I will no longer allow the negative things in my life to spoil all the of the good things I have.
~~Unknown~~
Picture taken in Collingwood, ON
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I will no longer allow the negative things in my life to spoil all the of the good things I have. ~~Unknown~~ Picture taken in Collingwood, ON
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As you may have heard...Health Canada has requested the makers of Tylenol to lower the amount of acetaminophen in their products due to the damage caused to our liver and other organs. HUH! This was a topic I brought up on the Facebook page as well and there was some conversation about it. One friend of the page actually went and called her doctor to verify and to question further. This is what she was told... "Yes it causes damage by eating a way at the lining of the liver, that can take away the ability to do it's job. The liver is a filter to pass toxins out of our bodies, so it's like a corrosive agents in it that act like acid to eat away the lining and can cause a little or a lot of damage and Yes one symptoms is jaundice." This friend...as told by her doctor...also shared that it took a full 17 years for this information to come to light. By the time the government got involved and a study was completed...red tape was created and eventually cut...BLAH BLAH...the information has now come out... What was once marketed as a safe drug...one most used by hospitals and doctors everywhere...is now deemed unsafe due to the damage caused to our liver and other organs. Remember, as long as you're still breathing, it's never too late to start a new beginning. ~~Unknown~~ Picture taken in Port Stanley, ON Using our five senses to soothe and calm our pain and our minds is a healing thing. Have you ever noticed how certain smells can calm you almost instantly? make you smile? make you breathe in deep and sigh? It's a good feeling isn't it? yeah it is...and that is called Aromatherapy.
Using your sense of smell can be a real and true healing thing and it can happen in our day to day lives if we take the time to notice them...to appreciate them...and to experience them. I'd like to encourage you to give thought to how you can use your sense of smell to calm, soothe, and relax yourself when feeling your pain. What smells calm you? When feeling tension, even your pain...use your sense of smell, close your eyes...focus on your breathing and relax. Get comfortable (whether seated or laying down) and settle your mind. Massage, visualization for relaxation or other meditation exercises work well in combination with aromatherapy. Some oils can even be added to a hot bath to soothe aching muscles and bodies too. Our sense of smell is a powerful tool and today I'd like to share some information about aromatherapy with the help of a professional. If you are interested in trying this therapy please to your doctor and/or treatment team before starting. What is aromatherapy? Aromatherapy, or essential oils therapy, is using a plant's aroma-producing oils (essential oils) to treat disease. Essential oils are taken from a plant's flowers, leaves, stalks, bark, rind, or roots. The oils are mixed with another substance (such as oil, alcohol, or lotion) and then put on the skin, sprayed in the air, or inhaled. You can also massage the oils into the skin or pour them into bath water. Aromatherapy as used today originated in Europe and has been practiced there since the early 1900s. I've shared her writing here with you before and today I'd like to share this one too. This piece hit me hard and honestly made me cry. I find it powerful, inspiring and very thought provoking. I do not mean to trigger you by reading this and I hope it doesn't...but I hope too that when you read this it gives you the courage to walk around in your own story and own it...to hold your head high and to be proud of who you are. YOU are a beautiful thing in this world.
I bark when I'm angry but hold it in too yes I try Try as I might I can't keep it lowered I can get crazier than a drunk even when stone sober I've battled demons ten times my size And drowned in the darkest of their lies Slept like an animal in the winters dead of night Woke the next day my torment out of sight I've stared perceived death straight in the face Then bolted like a wild animal running life's race A babe at fourteen baring such a heavy seed Before the age of five they had planted that need The need to allow the wrongs when I know what is right And my right to say no..so fucking far outta sight Learned how to be victim to users of the body & mind But never did liken them to be really my sort of kind Suspended in combined times life seems to explain itself to me Always in riddles & rhymes my mind is never freed Some scars I bare you see..some that you do not Regardless where I got them from forget them I will not They brought me to this moment & show me why I am And reminds me in times of doubt that yes I fucking can Get through any troubles..oh yes easily walk on past Because those shitty moments like my past ones they too will pass I walk with my head high knowing who I am I'm'a bum from Manor Park. always where I stand I'm a west end girl you bet as true blue as I can be And yes you can bet on this!.. what you get is what you see MY MINDS EYE a collection of Original poetry by Tammy Lynn Fleet Check out her page on Facebook People don't need to be saved or rescued. People need knowledge of their own power and how to access it. ~~Unknown~~ Picture taken in Collingwood, ON Before we get to the medication I need to remind you...
For this installment, I have chosen Valerian root Uses: Valerian root has been used for sleep problems (insomnia). **Please read this information carefully** If you have any questions about what is provided here....talk with your doctor or pharmacist please. May you know healing on our skin. May you breathe healing in your lungs. May it rush through your blood and make even more solid your bones. May healing dance through your soul. May it develop all your may worlds inside you. May it shine it's light and show you why only in the night time do you get to see the stars. ~~S.C. Lourie~~ picture found on-line source unknown |
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