A Week Full of Gratitude

Recap: Good Morning, From Here. November 23 - 29 Monday Every Friday, Argentine Nacho Granados takes the stage at La Catrina Cantina and entertains in two languages - he is one funny, saucy crooner. If you have any Tom Jones favorites, let him know; you will be astonished! It was...

Fiesta de Cabaret: The Series – Part Two of Two

Previously published in NiteLifeExchange Show 4, Sue Matsuki Tracy Stark leapt in at the last minute to accompany Sue Matsuki on piano as Mark Hartman tended to an urgent family emergency. Tracy and Sue spend a great deal of time together doing shows in NYC; their mutual respect was clear and...

Migraine Triggers – Caffeine

Caffeine is a migraine on/off switch. It can be such an essential factor in helping some migraine sufferers deal with their pain that it is a main ingredient in certain pharmaceutical prescriptions against migraines.  For some unlucky migraine sufferers, caffeine can be a vital migraine headache trigger.  What logic lies behind...

Festival of Trees

Hi, everybody, Vallarta Mirror and Casa Karma are excited to share that we have contributed to the Festival of Trees, benefiting the Vallarta School for Girls. This wonderful event is on display at Casita and Garden from November 18th to December 7th. If you're looking for a way to get...

Chop Wood, Carry Water

An ancient expression from the Zen tradition states, "Before enlightenment… chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment… chop wood, carry water." Jack Kornfeld, a fellow Vipassana practitioner, a long-time student of A Course in Miracles,  and a practicing psychiatrist, wrote a book.  "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry."  Most of my so-called moments of...

Fiesta de Cabaret: The Series – Part One of Two

Previously published in NiteLifeExchange Show 1, Nathalie Douglas Something incredible happens when close, dear friends get together on stage to perform. Those times when the accompanist waits for the soloist to dry her tears and take a deep cleansing breath or two, there is a chemical change that every...

Pretty in Pink

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, November 16 -22 Monday The First International Fiesta de Cabaret is over. I went to every concert - all seven of them, and was so impressed Vallarta Mirror will publish a synopsis this coming week. Congratulations to everyone who took part. My birthday breakfast (I know,...

Home Work

A cup of coffee with two dogs, black and yellow ankle up, thinking about the day. Stumped around outside first thing on wonderfully cold wet grass and leaves, up the hill only a little because it is Molly's first day in this wild place and she does not yet...

The Foursome: Time, Love, Truth and Art

Part 2 of 2We call it “Art,” but in actuality, it’s really “Expression,”. We started by chiseling and painting on cave walls to tell the stories of what happened because someone wanted to record the Truth as they saw it for those they would leave behind…. and for those...

Migraine Triggers – Sexual Intercourse

Sexual intercourse, either engaging in or lack thereof. (Migraines will teach you moderation, whether you like it or not!) This is potentially a more complex trigger to deal with since it involves another human being's health needs as well. What further complicates the matter - as is the case with some...

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