Empowerment

One thing I learned as a child was how to learn. I developed a habit of studying things I take interest in. I love to take things I learn and share them with anyone who has any kind of interest.
Right now, my new interest is essential oils. Actually, I have been interested in them for a few years. I just haven't had the time to research and study them like I do now because I have been in school. I am fascinated by the potential that they carry. I can't get enough studying the research (and there is tons of it) that is being conducted on them. I am finding that they are so simple yet so complex.
I was watching a video training as I was cleaning the kitchen yesterday done by one of the top leaders in DoTERRA. She mentioned the goal of having a healer in every home. I find that goal to be so profound. Moms and Dads naturally take on that role. It's part of being a parent. They are the ones who have to soothe the fevers, stuffy noses, coughs,tummy aches, skinned knees. They are the ones that take on the broken hearts,anxiety, the frustrations brought on by peers, sadness. I love that I am finding a tool in oils that is helping me help my children and my friends with so many different issues, both physical and emotional. It has helped me so much that I want to turn around and share it with anyone who has any interest!
Yesterday, my 12 year old son who has been a little skeptical, came to me and told me he needs to have his own collection. We looked at my supply of oils and he picked out the oils he wanted and told me what he wants each one for. My daughter who struggles with peer related issues and anxiety at school has a collection of 4 roller bottles. The first time I gave her a little bottle with 5 drops of oil in it. I didn't expect her to do anything with it. Three days later, she came back and said she needs more. She used to come home so upset every day. That happens much less frequently now.

I love too that they help me. I struggle with anxiety and depression. It has never been bad enough that I felt I had to see a doctor, but it has definitely affected my life. As I use these oils, I realize just how much I have struggled with it. The struggles aren't gone, but life is a lot brighter, and I am finding freedom from my anxieties to do things and accomplish things I never thought I could.