I’ve been doing as much energy work as the Universe is blessing me with these days.  It’s always amazing when I realize that I have fewer clients during the times when my personal life is overly full.  I am learning to trust this flow and take comfort in knowing this is the proper way of things.  It’s nice to have a break and I am remembering to be grateful.

This subject comes up so often during sessions.  It seems all of us need a reminder that life is a roller coaster ride and that’s just the way of it.  We can adjust the oscillation of this ride by using our energy exercises – breathing, meditating, grounding…emanating gratitude.  Wave length, amplitude – both variables we can manipulate if we simply take the time to focus.

Breathe in…and breathe out.  Relax the shoulders…now the jaw.  Visualize a fiery sunset with clouds in even patterns, marching toward the horizon – a butterfly lifting and dipping along the grass.  Listen to a seashell covering your ear and magnifying the sound of your blood swishing through your veins– the sound of mourning doves cooing in the morning.  There are so many examples of nature’s beauty and its variable oscillations – all here to observe.

This time of year, especially, we can use moments of filling – energy boosts and encouragement to complete our annual journey and rev up for the next.  Let me know if I can help.

Happy times and potent dreams!

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I was reading an article from the Associated Press. Poor man’s Gatorade saves Bangladeshi kids. The ingredients are, according to the article, “A pinch of salt. A fistful of sugar. A half liter of water.”  This simple mix saves the lives of children who come down with diarrhea. In the United States, we probably can’t quite wrap our minds around dying from such a mundane ailment as this, but it is fact and Bangladeshi moms pass down the recipe from generation to generation.

Because of this article, I flew back a few years into my first child’s babyhood. One day, due to his having a high fever, I called my brother, who lived a block away and who was also a fireman/paramedic, to ask him to pick up some things at the nearby health food store. On the list was an “all natural” performance drink. He dutifully bought that, but also included apple juice in the bag. He had determined, by reading the labels, that apple juice had far more of the needed electrolytes than the performance drinks. I’ve remembered this ever since.

When my kids were very little, they never drank pure juice, I always watered it at least ½ way. It was far more refreshing for them, especially since we live in Florida and were usually at our lumber mill all day long in those days. Little did I know how perfect this recipe really was.  I thought it might be interesting to look up some information on this subject and typed in “electrolytes in apple juice” as a Google search. There it was, “Rob Declares War on Gatorade.” Yahooie Louie.   It’s true!  The blue stuff (orange, green, yellow, purple, red) just isn’t all it’s made out to be! You might like to take a peek for yourself, so click here.

Then I checked out the videos available for the same Google search and found one telling about how apple juice is good for enhancing memory.  Something about its preventing loss of the essential neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.  Hmm.  A word I can pronounce.  So, maybe I can understand the information too!  Let’s see.

Yes, sounds very sensible.  An apple a day… we can make sure to add one for our kids and ourselves…keeps the doctor away.

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Aha! …and so, it came to me…I had written a previous post…Ever heard of good news? In it, I mentioned an article about how Jane McGonigal believes we can create video games that will improve our world.

I was contemplating this, I won’t tell you where, and the sense in it started adding up.

There is a man, who’s name I won’t insert – only because I don’t care for his outlook, who is constantly going on about the negative aspects of the actions of children who play video games.  He is in the public eye quite often, usually exaggerating and making big of what is small; jumping on any and every negative action that might be able to be, and some that can’t be, attributed to video game playing.

I have been seeing multiple news items recently, all of which have to do with young males who have gone way beyond bravery in saving people from immanent, life-threatening dangers.  I want to know if anyone stopped to ask them if they play video games and I want to know if playing video games can encourage the reflexes and quick thinking it takes to actually get off our duff and lend a hand in an emergency.  I want to know if this human awareness, this bravery is a learned something that we should be considering.  I’m  not talking war bravery, a soldier is expected to perform in a certain manner, I’m talking every day people who jump when it seems unlikely they will succeed.

I believe that there is a huge faction of humanity that wants to do “good”; it is part of their nature; and playing video games will not deter them from that – it may even aid them in succeeding.  This is my epiphany, my sudden insight into reality.  Ya never know when one might strike…

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However!  I can’t stand the thought of our skin absorbing that stuff.  So, I keep a little bowl of extra virgin olive oil out on the counter and dip into that every little while.  I also use some of my coconut oil if I happen to be having some for breakfast or lunch.  These natural, healing, plant oils are so much better for us.

I always think of Sophia Loren and the story I heard years ago of her practically drinking olive oil and bathing in it.  I always admired her youthful looks and didn’t much care if it was the truth or not.  Now I just hope it is.

Some use the olive oil on their babies skin and it is great for gently removing cradle cap (cradle crap as one of my younger siblings used to say).  Ever used olive oil soap?  Very soothing.

Here’s a video to help with some of your questions.  Turn off the music in my sidebar if you haven’t already.

I absolutely love virgin coconut oil.  The flavor is awesome and the oil is soothing.  I don’t cook with it, yet, but I do use it on my skin and on my bread.  Mixed with a dribble of honey and spread on toast in the morning is a delightful experience.

This is something I’m going to try next.