Motion and Reflection
12/31/2008
and to a beautiful 2009.:)
Breath Hearts
12/23/2008
In the winter, when it is warm inside and cold out, you can breathe on planes of glass and draw little images in this breath. The images go away after a few minutes but they do not go away entirely unless the glass is wiped. The other day while I was waiting for a ride from work I was standing close to a glass door and noticed my breath on the pane. I blew a little harder thinking to draw a little image, but when I did I noticed another had had the same thought and a heart appeared where I had blown. It felt like a little hidden treasure wanting to be discovered.
This is what I wish this Christmas for all. Little hidden treasures found wanting to make you smile :) allowing you to feel, even if it is just for a moment in time, that all is right and good and which gives little breaths of the heart.
Winter Oils
12/22/2008
So far this winter I found myself coming across three different essential oils. Oil of oregano, oil of tangerine and cinnamon oil.
The oregano oil really helped one of my children when he started getting throat infections in September. After 3 different tries with antibiotics over three months with the infections coming back quickly after each time and the doctor saying no more antibiotics, to my relief he decided to try two natural kinds.
The first day he ate cloves of raw organic garlic and took about 4 – 5 drops of the oregano oil under his tongue.
The second day he ate more garlic and took 4 – 5 more drops. The third day, just about 3 drops and no garlic. The fourth day, the swelling of his tonsils was completely down and all the white spots were gone so again he only took 3 drops, and since hasn’t had to take any more because his throat has been fine. When someone at work got sick with a cold and sore throat, I told them about this, so they thought to try it too and by the third day their cold and sore throat was gone as well :).
The tangerine essential oil I use when I wash the floors, I tried this instead of the lavender oil and it smells really nice as well. I just add about 6 drops to a bucket of hot water.
The cinnamon oil I found that if I put 2 little drops of it on the hot air vents it smells very christmasey, and is so nice with the faint smells of the christmas tree as well. I had first put 6 drops on about 4 vents but this was a bit overpowering, I could smell cinnamon even when I was outside the front door.:)
ps. The oils are the pure essential oils, nothing else added and the oil of oregano is the Wild Mediterranean kind.
The link below is a little bit of information on Oil of Oregano.
I saw him on a shelf in a store, his head peeking out from behind boxes and an assortment of other things. I could not resist bringing him home. :)
