http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Peter+Boxall Society Peter Boxall Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=434343&ca=Society Firstly let me wish everybody of every faith, belief and persuasion a very Happy Traditional Christmas this very special year 2009. I would like everybody to spare a few moments this Christmas Tide to spare a few moments to reflect on the meaning of Christmas: Where we are at this moment in time, wh... Society Peter Boxall Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=434346&ca=Society One of the most popular traditional christmas decorations is Mistletoe. It was used as a powerful healing agent by the Druids and was considered so powerful that all enemies who met under it would lay down their arms, embrace each other, and vow not to fight. Now wouldn’t that be great! It was only... Short Stories Peter Boxall Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=426323&ca=Short+Stories The original idea of Santa Claus, (or Father Christmas in Britain, or Papa Noël in France, etc.) came from St. Nicholas. He was a very pious fellow, born in Lycia, Turkey, in the early 4th century. After his parents died, he totally dedicated his life to Christ and joined a Lycian seminary. It’s bee... Culture Peter Boxall Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=402281&ca=Culture From the earliest times our Celtic and Druid ancestors from Iron Age times and probably before, the countryside in which they lived was the centre of their universe. It was full of meaning and wisdom. The trees were particularly important in the role each should play in their lives. We can once agai... Self Help Peter Boxall Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=313294&ca=Self+Help The metamorphic act of emergence from nymph to Dragonfly strips away our beliefs of containment of our actions, our limitations, our doubts, and our self doubt. 'The Spirit of the Dragonfly' reminds us that everything is possible. We can achieve our dreams and our goals, we learn to understand about... Short Stories Peter Boxall Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=308984&ca=Short+Stories On one of our first journeys to Boshan, we went with our friends from the glass bottle and Storage jar factory. We flew into Qingdao Airport, not the nice new one, the original one very small and quaint where you carried you own luggage from the plane through the single customs gate. Everybody is ve...