Could You Use A Little Encouragement? Help For The Hard Days

I encounter a lot of people in my line of work and lately I’ve been so moved by how hard we all work. We work at becoming better partners or parents or friends or business owners. We work at becoming healthier and more active; we try to eat better, to communicate better, to be a better person.

I just wanted to acknowledge what a good job we’re all doing. We are all so precious, doing what we do – for ourselves, for others, for this remarkable planet.

But, sometimes it’s just too much work, right?

It’s a dance or even a tug-of-war, really, between knowing that ultimately we are okay as we are and working to change and improve who we are.

I don’t know the answer to this, it’s something I struggle with too, this issue of striving vs. accepting. I’m usually in both places at the same time, and I’m okay with that most of the time.

But some days are hard and we could use some extra support.

Read on…..

Your Modern Day Medicine Woman’s Recommendations for

Support On The Hard Days:

Essential Oils

Lavender – nurturing, balancing to uneven emotional states, calming and encouraging when you want to give up

Black Spruce – strengthening, can help discern your next steps, eases worry and over-thinking

Pine – encouraging, strengthening, instills positivity, self-confidence and self-acceptance, helps with self-blame and feeling overly responsible

Jasmine – inspiring, supportive, relaxing, helps with apathy and lack of confidence.

Clary Sage – calming, supportive, strengthening, helps clarify our gifts and what to do on our path, inspiring

Lemongrass – for hopelessness, sluggish thinking, lack of creativity. Stimulates and inspires.

Easy ways to use EOs:

A drop rubbed onto your palms, which you then cup around your nose to inhale (don’t touch your eyes)

A drop on the inner wrist to inhale throughout the day

A drop or two of each (choose 3-4) rubbed directly onto the soles of your feet

In a diffuser around the home or office

Flower Essence

Gentian – according to Bach, this essence inspires a positive attitude when you feel discouraged or despondent due to setbacks.

Other Suggestions

Get outside, exercise, play, dance, walk in nature
Listen to your favorite music
Get some acupuncture to move any stuck energy out of you
Get together with a friend – talk it out. But then move on to fun stuff!
Practice gratitude – listing everything you’re grateful for, including the tough days which do have wisdom for us
Help someone else; consider volunteering. Leaving our problems for a while can definitely help to shrink them.