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If I Can Do It Then You Can Too

  One day I was driving home from a very busy day at work.  A teenager ran a stop sign coming out onto the four lane.  Our eyes met in that nanosecond before the crash.  The look of horror burned into my consciousness.  She hit me broadside then spun around and hit me head on and, because I had slammed on the brakes and was holding, she bounced back and kept spinning until she was in the ditch - backwards. My first memory was of a man running to me and yelling for somebody to call an ambulance.  My second memory was seeing the Ford emblem from the front of the car laying on my dashboard.  The next memory was realizing that the inside passenger handle was over the handbrake and then - only then did the pain permeate every fiber of my being.  I have never dealt pain anywhere even near 1% of what I felt in that moment.  Every single cell seemed to scream pain. Yes I had fractures and multiple organ injuries, but the most transformative was the d...
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Hildegard of Bingen

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We are often fascinated by the middle ages and people whose contributions are still felt today.  One of these is Hildegard of Bingen.  I hesitated to use this banner because it might give the connotation of a ‘new age’ philosophy, which is not at all what Hildegard of Bingen was when she lived over 1,000 years ago.  Often the labels that are used are a melting pot meant to convey something not necessarily accurate.  To me the word ‘mystic’ evokes the idea that someone is in tune with the Holy Spirit and that attuning allows for a vision beyond the ordinary.  Being ‘in tune’ is a constant undertaking requiring prayer, study, learning, listening and yes even teaching. The label of ‘Psychic’ also may be misunderstood in the context of herbal medicine and essential oils.  The word ‘psychic’ evokes visions of palm readers, trance practitioners, tarot reading and the like.  But that is not the meaning here.  It’s rather that Hildegard displayed the abil...
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Essential Oils - Introducing Sacred Oil Infused Life

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For several years I have been learning about Essential Oils.  My intent is to share what I learn with you. The Facebook page has been up for a while at  https://www.facebook.com/Sacred.Oil.Infused.Life I also have a website that is published at  https://sacredoil.org/   As I learn more I will share more across all three channels.  
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