As a past soy candle maker I’d used essential oils for fragrance yet, it wasn’t until Philip McCluskey gifted me with a membership in Young Living Oils that I really got into them. Thank you Philip!

Previously I thought they were just something (often expensive) to make a room smell pretty. Now, having experienced some really good oils, and reading up on them, I know differently.

Let me tell you what I’m doing. In my main office, I’ve got lemon (focus/uplifting) eo; in my downstairs office, I’ve got peppermint eo (near the kitchen so, helps with weight management and is uplifting); in my shower, I’ve got my home-made sugar scrub in which I have grapefruit eo (cellulite) and in my bedroom, I’ve got lavender (relaxing).

For all except the scrub, I’ll add two drops neat (nothing added), rub my hands, then rub the back of my neck and in my hair. I cannot believe how great I’ve been feeling! I love walking into one of the rooms and smelling the fragrances. I enjoy having my honey sniff me and comment on how each fragrance smells (he also receives the benefits).

I’ve been doing some studying on these for healing purposes with clients and friends. Here’s just a little I’ve found out from Essential Oils; Integrative Medical Guide by D.Gary Young, ND. I’ve had this book for YEARS and just found it again and, after joining YL, realized this is the owner of the company. Uh, duh! I’ve ordered other books that have been recommended for study as well.

Here’s what I read recently: “…. essential oils are very potent, in some cases more potent than prescription drugs. Second, despite their concentration and strength, unlike prescription drugs, the essential oils generated no negative side effects. The implications of these two simple facts are profound.” Wow! For those who want to experience wellness w/out drugs!!! What have we been missing here????

Something else: “Essentail oils and human blood share several common properties: They fight infection, contain hormone-like compounds, and initiate regeneration.” How can this be?? How do we not know this?

Since beginning my research, I’ve received email from people who’ve told me of their experiences with eo’s in that even those around them have become ill with supposedly contagious diseases, they’ve not gotten them. I know for the last few weeks, my husband has been experience some serious cleansing symptoms.. coughing, sneezing, sore throat… I’ve not had that.

If you’re sincere about health and healing, this is something I recommend. DO keep any eo’s you have out of reach of children. They are natural yet, as been said above, they are potent and when using them on/with children, I recommend diluting or cutting the dosage.

More on this later. In the meantime, consider joining YL. It’s only a one time fee of $40. Find about 3-5 you like, use them, feel the benefits, share them. Tip: Keep them where you’ll see them. Out of sight, out of mind. You’ve GOT to use and enjoy them ~ or you wont.

Revvell

Recently I wrote about having memory problems and how they came to be for me. I’ve also gotten involved at the trainer level in teaching trainers how to work with caregivers of people with Alzheimers/dementia.

What I’ve found and have known is, any dis-ease or issue we may have is assisted through whole person health. That would include the basics of diet, movement and exercise.

The other thing I’ve noticed over recent weeks/months/years is that whatever I do supposedly for one part of me, assists all other parts. Unlike cars, you can’t take out a piece of us, such as the heart, and not affect the rest of us. We’re all connected.

People who think getting their colon cut out or a kidney or whatever ~ that it doesn’t affect the other part of them are mistaken. People who think they can eat/do anything they want with their bodies and that a doctor can easily replace a part/organ, are mistaken. There are plenty of people on lists waiting for new body parts such as liver, hearts, lungs.

For me, it’s very weird how people will abuse the only thing in this world that’s truly theirs and truly unique and that is their body. They’ll take better care of their car than they will their body. They often KNOW their cars and their parts better than they know this bag of flesh/bones/fluids and other stuffs.

Having said that, I’ve been exploring some fun stuffs for my own health.

One, of course is my food program. When I first thought I should become healthier/happier, I tried all the supplements available for every symptom I had. That didn’t work. I went to chiropractors, acupuncturists, and tried various food programs. Nothing really made a long-term difference until I met my teacher in 1986. I’d been wanting to become vegetarian for about 9 years. Had no idea how to go about it. I didn’t even know there was a store like Whole Foods (back then it was Mrs. Gooches) available for us. The only “health food stores” I knew about had nothing live in them. They were all packaged, bottled, canned and jarred.

Second, is movement. I have found that many people don’t move because they’ve not found it fun or, if they have, they feel adults shouldn’t HAVE fun! Our PE classes in school were hardly what most of us called FUN! It was EXERCISE! (sounds sort of like exorcise, doesn’t it?). All the fun we had as kids, all the running around that we enjoyed was taken from us and turned into EXERCISE! They had rules, they had teams (which many of us were excluded from or chosen last)… it was not FUN! So! Here’s the deal, find things to do that are fun! Walking with a friend. Hula hooping! I couldn’t do it as a kid but I can now! (actually, took a class ~ do you believe it?); rebounding OR, if you’ve got the room, get a full-sized trampoline!!! Swimming! Volleyball in the pool! Find someone to play catch with; find more fun ways to throw the ball! Take dance classes ~ belly dance, ballroom, jazz.. whatever! I wont go to a gym because 1) I don’t want to have to schedule it around when it’s not busy and I wont go when it is; 2) they have t.v. all OVER the place! Last one I went to, they’d have the news on at 5 a.m. I’d turn the t.v. off, someone would come in and turn it on 3) the air is worse in the gym than outside so, I’d rather be outside! I even won a 3-month membership. I lasted 2 months, then stopped going and went hiking up in the hills around my home instead. Now, I’ve got everything here ~ kettlebells, Indian and iron clubs, medicine balls, hula hoop, vids, etc. I know many body-weight moves. I’ve got stairs and railings that I use to make up movements. Ya gotta move to get the heart pumping well, to move stagnant chi, to get the lymph flowing.. to lubricate your joints… gotta move!

Third ~ rest/sleep. I take time out of my day just to be. I may nap; go sit out in the sun (no book, no music, just sit in the sun… maybe watch the birds and squirrels… but not really doing much of anything.) Before sleep I may do some movement, play a game of Scrabble with my guy; read and/or watch a vid. We don’t watch t.v. here. I don’t understand people filling their heads with commercials and bad news before they go to sleep. I’m usually going to sleep between 10 and 11; get up between 5 and 6. If, for some reason I can’t sleep; I get up; take care of some biz… then sleep when I’m tired and get up when I wake up ~ usually at my regular time. You’ll rarely find me in bed after 6 a.m.

People will often say that I’m lucky because I “get” to work at home. No, I am lucky because I CHOOSE to work at home. I did what it took to create businesses so I CAN work at home.

So, those are the 3 basics. In my next Revvellation, I’ll expand on other things I’m doing for myself.

Thank you for reading.

Revvell