Celebrating Life’s Journey
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Entries by Veronika Sophia Robinson
Learning through Change
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The Gym as a Meditation
I’m not a gym babe, and I never will be! However, I have been consistently going to the gym for about 15 months, usually attending seven days a week. Statistically, most people who join a gym quit within three months. The gym isn’t my natural habitat, for all sorts of reasons, however I do […]
Bingo Wings
The dread of many women when trying to look great in a sleeveless dress or shirt: bingo wings. They’re the flabby bits that hang from the bottom of your upper arm. I watch women at the gym working hard to erase these wings, trying every trick in the personal trainer’s kit to get rid […]
A Holistic Approach
Would you like to write for Starflower Living magazine? Issue 6 themes for the New Moon in Sagittarius (due date, November 2nd): optimism, faith, adventure, freedom, truth, travel, publishing, horses, expansion, higher learning, Nature, conscience, friendliness, universities, philosophy. Health: thighs, sciatica, liver, hips. Issue 7 themes for the New Moon in Capricorn (due date, December […]
As a child, I only knew pumpkin as a savoury dish. This all changed after I left home. At 19, I met my dear friend Amy from America, who was travelling through Australia at the time. She baked me sweet pumpkin pie. It was ridiculously gorgeous! I hope my recipe in issue 5 of Starflower […]
Halloween
Did you know that Halloween began as the Festival of the Wise Grandmother? Issue 5 is out on Wednesday 23rd.
Bullies in the Playground
My head was dunked down the school toilet for not shaving my legs. I got beaten to a pulp after school simply because someone didn’t like me. Every day contained threats and terror. The school bus was a nightmare. Bullying was the soundtrack to my childhood in school. To say I hated school doesn’t even […]
Autumn Days
These autumnal days bring such a different energy, don’t they? The light is different. It’s definitely nippy! I find myself enjoying the comforts of the hearth: the warmth of the crackling fire; the lamplight to read by; conversations with my family and friends; a snuggle with one of the cats; cello music on the stereo; […]