We've lived here in the Northwoods for what seems like an eternity and yet has only been a blink of the eye. How to find the beginning of some portion of ones life when one sees the bigger picture involved. Seeing the beginning of a time in one's life is just placing ones' glasses of perception on and looking through. Today I can say it all began when we left Sundance at Paradise that year after our car broke down and we were stranded while waiting for it to be fixed. I can also say it began earlier--when I started that four year cycle of dancing. Or even earlier than that when I met one of my elder teachers Roberta. No matter where that story begins, i can look around and find myself in a huge amount of pain that continues on and on and on. Back pain, degeneration of the discs and all things related to keeping my spine going up and down in one long line. My last doctor appointment indicated i had lost an inch off my height since we last checked. Somewhere that inch went with the disappearance of my cartilage or discs--lol. Needless to say, the position i've had at the local newspaper seemed fine with my doctor's position. What could they do or say? At least we had time to hire someone to fill in. Now on to the matter of healing.
BE-coming pain free:
1. We start with what we've been learning in our dream time. Clue in dream journal, visions and spirit helpers we've seen both in the daytime dream and the night time dream. i am 51 years old--i can remember dreams that came true in our family from the time i can walk and talk. premonitions that came thru dreams and knowings--that sometimes happened that same or the next day, or sometimes took years to manifest. I know from my past and who i am, to always begin looking at the dream. layers upon layers of understanding will surface--and questions i hadn't even known would arise will step forward.
2. What kinds of work was being done to nourish my self and what I'd been responsible for? Not much on the list here as a single mom and two active teenagers, plus two beautiful shih tzu's in our life. The past three and a half years have been spent working so hard on other's success--as an advertising representative one expects to be focused on my client's all around success. With reports that they've had banner years' since i've joined the ranks, why is it that i find myself walking more and more stooped over as time goes on. Do they really expect me to sacrifice my ability to walk, much less enjoy my life, so they could be 'more' successful? How much is enough?
What is needed?
BALANCE....
- Physically:
- Mentally:
- Spiritually:
- Family:
- Financially:
- Friend or loved ones:
- Educationally:
...and the journey continues as i explore one more move around that spiral of life...before my children move on to their own experiences beyond the home and i challenge myself once again with change and healing. I find it interesting how i have tried so hard to pick up and leave this area, to see my friends. reaching the age of 51 my longtime friends who have always been 10 - 15 years older than myself are passing on. i'm feeling this rush to go see the rest of them before something happens. and yet the back pain arises and i'm not able to drive the distance. so i continue my life out in the woods here--talking with the spirits and elders, the birds and the four leggeds, teaching my daughter and walking the path.
And what do I bring out to consult? My trusty herbal 'bibles' that have guided me along the way time and time again. And off to create my pain tinctures--shopping lists and herbal store visits a must! So out comes my etsy store, off i go to get some everclear and colored bottles and our moon time journey down a path of creation is yet again, at the foundation of who i am as a woman. who i am as a mother. Which ways are important to address first---herbal ingestion? essential oils as a foundation on the outer portion of my body? this time we look too at scents, soaps and candles to continue the path....the journey.
Wishing you a pain free day...and thank you for joining me here!
good morning to each of you as you begin your day today! i am hopeful that you've already taken time to give thanks for everything in your life as i do each morning. today is the first day i am home from a full time job working in advertising--and i am starting up my etsy shop (mountainsdreamz), partnering with my daughter and opening the doors wide open once again to the healing parts of my life. being chained to a full time position for the past years has taken its toll on my health and the spirits and ancestors i work with are pulling me out in no uncertain way. live close to the land--being chosen to do what i am here to do. i am thankful you have stumbled upon this page and look forward to joining as we now continue to walk hand in hand...
Essential oils, herbal blends, tinctures, salves, lotions and body butters, herbal soaps and healing candles will all be a part of where we go next. Each new calendar year brings with it a 13 moon cycle of creation. Healing blends created at home that were used by my family, now being offered to you. I am truly excited to be moving back into what i've spent years learning--truly blessed to be able to be here at home creating once again. You will find on my facebook page hundreds of photos of the traditional regalia i've been requested to create--shawls, ribbon shirts, beadwork and ceremonial dresses. Each of them handed on as blessings and thanksgiving to ceremonial leaders and elders in our lives. I look forward to what it is Creator and Mother Earth have in store for us...miigwetch~
