Duchess Digest: Welcoming Lakshmi

July 1, 2009 by josieb  
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Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, beauty and spiritual abundance. This woman is like the uber Goddess. She’s Oprah, Angelina Jolie and Marianne Williamson all in one! Many families in India sweep the paths to their doorways every morning so that Lakshmi can easily enter their homes and bless them with material abundance.
How is [...]

Shine On

March 19, 2009 by josieb  
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She whose face gives no light shall never be a star.” – William Blake
This past week has had a theme: shine. What does it mean to shine? According to the dictionary, to shine is to emit rays of light or to be bright by reflection. I like these definitions because they mean you can emanate [...]

You Light Up Your Life

December 24, 2008 by blog  
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I was thinking about the star of Christmas from the nativity story. How it shone bright in the sky as an announcement, a beacon, a sign of hope and light. Which got me thinking about Hanukkah and the oil that burned in the temple for eight days when there was only enough for one day.
Again, [...]