Autumn or is it winter ?Its very cold .The leaves are turning brown and daylight saving has ended.

The day starts earlier which is always welcome.Its lovely to welcome the morning sunshine

The grapefruit tree and  the mandarin tree are laden with fruit all over and in a month are two will be all golden and juicy to be enjoyed.Each year i distribute sack full of fruit to all my neighbours.The magnolia trees are budding and will flower and inundate the garden with its welcoming fragrance.The roses in yellow , red and pink varieties are in full bloom.I have planted spinach, tomatoes,radish and leeks and i watch them with delight as they sprout and grow.

Its Autumn in Auckland and its beautifull. Everyseason adorns this city and there is something happening for everyone to enjoy and experience.Coming up are the Auckland fextival of photography,Auckland writers and Readers Festival and the Anzac Day Parades and ceremonies.

There are 800 parks beaches and walkways to be seen and enjoyed.My favourite one will always be from the Viaduct harbour  through mission bay and St Heliers.Come with me and i  will take you to Movenpick and treat you to their delights of ice cream  and then we can sit in the park under the shade of the trees and watch the multitude of sailboats gliding with ease.Far away, look there is the Rangitoto island.

Success requires more than just having a positive attitude. According to the film, some of the keys to using "The Secret" are:

Expectation: Expect the things you want and don't expect the things you don't want.

Gratitude: Be grateful for what you already have, and you will attract more good things.

Visualization: Create pictures in your mind, imagining yourself enjoying the things that you desire as if you already have them. Then you'll attract them

The Secret to Health

Perhaps the most controversial claim in "The Secret" is that the mind wields enormous power over our health.

"I've seen kidneys regenerated. I've seen cancer dissolved," said Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual Center.

Byrne told ABC that she wouldn't even get a flu shot because "if you're feeling good, how can you attract any illness to you?"

"Disease cannot live in a body that's in a healthy emotional state," Proctor says in the film.

"That's a pretty strong statement," said Dr. Tanya Edwards, medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine of Ohio's Cleveland Clinic, where meditation, deep breathing and guided imagery are used to treat patients.

"I believe it in my heart, but I don't know that I would be able to say that scientifically" without multiple randomized control trials, the gold standard in medicine, Edwards said.

Coincidentally, Edwards screened "The Secret" just days before she talked with ABC.

"I encourage my patients to live these principles if they're open to it," Edwards said. "Whatever it is that's going to help them on their path toward healing … is of utmost importance."

Edwards says there is a proven mind-body link in medicine.

If we're consistently negative, then "negativity will be what we will get. … Observe yourself and if you find that you are automatically going to the negative, then let's work on steering you back and breaking that automatic negative habit."

Courtesy:ABC nEWS

Whether i fly with angels,fall with dust,

Thy Hands made both,and i am there;

Thy power and love ,my love and trust

Make one place everywhere

*George Herbert 1593-1633

Its cold windy day on Sunday morning.I am sipping a hot cup of chocolate.Life is Good!I am happy.

Deep Peace of the running wave to you,

Deep Peace of the quiet earth to you,

Deep Peace of the flowing air to you,

Deep Peace of the shining star to you.

Gaelic Prayer .