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Down with Dengue

I was down with a dose of Dengue, so I have missed my regular morning walks. If you haven’t had a case of ‘breakbone fever’, keep it that way. It’s not fun, and there is some hallucinating. One night, I truly thought my cats were eating me. Another day,...

The Unveiling

The Crone in this poem is an archetype — a symbol of the inner wisdom many women discover as they age. Whether we call her intuition, clarity, elderhood, or simply experience, she represents the truth-telling voice that grows stronger over time. E.Z. December 12, 2025 The night before my 70th birthday,...

Mexico’s Gifts to the World

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, December 06 -12 Monday Forty-five years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed outside his home in New York City. I was living in Victoria, B.C., an entire lifetime ago. I remember reading that shocking - and breaking - news running across the...

Chocolate – The Love Connection Worldwide

Health benefits of Chocolate: Chocolate suppresses a cough better than cough medicine. Scientists believe the properties of cocoa help relieve irritation and inflammation, enjoy some dark or herbal chocolate when you feel that throat tickle! Chocolate promotes healthy circulation; it can also protect against damage caused by type 2 diabetes. Brain...

Give Your Soul a Chance to Speak!

December 2025Hello Puerto Vallarta!  December is one of my favorite months to write to you — and this year brings an extra sparkle. We’ve entered a 3 Universal Field, the vibration of joy, creativity, optimism, imagination, and that irresistible holiday playfulness! What a delightful way to close out this very feisty 9 Universal...

Chayote (Sechium edule)

Those nutrient-rich, pear-shaped cucurbits – which means that, botanically, they are a fruit, inasmuch as they develop from a flower's ovary and contain seeds – is, generally, enjoyed raw or used in cooking as a vegetable. They originated in southern Mexico and Guatemala, being cultivated by the Aztecs, Mayans...

A Message Repeated

"Greetings, beloved brothers and sisters:Sometimes, the simplest messages are the most profound. There are all kinds of complexities that you can pursue in wishing to awaken, but it isn't really necessary. One of my repeated messages to those who followed me was, “Love each other as I have loved you.” Just...

The Water Conference

I accepted an invitation for a tag-along trip to the northern states. My engineer friendswere going to a symposium in Hermosillo on the water crisis in Mexico. On my last trip to Mexico City, I observed some tilting buildings. They are beginning tosink into the ground. The water is gone,...

The Fairest of Them Still

You return again—not as the girl the world adored,but as the woman who has lived,who has carried kingdoms quietlyin the chambers of her ribcage. The mirror greets youthe way old witnesses do—with tenderness,with patience,with a kind of honestythat has never once betrayed you. Some mornings you glimpse the girl you were—snow-white...

La Niña? El Niño? It’s Raining!

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, November 29 - December 05 Monday The sound of rain woke me this morning, suddenly and with a jolt as I remembered the bunch of clothes I had washed and hung up to dry after our foray into the Mojoneras tianguis yesterday. By the...

The Hidden Health Risks of Mini-Splits

by Karyn Green Modern mini-splits and inverter air conditioners have become staples in homes, condos, and rentals across Puerto Vallarta. Their quiet performance, compact design, and high energy efficiency make them appealing, but there’s a critical downside that many users overlook: moisture buildup inside the unit. When an air conditioner...

Daikon (Raphanus sativus)

Family: BrassicaceAlso known as: Chinese Radish and Japanese RadishOrigin: Mediterranean and Black Sea regions (Yes, both have sub-tropical areas) Daikons found their way to China around 500 BCE – OK, with a little help from humans! From there, they spread to other parts of Asia, becoming a staple in East...

Changes and Our Lightworkers Gathering

Three years ago, when I received a message to gather Lighworkers, I put it out there on my Facebook page.  Two days later, around midnight my time, I received an email from Daniel Scranton. He wanted to know who my agent was, where I could be found online, and...

Looking for Fred

It has been almost a year since I first read of the disappearance of Brother Fred. His vanishing is still a mystery to the Catholic Church. Some people claim not to even remember the story of Fred when it first appeared in the Catholic News Agency. Those who do remember...

Forgiveness with a Twist

I’ve always imagined poetry as a kind of food truck.Not the stainless-steel kind you see outside concertsBut one that pulls up anywhere the heart is hungry—feeding whoever needs itwith whatever words are warm enough to heal. Some nights,the world feels starved for decency.And so I park this poem here,in the...

Raise Your Glass!

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, November 22 -28 Monday Happy one month to Christmas! A sobering thought that includes winter and New Year's Eve mere weeks away. The only sad part about it is that my sister Patrice will be back in Canada, happily with her menagerie, dealing with...

An Update From the Vallarta School for Girls

By Edward Potocek The Vallarta School for Girls was born from compassion and a simple but powerful idea: education changes everything. During the COVID-19 pandemic, founders Cecil Kerfont and Francie Nguyen volunteered together at the Vallarta Food Bank, where they saw how deeply women and girls were affected by...

Coffee (Portulacaria afra)

Nicknamed: Brew, Cuppa’, Ink, Java, Joe, Mocha, and Mud Family: Rubiaceae Origin: Ethiopia This - for many, their morning “wake-up jolt” - was discussed in my earlier books, The Civilized Jungle, Volume I and The Medicinal Jungle, Volume II and will be featured in the, soon to be published, copies...

The Ascension Process

Dear Readers: Know that we, as well as many others in the higher realms, are supporting you at all times.  Everything manifesting on earth at this time is a facet of the ascension process. The exposure of past and present corruption in every area of life is necessary for hypnotized...

A Return to Distrito Federal

Another road trip from Manzanillo to Mexico City with a stopover in Mazamitla; thistime with my friend Angel, Secretario General of the political party Catem fame. It’s a twelve-hour drive from Manzanillo to Distrito Federal, so unless you’re a masochist,don’t do this in one day; stop in Mazamitla, a beautiful...