Happy Little Things

I started learning how to play guitar a little over a year ago. Guitar is hard! I had no idea! When I first learn a new chord, the intensity with which I try to bend my fingers in the right positions in incredible. My entire body focuses on making my fingers move correctly. I crease my forehead, tense my neck muscles, and stop breathing. On more than one occasion, I have told my husband that I am NEVER going to learn this chord.  Then...it always happens when I am just fooling around...not really trying...I will sit down and randomly strum...

Who doesn't love the soft and lovely turquoise hue of an amazonite stone? Amazonite is, in fact, the most popular stone. It's properties consist of just three words: truth, communication, harmony. Simple, right? Yes, it IS simple but oh so rich and complex! Amazonite works in that order: truth, communication, and harmony. It is a lovely three-step process. First, amazonite works to uncover your truth. It is impossible to do anything else until you actually know and UNDERSTAND your truth. What do you stand for? Who are you? These are the questions that amazonite brings to light. After you understand...

Did you know I signed up for Reiki Level I training without having ever received a Reiki session? Did you know I went to my Reiki Level I training without a single clue about what Reiki was or did? Did you know that in the first 30 minutes of my Reiki Level I training, I had the biggest urge to sprint out the door and never look back? Well now you know. All I knew at the time was that there was something bigger out there, something that had to do with energy. And I NEEDED to know more. So...