Comments for so Gilly! http://www.sogilly.com collating my wisdom, insights, tips and mullings Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:58:31 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Combat Cold with Curry by Sivan http://www.sogilly.com/2012/01/combat-cold-with-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Sivan Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:58:31 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=604#comment-204 Oh Gilly, I wish i had the right words (and in English) to describe how much I enjoy reading anything you write. Your words are like music for me. I shared your blog at my Face wall and I subscribed. All the best. Oh Gilly, I wish i had the right words (and in English) to describe how much I enjoy reading anything you write. Your words are like music for me.
I shared your blog at my Face wall and I subscribed.
All the best.

]]> Comment on Ooh my aching limbs! by gilly http://www.sogilly.com/2011/09/ooh-my-aching-limbs/comment-page-1/#comment-203 gilly Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:08:54 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=594#comment-203 YES! I totally agree, Ase. we've also lost (not wanting to generalise here) the natural ability to honor those basic things: time to be, to process, to observe without judgment. Our thinking busy-ness (and demands and schedules!) kinda' cuts us off from all of that. This is where Mindfulness comes in. The practice of mindfullness, as elaborated and taught by John Kabbat-Zinn, is actually used to reduce pain. It's a whole new approach to pain-management. YES! I totally agree, Ase. we’ve also lost (not wanting to generalise here) the natural ability to honor those basic things: time to be, to process, to observe without judgment. Our thinking busy-ness (and demands and schedules!) kinda’ cuts us off from all of that. This is where Mindfulness comes in. The practice of mindfullness, as elaborated and taught by John Kabbat-Zinn, is actually used to reduce pain. It’s a whole new approach to pain-management.

]]> Comment on Ooh my aching limbs! by ase http://www.sogilly.com/2011/09/ooh-my-aching-limbs/comment-page-1/#comment-202 ase Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:11:07 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=594#comment-202 Gilly, we are surrounded by so much information about more or less everything including the most remote philosophies but we lack information on what we need most: Space, time to think, time to be without prejudice. Aches come from the limited space we allow ourselves to have:) Gilly, we are surrounded by so much information about more or less everything including the most remote philosophies but we lack information on what we need most: Space, time to think, time to be without prejudice. Aches come from the limited space we allow ourselves to have:)

]]> Comment on Ooh my aching limbs! by Cathy http://www.sogilly.com/2011/09/ooh-my-aching-limbs/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Cathy Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:11:03 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=594#comment-199 Welcome back! I've missed your ramblings to no end... Don't get me started on my aching limbs... Wished I were fitter, stronger...younger? Trying hard to ward those creeping "bobos" off my radar and to embrace the 50+ years seriously knocking at my door...Keep up posting your wisdom, insights, tips and mullings... Pleeeeease! Welcome back! I’ve missed your ramblings to no end…
Don’t get me started on my aching limbs… Wished I were fitter, stronger…younger? Trying hard to ward those creeping “bobos” off my radar and to embrace the 50+ years seriously knocking at my door…Keep up posting your wisdom, insights, tips and mullings… Pleeeeease!

]]> Comment on Ooh my aching limbs! by Mary Bast http://www.sogilly.com/2011/09/ooh-my-aching-limbs/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Mary Bast Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:11:18 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=594#comment-197 If it's any consolation, Gilly, I've found that every decade brings body changes and new challenges, but our goals become more realistic and we can become just as excited about achieving them as we did for more vigorous goals. I've been taking qigong for almost two years and one of my physical goals was to be able to practice "three levels to earth" - arms to side and squat until butt hits heels, then up again with arms still out to the side. It took 8 months (very creaky knees) but I can do it with ease. That may not seem like much but I'm 73 years old and for me it's a big gain. (PS: I still complain about my aches sometimes, but try to keep it to a minimum.) :-) If it’s any consolation, Gilly, I’ve found that every decade brings body changes and new challenges, but our goals become more realistic and we can become just as excited about achieving them as we did for more vigorous goals. I’ve been taking qigong for almost two years and one of my physical goals was to be able to practice “three levels to earth” – arms to side and squat until butt hits heels, then up again with arms still out to the side. It took 8 months (very creaky knees) but I can do it with ease. That may not seem like much but I’m 73 years old and for me it’s a big gain. (PS: I still complain about my aches sometimes, but try to keep it to a minimum.) :-)

]]> Comment on by Alessandra http://www.sogilly.com/2011/07/585/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Alessandra Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:38:14 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=585#comment-196 Brava, Gilly! Beautiful and interesting picture Brava, Gilly! Beautiful and interesting picture

]]> Comment on Meet: the incredible Melody Gardot by Foster http://www.sogilly.com/2009/08/another-article-in-the-category-meet/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Foster Sun, 29 May 2011 10:32:59 +0000 http://whatscool.biz/?p=45#comment-194 Hi Gilly, Melody has indeed a wonderful voice. I would like to highlight Hayley Dee Westenra, a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. I heard she is not well-known in Belgium. Please see a couple of link below. With Andrea Bocelli: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdxRmcgsKDQ&feature=related With Celtic Woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_45W-Lq7ftw Hi Gilly, Melody has indeed a wonderful voice.

I would like to highlight Hayley Dee Westenra, a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. I heard she is not well-known in Belgium.
Please see a couple of link below.

With Andrea Bocelli:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdxRmcgsKDQ&feature=related

With Celtic Woman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_45W-Lq7ftw

]]> Comment on Duty-free Miracle by gilly http://www.sogilly.com/2010/10/duty-free-miracle/comment-page-1/#comment-192 gilly Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:13:53 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=509#comment-192 don't do that!! because then I wouldn't get to spend days working with you!! thanks for the sweet acknowledgment and i take it as a bolstering invitation to...write/blog more don’t do that!! because then I wouldn’t get to spend days working with you!! thanks for the sweet acknowledgment and i take it as a bolstering invitation to…write/blog more

]]> Comment on My cup runneth over by Tina de Meeus http://www.sogilly.com/2010/03/my-cup-runneth-over/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Tina de Meeus Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:11:08 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=365#comment-191 Just reading this makes me cry. It's a part of French history I was not aware of - and oh, do I feel guilty about that. Indeed, no-one must ever forget how dark this part of history was, in Germany and in many other countries. Just reading this makes me cry. It’s a part of French history I was not aware of – and oh, do I feel guilty about that. Indeed, no-one must ever forget how dark this part of history was, in Germany and in many other countries.

]]> Comment on Duty-free Miracle by Tina de Meeus http://www.sogilly.com/2010/10/duty-free-miracle/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Tina de Meeus Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:03:38 +0000 http://www.sogilly.com/?p=509#comment-190 I love your style of writing SO much, I could just spent my work days reading your blog ;-)) I love your style of writing SO much, I could just spent my work days reading your blog ;-) )

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