I thought I needed to add a little to the last post. I was tired, and don't know if I finished my point. I do not want to sound cold or uncaring. Actually, the opposite is true. I care a lot... about everyone. I am learning that I cannot just care enough to overcome other peoples obstacles, and that it is more in their hands than mine.

I am going to use a quick example...

A very dear friend of mine has always struggled with acne. She does everything she thinks is right, but has never had it under control. We talked yesterday, and she said things like "I have been using these chemicals on my face for so long that it must have built up a resistance, so I have to use more!" I understand. My flat out suggestion is for her to stop putting anything on her face, other than washing with an organic plant based cleanser. (which would be WAAAY less expensive than all of the other things that she continues to buy as to "hide" the acne.) As I said that to her, I realized what I was asking. I have been 40 lbs overweight for the last 6 years or so. I obsessed about it everyday, and I wanted it to change, but I didn't understand that I absolutely had the power and ability to do it. My asking her to stop putting things on her face would have been like someone telling me to walk around naked when I was 40 lbs overweight. That's terrifying.

Bottom line is that there is no magic bullet that will promote healing. Healing and health are a life long process (and how much you put in is how much you get out). I would love to try to help everyone, but I simply cannot recommend an herb to "mask" a symptom. Herbs don't work that way, pharmaceuticals do. There is a beautiful patience that comes with working with your body. I just started making a tincture that is an endocrine tonic. I was on birth control hormones for 16 years, and now my body is a mess. It will take an entire lunar cycle to make the tonic so I have to be patient. A tonic, by definition, works over time... so more patience while the herbs gently do their jobs . My choice is to take herbs that will support the healing of that particular system, which will then allow that system to fall into line with the others, creating homeostasis. That's our goal folks, homeostasis.

Be well,
Katy