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Today is the first day of September. The wheel has turned and autumn is not far behind. Perhaps where you live, trees are beginning to change color or squirrels are starting to bury winter stocks in the ground. September is a month of change. Take a moment to reflect on the days of summer. How was your summer? Did you take a vacation, go anywhere special, or make any new friends? Was your summer a particularly hard one? Did you experience trials and tribulations? Did life cause you to grow ...
By this time in the summer, the bees are happy little campers, dining off the nectar of all the blooming flowers and producing their gift to us: sweet honey. Honey is actually a fabulous natural product. Not only is it delicious on food, but it can also be used for healing. It’s a little bit like love that way—sweet and healing and wonderful. Use some honey ( local, if you can find it) to help open yourself to love in all its positive forms. Dip a spoon into the honey and let the sweetness ...
In 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends became the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking fifty-nine days to travel from New York City to San Francisco. This is the time of year when many go on a holiday. How about a visit to Salem, Massachusetts? See the sights at what many consider to be America’s “birthplace of witchcraft,” a somewhat dubious historical distinction. Best to go before the secular visitors invade the spot in a few months. Or if your tastes ...
It’s the height of summer travel season. While we love to get away, it’s comforting to have a bit of home with us when we travel. Before you take off on your adventure, make yourself a mini-spell travel kit. You’ll need your favorite bandana or scarf, a package of salt, and a small bottle of Florida Water. When you reach your destination, place your scarf or bandana over a lamp shade or table. Instantly you’ve created atmosphere and added a piece of home to your dwelling. Pour some ...
