I don’t know about you, but the past almost year has been emotionally challenging for a lot of people.
Having fear literally being injected into us through all forms of media, tv, radio, online to wear a mask and stay at home.
This weekend, I hugged a friend. One who I’ve seen a few times over the past year, but hadn’t hugged, until the other day.
As I write this I am tearing up, because this is our current reality. People feeling like they cannot BE with their loved ones, or even physically touch them. People need human contact, they need physical connection.
I’m not talking about sex or intimacy in anyway. I am talking about basic human contact with one another.
I truly am grateful that I work with family, we have been able to see each other pretty much every single day. So honestly the “shut down” hasn’t affected too much of our life, except seeing people outside of our immediate/extended family we work with.
Which is sad. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family, I love that my husband works within our family business and lord knows I am so grateful for our team at work. We truly do have an awesome group of people to work with. We are also grateful for being able to be working, as a provider of essential services.
I have hugged a couple other friends, one actually in a store haha! But this friend I saw the other day, who we normally would hug, we hadn’t in over a year. It felt good. Not just one hug either, a hug when I arrived and an even stronger one when I left.
I’ve been asked before, why do you have all the oils?
Firstly, I do not have all the oils, however I do have almost all of the oils from doTERRA! 😉
Each oil is unique, many do have similar constituents, similar uses. Intuitively selecting oils, truthfully I do not look at each of the bottles, the name comes to me or I reach forward and grab a bottle.
Last night, I initially heard Cypress, one I don’t use alot, next was Breathe and Adaptiv.
Breathe – The oil of Breath – a great oil if anything feels heavy, or “grief”.
Adaptiv – The oil of Adaptability. A beautiful oil that is supportive for mental health.
Cypress – The oil of Motion and Flow. Beautifully assists in energetic flow, especially with the heart and mind.
I really love a Friday night evening at home to unwind. It’s very much a mental health unwind and refresh, to sit breathing in these amazing scents that together created this beautiful blend. Sitting in quiet, without the tv, radio (music) or podcasts. Sitting within myself, to re-center and ground.
Why all the oils? This has been the base of our health since June 2014, when I began with a handful of oils, our collection has grown with each month. I am truly grateful for these oils. They truly have transformed our health! Plus our house has never smelled better 🙌!
If there is one thing that I have learned while raising kids, it’s that I am so much more conscious of who I am.
When kids are younger, it’s the norm to do pretty much everything for them. We cooked their food, cleaned up after them, bathed them, did their laundry, then put it away.
As the kids get older and start naturally taking on more responsibilities, it really shifts into this next phase where these mini adults are learning to thrive in their life.
When I remind them for the 8th time, oh wait that was just one of them 😂 inside family joke, but on the topic of asking… “Can you please put your laundry away!” … and then remember the basket sitting on my foor and the shirts still on the drying rack. 🤦♀️
Or after using a dish or utensil, give it a quick rinse so that it’s much easier to clean! Then I remember those nights I totally did not feel like cleaning the kitchen and guess what… it only got worse!
Lead by example!
Being a parent and learning to live a more holistic route, has heightened my consciousness to an inspiring level!
The past year has been interesting. Honestly, even given the lows that each of us felt, but I will only speak for myself, it’s been the best year for personal growth, by far!!!
To live consciously and feel in alignment, positive energy flow. Awareness to face any challenges and shadows of your life. To free your mind of past burdens and live a life you love.
To be an example to my children. To love the life we live. To laugh and have fun. To understand and be compassionate when shit hits the fan and focusing on what is within our control and what isn’t, allowing myself to process those emotions.
Being a parent has made me realize how important it is to understand that our energy truly is the basis of our mental and physical health. To model that for our children and all while doing so continue to rise up myself.
Choosing to not live in a “do as we say not as we do” home. Being conscious about our choices and possible consequences. Yes this is a topic with food that used to happen all the time. Until I began to honor my body for the food it chose to avoid and focus on what I can eat.
That being said everyone has made mistakes. If I am feeling frustrated and snap at my kids, honestly, I have learned the best thing to do is call it out, recognize it and apologize “I am sorry I snapped at you, I was feeling frustrated and I shouldn’t have taken it out on you!” Then allowing myself to feel, my feelings. The biggest benefit I have found is Forgiveness. Whether someone emotionally hurt me or I hurt someone.
Forgiveness truly sets you free. It has empowered me to be a much better mom and wife because I am living out of love vs anger or regret. Once I learned that Forgiveness, does not give that person permission to hurt you. You are extending love. To someone who is purposely mean or harmful/hurtful to someone else, they are hurting inside. Its true when people say they “carry baggage” in relationships, its true! For all kinds of relationships, not just romantic! Allow yourself to process emotions, to feel your feelings and shine a light in the shadows.
Living consciously, as a parent is being a model to your children. Living authentically, teaching vs telling, life learning, holistic health options and always encouraging them to always ask Why?!
Honoring when downtime is needed and normalizing that time for everyone in the home. Paying attention to how the energy feels, check out using the Bagua Map for Feng Shui in the home! Its SO fascinating!!!
Pick up a journal and a pen and just let it flow. Get “it” out of your head. Rip it up or throw it out if you need to. Respect each others personal space.
Learn about holistic options for your health and wellbeing! I highly recommend your base be a beautiful collection of essential oils, honestly a collection can be a few if you are just getting started! Commit to learning more, pay attention to your body and when it communicates with you. Read labels and support small business whenever possible! Be an example to your children, that you do have power in what you buy, choose to invest in health and wellness. Actions – Consequences!
Patience is a freaking virtue and so is giving yourself permission to sit on the couch after work with a bowl of popcorn to write this blog. 😊
Stretch and move your body. I am so much better at this in the warmer months. When it’s cold out my body truly does want to “hibernate”. I’ve noticed the kids inspire us in a big way with this! Balance your energy, get grounded, the warmer months are awesome to be in nature barefoot! Get out in the fresh air and breathe! Clear chakras and embrace energy alignment! Body strength as our ultimate weight. We truly do have all we need in life. When you shift your perspective, it’s awesome to feel the alignment!
For those who know, my husband and I work along side of each other. Him in the field and me in the office. We have found we can work very well together and there is a time when work must be off topic at home. Living and working together has provided some challenges, but the benefits far outweigh. Working together in my family business, truly makes us both proud of what we are contributing to!
This afternoon, I called him to ask a question and he answered saying “I know, I know, I got the email…” I was confused, what email!? The email from our heating system 😉 When we removed our old (original to the house) geothermal system and installed a new gas furnace and air conditioner, we opted for the wifi option that will not only connect with us via email, but also with us at work through our supplier dashboard!
Initially I thought it had to be the vents, which I did take the time to clear this morning before work, however I will be honest and I didn’t clear what I thought was enough away. We got dumped on with a LOT of snow last night, deep heavy snow too. So early in the morning (when the kids didn’t have school), meant this mama was clearing snow before work since the husband isn’t ready to be trekking through deep snow yet with his ankle.
I went through the same questions in my head and with my son that I would when someone calls our office…
Are the vents completely cleared of snow? Yes,
Is the filter clean? Yes, I knew my husband changed that before Christmas and its a nice wide pleated filter,
Did you reset the furnace?, Yes
Is it showing an error code?, Yes – my son told me this and the email did too
Do you have alternate heat?, Yes I clearly knew that we did 😉 We have a gas fireplace in our basement that provides awesome additional heat down there and will soon have one in our living room upstairs.
Did my son and I fix it, no. There are times when a licensed professional is who needs to fix it. Im grateful I am married to that man! BUT if he wasn’t able to fix it tonight, if we needed a part we don’t have at the shop, we would have had to wait until we got the part, which can happen all the time. It can feel frustrating, chilly for sure, but also reminded us why its so important when you cannot have that immediate gratification, that you have a “back up” plan like a secondary source of heat. One of the main reasons for installing a fireplace in our basement and why we are also going to install one in our living room.
Although we work in the business, we also know what it’s like to experience emergencies. The one Easter morning we woke up to no water. Emergencies happen. Being in the business, and having grown up in the business with the shop line ringing into the house, also after hours. Fast forward to now, the technology has completely changed, emergency calls don’t just ring into the house, they ring after hours to a cell phone. I have begun to better honor my time with calls. Utilize the voicemail, especially when I could be in the middle of something, I wont answer my phone if I am in the bathroom (why isn’t that a given for anyone?! Lol), or if I am dealing with wet dishes or food. The other evening I had a phone call, multiple calls but only one message. I was legit in the shower. The message was left at 7:38pm, I returned the call at 8:15pm. When the customer answered, I explained who I was and that I had received her message. The customer responded by saying “I called someone else, I don’t need you” and she hung up. No thank you for calling back, nope, straight up I don’t need you, click!
The current world we are living in, many people literally expect immediate gratification no matter what it is. Which isn’t cool. Yes it can be frustrating when things aren’t going your way or the way you planned.
So to that woman who was so rude to me, I send you love and peace.
Not long ago we heard of Trump being censored, many people have a hatred for the man so from what I was hearing was it was “justified”. Now it has not only escalated to many people and groups being silenced and deleted from “popular” social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram… to now CHILDREN’S comments?!
“Since Lecce recently announced a postponement of the March break to April, social media sites like Twitter and Instagram have had hundreds of users allege their comments have been scrubbed.”
The censorship that has come into our lives as of lately, had me feeling not so confident at all with what government was allowing the “big tech” to do, some of them even commented that they were “working” with the government. Since when is it a social media site’s responsibility to ensure people do or say X, Y or Z?
Do you see what is happening? I know, some of you reading this will immediately say “she’s a conspiracy theorist”, which is your right to think whatever you want of me. Honestly though… is the government doing this for “our protection”, do they really care about our true needs, wants and desires or actually helping people be PROACTIVE at living a healthy lifestyle.
No.
Plain and simple no. The teen who was interviewed made a good point, at their age they WILL be voting in the next election. We have an education minister who, does he even have kids?! I know some will say what does that matter… well its pretty significant speaking from the experience of being a mother. Being a parent and knowing first hand raising children, their true needs for education, living a healthy life.
This however, is far from “cancel culture”, this is empowering the people, opening eyes to truths.
I love it when our kids now ask WHY? I love empowering them to find answers and be resourceful or the best, honestly… how do you FEEL about it?! What does your gut, or your intuition tell you.
I feel very confident in this generation we are helping to raise. They are very smart children who are learning the upmost importance of why it’s so crucial to stand your ground, to follow your heart and live in truth. No matter if the government (who, remember we pay…) has a “do as I say, not as I do” rule… that is not real life. That it not choosing to live in alignment.
As much as reading these articles infuriates me (also why we honestly do not purposely watch the news in our home), reading these types of articles on mainstream media… maybe they are finally going to show the truths of what our governments actually are.
Continue standing up kids and parents for our kids, question and know you are allowed to question, you are allowed to expect rationalized answers with actual proof, you are allowed to have your own fucking opinion!
Honoring my intuition, I beautifully selected our bedtime blend intuitively as well. As I walked over to the rack, I thought of the evening blend that we were still enjoying in the main living areas of our home. As I stood in front of the rack, I could not think of the oils from that blend. Which was cool, because I purposely wanted to select a blend specific for bedtime!
As I stood at the rack, cleared my mind and I then thought of Spiritual, I knew especially for our sleep blend, an oil that was supportive of that and rest.
The next oils I selected were Citrus Bliss and Peace. All of these oils are both supportive in spiritual connection and rest (sleep)!
Happy Monday and Family Day, for those of us in Ontario!
A day, I feel truly blessed to spend with my husband and our kids, and most years with other family or friends too!
After an awesome weekend enjoying some relaxing and riding the trails, we ended the weekend and day with this diffuser blend…
Intuitively selected and even one as I looked at the bottle, I questioned myself before picking it up! Fennel?! Really?!
I sat down to write out each essential oil’s emotional background.
Intuitively selecting oils is much more than “what smells good”, I initially take that into consideration as I walk over to my wall, however once I am at the wall to select, my favourite scents no longer matter. If I am consciously selecting oils with my intuition, I select them and do not question. The emotional uses of each oil is typically in alignment with either what is currently happening in my life or, what I should be strengthening to prepare for!
Fennel is the oil of responsibility. Ironically, I’ve been working on a blog post about when I finally put my foot down and took reaponsibility for MY health! 10 years ago… that I had kind of forgotten about because alot happened that year!
I am not only LOVING the smell of this blend, I am truly impressed with the emotional meanings of these oils and the blend they have created together. 🙌
Spiritual Surrender 💫 The Blend
💧 Fennel – Responsibility – Supportive to a weakened sense of self or feeling defeated by life. Reignites a passion for life. Listen to subtle messages from the body (especially with emotional eating, dieting issues, drugs…)
💧💧 Roman Chamomile – Spiritual Purpose – Do what you love to experience true success. Shedding meaningless activities. Focus on fulfilling work – own self. Connect to divine helpers and guides. Calms insecurities.
💧💧 Litsea – Manifestation – Learn to trust the inner voice. Rise above the rejection and fear. Follow through on yout inspiration and prompting. Have the confidence to act on info given. No need for external confirmation.
💧💧 On Guard – Protection – Shield. Physical and energetic protection. Strengthen the inner self. Beneficial to the immune system.
💧💧 Wintergreen – Surrender – “Let it go”. Surrender burdens to a higher power. You are not alone.
The weekends provide even more inspiration to allow my intuition to select unique blends.
This morning Patchouli instantly jumped into my head, the oil of Physicality; Bergamot, the oil of Self Acceptance, Douglas Fir the oil of Generational Wisdom and Copaiba, the oil of Unveiling!
Also reconnected with an inspiring soul on Instagram. She shared her heart this morning about a challenging relationship in her life and how she had to choose to rise up for her, for her kids, for her and her husband. Our relationships with other people, or lack thereof, is not a directly reflection of us, unless we purposely choose it to be. Relationships cannot be forced, there has to be space for healing, understanding and most of all respect. We all have a very different journey in this life. I am grateful for the reminder, it helps solidify my own personal re-direction after my husbands accident. Re-focus, more following my heart and internal guiding vs someone on social or a fad etc. I’ve never been a fan girl in anyway, if you live in alignment and we click cool, we don’t, cool too. Life is meant to be enjoyed, not forced or heavy.
This diffuser blend literally came to me on a whim, I had been journaling in silence allowing my pen to flow across the paper when I realized I should create a blend and get the diffusers going!
Intuitive blending sometimes is the best creations, following the intuition guidance and trusting!
2 drops Arborvitae – The Oil of Divine Grace
3 drops of Citrus Bliss – The Oil of Creativity
3 drops of Lime – The Oil of Zest for Life
This blend smells fantastic and not only that it’s also cleansing the air within our home and boosting our immune systems!
Yay for natural health! Nature truly does know best 🙌
We ramped up the energy in our home earlier this week with a very special delivery from Rob at Natural Crystal Designs! A beautiful custom Mala and individual stones. I consider myself an early learner with crystal’s and appreciate their natural powerful attributes!
MALA CRYSTALS
Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace.
Amazonite Known as the “hope” stone, the Amazonite crystal is an excellent manifestation tool. Embracing the fluid energy of water, this stone guides you to overcome setbacks, obstacles and challenges that present themselves along your life’s journey.
The pendant is also Amazonite
Rudraksha bead acts like a protective guard that safeguards its wearer from negative energies
Single Crystal’s
Rose Quartz Tree, Polished and Tumbled Stones
Selenite provides for clarity of the mind, expanding ones awareness of the self and of ones surroundings. It opens the crown and higher crown chakras and accesses angelic consciousness and higher guidance. It can be used to access past lives as well as future lives. Selenite is a calming stone that instills deep peace and is excellent for meditation or spiritual work. It assists judgement and insight. It clears confusion and aids in seeing the deeper picture.
Selenite aligns the spinal column and promotes flexibility. It corrects deformities of the skeletal system and can stabilise epileptic disorders. It is used to improve disorders associated with metal poisoning due to teeth fillings and can reverse the effects of “free radicals” in the cell structure. Effects that can be overcome include cancer, tumours, age spots, wrinkles and light sensitivity.
Clear Quartz is known as the “master healer” and will amplify energy and thought, as well as the effect of other crystals. It absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy. Clear Quartz draws off negative energy of all kinds, neutralising background radiation, including electromagnetic smog or petrochemical emanations. It balances and revitalises the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes. Cleanses and enhances the organs and subtle bodies and acts as a deep soul cleanser, connecting the physical dimension with the mind. Clear Quartz enhances psychic abilities. It aids concentration and unlocks memory. Stimulates the immune system and brings the body into balance. Clear Quartz (Crystal Quartz, Rock Crystal) harmonises all the chakras and aligns the subtle bodies.
Obsidian is truth-enhancing. A strongly protective stone, it forms a shield against negativity. It blocks psychic attack and absorbs negative energies from the environment. Obsidian draws out mental stress and tension. It stimulates growth on all levels, urging exploration of the unknown and opening new horizons. Brings clarity to the mind and clears confusion. Helps you to know who you truly are. Obsidian dissolves emotional blockages and ancient traumas. Promotes qualities of compassion and strength.
Obsidian aids the digestion and detoxifies. It reduces arthritis pain, joint problems and cramps. Warms the extremities.
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