A Children's Story : but not really . . .
by Gwyneth McNeil
"Your sky is bright!"
"I know," she said,
"It's the only way I know how to make it."
"And your moon is very, very soft."
"Well, that's because it's new yet, and young. Like you."
"Will you always be here?" I asked, hoping, but not daring speak the hope
for fear that words spoken would dash it all.
"Oh yes," she said, "at least, as long as you are. You care for me. When I am cared for, I live.
And when I live, you will always have a place to grow."
And then she smiled. And the air twinkled. But only I saw it. For this was a very private twinkling, as all " first twinkling’s " are.
And I relaxed, heaving a sigh deep into her holding.
And I slept, as she told me of ages past and all the wonderful nows and possible futures.
And sleeping, I awoke.
"Good morning," she said.
"Oh, it is! Oh yes, it really is!"
And I jumped, and I ran, and I breathed, and I shouted, and I sang!
She breathed, too.
She rested then, and made ready the ground for another's awakening.
Auh-Om, and Hallelujah !
From Wellness Goods
A place for Wholeness and Healing
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Hyphen ~
The Hyphen is described in the dictionary as: a punctuation mark (-) used at the end of a line when a word must be divided or, to link the parts of a compound word or phrase.
Use of the Hyphen has been used in many ways over the years to explain an idea or concept in an abridged form.
Be-ing for instance, is used to describe a "State of where you are, here and now", to "BE".
Or as in Dis-ease when describing an Ill-ness. Rather than a physical symptom, a mental state of be-ing ill at ease. If one were to look within they may find what it is they are not at ease with and upon finding the cause, an internal healing can begin and the lack of ease or the Dis-ease will naturally begin to subside.
If we were to begin to look at some of the many ways a Hyphen could be used it may help explain many of the other words we have used without it, there would be explanations of so many of the questions about our life!
The "One" that stood out above all to me, to cause me to put this in word rather than thought though was this...
To Re-Member: To once again become a "Member" of the "One" or of the "All". We All are individuals living out our lives as we desire. But we all are at the same time One with each other, part of the All that is!
If we were all to Re-Member ourselves to the greater community of "Spirit", we could begin a Healing around this planet on a scale never seen before in our Story!
Don Fisher
Use of the Hyphen has been used in many ways over the years to explain an idea or concept in an abridged form.
Be-ing for instance, is used to describe a "State of where you are, here and now", to "BE".
Or as in Dis-ease when describing an Ill-ness. Rather than a physical symptom, a mental state of be-ing ill at ease. If one were to look within they may find what it is they are not at ease with and upon finding the cause, an internal healing can begin and the lack of ease or the Dis-ease will naturally begin to subside.
If we were to begin to look at some of the many ways a Hyphen could be used it may help explain many of the other words we have used without it, there would be explanations of so many of the questions about our life!
The "One" that stood out above all to me, to cause me to put this in word rather than thought though was this...
To Re-Member: To once again become a "Member" of the "One" or of the "All". We All are individuals living out our lives as we desire. But we all are at the same time One with each other, part of the All that is!
If we were all to Re-Member ourselves to the greater community of "Spirit", we could begin a Healing around this planet on a scale never seen before in our Story!
Don Fisher
Essential Oils and our Little Insect Neighbors
Some of the great attributes of Essential Oils that may be forgotten in the light of so many Health related properties that we learn about all the time!
Insect Repellants!
We wanted to post a small list :) That we thought you would love to make note of as we move into the Fall months ahead!
ANTS – Peppermint, Spearmint
APHIDS – Cedarwood, Hyssop, Peppermint, Spearmint
BEETLES – Peppermint, Thyme
CATERPILLARS – Spearmint, Peppermint
CHIGGERS – Lavender, Lemongrass, Sage, Thyme
CUTWORM – Thyme, Sage
FLEAS – Peppermint, Lemongrass, Spearmint, Lavender
FLIES – Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage
GNATS – Patchouli, Spearmint
LICE – Cedarwood, Peppermint, Spearmint
MOSQUITOES – Lavender, Lemongrass
MOTHS – Cedarwood, Hyssop, Lavender, Peppermint, Spearmint
PLANT LICE – Peppermint, Spearmint
SLUGS – Cedarwood, Hyssop, PineSNAILS – Cedarwood, Pine, Patchouli
SPIDERS – Peppermint, Spearmint
TICKS – Lavender, Lemongrass, Sage, Thyme
WEEVILS – Cedarwood, Patchouli, Sandalwood
BEDDING: To keep dust mites at bay spray your bedding every morning with a blend of Eucalyptus and Lemongrass in a large spray bottle of distilled water, safe for pet's beds as well.
Wash bedding weekly in HOT water and spin Lemongrass through your fabric softener cycle or Downy Ball, your linens will come out smelling wonderful - and natural - not synthetic.As far as repellants go, when you go into the woods and fields, put a little lavender or lemongrass around your ankles, wrists, and waist-band. You won't have to worry about chiggers or ticks (or Lyme Disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever). Sage or thyme would work too, but might irritate your skin so put it on your pant cuffs and shirt sleeves. As for your pets, you can put oils such as Purification, around their necks and backs, but watch to keep oils from around their eyes.
Waikoloa Bob's Insect repellant for flies and mosquitoes- Lemon grass, tea tree, citronella and Cat Mint in a base of olive oil
Essential Oils For Use Around The House
ANTS: Peppermint, Spearmint
APHIDS: Cedarwood, Hyssop, Peppermint, Spearmint
BEETLES: Peppermint, Thyme
CATERPILLARS: Spearmint, Peppermint
CUTWORM: Thyme, Sage
FLEAS: Peppermint, Lemongrass, Spearmint, Lavender, Wild Tansy
FLIES: Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Wild Tansy
GNATS: Patchouli, Spearmint
LICE: Cedarwood, Peppermint, Spearmint
LICE, PLANT: Peppermint, Spearmint
MOSQUITOES: Pest away by Garden Essence is an excellent repellant, plus it will also take swelling out of bug bites. Lavender, Lemongrass, Wild Tansy, Catnip is 10 times as effective as Deet
MOTHS: Hyssop, Lavender, Peppermint, Spearmint, Neem oil - especially pantry moths. (I put it on the underside of lids – WOW!)
SLUGS: Cedarwood, Hyssop, Fir (Pine)
SNAILS: Cedarwood, Fir (Pine), Patchouli
TICKS: Lemongrass, Sage, Thyme
WEEVILS: Cedarwood, Patchouly, Sandalwood.
We wanted to give you a little help on some "other" wonderful properties of these Oils!
Insects play an important role in our eco-system. It doesn't mean we need to share our space with them! :)
Insect Repellants!
We wanted to post a small list :) That we thought you would love to make note of as we move into the Fall months ahead!
ANTS – Peppermint, Spearmint
APHIDS – Cedarwood, Hyssop, Peppermint, Spearmint
BEETLES – Peppermint, Thyme
CATERPILLARS – Spearmint, Peppermint
CHIGGERS – Lavender, Lemongrass, Sage, Thyme
CUTWORM – Thyme, Sage
FLEAS – Peppermint, Lemongrass, Spearmint, Lavender
FLIES – Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage
GNATS – Patchouli, Spearmint
LICE – Cedarwood, Peppermint, Spearmint
MOSQUITOES – Lavender, Lemongrass
MOTHS – Cedarwood, Hyssop, Lavender, Peppermint, Spearmint
PLANT LICE – Peppermint, Spearmint
SLUGS – Cedarwood, Hyssop, PineSNAILS – Cedarwood, Pine, Patchouli
SPIDERS – Peppermint, Spearmint
TICKS – Lavender, Lemongrass, Sage, Thyme
WEEVILS – Cedarwood, Patchouli, Sandalwood
BEDDING: To keep dust mites at bay spray your bedding every morning with a blend of Eucalyptus and Lemongrass in a large spray bottle of distilled water, safe for pet's beds as well.
Wash bedding weekly in HOT water and spin Lemongrass through your fabric softener cycle or Downy Ball, your linens will come out smelling wonderful - and natural - not synthetic.As far as repellants go, when you go into the woods and fields, put a little lavender or lemongrass around your ankles, wrists, and waist-band. You won't have to worry about chiggers or ticks (or Lyme Disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever). Sage or thyme would work too, but might irritate your skin so put it on your pant cuffs and shirt sleeves. As for your pets, you can put oils such as Purification, around their necks and backs, but watch to keep oils from around their eyes.
Waikoloa Bob's Insect repellant for flies and mosquitoes- Lemon grass, tea tree, citronella and Cat Mint in a base of olive oil
Essential Oils For Use Around The House
ANTS: Peppermint, Spearmint
APHIDS: Cedarwood, Hyssop, Peppermint, Spearmint
BEETLES: Peppermint, Thyme
CATERPILLARS: Spearmint, Peppermint
CUTWORM: Thyme, Sage
FLEAS: Peppermint, Lemongrass, Spearmint, Lavender, Wild Tansy
FLIES: Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Sage, Wild Tansy
GNATS: Patchouli, Spearmint
LICE: Cedarwood, Peppermint, Spearmint
LICE, PLANT: Peppermint, Spearmint
MOSQUITOES: Pest away by Garden Essence is an excellent repellant, plus it will also take swelling out of bug bites. Lavender, Lemongrass, Wild Tansy, Catnip is 10 times as effective as Deet
MOTHS: Hyssop, Lavender, Peppermint, Spearmint, Neem oil - especially pantry moths. (I put it on the underside of lids – WOW!)
SLUGS: Cedarwood, Hyssop, Fir (Pine)
SNAILS: Cedarwood, Fir (Pine), Patchouli
TICKS: Lemongrass, Sage, Thyme
WEEVILS: Cedarwood, Patchouly, Sandalwood.
We wanted to give you a little help on some "other" wonderful properties of these Oils!
Insects play an important role in our eco-system. It doesn't mean we need to share our space with them! :)
Perfumes; The Natural Way!
"Natures" Fragrances and Perfumes!
Here is some information and a few Blends for Perfumes you can wear without fear of harming Yourself, Others, or,
Our Home; This planet on which we live.
Essential Oils are given a "Note" if you will do describe their place on a "Fragrance Chart".
A Top note for instance, is a fragrance that is smelled first and fade
Our Home; This planet on which we live.
Essential Oils are given a "Note" if you will do describe their place on a "Fragrance Chart".
A Top note for instance, is a fragrance that is smelled first and fade
s first.
A Middle note is a fragrance that lasts as you would expect, a semi-extended period of time and is not usually a consideration in a blend.
A Base note then is the fragrance that lingers and lasts the longest in a blend.
You can wear a single oil, such as Bergamot, (Listed as one of our featured oils) Ylang Ylang or Lemongrass. Or mix some of your personal favorites together.
Free Livingston is an expert blender and can put something together "specific" to your likes or needs. Her clients call Her and request blends that bring forth the likes of "Confidence" for instance and She puts a blend together for just that purpose. It is a wonderful benefit that it smells good too!
Here are a few blends, if you wish. Be a little bold and try it yourself.
The first essential Oil blend She made was for a man that wanted more cl
A Middle note is a fragrance that lasts as you would expect, a semi-extended period of time and is not usually a consideration in a blend.
A Base note then is the fragrance that lingers and lasts the longest in a blend.
You can wear a single oil, such as Bergamot, (Listed as one of our featured oils) Ylang Ylang or Lemongrass. Or mix some of your personal favorites together.
Free Livingston is an expert blender and can put something together "specific" to your likes or needs. Her clients call Her and request blends that bring forth the likes of "Confidence" for instance and She puts a blend together for just that purpose. It is a wonderful benefit that it smells good too!
Here are a few blends, if you wish. Be a little bold and try it yourself.
The first essential Oil blend She made was for a man that wanted more cl
arity in his situation at the time. He loved it and Free thought it was a great male scent. This is the blend She made for him, Labeled appropriately enough:
"Clarity"
Bay
Clary Sage
Cedarwood
Rosemary
Created for; Balance, energy,clarity, inspiration, uplift, strength and grounding.
A Basic Recipe:
10 drops Frankincense
5 drops Black Pepper
12 drops Rose
5 drops Jasmine
10 drops Cedar
3 drops RosewoodA Floral Perfume Recipe:
1 drop Ylang Ylang
1 drop Tangerine
2 drops Jasmine
2 drops Vanilla
3 drops Chamomile
1/4 oz Jojoba oil
Use a small dark glass vial to store your perfume oil, and be sure to keep the lid on tight. You can also add a few drops of vitamin E oil as an antioxidant to help preserve this oil based perfume blend.
Note: The oils highlighted in red denote the Base notes in each blend.
"Clarity"
Bay
Clary Sage
Cedarwood
Rosemary
Created for; Balance, energy,clarity, inspiration, uplift, strength and grounding.
A Basic Recipe:
10 drops Frankincense
5 drops Black Pepper
12 drops Rose
5 drops Jasmine
10 drops Cedar
3 drops RosewoodA Floral Perfume Recipe:
1 drop Ylang Ylang
1 drop Tangerine
2 drops Jasmine
2 drops Vanilla
3 drops Chamomile
1/4 oz Jojoba oil
Use a small dark glass vial to store your perfume oil, and be sure to keep the lid on tight. You can also add a few drops of vitamin E oil as an antioxidant to help preserve this oil based perfume blend.
Note: The oils highlighted in red denote the Base notes in each blend.
A few other Blends you may want to try:Sensual Perfume for Women
5 drops coriander
6 drops bergamot
4 drops neroli
1 drop jasmine blend
3 drops rose blend
Place oil base in mixing container, add oils in the order listed and mix. Bottle, cap and leave one week before using.
Sensual eau de cologne for men
10 drops lavender
22 drops sandalwood
23 drops cedarwood
5 drops frankincense
100 ml alcohol/vodka
Place the alcohol/vodka mixture into your mixing bowl, add the oils in order given and mix well.
The above is "our" humble contribution to fragrance mixing the holistic way and is really basic. Your personal taste will determine what you like.
There are too many essential oils to list here, but in terms of notes, here are a few of the most common:
Base Notes: Benzoin, cedarwood, cinnamon, franincense, myrrh, patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla, vetiver.
Middle Notes: Clary Sage, clove, coriander, geranium, ginger, jasmine, lavenderr, lemongrass,neroli, palmarosa, peppermuint, rose, rosewood, sage, thyme, ylang ylang.
Top Notes: Angelica, anise, basil, bergamot, chamomile, roman, juniper, lemon, mandarin, spearmint.
Feel free to email us at info@thecenterofpower.com if you have any questions. All of these oils are available on our Etsy site. even if they are not posted. And email us to ask about any oil you'd like. the cost is $5 for basic oils or $10 for the premium. Only 2 or 3 are $15 and we have Jasmine and Rose available for $10 in a usable and affordable form for you!
Blends are $10 for 5ml bottles and $20 for 15ml bottles.
Enjoy the Fragrances of Mother Nature, the way we were intended to!!!
Dandy Blend Recipes!
Free's Dandy Blend "Cool Down"
4 oz. water, milk, almond or oatmeal milk - almost any liquid will do.
Stevia. Agave, Maple syrup or Honey to taste (mix w/1st liquid before adding to ice)
4oz. ice (same size cup as the milk or water above)
2 teaspoons Dandy Blend - less if you don't like it strong, more if you do!
1/2 - 1 oz. Coconut Cream or milk or half and half (optional)
Blend in Vitamix or blender, drink with a straw!
Dandy Blend Latte'
8 oz. Milk
1 rounded teaspoon Dandy Blend.
1/2 teaspoon sugar.
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.
pinch of nutmeg.
Warm milk to preferred temperature for drinking. Add Dandy Blend and remaining ingredients. Stir well and enjoy!
Mocha Mock Mousse
12 oz. container non-dairy whipped topping, thawed.
1 Tablespoon Dandy Blend.
1 Tablespoon hot water.
3 oz chocolate pudding. (prepared according to package directions)
pirouette cookies optional.
Place whipped topping in bowl. In separate bowl, combine Dandy Blend and water until powder is dissolved. Pour over whipped topping and fold in gently. Spoon the pudding and continue folding mixture until smooth. Spoon into serving bowls and chill, covered, until ready to serve.
Garnish with pirouette cookies, if desired.
Dandy Tiaramisu
1 large pound cake (or two small cakes)
1 cup whipping cream
2 Tablespoons Dandy Blend
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup Amaretto or 2 teaspoons almond extract
3 oz. vanilla pudding. (prepared according to package directions)
shaved chocolate, optional.
Slice pound cake and set aside.
Whip cream and keep chilled.
dissolve Dandy Blend and sugar in hot water.
Cool and stir in Amaretto or almond extract.
In a medium clear bowl, place a layer of cake slices.
Cover with a layer of whipped cream, and drizzle with some of the Dandy Blend Mixture.
Spoon over some of the pudding.
repeat layers until ingredients are used up, saving one cup of the whipped cream topping for the top. Spread reserved whipped cream on the Tiaramisu.
cover and chill until ready to serve.
Garnish with shaves chocolate, if desired!
Look for our offer here, Dandy Blend
For more information on Dandy Blend
4 oz. water, milk, almond or oatmeal milk - almost any liquid will do.
Stevia. Agave, Maple syrup or Honey to taste (mix w/1st liquid before adding to ice)
4oz. ice (same size cup as the milk or water above)
2 teaspoons Dandy Blend - less if you don't like it strong, more if you do!
1/2 - 1 oz. Coconut Cream or milk or half and half (optional)
Blend in Vitamix or blender, drink with a straw!
Dandy Blend Latte'
8 oz. Milk
1 rounded teaspoon Dandy Blend.
1/2 teaspoon sugar.
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.
pinch of nutmeg.
Warm milk to preferred temperature for drinking. Add Dandy Blend and remaining ingredients. Stir well and enjoy!
Mocha Mock Mousse
12 oz. container non-dairy whipped topping, thawed.
1 Tablespoon Dandy Blend.
1 Tablespoon hot water.
3 oz chocolate pudding. (prepared according to package directions)
pirouette cookies optional.
Place whipped topping in bowl. In separate bowl, combine Dandy Blend and water until powder is dissolved. Pour over whipped topping and fold in gently. Spoon the pudding and continue folding mixture until smooth. Spoon into serving bowls and chill, covered, until ready to serve.
Garnish with pirouette cookies, if desired.
Dandy Tiaramisu
1 large pound cake (or two small cakes)
1 cup whipping cream
2 Tablespoons Dandy Blend
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup Amaretto or 2 teaspoons almond extract
3 oz. vanilla pudding. (prepared according to package directions)
shaved chocolate, optional.
Slice pound cake and set aside.
Whip cream and keep chilled.
dissolve Dandy Blend and sugar in hot water.
Cool and stir in Amaretto or almond extract.
In a medium clear bowl, place a layer of cake slices.
Cover with a layer of whipped cream, and drizzle with some of the Dandy Blend Mixture.
Spoon over some of the pudding.
repeat layers until ingredients are used up, saving one cup of the whipped cream topping for the top. Spread reserved whipped cream on the Tiaramisu.
cover and chill until ready to serve.
Garnish with shaves chocolate, if desired!
Look for our offer here, Dandy Blend
For more information on Dandy Blend
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