This week, we are wrapping it up and getting ready.
Even though the calendar has not yet flipped over to December, we are already bombarded with special offers while blasting holiday music competes with traffic noise to get us into the spending spirit.
Discipline is required to keep calm and carry … our packages.
At its heart, this is the season of connecting with our people, remembering our friends and making time for family. I invite you to catch up, reflect on our year and Celebrate Community with us next Thursday in Central.
We are in the midst of change and, with an abundance of negative energy in the air, it takes a bit of effort to look closer and see what’s going right.
Not so long ago, no one would have cared much about natural options but this year’s promotions are trending whole. Sadly, many messages still bear the hallmark of traditional fear-based marketing and even holistic businesses fall into the trap of mentioning horrible news to sell their healthy solutions.
My social feed is peppered with questions of where to find the latest must-have to satisfy our desire to fit in and feed our fear of being left out. So much of it relates to buying stuff we don’t really need that will end up in the landfill because we don’t have the space. It can be helpful to offer suggestions based on giving love rather than getting love.
Here are a few simple gift ideas and we will have more for you shortly in the annual Natural Holiday Guide – see last year.
Now, more than ever, it really is the thought that counts.
We give the best presents with our presence.
Economic growth still relies on the old consumption model, but I feel confident we will find significantly less plastic in the shopping of volunteers who have cleaned a beach. The work is a little easier in the cool of fall and volunteers are out making a difference every weekend. Join the fourth Fish for Trash in Aberdeen this Saturday.
Take a minute now to set your intention for the season ahead. When will you see who you want to see? What would you like to contribute. Where will you spend your time? How will you make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate? Who will you be when you’re at your best.
Are you prepared for your presence?
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Everything is connected.
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Say hello to our new members
dragonfly – A platform for your transformation, synthesizing spirituality with social awareness > details
AcquaVibe – Water filtration system using natural pressure without electricity > details
Wendy Lam – Integrative manual therapist, craniosacral therapist and physiotherapist > details
Dr Tommy Chan – Clinical & Consulting Psychologist with a non-drug approach to psychological health > details
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Events in our community this week
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Nov 29 & 30 (5-8pm) Second Hand Style | Label Chic | details
Nov 30 (7-9:30pm) Makesense Creativity Workshop | So In So Good | details
Nov 30 (7-8pm) Homeopathy for Respiratory Complaints | IMI – Integrated Medicine Institute | details
Dec 1 (7:30-10pm) Monthly Dhamma Social Gathering | HK Insight Meditation Society | details
Dec 2 (7:30pm) Community Carols | Katterwall | details
Dec 3 (9:45am-3pm) Saturday Farming | Growing Smart | details
Dec 3 (10am-6pm) Plasmatic | TEDx Hong Kong | details
Dec 3 (5:30pm and 7:30pm) Meatfree Vegan Meet-up | Meat Free Hong Kong | details
Dec 3 (7-11pm) SOX Appeal | The Guest Room | details
Dec 3-4 Treasure Island 20th Anniversary Luau | Treasure Island | details
Dec 3-4 (10am-5pm) All-Love | The Sanctuary | details
Dec 5 (11am-2pm) Healthy Dehydrated Snacks Workshop | Lantau Mama | details
Coming up
Dec 8 Celebrating Community
Dec 10 Fish for Trash
Dec 17 The Great Big Clothing Drive
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Fresh directory updates
Here are some of our new and updated listings on the directory …
Kadampa Meditation Centre Hong Kong – Non-profit organization with meditation studies programs > details
Child Welfare Scheme – Caring for children’s lives through the empowerment of local communities > details
La Leche League Hong Kong – Support, encouragement and information for women who want to breastfeed > details
The Potential Project – Mindfulness training for to manage stress and enhance well-being and emotional balance > details
Ocean Recovery Alliance – Bringing together new technologies, solutions, ideas and projects to help the ocean > details
Designing Hong Kong – Local non-profit focused on sustainable urban planning > details
Redress – Promoting environmental sustainability in Asia’s fashion industry; workshops, events, exhibitions > details
Feeding Hong Kong – Mission to reduce hunger along with amount of quality food sent to Hong Kong landfills > details
Green Glass Green – Reducing the amount of glass dumped at landfills with volunteer collection programs > details
PathFinders – Ensuring that our most vulnerable children and migrant mothers are respected and protected > details
Yama Foundation – A non-profit organization making yoga, art and meditation accessible to everyone > details
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