The Frugal Reader

I have been invited to join the Authors go GONZO! Carnival at Twiglet the Little Christmas Tree Blog. Sadly the closest thing I have ever got to becoming a writer is posting entries on this blog and my other blog The Vegan Diet. It is not that I haven't tried to write that great novel that everyone is meant to have inside them, but the fact I never ever got further than the first paragraph.

I should be able to write as I have always been an avid reader, starting at the age of three, devouring every book I could lay my hands on. My reading habits have changed in the last couple of years since I retired. Due to lack of space and having to tighten my belt I no longer buy books. I go to the library and scrounge the internet for free ebooks and magazines. I am now a Frugal Reader.

Below is a list of some of the useful websites that I have found:
Project Gutenburg
A library of 20,000 free ebooks whose copyright has expired in the USA Book listings. They are in many languages both Ancient and Modern and on many varied subjects, both Fiction and Non-Fiction. If you love the Classics you will find most of them here.
Vibration Magazine
A gorgeously-illustrated, free, quarterly journal about all types of Vibrational and Flower Essences and their uses both for your family and your pets. Articles suitable for everyone from beginners to the advanced. Free ebooks to download as well.
Sure Fire Weath
Great info for those who are working online as you can sign-up for instant access to business and niche ebooks.
The Natural Holistic Health Blog
A nice list of free ebooks on natural health and other topics.
eBook Lobby
Has free ebooks on the arts, photography, business, health, home and garden, and children ebooks.
Craft Creations Magazine
There are 43 issues of their magazine to download for free. With the holiday season coming up you will find their greeting card ideas very useful.
eBook88
A directory which has links to free ebooks on many subjects including health, sudoku, feng shui, goal setting, and childrens books.

Hopefully I shall write that book one day, but until then I shall continue to read, read, and read some more.

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There are some books that refuse to be written. They stand their ground year after year and will not be persuaded. It isn't because the book is not there and worth being written -- it is only because the right form of the story does not present itself. There is only one right form for a story and if you fail to find that form the story will not tell itself. Mark Twain
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Impatiens Flower Remedy

Impatiens is one of the five flowers in the Bach Rescue Remedy formula. It's basic use is to calm irritability and impatience.

Dr Bach's description of Impatiens:
Those who are quick in thought and action and who wish all things to be done without hesitation or delay. When ill they are anxious for a hasty recovery. They find it very difficult to be patient with people who are slow, as they consider it wrong and a waste of time, and they will endeavour to make such people quicker in all ways. They often prefer to work and think alone, so that they can do everything at their own speed.Impatiens, addressing emotional tension and/or pain;This essence remedy addresses mental stresses and tensions. It calms feelings of impatience and irritability. It slows the tendency to move too quickly without care or forethought. Calming. Allows one to deepen his/her life experience without experiencing burnout.

We all have periods in our life when we are overly impatient and need to slow down and go with the flow. This can happen in many instances, anything from impatience to get back on your feet when ill, finishing writing your novel or even getting your wedding planning over and done with.

There are others who can be classified as Impatiens types, rushing through life and never stopping to smell the roses, feeling like every thing should be done now and getting irritable if things do not work out well immediately.

So get yourself a bottle of Bach Impatiens and take it, when required, by putting 2 drops in water, green or chamomile tea, and sip slowly. I find doing this up to four times a day, when I am irritable, out of balance or things not happening as fast and smoothly as I wish. This works exceptionally well for me.

For gardeners out there, Impatiens plants (Impatiens glandulifera) are an excellent addition to any garden. The pale mauve colored flowers were the variety Dr Bach preferred to use in his remedies.

Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high
vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me
to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.
Mother Teresa

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Beech Flower Remedy

Dr. Bach's Description of Beech: "For those who feel the need to see more good and beauty in all that surrounds them. And, although much appears to be wrong, to have the ability to see the good growing within. So as to be able to be more tolerant, lenient and understanding of the different way each individual and all things are working to their own final perfection."


Beech flower remedy is required for people who are critical, judgemental and intolerant of others mannerisms or habits. They feel they are superior to others, are always right and do things to perfection where others do not.

Often this has been caused by them growing up in an environment where they were constantly criticised for not doing things to the satisfaction of their parents or teachers. This in turn made them become over critical of others due to their inner sense of inferiority.

Beech will help with transforming and healing them so that they become tolerant and can accept others differences and imperfections. They will be able to see good in people and situations, and it will help them gain the ability to praise rather than criticise.

The remedy can be taken by adding two drops to a small glass of water and sipping at intervals or taken directly under the tongue. It can also be applied directly to the skin at pulse points like wrist and temple.

Pets who are overly fussy eaters or intolerant of other animals can also benefit from beech. It can be added to their drinking water, put under the tongue or rubbed into their skin.

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Larch Flower Remedy

Dr. Bach's Description of Larch: "For those who do not consider themselves as good or capable as those around them, who expect failure, who feel that they will never be a success, and so do not venture or make a strong enough attempt to succeed."

Larch flower remedy is excellent for those who lack self esteem. They tend to take no risks and often will not even try a project due to their fear of failure.

The larch personality generally can be traced back to childhood. Criticism, belittlement, lack of encouragement and support by parents is often the cause. There are the over protective parents who will not let a child try anything new or difficult in case they fail or hurt themselves, and there are the over achiever type parents who constantly criticise the child for not doing tasks perfectly or not being winners in any contest that they tackle.

With larch flower remedy and lots of encouragement the larch child or adult will build their self confidence and handle life's challenges and obstacles without feeling they are losers if everything does not run smoothly as they hoped.

Even animals can benefit from larch. There are many pets who cringe, or like dogs, walk around with their tails between when their legs due to having no confidence. Larch will help remedy this.

Larch people will be amazed at what they can accomplish when they are not worried about failure.

Take two drops in a small glass of water and sip at intervals or take directly under tongue. Every bottle comes with it's own dropper to perfectly measure four drops. It can also be used on the pulse points, or moistened lips.


Useful Larch Links
Bach Centre the home of his flower remedies
Botanical a modern herbal

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Bach Rescue Remedy

Bach Flower Essences are excellent for any form of emotional problem. The best known one worldwide is Rescue Remedy which has a calming and stabilizing effect at all times of stress or trauma.

Rescue Remedy is made up of the following flower essences.
Rock Rose: For terror, panic and fear.
Star of Bethlehem: For mental and physical trauma and shock.
Clematis: For confusion and lack of focus.
Cherry Plum: Fear fear of losing mental or physical control.
Impatiens: For irritability, tension and agitation.
Rock Rose: For terror, panic and hysteria.

It is administered by putting 4 drops of the remedy in quarter of a glass of water and sipping every five minutes until calm or in extreme conditions using directly from the bottle to under the tongue. In both cases hold the remedy in the mouth for a few seconds.

Bach Rescue Remedy is safe to use by anyone of any age even when pregnant. Animals also benefit from it. There are many times in daily life it can be useful. Exams, driving tests, show jumping (both for rider and horse), after an accident or operation. Animals can benefit after the trauma of a fight, operations or even moving home.

Always keep a bottle in the home, the car and at the office you never know when you or someone else may need it.

For more infomation visit the Bach Centre .

In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.
- Kozuko Okakura

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