Community Spirit ezine, July 2019
In the July issue we focus on the Value of Friendships. We interview Dr Ambika Sampat, co-founder of FITBANKER about their pioneer work to transform a billion lives by eradicating lifestyle diseases through education and not medication. Community Spirit is an international ezine that delivers uplifting and inspiring content for conscious people in the community. Sections cover: Big Clean Up, Supporting Local Communities to Thrive, Health Matters, Next Generation Matters, Business Matters, Spiritual Reality, Hidden Gems, Travel & Holidays, Animal well-Being, Technology Upgrade and much more... Written articles and videos. International free monthly eMazine for English speaking people interested in living healthy lives, supporting people in the community to thrive. It is best read relaxing with a coffee or tea and reading it on a Tablet, Laptop or Desktop.
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Love &<br />
Retreat in<br />
Valencia<br />
Exclusive feature<br />
interview<br />
with Dr Ambika<br />
from FITBANKER<br />
and why they<br />
are so<br />
Relationships<br />
Friendships<br />
I<br />
believe in the<br />
brotherhood<br />
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Healthy<br />
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From private chef, Laia Escrig<br />
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PLUS ...<br />
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Flat<br />
Business Matters in Spain<br />
Top 18<br />
Places to<br />
with Fibromyalgia<br />
Living<br />
The Invisible Illness<br />
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Delivers Uplifting & Inspiring Content for Conscious People in the <strong>Community</strong><br />
Valencia
IN THIS<br />
ISSUE<br />
Dear Readers,<br />
Each month <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong> <strong>ezine</strong> is just going from strength-tostrength.<br />
In this issue our theme is on Valuing Friendship. With our<br />
friends we are given the opportunity to express the best version of<br />
our Self and that is why I feel truly grateful and honoured to have<br />
some very special people in my life whom I can call 'my friends'.<br />
Running a monthly magazine is stressful and very challenging! But it<br />
is always worth it as I meet such interesting and inspiring people.<br />
This month I interviewed Dr Ambika from FITBANKER about there<br />
forthcoming retreat in Valencia to do with Love & Relationships. The<br />
day after I did the interview, I woke up after processing all the<br />
information in my sleep and noticed a deep sense of inner peace.<br />
The interview inspired me to reconnect with my true authentic self,<br />
as that is the key to my continued happiness and good health. So I<br />
would recommend you read this very inspiring feature interview<br />
with Dr Ambika, co-founder of FITBANKER about there pioneering<br />
work and their forthcoming retreat in Velencia in September <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
All the Best,<br />
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LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS<br />
RETREAT IN VALENCIA<br />
There mission is to transform a billion<br />
lives by eradicating lifestyle diseases<br />
through education and not medication.<br />
For the past 4 years Dr Ambika Sampat<br />
has been working with her husband,<br />
Ronnie Rich, as a co-founder of<br />
FITBANKER. In this feature interview we<br />
get deeper insights into Dr Ambika's<br />
approach to life and discover why they<br />
are organising a love & relationships<br />
retreat in Valencia this year that<br />
supports people in the community .<br />
DOGS & HEAT STROKE<br />
Summer has kicked off in Spain! This<br />
last weekend the temperatures rose<br />
to over 40 degrees! So let's remember<br />
our four legged fury friends and make<br />
sure they are being well looked after<br />
and that you know how to protect<br />
them from heat stroke .<br />
LIVING WITH FIBROMYALGIA<br />
Having an illness which is invisble is<br />
a huge burden in your life. This month<br />
we speak with Sally Ainsworth, a<br />
joyful and playful soul, buzzing with<br />
energy, but also struggling behind the<br />
scenes with Fibromyalgia. As a true<br />
warrior, Sally is inspirational as she<br />
runs a group for suffers in the UK to<br />
help people in need.<br />
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Contents<br />
Being Conscious<br />
FEATURE INTERVIEW: Love & Relationships Retreat - page 5<br />
The Big Clean Up - Oceans 4 video - page 27<br />
Animal Well Being - Protect your pets from heat stroke - page 10<br />
Funeral Planning - page 70<br />
<strong>Spirit</strong>ual Reality - I believe in Brotherhood - page 71<br />
<strong>Community</strong> Focus<br />
Next Generation Matters: Friendship for Kids - page 62<br />
Supporting Communities - Top 18 places in Valencia - page 14<br />
Business Matters - Flat sharing real estate investment - page 46<br />
Technology Upgrade - page 28<br />
Travel - 2 wheel vs. 4 wheel debate - page 60<br />
Hidden Gems - page 41<br />
Being Healthy<br />
Health Matters: Red Beet recipe - page 42<br />
Health Matters - Mindfulness & friendships - page 55<br />
Health Matters - Living with Fibromyalgia- page 50<br />
Health Matters - Holistic healing Kelli Davis - page 59<br />
Video - Dr Bruce Lipton - page 69<br />
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT EZINE / <strong>2019</strong><br />
F E A T U R E<br />
I N T E R V I E W<br />
empowering people<br />
Dr. Amibika Sampat, co-founder of FITBANKER with<br />
her family.<br />
EMPOWERING PEOPLE is a new section that focuses on businesses which help people to heal on a<br />
deeper level and improve their health so that they can learn how to stand in their own power, have a<br />
positive impact on their own lives and the lives of those in their networks.<br />
In this issue I am deeply honoured to speak with Dr Ambika Sampat, based in London, U.K., cofounder<br />
of FITBANKER, whose mission is to transform a billion lives by eradicating lifestyle diseases<br />
through education,<br />
and not medication.
EMPOWERING PEOPLE //<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong><br />
Richard: “There’s a growing number of gyms and fitness programmes, and yet there's a rise<br />
in lifestyle diseases, why is that?”<br />
T H E I N T E R V I E W<br />
Dr Ambika: “Exercise isn't the only component needed for optimal health. Most people<br />
spend on average an hour a day at the gym. At FITBANKER we created the 23/7 Rule which<br />
has you look at what you are doing in the remaining 23 hours outside of the gym? When you<br />
focus on those 23 hours, you begin to understand being healthy is a holistic journey, where<br />
exercise is just one of the five pillars necessary for obtaining and maintaining optimal<br />
health. You cannot out train a bad diet. We have pioneered the Science of Transformative<br />
Health which is grounded in these five integral pillars of life: Physical activity, Nutrition,<br />
Sleep, the Mind, and Relationships, all of which are critical.”<br />
“For the past 4 years we have coached over 300 participants, including medical<br />
practitioners, from 20 countries through FITBANKER’s 90 day Challenge delivered online on<br />
health transformation through an entire lifestyle shift physically, mentally, and spiritually.<br />
The journey begins with getting connected to your ‘Greater Why’ i.e. your reason to be<br />
healthy beyond just weight loss and looking good; understanding your unique body type;<br />
why body composition is more important a metric than body weight; and the power of<br />
community.”<br />
Richard: “What are the different body types?”<br />
Dr Ambika: "Our education is based on Ayurveda, the ancient Science of Life, integrated<br />
with Modern Science Body types: Ectomorph (vata), Mesomorph (pitta), and Endomorph<br />
(kapha). Distinguishing your unique body type informs you on optimal foods for your well<br />
being. Everyone has a unique body type. Most crash diets and workout plans don’t offer a<br />
sustainable long term health transformation because they often provide a set template for<br />
everyone.”<br />
“Beyond the lack of awareness of an individual’s body type, another common misguided<br />
measure for health and well being, is the sole focus on body weight, which can be grossly<br />
misleading. Knowing your body composition enables you to distinguish every aspect of the<br />
state of your body, giving you access to really alter that which is suboptimal. For example,<br />
someone could be an ectomorph body type, lean in appearance and within the normal<br />
weight for their respective height and age, but have a high visceral fat percentage (the fat<br />
that lines their organs) due to a poor lifestyle and have no awareness of their suboptimal<br />
wellbeing state. Research shows a rise is cardiac issues and other lifestyle diseases in<br />
seemingly physically active youth partly due to a total disconnect in one’s knowledge of<br />
their body composition status.”
EMPOWERING PEOPLE //<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong><br />
“The strongest determinant of optimal<br />
well being and health is, ultimately, the<br />
state of the Mind. What your Mind<br />
perceive is entirely what the body<br />
manifests. Your psychology dictates your<br />
physiology. Dis-ease in the Mind leads to<br />
a disease in the Body, from diabetes and<br />
other autoimmune diseases, to cancer,<br />
heart diseases, and more. In the words of<br />
Dr. John Demartini, diseases labelled<br />
incurable are actually curable from<br />
within. On the FITBANKER 90 day<br />
Challenge, participants have reversed<br />
Type II Diabetes, boosted fertility,<br />
reduced high blood pressure and<br />
cholesterol to optimal levels, and more.<br />
The cure to lifestyle diseases lies in the<br />
name - through altering the lifestyle -<br />
and that is precisely the knowledge<br />
provided on our programmes.”<br />
Richard: "How do relationships impact<br />
health?"<br />
Dr Ambika: "Relationships are one of the<br />
five pillars integral we coach on in<br />
having and maintaining optimal<br />
health.The quality of your life is directly<br />
correlated to the quality of your most<br />
intimate relationships.”<br />
“On our programmes, we often see<br />
participants that struggle to achieve their<br />
health goals, despite following the<br />
customised meal- and training-guidelines<br />
that we provide, have incomplete<br />
relationships in their lives. Those<br />
external blockages manifest as blockages<br />
within the body. The lack of forgiveness<br />
is the highest form of self abuse to one’s<br />
own mental and physical state. Dr. Mark<br />
Hymann discovered that most chronic<br />
diseases are very often a social disease<br />
and not just a problem of biology. Social<br />
networks influence health and disease,<br />
and actually alter gene expression.”<br />
“Paul Farmer successfully treated<br />
tuberculosis and AIDS which everyone<br />
thought was untreatable, in the face<br />
of extreme poverty in places like<br />
Rwanda, Lima and Haiti. He realised<br />
there isn’t a need for new advances in<br />
medical science, rather building the<br />
community spirit and building<br />
connections in those broken<br />
communities provided a cure. The key<br />
to solving insolvable health problems<br />
is human interactions - you are a<br />
piece of Consciousness connected to<br />
every other Living Being on this<br />
Planet. Unsurprisingly, one of the<br />
three key reasons that stop people<br />
from getting healthy and transforming<br />
their health is a concern of having to<br />
do things by themselves. The other<br />
two are lack of time and lack of<br />
money. Thorough FITBANKER we have<br />
built an online campus with hundreds<br />
who offer support and guidance to<br />
each other from having completed<br />
their respective Challenges. In<br />
addition to the virtual connections,<br />
we take people on monthly treks on<br />
peaks and mountains across the UK,<br />
Wales, and annually up the highest<br />
single standing mountain in the<br />
world, Mt. Kilimanjaro, to re-build<br />
human interactions that a modern<br />
lifestyles strains. Like Nature works in<br />
harmonious unity, we aim to create a<br />
global community that supports each<br />
other to ongoingly become the best<br />
version of themselves.<br />
Richard: "What is the FITBANKER Love<br />
and Relationships Retreat about?"<br />
Dr Ambika: "A four-day retreat where<br />
you can get connected to your True<br />
Self. You get to redefine love as your<br />
core essence.”
“You will get to discover how to deconstruct existing notions of relationships. Relationships are an integral part of<br />
our existence, and yet we are never taught why they exist, how to cultivate them, or even what their purpose is?<br />
The myth is that relationships exist to make your happy. That’s is incorrect and the primary cause of most<br />
relationship breakdowns. The highest <strong>Spirit</strong>ual purpose of relationships is for personal growth, discovery of your<br />
Authentic Self through serving another”.<br />
“On this retreat you will get to identify triggers in your most intimate relationships and transform them. You get to<br />
shift from being the Reactor in your relationships to being the Observer. When you get to be the Observer, you get<br />
to reconnect with your Authentic Self within - the One that has unlimited potential. That allows you to create<br />
authentic and empowering relationships. You get to Be LOVE.”<br />
“If we look at true authentic love, it is the core essence (Dharma) of what it is to be human. What I mean by that is<br />
the way the core essence of fire is heat and that of sugar is sweetness, similarly the essence of what it is to Be<br />
Human is Love. When we look at babies, they walk into a room and light it up because they are being there most<br />
Authentic self, Love.Over time, our identities get constructed through social conditioning, education, other external<br />
cues that all form external ‘personality’ layers and cause us lose connection with our truest self expression. At this<br />
retreat, you get to peel away those layers and reconnect with your Authentic Self. How? Through yoga, meditation,<br />
treks in the Sierra Calderona connecting with Nature, workshops, consuming healthy vegan meals, and above all<br />
being in the presence of phenomenal company.”<br />
Richard: “Who can attend the retreat? Is it just for couples or can singles attend as well?<br />
Dr Amikba: “This retreat is for any human being because the primary relationship for you is the one with your Self.<br />
Once you begin to take that journey within, you get to transform and be fulfilled in any other relationship there is<br />
on the planet.”
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A N I M A L W E L L B E I N G<br />
Protect your pet from<br />
heatstroke!<br />
By Maria Lluch Barbera (veterinarian) & Laila Fletcher<br />
(trainee canine behaviourist)<br />
Well, summer has been a little slow to arrive this year, but it’s certainly arrived with a blast!<br />
And with these temperatures likely to keep rising, it’s important to ensure the physical and<br />
mental well-being of our pets.<br />
Heatstroke is a dangerous rise in body temperature (above 41 oC), that can cause clinical shock,<br />
and proves fatal for one in every three affected dogs. Dogs are at risk because, unlike us, they<br />
have very few sweat glands. The only sweat glands they have are between the pads on their<br />
feet, and these don’t get rid of much heat at all, so the only other way a dog can eliminate<br />
excess body heat is by panting, which they do when their body temperature rises above 39 oC.<br />
Heat stress and heat stroke occurs when a dog’s body temperature continues to rise above<br />
39 oC, but it is unable to get rid of the excess heat, and this can be fatal if not<br />
recognised and dealt with quickly.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS<br />
OF HEATSTROKE?<br />
In addition to excessive panting, there are<br />
plenty of other signs that could indicate your<br />
dog might be suffering from heatstroke:<br />
• excessive drooling<br />
• breathing difficulty<br />
• panting is very noisy<br />
• dizziness/loss of balance<br />
• rapid or irregular heart rate<br />
• reddened gums and moist or gloopy<br />
eyes/nostrils)<br />
• vomiting and diarrhea<br />
agitation/distress<br />
• tremors, seizure or loss of consciousness<br />
Flat-faced (brachycephalic) breeds, such as the Bulldog<br />
(French/English/American), Boxer, Pug and many toy<br />
breeds, are at a particularly high risk. The reason for<br />
this is that in these dogs the same amount of body<br />
tissue has to fit into a much smaller muzzle than in<br />
longer-nosed breeds. This restricts their airflow as well<br />
as their oxygen intake, and prevents panting from<br />
efficiently reducing their body temperature. Also at risk<br />
are very young or elderly dogs, those with a medical<br />
condition, and those with very thick fur. If your dog is<br />
one of the latter, you might be tempted to give her a<br />
haircut, but her fur actually insulates her from the heat<br />
as much as it does from the cold – without it she’ll be<br />
unable to properly regulate her body temperature, and<br />
she’ll be more susceptible to sunburn. Rather than an<br />
all-over haircut, you could trim the abdominal area, so<br />
that she can better cool off lying on the floor tiles. Also<br />
make sure her coat is well-groomed, and free from any<br />
knots and tangles, so that air can pass through it<br />
naturally.
thoroughly. It is especially helpful to wet<br />
cool, but not cold, so that her peripheral<br />
SPIRIT<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
EZINE<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong><br />
ANIMAL WELL BEING<br />
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I<br />
THINK MY DOG IS<br />
SUFFERING FROM<br />
HEATSTROKE?<br />
your dog to a cool and airy place,<br />
1. Take<br />
of the day. This is not just to avoid the hot air<br />
offer her fresh water to drink, lay a cold<br />
temperatures, but ground surfaces such as concrete<br />
and tarmac are even hotter, and your dog doesn’t<br />
wet towel over her or wet her coat<br />
have protective shoes to prevent her pads becoming<br />
scorched and blistered. Temperatures are lower in<br />
the ear flaps, armpits, between the legs,<br />
the evening, and the coolest hours of all are first<br />
and the paw pads. The water should be<br />
thing in the morning. Always ensure you carry fresh<br />
water for yourself and your dog when you do go out<br />
circulation isn’t reduced – her peripheral<br />
for a walk.<br />
circulation is essential for dissipating her<br />
body heat.<br />
There have been several reports in the news recently,<br />
your dog to the vet immediately, as<br />
2. Get<br />
both in Spain and the UK, where owners have left<br />
their dogs (and in one case a baby) in a parked car.<br />
heat stroke can cause multiple organ<br />
dysfunction.<br />
This is never acceptable, not even if the windows are<br />
ajar and the car is in the shade, and is unfortunately,<br />
often very rapidly, fatal. If the air temperature is just<br />
An effective method to further reduce your dog's body<br />
22oC, the temperature inside a car can rise to 47oC<br />
temperature is to soak it with alcohol instead of water.<br />
within an hour. With temperatures here this week in<br />
Alcohol evaporates much more rapidly than water,<br />
the mid-30’s, even a few minutes in a parked car<br />
taking a significant amount of heat with it – this can help<br />
could cause your pet significant cardiovascular<br />
reduce your dog’s temperature even more quickly.<br />
distress. If you see a dog has been left in a parked car<br />
here in Spain, call 091 immediately to alert Seprona<br />
Of course, prevention is always better than cure. In the<br />
(the Guardia Civil division responsible for animal<br />
summer heat, air conditioning and fans may come to<br />
welfare). It can take just 6 minutes for a dog to die in<br />
rival your position as your dog’s best friend! Make sure<br />
a parked car.<br />
that you don’t exercise your dog during the hottest part
SPIRIT<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
EZINE<br />
ANIMAL WELL BEING<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong><br />
WHAT CAN I DO TO<br />
ENTERTAIN MY DOG IF<br />
IT’S TOO<br />
HOT TO GO OUT?<br />
Your dog is likely to be much less energetic in this heat,<br />
so won’t need as much exercise as normal, but there are<br />
plenty of things you can do indoors to burn off any<br />
energy she has, or to prevent boredom. Ten minutes of<br />
mental stimulation can actually burn off as much energy<br />
as a half-hour run, and should be as regular a part of your<br />
dog’s routine as physical exercise. You could play gentle<br />
games indoors with your dog, give her some new toys to<br />
play with, train her to do some new tricks, or give her<br />
some canine enrichment activities (heaps of ideas are out<br />
there with a quick Google search, or check out the<br />
Canine Enrichment group on Facebook at<br />
www.facebook.com/groups/canineenrichment).<br />
You could combine enrichment with keeping your dog<br />
cool and make some canine lollipops! Make use of your<br />
empty yoghurt pots, by filling them with water and a few<br />
dog treats and popping them in the freezer, or have a<br />
peek here www.kongcompany.com/en-uk/recipes/ for<br />
some frozen Kong stuffing tips. If you have a canine<br />
splash pool (or don’t mind a hairy swimming pool!), there<br />
is also a wide range of toys available for purchase that are<br />
designed for water-based doggie fun.
S U P P O R T I N G<br />
C O M M U N I T I E S T O T H R I V €<br />
This Summer Checkout the<br />
Top 18 Places to<br />
Visit Outside of Valencia
FOR THOSE LOOKING TO<br />
BRANCH OUT INTO DAY<br />
TRIPS, LOTS OF<br />
WONDERFUL<br />
OPPORTUNITIES ARE<br />
AVAILABLE. HERE IS A<br />
LOOK AT SOME OF THE<br />
BEST DAY TRIPS FROM<br />
VALENCIA THAT ARE<br />
EASY TO GET TO AND<br />
ARE DEFINITELY WORTH<br />
THE TIME:<br />
C O M M U N I T Y S P I R I T | P L A C E S T O<br />
V I S I T<br />
1. Port Saplaya<br />
If you go to Malvarossa Beach in Valencia and look north<br />
you’ll see the “Little Venice” of Valencia, Port Saplaya,<br />
located about 5 km away. There you’ll find an unusual port<br />
enclosed by decorative apartments, which give it a quality<br />
reminiscent of that famous city on the water in Italy.<br />
Combine a stroll around the beautiful port with some<br />
excellent restaurants and ice-cream shops on the beach<br />
and discover one of the best places outside Valencia. This<br />
is a great trip to do from Valencia by bicycle.<br />
2. The Caves of Saint Jose<br />
One of the most famous attractions<br />
outside of Valencia is the Caves of<br />
Saint Jose. Known since ancient<br />
times, these caves contain the<br />
longest navigable underground river<br />
in Europe! A visit to the caves<br />
includes an underground boat tour<br />
of the many spectacular galleries of<br />
the caves as well as a walk through<br />
passages filled with stalagmites and<br />
stalactites. The caves are about an<br />
hour from Valencia by road and<br />
would be a highlight of any trip to<br />
Spain. Book tickets in advance to<br />
avoid line-ups.<br />
3. Sagunto Castle<br />
Perched over the northern Valencian<br />
plains, Sagunto Castle has been an<br />
impressive and historically important<br />
fortress for over 2000 years.<br />
Founded by the Greeks, it was then<br />
sacked by Hannibal, merged with the<br />
Roman empire and expanded under<br />
the rule of the Muslims. Containing a<br />
recently unearthed Roman<br />
amphitheater and forum, this huge<br />
hilltop castle will certainly be a<br />
highlight of any trip to Valencia.<br />
Further down the hill, the ancient<br />
city of Sagunto has an important<br />
archaeological museum and the<br />
winding streets of the old Jewish<br />
quarter still remain as they were<br />
since the 1400’s.
4. Hot springs Montanejos<br />
Located 90 km from Valencia and 65 km<br />
from Teruel, the hot springs first became<br />
famous during the conquest of the Moors<br />
over 1000 years ago. At that time the hot<br />
springs were a favorite bathing area for the<br />
Moorish King and his harem (the water said<br />
to keep his women young and beautiful).<br />
The crystal waters of the lagoon bubble<br />
year round at a temperature of 25°C and<br />
are surrounded by spectacular cliffs and<br />
deep gorges. Take a dip in the Montanejos<br />
hot springs and explore the lagoon (bring<br />
your snorkel!), see the fish and discover<br />
the hidden caves. The braver ones can jump<br />
off adjacent cliffs right into the deepest<br />
part of the lagoon and make a real splash.<br />
Access by public transportation is difficult.<br />
For this location car rental is<br />
recommended.<br />
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5. Peníscola Castle<br />
Often called the “Gibraltar of<br />
Valencia,” Peníscola castle rises<br />
fantastically out of the sea. Used<br />
frequently in films and television as<br />
a medieval backdrop, visiting<br />
Peníscola is an astounding excursion<br />
back in time. Known locally as “The<br />
City in the Sea”, Peníscola is a<br />
fortified seaport with a lighthouse,<br />
built on a rocky peninsula 67 m high<br />
and joined to the mainland only by a<br />
narrow strip of land (in fact, the<br />
name Peníscola is derived from the<br />
Latin for peninsula). Its history goes<br />
back to the Iberians over 2000 years<br />
ago. Later the town became<br />
Phoenician, then Greek, was next<br />
captured by the Carthaginians and<br />
legend has it this is the place where<br />
Hannibal swore an oath that he<br />
would never be a friend of Rome.<br />
The present castle was built by the<br />
Knights Templar between 1294 and<br />
1307 and from 1415 to 1423 it was<br />
the home of the Pope Benedict XIII.<br />
The castle is now a popular tourist<br />
attraction and the beaches next to<br />
the old city are well worth a visit.<br />
Peníscola is about 120 km north of<br />
Valencia and is accessible by<br />
motorway and public transport.
6. Albufera Natural Park<br />
If you C O Malready M U N I T Y enjoyed S P I R I T Bioparc | P L A C E S T O<br />
Valencia birds show then it’s time V I to S I T<br />
see some of them in their real habitat.<br />
Historic home of the paella, this area<br />
boasts incredible natural beauty, boat<br />
rides and amazing restaurants all in<br />
one! The Albufera has been a focus of<br />
Valencian agriculture for centuries.<br />
The Albufera is a giant lagoon beside<br />
the sea that is home to a huge variety<br />
of marsh-birds and other wildlife. The<br />
Moors drained over 90% of it (it used<br />
to reach all the way to the walls of the<br />
old city of Valencia) to develop their<br />
irrigation system still in use today. It<br />
was here in the marshlands where rice<br />
was grown that the paella, Spain’s<br />
most famous dish, was first invented.<br />
Come and enjoy a boat ride or sit by<br />
the beach and take in the sun. Easily<br />
accessible by public transport or by<br />
bike, a trip to Albufera promises a<br />
spectacular experience of nature….and<br />
great food!<br />
7. Valley of Guadalest<br />
This impressive valley is a great spot for<br />
hiking and photography. The town of<br />
Guadalest and its castle already existed in<br />
Muslim times and was conquered by<br />
Christians in the middle of the 1200’s.<br />
The castle of Guadalest itself was built by<br />
James II and is the focus of a number of<br />
Catholic festivals throughout the year<br />
including the Feast of San Gregorio and the<br />
Pilgramage of Gines in honour of Santa<br />
Aana, when people adorn traditional<br />
costumes and parade around the town. In<br />
addition the region boasts some unusual<br />
local cuisine such as rice with beans and<br />
turnips, the ‘mincho’, a stuffed pepper,<br />
rabbit with garlic, a baked pot of wheat<br />
called the ‘olleta’ and balls of corn, for<br />
example. The region is most easily<br />
accessible by car and make a great day or<br />
overnight trip.
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8. Jávea<br />
Jávea is a coastal town in the in the<br />
province of Alicante, famous for its worldclass<br />
beaches, great diving and excellent<br />
restaurants.. Situated behind a wide bay<br />
and sheltered between two rocky<br />
headlands, the town has become a very<br />
popular seaside resort and market town.<br />
Half of its resident population and over<br />
two thirds of its annual visitors are<br />
foreigners. The area was first inhabited in<br />
prehistoric times, 30,000 years ago by cave<br />
dwellers. Subsequent residents have<br />
included Stone and Bronze-age peoples,<br />
Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, Visigoths,<br />
Germanic, Carthaginians and Moors. Roman<br />
fishing boats used the port over 2000 years<br />
ago, and there is evidence that dates the<br />
Roman occupation of Jávea to the 2nd<br />
century BC, which makes it the oldest<br />
known Roman site on the Spanish coast.<br />
Come and enjoy the incredible beach and<br />
fantastic scenery. The mojitos are waiting.<br />
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9. Cala Granadella Beach<br />
Granadella beach is a gravel beach<br />
situated in a secluded cove near<br />
Jávea. Voted two consecutive years<br />
as the best beach in Spain, it is<br />
isolated and beautiful and accessible<br />
only by car. Well known for cliffdiving<br />
scuba diving and snorkeling,<br />
the beauty of the waters of<br />
Grandella beach are admired by all<br />
who visit. The cove is serviced by<br />
three restaurants. A visit to<br />
Granadella beach is one of the<br />
best things to do in<br />
Valencia community.
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10. Benitachell Beach<br />
Benitachell beach is located on a<br />
majestic and broken coast with cliffs<br />
that reach in some points 100 meters<br />
above the sea level. It’s a perfect place<br />
for diving enthusiasts who discover<br />
the attractive and interesting caves as<br />
well as offering a clean gravel beach.<br />
The transparent waters off Benitachell<br />
beach are a swimmers delight. Nestled<br />
between cliffs it has no buildings on<br />
the beach front, retaining its sense of<br />
unspoiled natural beauty. The beach is<br />
accessible by car and has nearby<br />
parking available.<br />
11. Peñón de Ifach (Calpe) Natural Park<br />
The massive seaside peninsula rises like a<br />
monolith off the coast south of Jávea. This<br />
impressive landmark is one of the last<br />
foothills of the Béticas mountain range and<br />
reaches a height of 332 meters. Descending<br />
abruptly into the sea this great rock was<br />
used by early mapmakers when<br />
triangulating the size of Spain. From the<br />
top it’s possible to see the island of<br />
Formentera. Parque Natural del Peñón<br />
features an abundance of vegetation and<br />
fauna including thyme, Valencian<br />
horseshoe tail, and over 80 different<br />
species of bird! See nesting, migratory and<br />
wandering birds or catch a glimpse of the<br />
Eleonor falcon. Find Cormorán moths,<br />
starlings, raptors and gulls making their<br />
nests in the nooks and crevasses of the<br />
sunny southern wall. Surrounding the rock<br />
are excellent diving opportunities and<br />
great beaches. Climb the epic rock and<br />
experience one of the best places outside<br />
Valencia!
12. Morella<br />
Listed as one of the most beautiful towns<br />
in Spain, Morella is an ancient walled city<br />
located on a hill-top in the province of<br />
Castellón in the Valencian <strong>Community</strong>,<br />
Spain. Here can be found traces of<br />
settlements by the Iberians, Greeks,<br />
Romans, Visigoths and Moors stretching<br />
back 2500 years. Prehistoric remains in the<br />
area include cave paintings and Bronze Age<br />
burial sites at Hostal Nou. The Greeks<br />
established a treasury at Morella, and then<br />
the area became the scene of conflict<br />
between Carthaginians and the Roman<br />
Empire during the Punic Wars before it was<br />
Romanised. The Moors took the town in<br />
714, naming it Maurela before it became<br />
Christain again during the reconquest of<br />
1238. Morella is now a tourist destination,<br />
with many historic buildings, hotels and<br />
restaurants. Come and sample one of the<br />
typical gastronomic products Morella is<br />
known for such as flaons, a savory pastry<br />
dish. Local bakeries are also renowned for<br />
a number of other traditional pastries and<br />
sweets like mantecadas, an ancient kind of<br />
pound cake. Some of the top sights to see<br />
in Morella are the Castillo de Morella<br />
(Morella Castle), the aqueduct, La Iglesia<br />
de Santa María Morella (Saint Mary’s<br />
Church), Convento de San Francesc Morella<br />
(St. Francis’ Convent) and the Morella<br />
Museo Temps de Dinosaurs (Time of the<br />
Dinosaurs Museum). Wool and woolen<br />
goods still play an important part in the<br />
local economy. One of its most famous<br />
products is the uniquely designed Morella<br />
blanket, which has a range of color<br />
combinations and horizontal stripes.<br />
Agriculture, especially poultry and pig<br />
production are also important in the<br />
surrounding area.with craft products and<br />
highly valued black truffles still traded at<br />
seasonal markets during the winter. A trip<br />
here is well worth it. It’s well<br />
worth renting a carand taking a journey<br />
here.<br />
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13. Chulilla Ruta de los Puentes Colgante<br />
Benitachell beach is located on a majestic and broken coast with cliffs that reach in some points 100<br />
meters above the sea level. It’s a perfect place for diving enthusiasts who discover the attractive and<br />
interesting caves as well as offering a clean gravel beach. The transparent waters off Benitachell<br />
beach are a swimmers delight. Nestled between cliffs it has no buildings on the beach front, retaining<br />
its sense of unspoiled natural beauty. The beach is accessible by car and has nearby parking available.<br />
14. Aquarama Valencia<br />
Aquarama is a water park, located in<br />
Benicàssim, Castelló, Spain. The park has<br />
the eleventh-highest slide in the world<br />
named The Devil's Drop together with The<br />
Beast in Western Water Park.<br />
Address: N-340, km. 986, 8, 12560<br />
Benicasim, Castellón<br />
Piscina Parque de Benicalap<br />
Address: Calle Andreu Alfaro, s/n, 46025<br />
Valencia<br />
Piscina Parque del Oeste<br />
Address: Carrer del Músic Ayllón, 46018<br />
València
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15. Xativa Castle<br />
The Castle of Xàtiva is a castle located<br />
in the city of Xàtiva near Valencia<br />
Spain. It’s strategically located along<br />
the ancient route leading from Rome<br />
across the Pyrenees and all the way<br />
down the Mediterranean coast to<br />
Cartagena and Cádiz. In 1092, the<br />
castle fell into the hands of the Moors<br />
until King James I of Aragon<br />
recaptured it on 22 May 1244,<br />
following a five-month siege.It’s<br />
massive and beautiful battlements are<br />
a delight to explore and the view from<br />
the ramparts is breathtaking. A mustsee<br />
for any history buffs or anyone<br />
who love castles.<br />
16. Buñol ruta del Agua<br />
25 km east of Valencia is an incredibly scenic hiking route with caves to explore, pools to take<br />
refreshing dips into and ravines to explore. On the motorway from Valencia to Madrid the start of the<br />
route also has a famous lunch stop as well, serving paellas and other traditional tapas. Buñol itself is<br />
the home of the famous Tomatina Festival (tomato throwing party!) and is an impressive medieval<br />
town in its own right with defensive walls and other historic fortifications.
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17. Bocairent Village<br />
One of the best things to do outside of<br />
Valencia is to visit the medieval<br />
village of Bocairent which sits on the<br />
top of hill and is comprised of a<br />
network of steep and twisted streets.<br />
This hill fortress town, 100 km south<br />
of Valencia is beautifully preserved<br />
and was declared a Historic Artistic<br />
Complex by the Spanish government is<br />
recognition of its exceptional historic<br />
importance. The streets of the<br />
medieval quarter are narrow and<br />
winding and many of the houses are<br />
perched upon the rock of the hill<br />
itself. At the top is the Parish Church<br />
of the Assumption of Our Lady and the<br />
re mains of a 16th Century castle. The<br />
curved streets and blind alleys are<br />
structures of Islamic origin from 10,00<br />
years ago and the view from the top is<br />
impressive.<br />
18. The Palace of Gandía<br />
The most important monument of the<br />
city of Gandía is the Ducal Palace. It’s<br />
easy to visit by taking an hour-long<br />
train ride from Valencia. This important<br />
example of Valencian civil Gothic<br />
architecture and holiday house of San<br />
Francisco de Borja, its highlights<br />
include the Patio de Armas, and the<br />
Gothic and Golden Galleries. The<br />
Palace of Gandía, built in the 1400’s, is<br />
considered one of the most important<br />
mansions of the Crown of Aragon…and<br />
when you are done, the nearby beach<br />
awaits!<br />
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The Spanish government has adopted the new edition of its electric mobility subsidy programme.<br />
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The Spanish Government approved on Friday 5 April<br />
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The new energy regulation has put an end to the so-called<br />
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The Minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera,<br />
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Increasing the profitability of a property sometimes involves flat sharing, a new trend popular in Spain for<br />
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In some cases (especially in the center of the large cities in Spain and Europe, in general), renting a room<br />
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"Turning an entire apartment into flat<br />
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Fibromyalgia and<br />
me<br />
T H E I N V I S I B L E I L L N E S S<br />
Written by Sally Ainsworth
January 2011, my life changed forever when I was involved in a car accident. I left David<br />
In<br />
Sports Club in Enfield feeling so good after a workout and swim but within a minute<br />
Lloyd<br />
led to me changing from a happy go lucky, mother of three working full-time in the<br />
This<br />
Cancer Support Centre as the Client Services Manager to somebody who was<br />
Nightingale<br />
found the journey to be diagnosed long and traumatic. I found that my local GP’s<br />
I<br />
to not have enough time to listen and disbelieving of me because I looked so well<br />
seemed<br />
because they thought my problem was that my son Craig, a Marine, was going off to<br />
and<br />
in Afghanistan.<br />
fight<br />
impinged nerve in my neck, lower<br />
an<br />
sciatica in both legs and fibromyalgia. At a later date it was found that I also had a<br />
back,<br />
a car had hit me in the rear of my 4x4 Honda Civic.<br />
unable to sleep and in pain 24 hours a day.<br />
It took six months for a diagnosis to be made: -<br />
fracture in my back.
2. Severe pain all over my body - if you have 11-18 points of pain, this is an<br />
4. Feeling too hot or too cold – this is because you're not able to regulate<br />
6. Tingling, numbness, prickling or burning sensations in your hands and<br />
7. Depression – I suffered with severe depression which was not helped by<br />
8. Severe tiredness/exhaustion – I felt like somebody had put a drip up and<br />
There is no blood test to diagnose Fibromyalgia, but if the<br />
doctors had listened to my symptoms:-<br />
My memory was failing me to the point when going out I did not<br />
1.<br />
how to get home – GP tested for Alzheimer’s – it was Fibro Fog.<br />
remember<br />
easy way of diagnosing Fibromyalgia – not done. I had 16.<br />
3. Dizziness, clumsiness, falling over.<br />
your body temperature properly.<br />
5. Restless legs syndrome.<br />
feet (pins and needles, also known as paranesthesia).<br />
being put on morphine.<br />
sucked out all my energy.<br />
Mouth ulcers/blood shot eyes/dizziness/sickness/cognitive<br />
9.<br />
to bright lights/smoke, headaches, Irritable bowel,<br />
problems/sensitivity<br />
bruising easily.<br />
10. Slurred speech at times.
article is not about me feeling sorry for myself; it is about why I<br />
This<br />
to start a support group in Enfield, Middy, UK for people with<br />
decided<br />
felt that I was alone with my illness. I looked well but my body was<br />
I<br />
apart from within.<br />
falling<br />
I mentioned earlier, I worked at the Nightingale Cancer Support<br />
As<br />
in Enfield and I used to run drop-ins for people living with<br />
Centre<br />
a Prostate support group/Breast Cancer support group<br />
Also<br />
had many one-on-one conversations with people.<br />
and<br />
is what It<br />
missing in Enfield a place of safety, secure and confidential where people living with<br />
was<br />
could come and share their thoughts, fears and tears and in exchange would feel<br />
Fibromyalgia<br />
by people walking along the same pathway as them.<br />
supported<br />
September 2014, we had our first meeting which over 50 people attended. Since then the<br />
In<br />
have gone down, but we still meet once or twice a month to support each other and<br />
numbers<br />
have a private support group on Facebook, which gives positive information and articles and<br />
We<br />
support each other through this page and a WhatsApp group.<br />
we<br />
was lucky I got referred to the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore and also<br />
I<br />
London Hospital of Integrated Medicine (LHIM). The RNOH put me on a three week inpatient<br />
the<br />
management course and it gave me the tools to manage my Fibromyalgia. The LHIM helped<br />
pain<br />
to come off the medication that I found worsened my condition.<br />
me<br />
have found that few people understand how totally destructive Fibromyalgia can be in a<br />
I<br />
life. Well, why should they, if they are not affected by it. This means sufferers can feel<br />
person’s<br />
the support group we know, we get it. We cry together, we hold each other and share our<br />
With<br />
inner thoughts of how Fibro has destroyed our lives but after discussing it we feel lighter for<br />
most<br />
conditions. Patients should be told to pace and that acupuncture/massage and a little<br />
other<br />
can help the condition. CBT/counselling therapy should be offered immediately because<br />
exercise<br />
is no cure but learning tools to help you survive is very important as suicide in Fibromyalgia<br />
there<br />
is high.<br />
patients<br />
Fibromyalgia.<br />
Cancer.<br />
I felt that I had experience to run a support group for people living with Fibromyalgia.<br />
share ideas of what helps. What works for one person may not work for another.<br />
Many times fibromyalgia sufferers have been told by friends/family/employers it is in<br />
isolated.<br />
minds, they are looking for things to be wrong with them and perhaps they need to see a<br />
their<br />
Psychiatrist.<br />
the release.<br />
a group we want doctors to be trained so on the first visit they can easily make a diagnosis.<br />
As<br />
symptoms are easy to recognize and if the GP is not sure they can run blood tests to rule out<br />
The<br />
These views are my own story and are written without prejudice.
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong> <strong>ezine</strong> / <strong>July</strong> / <strong>2019</strong><br />
mindfulness<br />
F R I E N D S H I P S A N D W H Y T H E Y A R E<br />
O I M P O R T A N T …<br />
S<br />
Written by Karen Tate
a CBT therapist, Occupational Therapist and Mindfulness teacher, who has significant experience of working with people with<br />
Is<br />
variety of physical and mental health conditions. She is English speaking and lives in Valencia city. She has over 17 years<br />
a<br />
of working within the NHS and more recently private practice.She works work with a range of treatment models –<br />
experience<br />
Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Compassion focused therapy and Mindfulness based interventions. Typical mental health<br />
CBT,<br />
she works with include, depression, generalised anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, body dysmorphic disorder, selfesteem<br />
issues<br />
issues, OCD, phobias, eating disorders and psychosis.<br />
Friend... "a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection,<br />
typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations"<br />
(English Dictionary)<br />
We all need special people in our lives to have coffee with , share laughs, share secrets and generally enjoy<br />
life with. But friendship isn't all about the good times, it's about the "thick and thin". It's about having<br />
someone there for you when times are tough, but also you being there for the other person.<br />
T H E SCIENCE BEHIND FRIENDSHIPS<br />
Friendship and friends are vitally important and researchers have found they can be so important in helping<br />
to prevent or lower heart disease, increase life expectancy and help beat cancer. One study found that<br />
loneliness can have a massive impact on survival from cancer (McClintock et al 2005). This research<br />
suggested that people who experience high degrees of loneliness may also be prone to developing breast<br />
cancer as well. Friendship, in essence, helps us survive.<br />
Having friends sets off a chemical reaction in the brain -<br />
it ignites the part of the brain that makes us feel good.<br />
A chemical called oxytocin is released during<br />
social interactions and this then floods this area of the brain.<br />
Karen's Bio
TRUE FRIEND...<br />
A<br />
My idea of a true friend is someone who stands up for you and<br />
protects you when another person is trying to hurt you.<br />
Good friends are an important connection for good mental<br />
health and can have an impact on your quality of life.<br />
There are however practicalities involved in having a truly<br />
meaningful friendship with someone.<br />
1. Friends take time - it may take you a while to get to know<br />
them. They require a little work - you might have to call<br />
them and you'll certainly have to make an effort with them.<br />
A friend has to be important enough for you to make a<br />
significant space for them in your life and in your heart and<br />
vice versa.<br />
2. A true friend should have your back - if someone is bad<br />
mouthing you, they are there to defend you, not get<br />
involved in the backbiting.<br />
3. Flexibility - friendships can and do change. You have to<br />
accept that sometimes friends will fall by the wayside -<br />
relationships, marriage, careers, children, moving away all<br />
have an impact, but you can find ways to keep the<br />
relationship alive and strong if you are willing to be<br />
creative.<br />
4. Accept you for who you are - real friends accept you for<br />
being you. They don't try to change, they celebrate and<br />
encourage you. When they offer advice it's in a thoughtful<br />
non-aggressive way.<br />
5. They want what's best for you - A true friend will steer you<br />
in the right direction, will support your decisions and be<br />
there for you.<br />
6. They are your biggest cheerleader.<br />
Build your friendships slowly and have<br />
more than one friend. One person cannot<br />
and should not be giving you everything<br />
you need. True friendships develop over<br />
time through shared experiences with a<br />
range of different friends. They help you<br />
develop skills and attributes that help<br />
strengthen your resilience in the world.
I V I N G AND RECEIVING<br />
G<br />
You may be one of those people who is good at giving to others but<br />
are not great at accepting things from others. There may be many<br />
reasons, such as being afraid of showing weakness, feeling<br />
vulnerable, or dependent.<br />
I ask you this question: If you don’t let your friends give to you, then<br />
it’s a one-way relationship and you are not really committed to it. I<br />
have learned that true friendship requires both giving and receiving.<br />
Give as much as you can and try to accept what they're giving to you.<br />
What can you learn from the other person?<br />
F I N A L L Y<br />
If someone puts you down all the time, belittles you or just<br />
isn't around when you need them most, then they aren't your<br />
friend. As hard as it may be, its time to move on and find<br />
someone who will love, support and protect you.<br />
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2 wheel vs 4 wheel<br />
the suitcase debate<br />
W R I T T E N B Y C E L I N E & J O H N<br />
T R A V E L & H O L I D A Y S<br />
T&H<br />
You booked your trip and now it’s time to think about your<br />
suitcase. If you had to buy a new one, what would you pick? 2-<br />
wheels or 4-wheels?<br />
Over the years we have seen airports, bus stations and train<br />
stations full of passengers using both types. Do you know<br />
which one suits you best?<br />
It all depends on where you’re going. If<br />
you’re traveling through Europe,<br />
chances are you’ll be trekking through<br />
streets and alleyways paved with<br />
cobblestones. That means that a 2-<br />
wheel suitcase will be a better choice<br />
because you’ll be able to pull it from<br />
behind.<br />
If you glide through airport lounges and<br />
hotel lobbies instead, a 4-wheeled<br />
suitcase will work better because it is<br />
easy to push along the smooth<br />
surfaces.<br />
That’s the general take on it. Next you<br />
should think of durability and quality.<br />
Buying luggage is a long-term<br />
investment so you should consider<br />
more things.<br />
Pros and cons of the 2-wheel<br />
suitcase.<br />
Pros<br />
2-wheel suitcases are normally less<br />
expensive that their 4-wheel<br />
counterpart. There is also more<br />
space inside. This then makes sense<br />
for the traveler who is on a budget<br />
but needs to pack a lot of items. 2-<br />
wheel luggage also tends to be more<br />
durable because they usually have<br />
an axel that connects to sturdier<br />
wheels. Bonus when walking<br />
through rough terrain and less likely<br />
for the odd pebble or debris to<br />
unexpectedly damage the wheels<br />
while traveling.<br />
I personally prefer pulling luggage<br />
behind me because I feel it’s more<br />
comfortable for my height.<br />
Cons<br />
A 2-wheel suitcase is perfect for those<br />
who travel with only one piece of<br />
luggage. It becomes more difficult to pull<br />
two suitcases for a longer period. So, if<br />
you are traveling with more than one<br />
suitcase, a 2-wheel suitcase is not for<br />
you.<br />
Something else to think about is the width<br />
of the aisles or passageways. Pulling a<br />
heavy 2-wheel suitcase can be tricky at<br />
times especially when maneuvering<br />
through narrow passageways.<br />
Based on experience, the 2-wheel<br />
suitcase has a tendency to fall over if you<br />
pack it unevenly. So that makes it is more<br />
difficult to have it stand on its own and<br />
the possibility of damaging any<br />
breakables you pack.<br />
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Cons<br />
At this point, you may have decided that a four-wheel suitcase is more your<br />
type. Keep in mind that these are difficult to maneuver through cobblestone<br />
or grass. So, if you’re traveling through any of these surfaces, look for one<br />
that has stronger wheels that can cope with uneven ground.<br />
Pros and cons of the 4-wheel suitcase.<br />
Pros<br />
4-wheel suitcases glide easily on smooth<br />
surfaces at an airport or hotel. They are light<br />
and easy to push through crowds which is<br />
useful if you have more than one.<br />
4-wheel suitcases are more stable because of<br />
the 4-point contact on the ground. This means<br />
that packing is not an issue especially if you are<br />
packing heavy, bulky items. You can put<br />
another bag on top and because you push it in<br />
front of you, your baggage is always visible.<br />
With the 4-wheel version, you can easily move<br />
up and down the aisle of a plane or train or<br />
ferry. It is easy to maneuver which means it is<br />
an excellent option for anyone with mobility<br />
issues. We have also seen people use their<br />
four-wheel suitcase as pseudo chair when<br />
standing in line.<br />
Another consideration is the possibility of wheels that are liable to<br />
break. This can cause a great inconvenience while traveling because<br />
the casings can shatter. The upside is if one wheel breaks there are<br />
three others to rely on.<br />
If you are easily distracted, a four-wheel suitcase may not work well for<br />
you. If placed on an incline, you may have a runaway suitcase on your<br />
hands. The same goes for storing it on a bus or train so make sure to<br />
secure it when leaving it in the luggage compartment.<br />
Final considerations<br />
Which is the winner? It is a difficult question to<br />
answer unless you know exactly how much<br />
traveling you are going to do and exactly what<br />
kind of surfaces you will trekking through. Many<br />
of the major luggage manufacturers have<br />
developed sturdier wheels that can withstand<br />
varying terrains. The larger the wheels the<br />
sturdier they will be when pulling your suitcase<br />
through streets, cobblestone or grass.<br />
When it comes to handles, make sure to try it<br />
out and make sure it can adjust to a height that<br />
suits you. Try it out and make sure the handle<br />
locks to the right position.<br />
Keep in mind that a durable piece of luggage<br />
will last for several years so it’s worth the<br />
investment.<br />
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Everybody needs friends. You can feel very sad and lonely if you<br />
don't have someone to play with and be with - it happens to<br />
everybody sometimes. Here are some ideas to help you in<br />
making friends and keeping friends. Having friends is also about<br />
how to be a friend and how to be a friend to yourself!<br />
WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP?<br />
• Spending time together.<br />
Sharing ideas and treats.<br />
Having fun.<br />
Respecting each other's differences.<br />
Loyalty, sticking up for each other.<br />
Caring for each other's safety and<br />
well-being.<br />
Both of you working on the skills to<br />
keep your friendship going.<br />
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WHO AM I?<br />
Am I a friendly person?<br />
Am I a positive person who looks<br />
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Am I a good listener?<br />
What am I good at?<br />
What do I like to do in my spare time?<br />
What do I like about my looks?<br />
Do I like myself?<br />
You will have times when you mess up or feel ashamed about things you<br />
may have said or done, but you're still OK as a person - believe it or not<br />
that happens to everyone, even parents and teachers!<br />
If you are feeling sad and can't seem to find things that you like about<br />
yourself, here is something you can do.<br />
If someone doesn't like you don't worry - you can't expect everyone to like<br />
you. After all, you don't like everyone either, do you?<br />
You can show what a nice person you are by always being pleasant and<br />
good mannered - even to people you don't like.<br />
FRIENDSHIP SKILLS<br />
How to be a friend!<br />
Always<br />
Talk - be interesting, keep up with what's<br />
going on around you, TV, sports, music,<br />
shared interests - so that you have something<br />
to talk about.<br />
Share the conversation, so that you each get<br />
a chance to be listeners and talkers.<br />
Listen to what your friends are saying and ask<br />
questions about it.
FRIENDSHIP SKILLS<br />
Praise your friends when they do something<br />
well.<br />
Use your manners - say please and thank<br />
you. Friends like to be pleasant to each other.<br />
Think of yourself as being a friendly<br />
person, look friendly and be friendly - and<br />
others will find you friendly.<br />
Be helpful - do things for your friends without<br />
keeping a score on who's done the most<br />
favours.<br />
Give back things you have used or borrowed from each other (this is a good<br />
idea for brothers and sisters, too).<br />
Be aware of others' feelings - think before you speak. (Sometimes it is a good<br />
idea to keep your thoughts to yourself rather than upset people's feelings.)<br />
Handle conflict - by being clear about what you want and how you will<br />
compromise.<br />
Share your time with other friends.<br />
Be honest about your feelings. "I don't think this is a good idea because…"<br />
But don't always try to be the leader - try out other people's ideas.<br />
Try to understand people by thinking about things from their point of view.<br />
Don't argue and get upset if your friend doesn't agree with you about<br />
something. That's O.K. S/he has the right to an opinion too.
THINGS YOU SHOULD TRY NOT<br />
TO DO:<br />
Don't brag about what you've got or done.<br />
No put downs - you wouldn't like it if someone<br />
did this to you.<br />
No prejudice - don't make comments about<br />
country, colour, religion or physical<br />
appearance. "If you can't find anything nice to<br />
say about someone, say nothing," is a good<br />
motto for everybody.<br />
Don't take over - let others tell<br />
their own jokes and news.<br />
Don't fight your friends' battles.<br />
You can support your friends by<br />
helping them to deal with their<br />
problems:<br />
Be a good listener<br />
Help them to stay safe.<br />
Encourage them to try.<br />
Be there when they need you to be.<br />
Help them to make good choices.<br />
Encourage them to look for help from trusted adults.<br />
Don't talk about them without their permission.<br />
You are a unique (only one like you) person with lots of<br />
different sides to your character, so you can have different<br />
friends who share your different interests, friends at school, in<br />
your street, in sport clubs, at church, in your family, etc.<br />
It's good to have a best friend but it's good to have other<br />
friends too.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD FRIEND?<br />
Having equal shares, not one always the leader and the<br />
other following.<br />
Having lots of fun together (if not, you'd better look for<br />
another friend!)<br />
Both of you working at keeping the friendship. Giving<br />
each other some space.<br />
Even best friends need some time to be alone or with<br />
other friends, so don't try to 'own' each other.<br />
Respecting each other's differences.<br />
Feeling safe talking to each other<br />
about your feelings and problems.<br />
Trusting each other and looking out<br />
for each other.<br />
Not sharing their secrets. (If your<br />
friend tells you that he or she is<br />
'unsafe', encourage them to tell a<br />
trusted adult.)<br />
Being 'popular', and having real friends, is not always the same thing.<br />
Most adults would think themselves really lucky to have one true friend -<br />
someone they can trust and rely on for their help and support when they need<br />
it. Real friendship lasts through good times and bad times.<br />
Remember: Good friends can play with other people sometimes and still<br />
be friends.<br />
BEING YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND<br />
You can be your own best friend.<br />
Sounds weird?<br />
Think about it.<br />
Who are you with all the time? Yourself.<br />
So, take some time to really get to know yourself.
WHAT KIDS SAY<br />
This is what some children have written about their<br />
friends:<br />
Friends are always nice to each other.<br />
Respect your friends and they'll respect you.<br />
I like friends a lot.<br />
Encourage one another to be good.<br />
Nice people are usually good people to be your<br />
friends.<br />
Deserting your friends is very unkind.<br />
Sticking up for one another is what good friends do.<br />
"I like my friend James because he is funny, he shares with me and he is<br />
kind."<br />
Phillip, age 7<br />
"I like making friends by helping them and sharing with them."<br />
Evan, age 6<br />
"My best friend is Jessica, because she likes me."<br />
Emma, age 6<br />
"My friends are Emily, Kendall and Erin. They are kind, friendly, they share,<br />
they like me and they play with me."<br />
Susie, age 8<br />
"I like Basty because he is nice, he shares, he's funny and he makes good<br />
remarks."<br />
"I like Kim because we both like riding and talking about horses."<br />
Becky, aged 11<br />
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?<br />
"It's good to share the good times and the bad<br />
times with friends. You can have different<br />
friends who share your different interests. Best<br />
friends are special. Most people would say that<br />
they are friendly with lots of people but they only<br />
have a few close friends, even when they are<br />
grown up."
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COMMUNITY<br />
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reality<br />
DEEPER CONNECTIONS SOUL JOURNEY<br />
SENSE OF CONNECTION TO SOMETHING<br />
BIGGER THAN OURSELVES<br />
A UNIVERSAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE
I believe in<br />
Brotherhood<br />
WRITTEN BY ROBERT BOUCHEZ<br />
WWW.RO-KI.NET<br />
As a massage therapist and spiritually interested<br />
person I am usually surrounded by 90% women and<br />
only 10% of men. Then I started to wonder what<br />
the reason could be. I already hear you say, our<br />
brains are just different and women have it easier<br />
to express their emotions than men. For me<br />
spirituality is a journey of going within, to<br />
reconnect the physical, etheric and astral body,<br />
then there is quite a bit of emotional work that<br />
comes into play.<br />
Don't we all have a masculine and feminine side?<br />
Is it not the intention that we go through life in a<br />
well-balanced way, not too much from one and not<br />
too much from the other? Why is it still so hard to<br />
express your emotions as a man? Especially<br />
between men as a group? Are we still discouraged<br />
from feeling emotional. "We have been mocked,<br />
attacked, and belittled when showing emotions.<br />
Big boys don’t cry and toughen up are all phrases<br />
men grow up with. So when we are faced with<br />
emotional situations, we are total novices.The<br />
biggest harm that is not recognized or appreciated<br />
for the depth of damage that it causes at the<br />
emotional level to a man is that men are expected<br />
to be tough, to protect, and kill to defend their<br />
family. Violence, and the expectation of violence,<br />
mandates an absence of emotional sensitivity.<br />
It is a double standard to expect a man to be<br />
emotionally available and to have him be able to<br />
harm another human being.<br />
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Have compassion and understand the kind of<br />
conundrum that a man faces when being<br />
emotional vulnerable and awakening to<br />
deeper sensitivities. It is rare enough to find<br />
a man who wants to delve within and unleash<br />
his inner passion. It doesn’t mean that he is<br />
going to be masterful at it immediately. For<br />
men to be comfortable in their own skin and<br />
accept their feeling nature takes a growth<br />
curve" text by Keith Artisan. Is it not time for<br />
us to let go of the idea that expressing your<br />
emotions means that you are not a strong<br />
star. For knowing how to express our<br />
feelings makes us human, whether we are<br />
women or men.<br />
So I believe in changes and in brotherhood. I<br />
believe in the sacred Masculine.<br />
I believe in sensitive and kind men.<br />
I believe in men who heal themselves and help<br />
others heal.<br />
I believe in mystical men who know themselves.<br />
I believe in those sleeping and sick men who want<br />
to see the light and who sometimes manage to see<br />
it.<br />
I believe in men who seek with peace the peace<br />
within.<br />
I believe in men who rebel against the system<br />
because they know it has never been healthy.<br />
I believe in men poets, magi, writers, sages,<br />
teachers, musicians and artists.<br />
I believe in conscious men who know that they<br />
have lost as much to patriarchy as women.<br />
I believe in men who love to dance and sing and<br />
make life a feast.<br />
I believe in men who love their wounded inner child,<br />
who listen to him and hug him.<br />
I believe in men who refuse to be slaves of their<br />
own wound and who, despite the pain, cleanse and<br />
heal it patiently, with love and courage.<br />
I believe in men who come from the stars and<br />
remember the power of their wings, the power of<br />
their hands and the power of their hearts.<br />
I believe in men who know their intuition and use it<br />
as their compass.<br />
I believe in free men who share their freedom<br />
because they do not know any other way of living.<br />
I believe in the men who protect women's energy,<br />
who know how to read the gaze of their beloved<br />
and who do not want to change her, but simply<br />
accompany her lovingly on her way.<br />
I believe in complete men who do not need<br />
anything because they know they are everything.<br />
I believe in men with a spirit of fire, who flow like<br />
water when they roam the feminine earth and<br />
caress like the wind when they love without haste.<br />
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I believe in men who, through other eyes, see<br />
themselves and that is why they love and respect<br />
every creature on earth.<br />
I believe in perfectly imperfect men, because it is in<br />
this imperfection that their beauty resides.<br />
I believe in sensitive men who know how to receive<br />
and give love in balance, who also listen and speak,<br />
those who live and who let live.<br />
I believe in men who experience sexuality as a<br />
sacred act because they know it is a wonderful gift<br />
from which they can create the purest and<br />
unimaginable alchemy.<br />
I believe in men who have clear feelings, who are<br />
accessible and who are present in themselves and<br />
for others.<br />
I believe in men who walk barefoot and with little<br />
luggage.<br />
I believe in tender and wild men at the same time,<br />
those who have not yet been domesticated.<br />
I believe in the wise men who embellish everything<br />
in their path, whose life is an art and which they<br />
charm with their gifts.<br />
I believe we can help each other brother, I believe<br />
us!<br />
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