I guess like most things, there is a beginning to it all. To explain how I got to the point of becoming a distributor of Young Living, I'd have to explain a bit about my past, so bare with me...
Once upon a time.. ;)
I was born to a wonderful family - my mother Glenda, my father Eric, and my sister Jennifer. Now, I'll skip over the drama of my childhood that led to my parent splitting, my sister and I bouncing between households and such.
Fast forward to 1993. I moved in with my mother and sister who've been living back together for a little over a year. I barely knew my mother and was glad to be back with my sister. She was my staple through my childhood. And still is to this day.
My mother was and still is a very open-minded woman. And I love her for it. She raised my sister and I to be aware... of everything. This including mundane things like changing flat tires, checking oil in cars, an doing head jobs at the age of 12. This also included working with energy, knowing about karma, kundalini, reincarnation, and other religious beliefs by the time I was in the six grade. School wasn't an easy task for me.
Later down the road, around the age of 12 - 14, I became involved with the local pagan community, and to this day it is still my religious home. But this path has brought about a wealth of interests to me.
It started with herbology. I love to work with nature to heal. Everything is here for a reason. And while I'm a firm believer in that theory that many of our problems with our health are due to internal issues, we sometimes need outside help to conquer those inside problems. I had a drug addiction for a couple years during my teenage years, which makes me now lean at natural as possible when it comes to "medications" and such. I turn to my herbology.
Until recently...
Now I've used my knowledge of herbs to another level and started working with oils. They are more effective, pure, and easier to handle. My love of oils brought me to Jan. The universe knew we needed to meet. Jan Bowers introduced me to the purest oils I've ever come in contact with. The first time I met her I had been going through a ton of brick walls with life and she ended up holding me and letting me cry until she forced me to stop and breathe. She let me play with her expanded collection of Young Living Essential Oils. And then frankly informed me why I was attracted to the ones I kept going after. I wasn't happy about most of the news, but I was willing to accept what she was saying. We talked a bit more and realized we had a lot in common.
She suggested I look into the Young Living company as a distributor. She informed me I had a nose of oils - as it seems I can pick most of them apart prior to knowing what they are. I finally got some things together to where I could become a distributor. And it's so far in just a couple of weeks been one of the best things I've done in life.
My boyfriend and I notice the difference between us. I use Peace and Calming to keep him and I level headed since we both have short tempers at times. It keeps my cats from fighting, simply by applying a drop behind the ears. I've used the Thieves blend on my boyfriend Athelete's Foot. Applied it once and a couple days later it was already drying out and clearing up. Not a normality for him. He was thankful though!
I've already introduced a few who aren't so open to thought of aromatherapy or essential oils could help heal, and they believe me now. It's amazing how something as simple as your nose and smelling something could change your outlook on life.
Mother Nature offers us amazing gifts that we take for granted. It's time to rekindle our love for Her and accept the gifts and knowledge she left for us in her beauty and better ourselves as individuals and for humanity as a whole.
For now, I'm burying my nose back into more books to educate myself further on oils and their healing properties. Until next time..
