by Karen Creamer | Mar 13, 2016 | Affirmations, Rocks and Crystals, Spiritual Practice
I first learned about wish rocks years and years ago from an article about them I read in a magazine (sorry, I forget which one) by (I think) Pamela Redmond Satran.
A wish rock is a rock that has a stripe that goes all the way around the circumference of it. It can be thick or thin, even or wavy. Sometimes, if you are really lucky, you see double wish rocks-2 lines going around the stone.
When you find one, you can hold it in your hand, infuse it with some wishes (just speak your wishes, either aloud or silently to yourself, to the stone), and that’s it! Carry it in your pocket, put it on your bureau, or whatever you like. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Feb 21, 2016 | health
Sometimes, when you start to feel like you’re coming down with something, there are things you can do to ward it off.
- Rest more.
- Get to the ocean and breathe the salt air.
- Drink healing teas (I like Traditional Medicinals line, especially Throat Coat and Gypsy Cold Care, but watch out for sensitivities to ingredients) with some honey.
- A teaspoon of honey by itself here and there can be helpful, too.
But sometimes, despite your best efforts… you
Can’t go over it.
Can’t go under it.
Can’t go around it.
Gotta go through it.
(From The “Going on a Lion Hunt” song)
In that case, break out the chicken soup. You can make your own, even if you are sick, pretty quickly and easily. Some chicken broth, leftover cooked chicken if you have it, pastina, carrots, a tablespoon or so of tomato paste, a clove of garlic (that you can leave whole and take out before you eat it). Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Feb 14, 2016 | Affirmations
As I took my third (fourth?) significant fall down my icy back stone stairs, I wondered what the lessons here are that I keep not getting, which causes me to continue to repeat this fall.
I decided to spend some time thinking about this today. Here are the messages I got:
Slow down.
Pay attention.
Be balanced.
Consider your next step carefully.
I already have everything that I need for healing (as in: Reiki, arnica, ice, epsom salts, lavender oil, ace wraps, commiserating friends) .
Slow down (it bears repeating).
Keep reading by Karen Creamer | Feb 5, 2016 | Vaccines
Informed choice often leaves the room when vaccines walk in. Many parents trust their pediatricians and do not question their 
recommendations about anything. Actually, this is true of many adults with their own physicians, as well.
At routine office visits, a vaccine may be recommended, and it may not even occur to the parent to question it. “Oh, the doctor said my daughter needs this vaccine, so I guess she does.” A consent form covered with miles of tiny print may be presented for the parent to sign. It may be signed after a cursory glance. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Feb 1, 2016 | Affirmations, Spiritual Practice
Maybe the first name that comes to mind when you think of affirmations is Louise Hay, but maybe the first name you think of should be your own.
What exactly are affirmations, anyway? Simply this: something that you tell yourself, over and over.
We all use affirmations every single day, whether we know it or not. Of course, there are positive ones, and there are negative ones. Which ones are you using?
Today, for example, did you tell yourself:
- I am too fat.
- I am such an idiot!
- I am always late.
Try to catch yourself when you are saying something negative to yourself, and flip it. Keep reading
Karen Creamer
