Tag: depression
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Butterflies and rainbows: the promise of change and growth
In the northern hemisphere it’s spring, the season of new beginnings. Flowers begin to poke out of the ground and bloom. Trees grow new, green leaves and we can hear the sounds of animals coming back north or waking up as temperatures rise. Where I lived for most of my…
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A Thriving Fruity Blend
This year, my friend encouraged me to come up with a word for the year. I’ve never done that before, but the more I thought about the idea, the more I liked it. When I thought about what I wanted for my life this year, I felt that my goal…
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Scent + Sound = Comfort: How to use Music to Enhance the Benefits of Essential Oils
Many people think that because I’m blind, I can suddenly hear, taste, feel, and smell better. The truth is, I can’t. That said, I do pay attention to my other senses more because I’m less distracted by my site. Also, I use my other senses and don’t rely on my…
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Tame Your Tension with This Teddy Bear of a Blend
Tension, stress, anxiety or whatever you want to call it, we all face it. I don’t know many people who like it. So it’s fortunate that we have many coping tools to deal with tension. I use many different coping skills such as deep breathing, stretching, yoga or relaxing music.…
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get Ready to Sparkle This New Year!
I love making new blends to help make my life better! Whether it’s just making something that smells nice or creating a blend of oils to cope with a challenge, I truly enjoy the creative process of blending oils. So it’s not surprising that I created a blend to start…
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Diversifying the definition of diffusers: fidgeting with oils in a fun, friendly and fantastic way
It’s obvious that I love essential oils. I use them to cope with many challenges and overall just improve my quality of life. What you may not know is that I love to find creative ways to diffuse oils. Some of the reason is that it’s fun to use the…
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Gratitude in the greatest challenges: How CRPS and Other Challenges Have Helped Me Grow
In no way am I grateful for my pain itself. I’m grateful for the things I’ve learned due to my challenges, but not my pain itself. but I have found things I’m grateful for which have come into my life because of my CRPS and other tough stuff. It’s almost…
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What I’m Reading
What book are you reading right now? That’s a dangerous question! I’m almost always reading multipple books at a time. Usually it’s one or two new books and then a few books I’ve read many times. The one I want to mention right now though is the book “The Chronic…
Nickie’s Nook: Oils and Books 