http://www.soundstrue.com/weeklywisdom/?agmepisode=4250&wwepisode=4279&pepisode=4240&ppepisode=875&utm_source=soundstrue&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklywisdom-110812

Scroll down to the segment titled A Good Minute.

I am grateful to Darla for forwarding this to our Nonviolent Communication Group as it allowed me the opportunity to review the basics again and then to share them with others. This has met my need for learning, contribution and purpose.

But then I found this book:

and I made my own deodorant. Really. I did. Project #38. It took about 10 minutes, not including cooling time.

The ingredients are olive oil, organic beeswax, tea tree oil, rosemary essential oil, lavender essential oil (optional) and a stick-type deodorant applicator. I just happened to have a dead one of those, so the timing was pretty fortuitous. I will get me the lavender oil for the next batch. The process involves heating things together over a double-boiler (or use a pyrex measuring cup like I did), adding the oils, pouring and cooling. Because of copyright issues, you’ll have to check out the book for full instructions.

It seems to be working, so far. I’ve only tried it once. I do smell hippy-dippy, but I think that’s because I put too much tea tree oil in it, but I don’t mind smelling hippy-dippy. Had I put in more rosemary or even the optional lavender, it would have been different. I’ll wear it again tomorrow.

Let me know if I stink in a bad way, would ya?

Pros

Cons

Expect more posts with experiments from this book. Next up is the Peppermint-Rosemary Shampoo Bar once I find a glass blender (mine is tiny and plastic) since one has to use lye in the making of the recipe.

(The book cover is an affiliate link, just so ya know. I’ll receive a few pennies if you purchase it after clicking through from here.)

Urgent Reiki/healing energy request for all lightworkers. Code Name: Crazy is as crazy does.

Yes, a code name. The situation is soooo huge and so many people are involved, that if you intend to send healing to the “crazy is as crazy does” situation, it will get there and go to those that need it.

Start immediately. Continue on. I’ll update when I can.

I can’t go into any details except to say there are dear people involved, big and little, and that it does not involve me or my immediate family. I’m support. I even set up my crystal healing grid for this one. It had been dismantled for demonstration purposes during Reiki classes, but now it’s sitting on a sunny window ledge surrounded by flowers and full of fresh sea salt, recharged quartz crystal points, and other crystals representing the different parties.

Let me see if I can post a picture…(tries to email picture to self)… Well, it won’t work and I really want to get this posted, so I’ll add it later.

Peace out peeps.

And thanks bunches.

1. Tendency to think and act spontaneously, rather than from fears based on past experiences.
2. An unmistakeable ability to enjoy each moment.
3. Loss of interest in judging self.
4. Loss of interest in judging others.
5. Loss of interest in conflict and one-upmanship.
6. Loss of interest in interpreting actions of worry.
7. Loss of ability to worry (This is a SERIOUS symptom!).
8. Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
9. Feelings of contentment and connectedness with others and with Nature.
10. Frequent attacks of smiling.
11. Increased susceptibility to love and to “passing it forward.”
12. Increased tendency to let things happen rather than make things happen.

NOTE: If you have all or even most of the above symptoms, your condition of Inner Peace may be so far advanced as to be untreatable!

Author Unknown

Another note: I found this posted in a Flylady.com email listed as anonymous.

10 Things We Can Do to Contribute to Internal, Interpersonal, and Organizational Peace

(1) Spend some time each day quietly reflecting on how we would like to relate to ourselves and others.

(2) Remember that all human beings have the same needs.

(3) Check our intention to see if we are as interested in others getting their needs met as our own.

(4) When asking someone to do something, check first to see if we are making a request or a demand.

(5) Instead of saying what we DON’T want someone to do, say what we DO want the person to do.

(6) Instead of saying what we want someone to BE, say what action we’d like the person to take that we hope will help the person be that way.

(7) Before agreeing or disagreeing with anyone’s opinions, try to tune in to what the person is feeling and needing.

(8) Instead of saying “No,” say what need of ours prevents us from saying “Yes.”

(9) If we are feeling upset, think about what need of ours is not being met, and what we could do to meet it, instead of thinking about what’s wrong with others or ourselves.

(10) Instead of praising someone who did something we like, express our gratitude by telling the person what need of ours that action met.

The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) would like there to be a critical mass of people using Nonviolent Communication language so all people will get their needs met and resolve their conflicts peacefully.

2001, revised 2004 Gary Baran & CNVC. The right to freely duplicate this document is hereby granted.

It’s a snowy day here in Charlotte, NC. The roads are iced over and we’re staying put. Router issues and continually losing the internet have forced me to hid out in our home office tethered to the network cable.

Something about moving my laptop into my home office has motivated me to do some website cleaning/updating. I’ve removed tons of spam (bad spammers, bad) that at first glance appeared to be real comments. When there are 10 of them in a row on the comments page, it becane quite apparent that they were just junk mail. And here I was thinking I was so poopular! *giggles at self*

I also noted on the Classes & Workshops page that I’m only doing private classes at the moment. Let me know what you’re interested in and we’ll set it up.

Maybe more website housekeeping to come soon, like a real blog post. We’ll see. I may just go play in the snow with my family, though too many days off have put me seriously behind in posting!

Anything you’re interested in reading more about? (Yes, I’m blatantly searching for blog topics. Help a writer out, would ya?)

Peace,

Susan

Photo Credit: Center of Town. Woodstock, VT “Snowy Night” Library of Congress

Solstice Global Toning on Monday June 21st 12:00 noon in your time zone

Let us collectively link up with the heart of Gaia, mother Earth, for healing the waters of the world, focusing on the Gulf oil leakage as an entry point

On the longest day of the year at the peak of the solar energy, let us put the power of collective prayer into collaborating with mother Earth to co-create healing and harmony between the planet and us, her children. Though some humans behave in ways that may ignore the sacredness of her body, many of us are interested in living in ways that honor and revere this precious planet. Let us unite in focused prayer, offering our gratitude for the gift of this Earth and all that is provided to us with such grace and abundance.

For those of you who have seen the movie “Avatar”, we have an image of a sincere individual linking his heart with the heart and Spirit of life, to bring about right action during a distressing situation. We collectively have the power to do this as well.

During this time of intentional prayer, first imagine your heart synchronizing in rhythm with the heart of the Earth and all her amazing creatures and elements. Then add the power of sound, using your voice and the spirit of your breath, creating the sound of the heart, “AH” as you align and send your healing prayers on this Global Tone.

If it is appropriate, please go to the AH Toning Chamber at the Temple of Sacred Sound to enhance the power of this Solstice Global Toning.

This sonic prayer will flow like a wave of cleansing, healing waters over the planet as compassionate beings in each time zone link up with their fellow beings to bring love across the Earth.

Thank you for your time and love. This email was received and is being passed on to you. Please send this email to others if you feel called.

Let us join together in Light & Love through Sound this June 21st to create balance and healing on our beloved planet.

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Since then, I’ve found an easier way to do it, thanks to Reiki Master Pamela Miles, YouTube, and her Reiki Chats.

To get started, per Ms. Miles, on her Reiki Self Treatment Reiki Chat:

Choose a regular time of day. Some like first thing in the morning. Others like just before bed. Whatever works for your schedule so that you’re more likely to remember. I tend to do both!

Use a timer if need be. She has a link to a Reiki/meditation timer on her website. Use your snooze button. Fall asleep while doing the self treatment before bed (it’s OK!). If you use a timer, then you can relax and be fully present with the Reiki and not worry about checking the clock and being late for that meeting or school.

Do the full treatment or as much as you can. Any amount of Reiki is good!

Try these hand positions, as outlined in her book and her Reiki Chat: Practicing Reiki: Do Hand Placements Matter?

Crown
Front of Face
Throat
Back of Head
Upper Chest
Solar Plexus (above navel)
Navel
Lower Abdomen

Yes, doing a Reiki self treatment is something one should consider doing. How frequently is up to the individual. Pamela Miles suggests every day. I’ve started, if not every day, nearly every day. It’s become a nice habit: comforting, relaxing, healing. I feel the benefits in reduced anxiety, falling asleep faster, and other ways too numerous or complicated to mention here. Try it and see what happens for you and post your results in the comments below.

Direct links:

June blog post: http://www.susansmiththompson.com/2009/06/reiki-self-treatment/
Reiki Self Treatment video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cEiOZZUJyo&feature=channel
Practicing Reiki: Do Hand Positions Matter video (shows the hand positions mentioned above) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4C0si1xiHA&feature=channel
Reiki timer: http://reikiinmedicine.org/helpful-products/

Why did I include the list of direct links in this post? I’m glad you asked. Simply because it’s become a reference page to the Reiki 1 manual I use. I print it out and add the hard copy to the manual.

This was my entry in the NY Times “Moment in Time” photo thingy, where people were encouraged to take pictures at 11 am this morning and send them in. I found out about it on Twitter about 8 minutes before it was supposed to happen, glanced over and saw my camera, waited, and snapped a few photos. The best, and worst one, had a lamp growing out of my son’s head. But it also had him sitting on my husband’s knee. Too cute. This one was second best, no funny appendages growing where they don’t normally grow.

An affirmation is a positive statement of belief. That’s what it means to me, anyway. Then I looked it up, and it’s defined as something declared to be true. A positive belief.

What’s it supposed to do? According to my favorite affirmation lady, Louise Hay, it will change your thought pattern from negative to positive, which can release fear, anger, stress, and invite positive changes into your life.

And does it work? You bet it does!

Yesterday my wonderful husband scraped bumpers with someone at the airport. Not an uncommon thing do there, considering how crazy the drop off area can get, especially at the international area. Very uncommon for him to do though, as he is a super-cautious driver. They just exchanged some paint, no dings or large scrapes or lost bumpers. The carts in the grocery store parking lot have done more damage to our car than this, but the other driver insisted on calling the police and her insurance company, as is her right. We fully supported her decision in thought and action, and still do, by the way.

Our deductible is $500 that would have to come out of savings. He was stressing over it, as is his wont, until he heard from our insurance company later in the day. I was stressing over the $500 as well, until I remembered the power of affirmations and started repeating the one above. I made it up on the spot (or remembered one from Ms. Hay’s book, You Can Heal Your Life) and modified it. But I just started repeating to myself “I am blessed to be able to pay my bills.” And my stress level went away. If I started to fuss over it later, I just repeated it again and again, and the fussiness went away. I had a great day at work.

I didn’t change the situation. I could still have been out $500. I wouldn’t know until the insurance people did their thing. But I changed my reaction, my thoughts, about the situation. So instead of fussing about my savings account bleeding dry (which hadn’t even happened!) and sending that negative energy and thought out to the Universe; I turned my thoughts around and felt blessed that I had the money in savings if I needed it, that I was a blessed person who could pay their bills in this economy, and by extension inviting more money to my savings account. If money felt blessed to be there, it would want to come visit more often, right?

As it turns out, everyone pays for their own damage according to the insurance company. At least that is the way our policy is written for NC. And since the shopping carts have gotten the better of us with the paint job, this little scrub up isn’t hardly noticeable in the great scheme of auto paint jobs.

Thanks to Louise Hay and the rest of the Universe, I sure am blessed to be able to pay my bills.

If you’d like to see a daily affirmation from Louise Hay, just visit her website healyourlife.com
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So you might be asking how all this relates to Reiki. Does it? You bet it does. Reiki is energy. Positive healing energy. Affirmations are energy, positive healing energy. Right? Your thoughts can determine whether or not you have a good day or not, whether you hold stress or not, and some would say would even contribute to illness or dis-ease.

Reiki and affirmations work together to unblock negative energy and allow it to flow away, replaced by the positive, balancing, peaceful, healing energy and patterns. The Reiki 1 manual I use even suggests using affirmations when giving a treatment to oneself or to another and offers affirmations to use.

Coming soon, a post on popular affirmations and how to write your own!

Yes, the links in this post are affiliate links.