I met a Quintessential Woman last week. She is an embodied Jewish Priestess who exudes joy, grace, mirth. She lives and breathes her faith without pretentiousness. Her faith is her life; her life is her faith. She carries out her best practices without any show or need for attention. In fact, if I didnât know what she was doing softly in the background, it would not be obvious she was doing anything. I believe most people didnât even notice her actions.Â
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I even heard her daughter ask her âmama, would you bless me?â
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I didnât even have time to ask her what that meant? Is it a daily practice for a Jewish Mama Priestess to bless her children?
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How utterly delightful. And holy.Â
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The world needs more women like this.Â
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There were other women there who were the exact opposite â forcing their faith on the group as a whole. At the very least it was inappropriate. At the most âŚ. well, I have lots of words. Whatâs yours?
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Being in her energy and then experiencing the âotherâ ...
I met Young Living Essential Oils about 20 years ago at an outdoor wedding at a park near a city lake. A little bottle was passed around the group â there were just a handful gathered â not more than 20 people or so. I recall asking what is this, but I donât recall the answer.
Shortly after that I attended a Womenâs Expo in downtown Minneapolis. Cherie Ross had a double booth at the end of a row. I remember being intrigued and somewhat mesmerized by all the different things. I stood looking at all the tiny bottles and she said âGo ahead. You can choose one and try it.â Well, I had no idea which way to turn or how to make a decision. In the end she suggested White Angelica.
I recognized the yummy-ness of it immediately because it was the same essential oil blend that had been passed around at the wedding.
I was hooked, although I didnât know it yet.
I still have my first order copy.
What I remember most about Gary Young is how he made science and chemistry fascinating for me. As a ...