July Mama Love News -- Flower Essences for Our Times

Flower Essences for Our Times I believe we will look back someday and, yet again, say these were the best of times AND the worst of times. A clashing of the most heartening human coming together and those forces attempting to rip us apart. Moments of inspiration and moments of despair sometimes juxtaposed in the same time frame. Astrologers say "hang on to your seats, the rest of this year is going to continue to be a wild ride!" The potentials are enormously positive but as is always true in times of upheaval and chaos, the only way through requires riding out the storm. "I am the storm" is a line from "Breaking Bad" that just popped into my mind. We are the storm? If so, then maybe a newsletter about flower essences for healing the storm within is appropriate! Let's begin . . . Black-Eyed Susan for Healing Aspects of Yourself Hidden in the Shadows Sometimes I like to see what's selling well in my shop because it could, theoretically, help me gain insights into how to be a better businesswoman. Of course, it never really does that. Instead it opens up my imagination to trends going on in the piece of society my customers represent. Today I noticed that Black-Eyed Susan has sold several times in a row. Read more . . . Fatigue Related to Black Lives Matter, PTSD and Politics "I'm so tired." "I'm so tired. " How many times have you heard a black person being interviewed about the Black Lives Matter protests say that? How many times have you felt the same way? Tiredness is a theme that has run through the posts in my Facebook newsfeed for the last three weeks when anger and outrage isn't being expressed. And, to be honest, I've put off writing this blog post for a week because I was too tired to write it. Read more . . . Recovery from Pandemic Job Loss, Business and Work Changes For about a month now I’ve been noticing increased sales of single flower essences and flower essence formulas for reducing procrastination, and increasing life purpose, focus and creative inspiration. This is a significant shift from the days when people couldn’t sleep and wanted something to deal with shock and fear! Now it seems like a lot of people are in the phase of figuring out how to either deal with life as it is now when it comes to work and life balance and/or how to create or find something new. Read more . . . Being Grounded During Times of Pandemic and Social Upheaval Stuck at home during this pandemic with so many horrific news stories in my Facebook newsfeed and on TV, I frequently find myself in one of two modes: 1) anxious, angry online activism or 2) escape. It’s also been excruciatingly hot here in Chico—110ºF all week—until today when the weather broke and I could finally open up all the doors and windows and eat my breakfast outside on the balcony. The PRESENT MOMENT in my actual vicinity is actually pretty nice. . . Read more . . . Newsletter subscribers get a coupon code to use in my Etsy shop for 10% off their entire order. Sign up at the top right.