There’s a scent. A moment in time. A memory. Feeling. Unconscious response. Immediate. The olfactory system - sense of smell. Is a complex and powerful sensory faculty connecting us to an array of environmental stimuli. Food. Danger. Sex. That’s the simple message. Communication. Via the olfactory system is much more comprehensive. We are in constant manipulation by our sense of smell. It guides us. It protects us. It makes … [Read more...]
Free. Freedom. Freestyle. What does it mean to be free? Free country? A chant for freedom? Freedom from what? Freedom for what? Is it free? Hardly. It all costs. To think otherwise is free dumb. Note: The following is dismissing the conversation of true tyranny. Freedom. It’s about choices. What are the choices you want? What are the choices they want? Is there a freedom to … [Read more...]
There are moments of wonder and joy and satisfaction and . . . well, just some decent way cool moments. Then there are times when it’s just so hard. The world is pounding down on you. Everything, and I mean everything, just sucks. In times of struggle. Be zen. Breathe. Let go. That’s good advice - but a tad too New Agey pop psychology. Even so, I’d go with the Buddhazenbreathe thing too. You know - just chill. Ever’ting is … [Read more...]
There is nothing wrong with feeling good. Feeling good, well, feels good. Nothing wrong with that. It may seem strange to some that this would even be necessary to state. But, to many, whether sub-consciously or right up front as “Catholic Guilt,” the truth is - it doesn’t feel right to feel good. Something is bound to go wrong. People are suffering next door. The government is going to take us over. God will … [Read more...]
I was on my way to the thought pond to fish out a few ideas when I came across a balloon. You know, those balloons, called speech bubbles, that are a simple ink line encasing a sentence or two; a joke; a punchline; or a comment, that points to the responsible party. These balloons float about the minds of us all. So there was this balloon, waiting for something to say - or waiting for some words to hold, pointing in the direction of … [Read more...]
The clock strikes at midnight. There was a countdown leading up to this almost every hour of the day throughout the world on December 31st. What a concept. So now, “new beginnings.” There must be something new about what I’m doing right now. I woke up in a new year. 2013 to be exact. It all seems so very much the same as last year, 2012. Well, no, as I remember from that year, which seems so long ago, the calendar, and with it … [Read more...]
Every once in a while I'm questioned by several different people about the same condition. I take it as a sign to write about it. So, over the last so many days the topic has been acne and my suggestions for the most effective treatments and the best essential oils. A discussion about acne should include the related condition of inflammation, and some discussion about the soul - yes, I will work soul into the conversation. Acne: … [Read more...]
The Christmas holiday celebrates the Christian religion’s birth of Jesus. It is highly celebratory and joyful. The festivity of this day predates the Christian religion and has historically been a day celebrating birth. The fragrances and spices that are associated with this day and time have been consistent. Engrained in this history you find the resins, frankincense and myrrh, and a host of spices, including cinnamon and … [Read more...]
News is dark. Events in the U. S. are riddled with the slaughter of innocence. Fear is the commodity of politics. Sometimes you just have to. Find your Buddha. Maintain your Zen. Be your Yogi. Hold your Intention. Transcend. Yeah. OK. Right. We can look to nature. To find beauty. Though. With a depressed mind. We see angry, violent and destructive storms. Animals fighting for their territory in … [Read more...]
Esoteric, expansive and spiritually encouraging, this is the sentiment the desert voices in the form of frankincense resin and its essential oil. Its complex, quiet and beautifully arid aroma is the legend of mystical and religious ritual from the earliest of human history. The tradition of frankincense gently floats from generation to progressive generation, who embrace the precedent and memories it carries. Frankincense calls to the … [Read more...]
