Welcome to Issue 113 ~ October 2024: Treasure
This month’s issue is called: Treasure.
What do you see as treasure? Money, jewels, precious metals and gems?
Or are you more like me?
The greatest treasures in my life are love, family and good health.
These things are far more valuable than any trinkets and totally irreplaceable, but just like hidden treasure, first they need to be discovered before they can be cared for and appreciated.
There is a beautiful Welsh hymn ~ Calon Lȃn ~ which is a treasure all of its own!.
Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus, Aur y byd na'i berlau mân:
Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, calon onest, calon lân.
Calon lân yn llawn daioni, tecach yw na'r lili dlos:
Dim ond calon lân all ganu canu'r dydd a chanu'r nos.
Pe dymunwn olud bydol, hedyn buan ganddo sydd;
Golud calon lân, rinweddol, yn dwyn bythol elw fydd.
Hwyr a bore fy nymuniad gwyd i'r nef ar edyn cân
Ar i Dduw, er mwyn fy Ngheidwad, roddi i mi galon lân.
Translated into English:
I don't ask for a luxurious life the world's gold or its fine pearls,
I ask for a happy heart, an honest heart, a pure heart.
A pure heart full of goodness is fairer than the pretty lily,
None but a pure heart can sing, sing in the day and sing in the night.
If I wished for worldly wealth, it would swiftly go to seed;
The riches of a virtuous, pure heart will bear eternal profit.
Evening and morning, my wish rising to heaven on the wing of song for God, for the sake of my saviour to give me a pure heart.
My advice would be to stop obsessing over material wealth, and to embrace ~ the beauty of nature ~ the joy of friends ~ the love of family ~ the thrill of learning.
All the money in the world cannot buy us love, happiness or health.
So let us be grateful for what we do have and treasure it!
Enter the Dream Factory to watch the magic unfold as #TeamHeaven indulge their creativity and search for hidden treasure, the old-fashioned way ~ pirate style!
Featuring this month:
The Ladies With Attitude ~ our panel of straight-talking ladies are discussing: “Our greatest treasures in life.”
The Zodiac Zingers are here to guide your month ahead ~ failure to comply with this essential and life-changing advice may result in us calling the celestial police to arrest you for a sense of humour failure.
Pull up a pew to read fabulously decadent & divine ‘Lady P ~ to find out if it’s Daddy putting the ‘irate’ into ‘pirate’? Or if she’s lining up her ducks to become a National Treasure…
Brace yourselves for: The Good, The Bad & The Dragly, in Life's A Drag. Come join the party as we enter the fabulously riotous and the (not so) glamorous world of Drag ~ complete with over-the-top tears, possible diva tantrums, laughter, and downright naughty behaviour! What could possibly go wrong?!
Extra-celestial Angie Barnett, with her extraordinary psychic powers. Are you a believer? #CosmicWhisper
‘Menopausal Hotties’ continues with the ‘Hotties Menopause Manual’, where we share our insights on the challenges and joys, capturing the accompanying highs, lows and undulations of the many symptoms of the menopause. Or as one of our Hotties likes to call it: something to save us from the cycle of “Eat, sleep, rage/rave, repeat”!
Enjoy this month’s extravaganza ~ we will be back next month with a fabulous new issue on Friday 15th November.
Be part of something special…and be part of the magic…