Dream CatcherA friend recently taught me how to make a Dream Catcher and I finally finished it! At first, it looked like a ill-formed mess of nothingness – but then it grew to have shape and meaning. It’s kind of like life sometimes… how we can take what seems to be a mess, what looks like ashes, and keep working with it until we find the meaning and beauty.
Thank you Dory 😊
Dream Catcher
I loved this post from Beth @ I Didn’t Have My Glasses On
Yesterday was heavy. Put it down.
— image credit: diego rivera, untitled (a heavy load) 1948
At times, as I’ve aimed the camera, I think I know what I’ve captured… then looking later, I know I didn’t truly see at all. Not then.
Tidal force is what causes high and low tides. It is the side closest to the moon that pushes the inflows and draws the outflows with the moon’s gravitational pull. Just as, with each planet, there is an energetic effect. I have always been interested in how this affects us as people. More, I wondered if there were mantras for the planets 🪐 which help us navigate the energetic currents that tug at our own lives.
Mercury has been the talk of late, being in retrograde (appearing to move backwards). I find that working in Mercury’s energy (which has been associated with communications of all kinds) with my voice and words, has been interesting to me. It is intentional thought, throat chakra in action, words and sound – all combined – focused towards those very things: Mercury and communications. The idea is, that these types of mantras help to sooth or smooth-out the natural energies that are at play in our lives. It is helpful to know your birth chart if you’d like to pin-point a specific issue along with its planetary associations.
You can chant with mala beads 108 times. Or perhaps, set aside a certain amount of time and make it a part of your meditation practice.
Om Budhaya Namaha
Om Bood-hah-yah Nahm-ah-ha
In his book, “Mantra, Sacred Words of Power”, Thomas Ashley-Farrand says, “Attention is energy. Intention qualifies attention.”
Whether you pray, dance, sing, drum, or chant mantras… what kind of attention is your intention qualifying?
I had not tried all of these uses for baking soda and didn’t realize it was used for so many things. I think my most memorable use of baking soda was with our calf many years ago. When he would get bloated, I would put some baking soda into his formula. After he drank it, I would take him for a walk and pretty soon, he was all better again.
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A few uses:
ASN – BAKING SODA: FOR COOKING, CLEANING, AND KIDNEY HEALTH?
Mediocrity is self-inflicted and genius is self-bestowed.
Early in 2019, I was struggling with energy and I came across a product called TianChi. It makes a drink which you take on an empty stomach in the morning. I took this every morning (It didn’t take this long to see the effects, but I continued taking it!) for a month and a half, and I was off and running again with as much energy as I’d ever had. The adaptogens found in this formula are: Shizandra, Rhodiola, Reishi Mushroom, Ashwaganda and Eluthero.
This formula was created by Master Tonic Chinese Herbalist, Roger Drummer and his formula can be found at HerbWorks.com
Dr. Kenneth Seaton Ph.D. coined the phrase, “Germs don’t fly; they hitchhike.” Of course, we know that germs do fly – however, this was the outcome of some of his research: ten healthy people were put into a room for eight hours with ten people infected by viruses. The rule was, no physical contact. Two people got sick.
Then, ten healthy people were put into a room for eight hours with ten sick people, except this time, there was physical contact. All ten became sick. That works out to be 20% risk factor without physical contact and 100% risk factor with physical contact.
Jordan Rubin writes in “The Great Physician’s Rx” , “If we are to stave off colds, allergies, or the flu, particular attention must be paid to five areas of the body – the hands, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.”
Andrew Cavanagh writes in “How Important is Hygiene?“, “Over ninety percent of germs, viruses and allergens on the hands are harboured under the fingernails and thumbnails.”
Hand washing in very warm water, working the soap under your fingernails and around the entire hand for 15-30 seconds is great prevention. After your hands are clean you can also do a face wash. Rubin recommends hand and face washing in the morning and evening with a soft soap (which can get under fingernails) that is not antibacterial. In public places, use a towel to not only turn the faucet off, but also to open the door. And, when washing isn’t available, have your sanitizer with you!
On 29 August 2018, “Deposition of respiratory pathogens on frequently touched surfaces at airports” was published by BMC Infectious Diseases. Of the surfaces tested in this research, the plastic security screening trays showed the highest risk.
Don’t worry if you look like a fanatic!
You can use anti-bacterial wipes on armrests, kiosks, tray tables, headrests, door handles, toilet lids and handles, and more.
But let’s face it, we can’t wipe down the whole airport. Got gloves? There are escalator handrails, shop payment buttons, stair rails, counters…
Wash your hands often, sterilize what you can, glove-up if you’re able to, and try not to touch areas like your nose, eyes and mouth. How many times a day do we touch our face?
Can you imagine how much safer public places would be if everyone sanitized what they could?
Stay well!
One great immune boost that I have used regularly is Emergen-C. It offers 1,000 mg of vitamin C plus B vitamins for a great boost at the first sign of colds or flu and is also good for regular immune system maintenance, protection and more.
“Immune Support
1,000 mg of vitamin C, plus other antioxidants zinc and manganese support your immune system.
Energy
7 B vitamins including B1, B2, B3, B4, B6, B9 & B12 enhance energy naturally -without caffeine
Electrolytes
Great for post-workout, replace key electrolytes lost through perspiration.”
In July 1995, one of the deadliest heat waves in US history was recorded in Chicago. Over 700 people died. And yet… how many people have even heard of this?
Thank you Rethinking Life for sharing this!
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While working at an herb shop a few years ago, I learned about a wonderful immune system strengthener. I don’t take this every day, but it has been a wonderful prevention used at the first sign of a cold or not feeling well: Wellness Formula can really give your immune system a needed boost!
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