Happy Little Things

26 bones. 33 joints. More than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The human foot is ridiculous. But, you know, in a cool way. Containing 25% of the bones of the entire body, our feet are amazing feats of engineering. Unfortunately, 75% of people have foot issues. Let's take a look at how you can nurture this important area of the body. Slow Stretching Sit in a relaxed seated or prone position. Flex the feet and feel the tension of the muscles in doing this. Slowly (but I mean slowly) move from a flexed position to a pointed position. Feel...

The year was...sometime in the 1980s. The setting was a hot, humid, outdoor summer camp in Orlando, Florida. My mood was grumpy. I did not enjoy camp. I was sweaty, the counselors were nowhere to be seen, and there was a bully on the playground. I was a teeny tiny kid, which is probably why I remember the bully as being massive. She had been getting into trouble all week long for mistreating her fellow campers. I was scared of her and she was headed my way. It will be a surprise to all of us when I tell you...

Black tourmaline is the first crystal I ever used that I wasn't in love with.  That is to say... Chrysoprase can be found in the most BEAUTIFUL hues of pale green. It makes my heart sing just to look at it! Dalmation jasper? Give me a break. A stone that has polka dots in it? Count me in! Don't get me started on Lemurian quartz. A stone that is associated with a mythological society that valued peace and progress? Yup, I want those stones everywhere in my house and in my pockets. Do you see what I mean? My previous...

Oh fluorite, how I love thee. Let me count the ways: 1. You're oh so pretty. 2. You're gorgeousness is beyond belief. 3. Your beauty is unmatched in all the realms. Indeed this is how many people feel about fluorite! It is one of the most sought after crystals and for good reason. Although you can purchase fluorite in many shapes and variations, it naturally forms as cubes (sometimes called pyramids). The fact alone that earth can produce shapes and colors like this is perhaps part of the wonderment of this stone.  However, let us not discount its properties! Fluorite...