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FREEDOM

be the change, community, grow heal love

Freedom. What does this mean to you? I see more + more people + posts shouting that their freedom is being infringed upon. That their right to do what they want is being taken away. Most specifically because people are being asked + required to wear masks when going into public spaces +/or stores. @Costco You have hit a new low... you are an American corporation with an obligation to support our American values, dictating face mask for your workers is one thing but forcing this on your loyal members who paid for a membership is a complete abuse of power. #boycottcostco— Eric Torres May 6, 2020 And here we go.... I guess I won’t be shopping at Costco. It is MY choice to wear or not wear a face mask.…

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EASY, GREEN, CLEAN

environment, essential oils, home, keep it simple

I have to tell you, I'm actually a little surprised this isn't something I've written about before, because easy green DIY cleaning is something we've been doing for a good long while in our home. It's been on my mind more these days as I think about how we're looking to dive even deeper into the realm of simplicity + self-sufficiency. + as I learn, I will share with you. GREEN CLEANING! Why green cleaning, you ask? It lowers your exposure to toxic synthetic chemicals. In most cases [or all, as I've found], it's cheaper.+, most importantly, IMHO, it's easy. Why is this important right now? Well, friends, we're housebound. Job security might not be so secure. Our earth is calling us to do a better job of how we…

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WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

essential oils, gratitude, grow heal love, live with intention

How is everyone doing? This is a stressful, anxiety-inducing time. Uncertainty looms large. + the support network found in our community we would usually turn to - visits, coffee, dinner out - has been largely cut off. How can we manage? Personally, + I think this is true of many people, it's intentionally choosing how we manage our mindset. Even during "regular" life, I need to have a solid practice in place. Now it's more critical than ever. So here is what I do, and I hope it's helpful for you too. GRATITUDE I journal five things I’m grateful for first thing in the morning, + last thing before bed. Feeling thankful in the core of you, shifts your mindset almost instantly, + practicing it regularly shifts your mindset pretty…

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YOUR BEST DAY STARTS WITH YOUR BEST SLEEP

essential oils, family, live with intention

Sleep! So important! Stay tuned below for a wealth of info on all the Ws of sleep. + most importantly, the 'How' of getting enough good quality sleep. When Aaro was a baby we joined a mom+baby group. They hosted a sleep expert one week + it changed the way I thought about sleep, not just for my babe, but for me as well. There's so much necessary benefit we gain when we sleep, but we generally put sleep last on our priority list because there are so many seeming priorities during the day. + sometimes we just need some time + space to mindlessly scroll on social media. For me that alllllways happens at night. Usually right before I get ready for bed. It's a bad habit, because at…

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THE doTERRA DIFFERENCE

be the change, essential oils, grow heal love, live with intention, live your purpose

September is an amazing month - it's really the new year, a transition of seasons, a shift to a new energy, new routines. There's something so special about everything that happens in September - there's a sense of anticipation, energy shooting out to connect with others before turning inwards through the colder months.September is convention month for doTERRA too. Convention is magical - it's where all the new research + initiatives doTERRA's been involved with + supporting gets shared, new products are launched, growth is celebrated.So I really wanted to take some time to share what makes doTERRA different + oh-so-special for me + my family. When I went to my first essential oils class I was in awe that such a simple + natural product could provide a solution…

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THE ART + PRACTICE OF JOURNALING

gratitude, grow heal love, live with intention

I journal almost every day. It's both proactive + prescriptive for my mental + emotional well being. I'll journal topics or questions that come up as I'm doing life. I journal affirmations - pages + pages of affirmations - about the person I'm becoming + the life I'm creating. But whatever form it takes, it's incredibly necessary. It's become an anchor in my self care. An anchor in mindset, intention, gratitude, + presence. I notice a clear shift in how I'm feeling if I miss too many days of journaling. Ritual is such a necessary part of our existence . It is an anchor of identity + belonging. It helps centre us + connect us - to ourselves + to each other. One of the affirmations that I've been incorporating…

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EMOTIONAL HEALING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS : book review

book review, grow heal love, live with intention

This past year I read a wonderful little book : Emotional Healing with Essential Oils, A Journey of Self Discovery by Trish Nash . It is an incredible resource for working through scripts you’ve been telling yourself, why you’ve developed those scripts, + how they manifest in your emotional + physical wellness. She walks you through specific tools + actions to support your healing. Trish powerfully shares her own journey + you can feel the love + support as you read through. I’ll definitely be coming back to this one repeatedly. A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS : You are already spending energy + time on repeating negative thought patterns...why not replace with positive ones that have the power to change your life?When we repress feelings + emotions, eventually there is a…

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DOING SUMMER SIMPLY

family, keep it simple, live with intention

Summer. A time to focus on the family. Although, if we're being honest...all year long is the time to focus on the family.Yet. Summer has a special place in our hearts - we've all anticipated the freedom of those long summer days, sprinklers + splash pads, watermelon + popsicles, picnics + barbeques, camping + late nights...Summer can be insanely wonderful + create all sorts of the best memories. + it can also be stressful, chaotic, + way too busy. + often, a little lot of both. get your simple summer ebook here Over the years, I've learned how to do summer really simply. + mostly due to the fact that we've had my step-daughter come to stay with us for longer stretches of time. Now that she's older, + things…

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SIMPLIFY

be the change, gratitude, grow heal love, keep it simple, live with intention, live your purpose

Simplifying starts with gratitude, because when you are grateful for what you do have instead of wanting what you don’t, you stop striving for what isn’t in your life – the grass gets ever-green on your side of the fence. Satisfaction, contentment comes from within. It allows you to shed that what doesn’t fill you up in order to have space to focus on that what is your truth. Simplifying your life makes space for all the good things you’re looking for when you fill it with clutter. So let’s make it simple. stop buying things you don’t need. stop committing to things you don’t truly want to do. stop filling your hours on smart-i-tech-commercial-filled-product-placed-why-are-you-doing-this-to-your-life unnecessary filler. When you simplify your life, you find out more of who you really are.…

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A SIMPLE GIFT

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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 2016 ON focusonsimple.co [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-MBfn8XjIU&autoplay=1] Truth be told, I've already had my Mother's Day gift. My beautiful moment, holding my child, forehead to forehead, rocking back + forth to a beautiful song. A song typically meant as a romantic love song, but the gist being you need to love like you might not get the chance to in any given future moment. So the song was playing + my precious, gorgeous, fine curly headed child snuggled in my arms. + I'd dip him + his golden curls would fall upside down. + he'd laugh + giggle. + I'd pull him up + hold him tight + he'd say 'again'. So I would. Again + again. Because one day I won't be able to. There are moms who…