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Hi, I'm helen

Female / 53 / Single

Sun Sign: Aries
Member Since: 1 Jul 2009
Last Login: 15 Mar 2011
Last Updated: 1 Jul 2009

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About Me

I'm a reformed alcohol addict and have now been sober for 18 years. What a journey!!!

I've transformed from an anxiety ridden, no hope wreck to a calm, productive person with many interests including my latest ventures with Philosophy Greeting Cards and Natural Unscented Soy Wax Candles. My preference is to avoid synthetic chemicals so my candles contain nothing but top quality EcoSoya 100% vegetable wax and natural cotton wicks. I believe that minimum ingredients equals safer combustion with less risk of releasing harmful compounds, particulates and smoke into your room. Therefore I prefer to use an oil burner and essential oils to scent my home. I believe in Scent Invention for myself. Why pay for a scent that someone else has created when you can invent your own?

My main focus is as a student of the mind. I recently graduated with a First Class Honours in Psychology from the Open University and I'm very into meditation in the Buddhist tradition which I think is great for calming and managing the mind. As you might guess I love quotes and words of wisdom from a variety of inspirational people. Buddhism in particular is a beautiful Philosophy and the Buddha offers one the choice to test his teachings and Philosophy yourself. In this respect Buddhism is unique among religions as the Buddha was a man and not a God to be worshipped. In fact Buddhism can be defined as a moral philosophy as opposed to a religion. Like millions around the world I love Buddhist Philosophy because it has improved my life and outlook in a remarkable and positive way.

My Business

I currently have a business listed within Holistic Local. To find out more about my business, click here to view the listing.

More About Me

Location: annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Occupation: Soy Wax Candlemaker Greeting Card Designer

My Philosophy On Life: One Day at a Time

My Interests: Soy Wax Candle Making, Making Greeting Cards, Vegetable Gardening, Walking, Reading, Listening To Music, Frugal Living, Natural Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy, Natural Foods, Natural Health, Natural Products, Sustainability, Social Justice, Meditation, The Human Mind, Culture, Society

My Inspirations: Creative Artistic people, Thinkers

Music I Love: Classical, Meditation Music, Native American, Rock, Popular Music

Movies I Love: The Shawshank Redemption, Moonstruck, Amelie, Witness, Green Card

TV Shows I Love: I don't watch much TV

Books I Love: Diamond Mind by Rob Nairn, Learn to Meditate by Eric Harrison, Healing Fear by Edmund Bourne

Quotes I Love: Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. (Buddha)

Do not dwell in the past
Do not dream of the future
Concentrate the mind
on the present moment
(Buddha)

All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make
the better
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel
(Socrates)

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
(Albert Einstein)

There is no better, there is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle.
(Michael Faraday)

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)

The future depends on what we do in the present (Gandhi)




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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 9:20 AM

Hello Helen - what a journey you have been through. Well done -- i am currently submitting my profile and saw you on line so just making contact -- this is my first visit to the site!


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