Happy Little Things

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...

Reiki. It's awesome. Love it. Big fan. During a Reiki session, we lay down, get comfortable, and then welcome all of the good energy into our system promoting healing on all levels. This is the way Reiki sessions progress 99.9% of the time. BUT... Reiki can be used in so many other ways. When you book a session as a client, or when you send Reiki as a practitioner, you can be creative in how you want the Reiki session to go and where you want the energy to be directed. Here are my Top 5 Unique Reiki Sessions! 1....