Fresh, Clean, Crisp ~ essential oils to celebrate Autumn

I love this time of year…..crisp clean air, empty beaches to explore, cozy sweaters! I also love the scents that this time of year inspires. I think of my mom’s delicious apple pie, Chai tea, my sister Jan’s pumpkin bread and applesauce cake – yum! And my other sister, Yvonne’s, favorite – cinnamon rolls (my mom makes these with the leftover crust from pies she makes and my sister and I fight over them – still . The change of seasons also moves me to create... 

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Spirit Card Journeys……I will FEEL

My Spirit Card Journeys continue and today I chose from the I WILL cards and the card that showed itself was FEEL. I do find it amazing each time I choose a card how it corresponds with what’s happening in my life at that moment. I’ve been practicing a lot lately on integrating my feelings and emotions and have gone through one round of The Presence Process, which I plan on doing another round very soon. Going through The Presence Process helped me gain much more present moment awareness... 

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What Determines Your Mood? ~ Tips to go from crabby to happy

I didn’t mean to eavesdrop…..but I was standing right next to two women who were talking about the weather. It was cloudy and gray out and one lady was saying how this kind of weather makes her miserable.  I thought about that a bit and realized how insane it is that we let our moods be determined by the weather, or any other outside factors for that matter. I myself am guilty of this….. but now I am highly aware of my moods and now can contemplate the reason why I’m in... 

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Essential Oils and Laundry…do these two mix?

Absolutely! Here’s a quick tip for using essential oils in your laundry. I love to add Tea Tree and Lavender to the water as my washing machine fills up. I use about 4 drops of each to a large load. Sometimes I’ll use one or the other, but if I’m washing sheets, towels or my dog’s bed covers, I definitely make sure to put a few drops of Tea Tree in the wash water. I just feel better knowing I have that extra anti-bacterial power of the essential oils working for me. I do... 

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