Hold onto your hats my friends, coz I'm about to take you for a ride down the hippy, soul-speaking river!
This past weekend I was invited to present the SkIndulgence line to "Wine and Wrinkles", a woman's group that honors entrepreneurial women working in the health and wellness industry. The experience was so awesome for me, and I walked away filled with so much encouragement!
At one point the conversation turned to vegetarianism. I've been a vegetarian for most of my life, and I choose to be as such for countless ethical and environmental reasons; the whole health aspect is just an added bonus. I was sharing with the women that one of these reasons relates to "energy", and I don't mean "I feel so energetic"! I described that I feel the animals know when they are about to be slaughtered, and, as such, fear and stress are coursing through their bodies. When we eat this meat, I feel that fear and stress are then taken into our own bodies. There is enough fear and stress in the world to go around, and I can't fathom voluntarily taking more in through the consumption of fear-drenched flesh.
I then went on to say that I feel this type of energy also translates to the products we use. When I use a commercial product, I feel the disconnect in it; I feel the cold machinery and disgruntled factory workers. By contrast, when I make my products I envision skin healing and beauty being revealed by whoever will use that product. I only craft my products when I am feeling positive; if I am hurried or cranky I put it aside so my negative energy won't get added as an unwanted ingredient. The same goes for the hats and blankets I crochet; with each stitch I envision love and warmth.
Yeah, I know there isn't any scientific proof to back any of this up, but I still like to think it adds a little sumpin-sumpin!
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