Thursday, January 2, 2014

New Year ♡ New Goals ♡

A new year is a time to reflect on what could have been better about last year, and what you wish to accomplish on the up and coming year. Remember that if 2013 wasn't that  great, that the future holds greater things ahead for you  kittens! I also wanted to tell you how proud I am of you. You worked hard this past year and that made it another year. You deserve to be joyful and enjoy life. So push out the toxic people and don't let them poison this year just like they did in the past.
♡ Happiness is a day to day feeling, not a specific destination! 


♡ These are some goals I would love to complete or work harder towards this 2014 

image  Maintain a cute vegetable, herb, and flower garden because it makes me happy.
image  Have more yummy fruits and vegetables.
image  Get rid of all the clutter in the apartment.
image  Collect more manga and anime figures.
image  Travel to the ocean and mountains often.
image  Drink more delicious tea.
image  Go to Sakura-Con & cosplay.
image  Study astrology and astronomy more.
image  Continue to work on body positive mentalities and promote why this is healthy!

What are some of your goals that you want to accomplish? c:
I hope that this year brings you luck image Continue to work hard, and it will pay off darlings. You can do it.


Tuesday, November 19, 2013

♡ Non Non Biyori ♡






  NON NON BIYORI  のんのんびより 

After just completing the seventh episode, I wanted to do a review on an anime I have been watching that I think many of you would find really cute and calming. It falls into the slice of life category, and I find myself enjoying it more with each new episode.

The story...
 "Elementary school student Hotaru Ichijou has moved with her parents from Tokyo to the middle of the country. Now she must adapt to her new school, where there are a total of 5 students in the same class who range through elementary and middle school ages. Join their everyday adventures in the countryside. "

The country feel to it is relaxing, and the story has a lovely flow to it. I enjoy the interactions between all of the characters as well as how different they all are from each other. The artwork is truly beautiful and I find I enjoy that more than anything. The clouds look so pretty and it has me longing to be there in the country with them. I also love the sounds in this anime. Very peaceful and quaint. The characters voices also match well. Overall-worth giving it a watch. One of my favorites of this fall season anime releases. 




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 Thank you for reading this. Please let me know if you enjoy this or not, as well as
 some of your favorite slice of life anime or manga. 

♡ Lush Winter Products ♡



Lush  has some adorable winter products out. 
Here are some of my favorite that I would like to share with you cuties. 



2. Snow Fairy
3. Santa Baby
4. Christmas Eve
5. Secret Santa

Sunday, November 18, 2012

♡ Crystal Healing ♡

    



                           

♡ Crystal Healing 
Basic:    Crystal's and gems come from the Earth by pressure over many years.  Each type formed under different circumstances and places in the world. Early on, people could sense some energy from these gems. Now, scientist know each crystal relates a certain vibration but all on a similar level. This is how people are also, we all are a different vibration-slightly different from one another. The foundation of this is what allows us to use crystals as a form of mental cleansing and healing.  Chakras are the parts most common for us to focus on healing. There are seven of them, and each has a color (some two) that represents the place of healing. The colors of the Chakras relate to the colors of crystals and gems that we use to heal these areas. The vibrations of these crystals are special, as each gem has one different from another. These vibrations relate to the vibrations given off by certain places on a human body. We use crystals to help our vibrations get back to normal. When we get them to the frequency that we should be, we feel balanced and should move on to focus on other areas we need to re-align again. These are ever changing, which is why meditation daily is recommended. As well as re-charging and cleansing your crystals which I will later explain.




Chakra:   
 There are seven Chakra. 

Crown-Chakra (Sahasrara Chakra). 

Violet/White
 BEAUTY, CREATIVITY,  INSPIRATION
Related organ: Brain
Associated problems: You find that you are depressed often, experience a certain lack of joy for life as a whole, feel tired and worn out, your immune system is down,  
Personality Traits: Inspirational leaders, kindly and just, humanitarians, visionary, creative, and strong mentally.
Crystals recommended: AmethystOregon opal, and clear quartz

Third Eye-Chakra (Ajna Chakra).

Indigo
INTUITION,  MYSTICISM, UNDERSTANDING
Related organs: Eyes, lower head and sinuses
Associated problems: You are feeling life is meaningless,  have anxiety, depression, can't hear your inner voice talking to you, can't get oriented, feel you can't find your  purpose in life, and having a hard time concentrating.
Personality Traits: Intuitive, fearless, practical, idealistic, wise, and a truth seeker.
Crystals recommended: Lapisblue fluoritesugilite, and  clear quartz.




 Throat-Chakra (Vishuddha Chakra) 


 Blue
KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH, DECISIVENESS
Related organs: Throat and lungs
Associated problems: You have a hard time expressing yourself, speaking your mind, finding the right words to say, having a shyness about you, suffer from a speech defect, have a hard time telling the truth and find it easier to tell white lies.
Personality Traits: Loyal, tactful, affectionate, inspiring, inventive, caring, and cautious.
Crystals recommended: Aquamarine, azurite, and sodalite. 


Heart-Chakra (Anahata Chakra)


Green/Pink 
BALANCE, LOVE, SELF CONTROL
Related organs: Heart and breasts
Associated problems: Fears of letting other people into your life, a feeling of loneliness or isolation, relationship problems (including friendships), and a hard time accepting yourself.
Personality Traits: Understanding, self-controlled, adaptable, sympathetic, compassionate, generous, humble, nature loving, and romantic.
Crystals recommended:  Rose quartzkunzitewatermelon tourmalinejade, and adventurine. 


 Solarpiexus-Chakra (Manipura Chakra)


Yellow
WISDOM, CLARITY, SELF-ESTEEM
Related organs: Liver, spleen, stomach and small intestine.
Associated problems: Difficulty expressing yourself,  hard time setting goals and/or attaining them,  emotions that are getting the upper hand and you are doing things you know you will later regret.  nightmares or insomnia, anxiety, and heartburn. 
Personality Traits: Good-humored, optimistic, confident, practical, and intellectual.
Crystals recommended:  Citrinetopaz, and golden calcite 




 Saoral-Chakra (Svadhistana Chakra) 


Orange
HAPPINESS, CONFIDENCE, RESOURCEFULNESS
Related organs: Uterus, large bowel, prostate, ovaries and testes. (In the fetus the testes develop in the lower abdomen, thus linking with the sacral chakra energy, then descending to the scrotum by birth.)
Associated problems: Not enjoying life, not feeling sexually fulfilled, a lack of appreciation for life itself, being hard on yourself and you put too much emphasis on discipline and self-control.
Personality Traits: Enthusiastic, happy, sociable, energetic, sporty, self-assured, and constructive. 
Crystals recommended: Carnelian , orange calcite, and tiger's eye. 


 Root-Chakra (Muladhara Chakra)  


Red/ Black
VITALITY, COURAGE, SELF CONFIDENCE
Related organs: Kidneys and bladder, the vertebral column, hips and legs.
Associated problems: A feeling of a lost trust in life, worry regarding future events, and you could also experience cold hands and feet.
Personality Traits: Courageous, confident, humanistic, strong-willed, spontaneous, honest, and extroverted. 
Crystals recommended: Red garnet, smoky quartz, and black obsidian.



What to do: What I tend to do is pick up the crystal for the Chakra I need to work on. I hold it in my hands and concentrate on what could be better. Think about all of the problems centered on this Chakra, these images will start to swim through my head. It may make you feel overwhelmed and anxious, so take a few deep breathes. Holding the crystal, think out solutions in your mind to these problems-examples you can do to get your balance back. Look at the crystal's color- and think of all positive things that come to your mind regarding the color. Does it make you feel peaceful, happy, inspired? Close your eyes, and pick one word (or a few) that are positive about this Chakra. For example, if focusing on your Heart-Chakra some words I would use are "Understanding, Romantic, Compassion" and I would contemplate those over the next few minutes while taking deep breathes. Sometimes, lighting a candle with a color coordinating to the Chakra you are working on helps you to focus also. I have even heard people changing lightbulbs in a lamp so they are surrounded by this color helping as well as any herbs or oils with a scent that identifies with that color. Whatever you wish to do to be embraced by this color-or simply using the crystal is perfectly fine also. I mostly prefer to take time and focus on one specific Chakra at a time, but feel free to do as many as you see fit. I would not recommend more than three as it takes away from really concentrating on what needs to heal. After doing this with one crystal, I would move on to the next one I wish to work with. Again, I usually work with one -maybe two a day. Some people carry around the crystal they need to focus on-pockets, purses, whatever you feel most comfortable with. Whenever working with crystals-do what feels right to YOU. What I do or anyone else does might not suit you-so just go with what you think would be most right in helping to heal you. 

Cleaning and Charging: When you receive a crystal from another person, it is really important that you cleanse the gem before using it. As you do not know what energy the person who gave it to you had-even if it is someone you know!  To cleanse your crystals, there are many ways. Some people take rain water and run their crystals through it-while thinking about the positive properties of the crystal. Other's prefer to take it in the bath while focusing or running the crystal through smoke of a candle of the crystal's color. White in color works to clean anything!  I personally take mine in the bath. Again-whatever feels right to you!  I usually will clean mine whenever it feels right to. Sometimes it can be a few days or a few months. You have to decide for yourself!


WARNING: LOOK AT YOUR CRYSTAL OR GEM'S PROPERTIES BEFORE TAKING IT INTO ANY LIQUID BECAUSE IT CAN FADE OR HARM YOUR STONE!!

If you start to feel like your crystals are not working for you, and just are dull when meditating -it is time to re-charge your crystal as it was working to align the vibrations. As was with cleaning, charging your crystals has many methods. I usually use a crystal cluster or leave mine in the window at night for the moonlight. You can purchase a cluster of crystals (as shown on right-most recommended are amethyst and quartz) to charge yours. This is where you place your crystal onto the cluster for a period of time (it really depends on how dull you believe your crystal is and how much you have been working with it). Another popular method is to leave it in the sun or moon light. Whatever makes you have more positive thoughts and happiness. 

There are a few other methods that are believed to work for both cleaning and charging. You can feel free to do research on these methods and try them out to see what helps you best! Every crystal healer is different and remember that not everything will work for you. You have to see what you feel most comfortable and happy about using. 


Resources:








If searching for a specific crystal- look for them in Amazon.



♡ I hope this helps some of you! If you still have questions or wish for more specific information please feel free to message me on Tumblr in a message -anon or not. I wish you happiness and good thoughts through your journey to heal. You have love and support- know that.