Author: Soul Gifts

I'm Raili, an Aussie-Finn. My life is founded on a strong, heart centred spirituality learnt at home. My parents 'walked the talk' throughout their lives. I have been graced with the passion of following in their footsteps. During my career as a mental health nurse I had the privilege of working with our community's most disenfranchised members. It was a humbling and profound learning experience which also left me with a passion for lifelong learning. And enabled me to develop an extensive tool kit of transportable skills. Now I am a home-based business owner. Soul Gifts offers metaphysical and alternative approaches to health and well being complemented by Young Living's 100% pure essential oils. YL is the 'second arm' of my business as I am an Independent Distributor (#1422979). Soul Gifts YouTube videos feature how to make home based beauty care products from the kitchen cupboard. Life has been very busy lately so video production has been on hold. Soon to be re-activated. Plans are also in the pipeline to upload guided creative visualisation onto YouTube.... I also love creative writing - fantasy, reminiscing, introspective, fun, story telling for young and old, poetry. And more serious stuff too. That is how my blog Soul Gifts - Telling Tales came into being. It provides me with endless hours of playtime and learning. As well as enabling me to share my writings with those who are interested in what I have to say. The categories are pretty diverse. They range from monthly newsletters, to 'corners' for poetry, short stories, wellbeing and children's stories. I quit my day job a few years ago. Along with many other grey nomads and baby boomer retirees, I have discovered that I have no problem in filling my days. In fact, I don't know how I ever had time to go to work, run a household, and take care of all the the other necessities of life. This is so much more fun !!

Single Take – 1917

January 28, 2020

I’d never heard of a single take movie. Family and friends kept telling us about this brilliant new war movie called 1917. “It is a single take…” they said, as if that made all the difference. Never having been a lover of war movies, unlike himself, this impressive bit of information made no difference to … More Single Take – 1917

After the Fires

January 23, 2020

The Australian bushfires have attracted worldwide attention. Here in South Australia they are now contained. Keeping them under close observation for potential flare ups is part of the mopping up process. As well as restoring lives, properties and businesses. Elsewhere, there are fires still burning. Bushfires are a fact of life in this country. Many native … More After the Fires

Kim’s Photos – #5

January 22, 2020

Kim has been experimenting with black box photography. With pretty stunning results!   Want to see more of his photos? You have two options – Select Kim’s Photos from my Categories on this blog OR This link will take you to his Instagram page.   Raili Tanska

Australia is Burning

January 6, 2020

I guess you have all seen and heard the news about the fires that are ravaging our parched country here in Australia.  I don’t want to inundate you with yet more images and stories of the devastating losses to property, human and animal lives. So many stories are emerging of the good, the bad and … More Australia is Burning