Serenity

Quote: “Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.” -Bikram Choudhury.

Essential Oil - Serenity:
Blend Ingredients:
Lavender, Roman chamomile, Sandalwood, Sweet marjoram, Vanilla, Ylang ylang

This Blend Addresses:
-Anxiety
-Calming
-Induces restfulness
-Soothing
-Stress
-Tension headaches
---You can diffuse this oil for soothing and calming; it is especially effective if used before bedtime to induce a restful sleep. Apply topically with light massage to feet or temples for stress relief and to increase a sense of well-being. Apply topically to feet at bedtime to calm and aid in restful sleep. Also apply to the neck and lymph nodes if needed to reduce anxiety, if blood pressure is high, or if there is tension or stress.

Some might find direct application helpful for tension headaches. I love massaging some on my children’s feet in the evening when it’s time to quiet down.

Question for U:
. What things do you do to keep you sane despite all the craziness of life?

...if you mess up, i't s not your parents' fault...

Bill Gates gave a Commencement speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Here are some of the things he mentioned:

 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! ( my thoughts: yeah, some friends will betray, some people will break your heart, others may lie to you, others may take advantage of your kindness/goodness, etc... doesn't mean you should stop being a friend, loving, being honest, kind and good)

 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. (it's important to learn about EARNING what you get)

 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity. (as long as it's honest - work is work)

 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes; learn from them. (a blind friend told me this once, more than 20 years ago: learn learn learn, read read read, listen listen listen, and ask lots of questions)

 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. (I don't think my little ones think we're boring - but that may change when they enter the teenage years. However, Jay and I have talked numerous times about how one of the main reasons why we want to stay healthy is so we can keep up with our children and the different kind of activities they'll enjoy when they're older)

 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time. (it is important to find yourself though. Take time to find who you really are. I know that I am a daughter of a wonderful and kind God)

 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. (yeah, there's no reality in 'reality shows'! and you don't learn much, if anything, about real life watching tv)

 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. (I think this one is funny)