10 FREE relaxing, stress-reducing computer games

Do try all of these relaxing games.

All are pleasant, and suitable for the whole family.

Here they are, in alphabetical order.

The various websites offer a free trial, which you can download.

Some of the free trials are for 1 hour, but the games from www.gametop.com offer a free full version!

Look for the free trial download button on each site.

So click on the links below, and give yourself some essential time to relax, regroup, and recreate.

After all, let's remember that an ounce of  stress-prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Make yourself a cuppa (better make that a cup of camomile or other herbal non-caffeinated tea), and enjoy!

Aloha Solitaire

http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/alohasolitaire.jsp

Cosmoball

NB.  In full-screen mode, click the Esc button on your keyboard to exit the game.

http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/cosmoball

Da Vinci's secret

http://www.gamehouse.com/download-games/da-vincis-secret

Golden path of Plumeboom

http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/golden-path

Lost in reefs

http://www.rumbic.com/games/lostinreefs/fullstory.php

Pearl diversion

http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/pearl-diversion

Pharaoh's secret

http://www.gamehouse.com/online-games/pharaohs-secret-online

Plumeboom

http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/plumeboom

Quantz

http://www.gamehouse.com/download-games/quantz

Tropix

http://www.tropixgame.com/tropix.html
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Get free computer games

Get free, full version computer games from this nice site:

http://www.gametop.com

I would recommend:

Pearl diversion

Around the world in 80 days

4 elements

Scaraball

Egyptian Ball

Cosmoball
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"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it."

-- G. C. Scott

International stores for ooholiday

Click on any one of the flags below,
to see prices and so on,
in the language of that country.

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Gifts at ooholiday online shop

Here's the link below to visit the online shop:

http://www.zazzle.com/ooholiday

A keychain, for instance, costs only US $ 2.95.

All the items are high-quality; as well as very affordable -- the cost of each will be a pleasant surprise -- and any of the products would make a lovely gift.

Why not choose something for yourself too -- to lift the heart, and add a little more sparkle to the daily hectic, hurly-burly rush of life.

One thing's for sure -- we could all do with a bit of a tonic from time to time.
♥  Further, please share on Facebook, Twitter, and so on,

-- and buy!    ♥

Happy Holidays, and God Bless.
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ooholiday gifts at www.zazzle.com

Here's the link:

http://www.zazzle.com/ooholiday

Take a moment for yourself, and visit ooholiday to see some unique and lovely gifts for you and your friends.

Some nice presents, and cards, to suit all pockets, in the leopard snow (not snow leopard!) and in the santa claus cupcake ranges.


More to be added soon.

With warm wishes,

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Quiz: Elizabeth gradually falls in love with Darcy

Here's another quiz for you on Pride and Prejudice.  The answers are given at the end, so click on the link below, and enjoy!

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/12073-pride-and-prejudice-elizabeth-gradually-falls-in-love-with-darcy-qui
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Painting of La belle dame sans merci

A wondrous painting by John William Waterhouse in 1893, inspired by the John Keats' poem  titled "La belle dame sans merci".

Link to the source for the painting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_Belle_Dame_Sans_Merci2.jpg

Link to the poem by John Keats:

http://www.bartleby.com/126/55.html
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Serko - the film

Such a beautiful photograph...

Click on the picture to enlarge it, and for more about the horse journey film called "Serko", visit
The Long Riders' Guild:

http://www.thelongridersguild.com/serko-film.htm

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On youtube -- nice BBC TV show - House Of Eliott series 1, episode 1

Make a cuppa, put your feet up, and enjoy this TV series made by the BBC in the U.K.

It's about two very different sisters in the London of 1920... and their struggle to start and build up their own original  fashion house...

It begins from episode 1 of series (season) 1.  Season 2 and the final - Season 3 - are also provided by the same channel on youtube called  FotoKadr.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jbRwCj9fo&list=PL9BA3D70ECBF752F9
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Read Kindle e-books on computers, smartphones, etc.

You don't need a Kindle device to read Kindle
 e-books.

You can read them on your computer (Windows and Mac),
and also on your smartphone, e.g. iPhone,
or on your tablet, e.g. iPad.

Just download a free Kindle app.

There are several of these free apps, and you can get them here, directly from Amazon, by clicking on the link below:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=dig_arl_box?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771

That means you can start reading any Kindle
e-book today, for instance:

Click on this link for the above book:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007KI5HAS

and on this link for the book below:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ZPVTCK

Both of these Kindle e-books cost
♥ less than a dollar each  ♥ 
-- both are only  US   $   0.99    each


Plus, you can read free samples of them --
on Amazon -- via the links I've given above.

At the top of the Amazon page, you'll see the picture of the book,
and can then Click to LOOK INSIDE!

♥ To read a much longer sample -- for free -- i.e.  8 chapters of the book 

"I met you in that past life A" 

--  you can click on this link here:

http://serene-journey-to-happiness.blogspot.sg/2013/06/read-them-here-for-free-first-8.html

By the way, at the top of the Amazon page,
just under the title of each book, for example,
just below   I met you in that past life A    [Kindle Edition],
there's a "Like" button...   :-)

Additionally, after reading the books,

if you could  ♥ write a short  review ♥ -- 

even if it's only 1 or 2 lines -- 

and post it on Amazon --

and on Goodreads

and on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and so on,

it would be wonderful, and I'd really appreciate it!


Thanks so very much for your time and your consideration.

Best wishes, Hugs, and God Bless. 

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Free currency converter

Here's a free, quick currency converter:

http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter

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International stores for prideandprejudiceooh

Click on any one of the flags below, to see prices and so on, in the language of that country,

for example, click on the French flag, to see details and prices in French.

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Appletea English Lessons

For anyone interested in studying English:

(The above video is on Youtube)


So, if you’d like to find out more about Appletea English Lessons, please get in touch through:


http://cgi.geocities.jp/yanto_nippon/appletea_english_lessons.php


(You can contact the person there for more information - in English or Japanese)

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Darcy and Elizabeth

A book you may like to take a look at:


Darcy and Elizabeth


by Grace Mathew

Please click on the link below to go to the book's page on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007KI5HAS



or you could try clicking on this link too:

http://www.amazon.com/Darcy-and-Elizabeth-ebook/dp/B007KI5HAS




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Villette

A book you may like to take a look at:


Villette


by Charlotte Bronte


http://www.amazon.com/Villette-Charlotte-Bronte/dp/1619492423/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336756743&sr=1-1

The Greengage Summer

A book you may like to take a look at:


The Greengage Summer 


by Rumer Godden


http://www.amazon.com/The-Greengage-Summer-Rumer-Godden/dp/033032778X

In his library

"In his library he had  been always sure of leisure and tranquillity;..."


- from Chapter 15 of "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Climb the mountains

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.  Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.  The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn.

- John Muir

When you fix one problem...

When trying to find a way to handle a problem, think carefully.

Make sure that the answer you finally choose will not itself become a cause of trouble one day.

In other words, when you fix one problem, make sure that the solution will not create another problem.

The resources within

"Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them.  There are deep wells of strength that are never used."


Richard E Byrd

We are well = we have a reservoir

When someone asks "How are you?", one of our usual replies is that we are well.

It's good to recall the other meaning of the word "well".  It means a reserve.  A reservoir.  Usually, a well brings to mind a place where we can get fresh, pure, clean water, and as we know, water is absolutely necessary for life, for survival.  But a well can also be a storage place for anything else - a resource of energy, patience, perseverance, determination.

So, the next time we say that we are well, let's remember that each of us is indeed a  pool of power.  A store of strength.   Resources, energies we can draw on, like drawing water out of a reservoir, at any time we need something extra to get us through any challenging moment.

C'est la vie = Vie = strive for what you want

The French phrase "C'est la vie" means "That's life" - "That's the way life is".

In English, the word "vie" means "to strive, to struggle, to compete, to battle".

In life, we have to fight hard for what we want.  We have to strive, struggle, battle, compete to achieve.

Because just sitting, and wishing, and hoping, isn't going to make our dream come true.

We have to fight for it.  We have to battle for it.

That's life.  A training ground.  A hard school, sometimes.  To teach us to become better, stronger.

That's why "C'est la vie"  =  Vie = Strive

Everything is meaningful

"Courage... is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life, with all its sorrows, is good; that everything is meaningful, even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow."


Dorothy Thompson

An untroubled spirit

"The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit.  The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."


Marcus Aurelius

Photo of a lioness from a magazine cover

Beautiful photograph of a lioness from a magazine cover.

I came across the magazine by chance, when I was staying at a guest-house, during a visit to Thailand some years ago.  I don't know the name of the photographer, but I'd like to send him or her my compliments here, for giving us such an incandescent picture - I love the intense, fiery light in the lioness' eyes.

It makes me remember.......  There was a time,once, at Nairobi Safari Walk, in Kenya, when I was just a few  inches away from a lioness.  Only a wire fence separated us.  The heat that radiated from that fiery being...  I could actually feel it blasting outward - it was like standing in front of a gigantic fire - a furnace.

Mind you, that particular lioness was in a calm and tranquil mood.  She'd simply come up to the fence out of curiosity.  I stood there quietly with her, for a few moments.  And yet, I could still feel the immense, tremendous lion-fire - like an aura.......  Unforgettable.......

Words on a tree

There were words, and initials, written, carved, gouged on the trunk of the baobab.  The one I saw a few years ago at Voi, in Kenya.

It's believed that some baobabs are thousands of years old.  How old will this particular one in Voi get to be? For how many centuries in the future will it be standing guard at the railway station there?  How much history has it already seen?  If only that tree could talk.......

I felt for the tree.......  And also for the people who wrote those words on it....... who could they have been, when, and why did they do it, what were their feelings at the time, where did they go afterwards, and where are they now.......

The sight of that baobab.  It touched my heart.  And stayed with me.  For some reason I can't completely explain.......

Photo of a baobab 2

Another photo of the immense baobab tree at Voi Railway Station, Kenya, East Africa.

Photo of a baobab tree... ("The Little Prince"...)

A huge baobab tree at Voi Railway Station, Kenya, East Africa.

(I took this photo during a stay in Kenya a few years ago).

Seeing it reminded me of the baobabs in the "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.....

L and L and G!

"Another fresh new year is here ....... Another year to live!  To banish worry, doubt, and fear, to love and laugh and give!"


William Arthur Ward

1 Jan. is everyone's birthday

"New Year's Day is every man's birthday."


Charles Lamb