does winter get you down...

Published: Tue, 11/10/09

                
 
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    Note From Gina
 
 

Happy Tuesday !
 
 
The past few Fall days have been absolutely gorgeous!
Roxy (my bullmastiff) and I have been taking advantage of these amazing days by heading out for a few nice brisk walks at Cheesequake Park which is just a couple miles from my house.
I love the colors of this season - they're spicy and warm and deep and rich - kind of sounds like a great way for life to be as well, doesn't it?
 
Well, it can be.....
.....read on about this months Aromatherapy Luminary Tip.
 
 
 
In this week's  Aromatherapy Luminary Tip section, I offer you a challenge - check it out below.
 
Enjoy!
 
 
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Empower yourself to have an amazing day!
 
To your blossoming inner journey,
Gina 
 
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   Aromatherapy Luminary Tip


Change Your Prospective
~ go from winter blahs, to winter Ahhhhhs
 


It's mid November.
You see the darkness starting to take over earlier and earlier. You feel a little chill in your bones. You start yawning and it's only 6:30 pm. You feel a sense of gloom taking over your mood.

Does this sound, or should I say 'feel' familiar?
Why is it this way anyway? Why do I always here about sunny summer days and dreary, gloomy winter days? Is it something that we are conditioned to think - that with winter comes the doom and gloom feelings? Maybe it has something to do with childhood. I, for some reason, remember being a little afraid of the dark. I liked to have a night light in my room. Did I use to have nightmares maybe and this made me not like being in the dark? And those feelings start to show up once it starts getting darker earlier in the winter months?

This year I'm going to change those thoughts!
And I'm extending this challenge out to you as well.
 
Choose to change.
In my last blog post, I talked about what I am going to cultivate to enjoy this winter and make it more warm and cozy instead of dreary and blah. It's a conscious choice I made. I just decided to do it and that's it. How about you?
 
I've been imagining what else would make my winter more warm and cozy
and I've come up with more ideas of things to cultivate besides the others I mentioned in my last blog post.
 
Here they are:
  • Making more of an effort to stay in touch with those who mean a lot to me
  • Making more of an effort to get in touch and meet new people I feel called to meet
  • Making more 'dates' with friends and family so to spend more quality time with them
  • Listening to guided meditations
  • Align with positive and grateful thoughts every day
  • Listen to my favorite music daily
  • Tune in with the darkness and find out what it's all about
When you don't push away those gloomy feelings
and actually let them be, then what you may have been hiding in the dark part of your soul will be brought into the light and finally, will not haunt you any more. I'm curious to see what shows up for me this winter - I'll keep you informed. :)
 
If any other ideas come to mind, I will share them as well.
 
So are you up for the challenge to change your prospective? 
I'd love to hear all about it. Share your comments at my blog, Pathway to Presence - link is below.
 
Wishing you a warm and cozy winter!
 


 
Inhale~Enjoy~Exhale,
Gina  
 
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   Words/Quote of the Week
 

 "Our Soul Responsibility is our Sole Responsibility."
 
 
     - Michael Brown, author of The Presence Process



 
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VedaSun ~ Inhale~Enjoy~Exhale! Aromatherapy skin care for radiant skin.
 
Pathway To Presence Blog ~ Time to Settle in for a Long Winters Nap.  Share your comments! :)
 
Blue Moon Dancing ~ This is Marina Raye's newest CD she just launched - it's amazing and I will be ordering it! Listen to it at her site.
 
Life Organizers ~ Check out the November checklist - and get organized! 
 
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   About Gina
 
  
Gina Rafkind is the owner and founder of VedaSun; a company whose mission is to be your Aromatherapy Luminary and inspire you to Break Out and unleash your vibrant inner being by enhancing your awareness practice of using your senses as a pathway to presence.

If you're ready to awaken to your true inner being and know profound freedom and deep peace, visit VedaSun to sign up to receive your free report, Break~Out, Be~Free. In this report you will be inspired by Gina's 4 empowering techniques to start your journey of unleashing your vibrant inner self. Feel free to also browse VedaSun's Maturing-with-Wisdom skin care products.

Gina is a Licensed Cosmetologist, Aromatherapy Consultant, Certified Reflexologist and Acutonics Provider. She has been formally involved in the Aromatherapy field since 2000 and has studied with a Certified Aromatherapist. Gina is also a member of the Advisory Panel of The Natural Ingredient Resource Center.