Ideally, after the threat of danger from a stressful experience has ended, our body stops reacting to the stress signals and returns to a healthy state of homeostasis, where we are able to breathe easily, think clearly, sleep deeply and function normally in our daily lives. We can effectively relax back into a sense of safety and allow our bodies to heal from the depletion the stress caused. Sometimes, however, our body can’t remember how to do this and it becomes tricky to find your way out of “Fight or Flight” mode.  This happens especially if the highly stressful event was extremely traumatic or if the stress lasted so long…

Lavender Honey Latte, a bowl of fresh, seasonal fruit and a mouthwateringly-delicious Monte Cristo breakfast sandwich. My hubby sitting across the table from me at Jules’ Bistro, looking in love – with me, with the atmosphere, with his Cinnamon Roll Latte, and “Not your Grandmama’s Biscuits & Gravy”. We brought a couple of our current books along to read and enjoy while basking in the smells of delicious food and coffees, and soaking in the artsy atmosphere. 🫠 Each quarter of the calendar year, Jules’ Bistro features a different local artist – allowing them to display their art for the public. Located right next to the Paramount theater downtown St.…

Committing to loving and honoring yourself as a valuable, cherished friend, is a pathway to healing - and to learning to trust and have confidence in your own reliability - to yourself. Knowing you can count on your own word and promise to yourself.

Hope to see you there! ✨

Before this experiment began, I anticipated that the Love Rice would stay white and fluffy while the Hate and Indifference Rices both turned their own versions of dark colors and rotted away, all unsightly like. That’s clearly not what happened, though… Here, at the end of Week 9, I’m deciding to officially ‘call it’ on the experiment and note my conclusions at this point… I’m surprised at how little rot there was in any of the jars. Hate Rice and Indifference Rice stayed very similar to each other – white and fluffy; Indifference Rice being the only one of the three to rot slightly by developing mold on the bottom.…

Just a short update this week… Holding Steady! Onto week 8 with Hate Rice remarkably still white and fluffy. Indifference Rice more compressed, sticky and with mold on the bottom. Love Rice is a shade darker in its pinkish-orange color. No mold on either Hate or Love rices visible. Experiment will continue for another 5 weeks yet! For back-story information, see Rice Experiment Week 2 and Rice experiment Week 1. Plus, here are a couple of fun finds to help you energize your water… Crystal-infused Gem Water bottle, Gem Water guide book and “Love Thyself: The Message from Water III” by Masaru Emoto that speaks of the power of prayer’s…