very low, unhappy, depressed, and needing support. BUT – I couldn’t admit it to myself .... To read the full blog, see link in bio...

It was at this time of year 3 years ago that we first visited and fell in love with the Dordogne 🇫🇷. Yesterday, on a long hike through the chestnut, acacia and oak forests and past several very beautiful traditional properties and villages, I was reminded of how breathtaking it is here. As with any new environment, after 2 years of living here we have 'normalised' it all to a certain degree - even the chateaux and medieval villages - but I think my love for it has deepen during each season. And, as I sit in the garden typing this on Sunday 13 October with a 28 degree warm breeze blowing the leaves of our tilleuil trees down around me 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂and the two dogs 🐶🐶 soaking up some autumn rays ☀️, my 💞is bursting with gratitude and appreciation. What would you love to do but tell yourself is impossible? #createalifeyoulove

🍂🍁🍁🍂🍁🍂Automne en Dordogne. 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

Yes !! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

So excited to be going here in March....#createlifeyoulove

After a couple of years with blonde highlights I felt like a little autumnal red 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁for a change! I have always loved playing around with my look and it feels like the older I get, the more freedom I give myself to look and live however I want.... including getting my nose pierced for my 51st birthday and wearing my hair shaved on the back and sides (under the red curls!). The longer I live in the Dordogne, the less of a s**t I give about what people think because the sad truth is that most of the time people aren't thinking about you at all!! What would you change about your current style if you could really let yourself be free? #growingbolder #createalifeyoulove #growingyounger

Seriously good lunch🍽️ yesterday in the autumn sunshine ☀️☀️☀️ at @bistrodenface in Bergerac to celebrate Eoin's birthday. This is the 5th in our tour of the 9 Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Dordogne in 2019. It definitely rates as one of the top two so far and the setting is gorgeous. Three delicious and beautiful presented courses for €28 per person. Highly recommended! #michelinbib #bibgourmand #foodieheaven #createlifeyoulove

Happy happy happy birthday to one of the most loving, wise, courageous and creative souls I have had the privilege to know in this lifetime. Lover, best friend, co-creator, supporter and inspiration all rolled into one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ How blessed I am to share my life with Eoin aka @holistichumanireland.

We hardly ever seen any human beings in our daily walks but we still meet lots of interesting characters! #prayingmantis

Nearly a full 🌈 in the harvest today. @janemcclenaghan, you would be proud of our diet these days! I always remember your advice to eat a 🌈 of veg every day. #veggies #veg #potagerbio #potager #recolte #harvest

My first attempt at growing squash 🎃🎃🎃 appears to have been a success!! Guess what we will be eating this winter!! #squash #butternutsquash #courges #potagerbio #potager #harvest #createlifeyoulove #happyjenny

Our daily walks through the Dordogne forest🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 become quite dangerous at this time of year🍁🍂🍁🍂 and it pays to be mindful. If one these bad boys lands on your head it certainly could cause a lot of pain!! 😲😲😲😲 Reminds me of the signs on the Queensland beaches years ago which so amused 19 year old Jenny.....DANGER - FALLING COCONUTS!!

Beautiful splashes of vibrant yellow have suddenly appeared all around us in the form of these gorgeous autumn crocus. 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

My beloved has written many poems for me over the years but, for my last birthday, he wrote a prayer instead. I just ❤️ this. #truelove

I truly can't think of anywhere else I would rather be right now. In fact, I guess it is a measure of deep inner happiness, appreciation and peace that I can't tell you the last time I longed to be somewhere else. And yet so much of my life until my 40s was spent wishing for something else, something more. It took me a long time to realise that I was responsible for my happiness and my life choices....not all the people that I gave my power away to and then complained about. And, bit by bit, I reclaimed all the parts of myself that I had given away and I learned to offer my life as a form of service to the divine Shakti energy that was here for me all along....I was just never taught to listen to her properly. Now my prayer every morning is simply "Take me, Use me." Deep bow of appreciation today for all my teachers, for this beautiful place where we live and for the local culture which has taught me the meaning of 'enoughness'. #createlifeyoulove #mywayofgrace #awakeningshakti #takemeuseme

#Repost @miranda.macpherson • • • • • "May I stabilise in the infinite Source, Open my heart to all that arises, and grow into a deeper, wiser, more responsive human being." From 'The Way of Grace' (www.thewayofgracebook.com) #thewayofgrace #prayer #egorelaxation #mirandamacpherson

Well that was fun! Just back from my first classes in African drumming and dance. Great to start to learn something new but kind of weird to be in the middle of the Dordogne and playing great African tribal rhythms in a group!🎶🎶🎶 #createlifeyoulove

HOUSE-SITTER NEEDED We are Samson and Delilah 🐶🐶and we live in a very quaint house with a beautiful garden 🏡and swimming pool in a stunning and peaceful little corner of the Dordogne forest in France🇫🇷. We are (mostly) very well behaved as long as we get our daily walk in the forest or a swim in the river, dinner and lots of cuddles♥️♥️♥️. We are looking for a kind, reliable and gentle human (or a nice couple of humans) to come and spend Christmas 🎄🎄🎄with us because our horrible owners are abandoning us in favour of sharing Christmas with their kids and grandkids. They might leave us the car though and last year we had Christmas dinner out in the garden so, you never know, you might even pick up some mid-winter rays! ☀️☀️☀️ Please be aware that we are well behaved but we are big dogs - Samson's name kind of gives his size away - as modelled in the photos by one of our best friends who is VERY tall. They will be gone from 23 - 29 December but you will probably have to come the day before to get to know us a bit. We have our quirks like all you humans but they are more endearing eccentricities than major personality flaws. All our previous dog sitters have fallen in love with us (and our life here)! If you don't live near us then you will need to get the train to Bergerac or fly to Bergerac or Bordeaux airport. You pay to get here and for your own food but everything else including LOTS of tail wagging, love, peace, beauty and cosiness is provided for you for free! You can see lots more photos of us and our life here on Jenny Grainger's profile so check it out if you think you might be interested. If you are then please message Jenny (who typed this for us because paws aren't really made for keyboards). Feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested. Woof! #dogsofinstagram #dogsitters

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