Amethyst: is violet quartz. It was originally used by the ancient Egyptians and the Ancient Greeks for intoxication. Amethyst is a good crystal for protection, getting rid of psychic hooks and sending healing. It is also a very spiritual crystal and if worn can have a tendency to up the vibration.
Ametrine is a combination made up out of both Amethyst and Citrine. Ametrine is useful when getting rid of depression. This aids in also finding inner peace. Ametrine helps to balance the male and female energies and is one of the crystals that help with manifestation. The amethyst energy invokes a sense of cleansing. Citrine invokes the creative energy and is a fantastic tool to release tension and negativity.
Aventurine comes in many colors including green, blue, red, brown and peach. Aventurine works best with the heart chakra. It is considered a healing crystal and also known as a lucky stone. With Aventurine, it can aid in opening the heart chakra as well as assisting with healing.
Clear quartz is another healing crystal and assists the user with making decisions. Clear quartz is also a good crystal for scrying with as well as giving the wearer clarity of thought and positivity.
Citrine promotes self – esteem and assists with confidence. It is a quartz crystal ranging from colours pale yellow to brown and originates from Brazil.
Rose quartz opens up the heart chakra. If you place it beneath your pillow it promotes the feeling of safety while you sleep. It gives you the opportunity to accept you for who you are.
This is the perfect crystal for dispelling any negative energy that is around you and within the aura.
I second the benefits of smokey quartz. Last year I was working in a place that had a negative atmosphere, but the time I carried smokey quartz and used the mirror visualisation technique, I felt like I was 'Free'. That nothing was pulling me down!!!
Hey magi, would you mind posting the mirror visualisation technique with the crystal? It may help others xxxxxxxxxxx much hugs hon =) ty for sharing your experience!
Coat a Bocconcini ball in the flour, then in the egg, and finally, in the bread crumbs. Coat once more in egg and bread crumbs. Place on a dish and repeat with remaining Bocconcini. Place the prepared Bocconcini in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Pour canola oil into a deep saucepan, creating a 2.5 cm (1 inch) layer. Heat on medium until the oil reaches 190 °C (375 °F). Using a slotted spoon, drop 5 prepared Bocconcini balls into the oil. Fry the Bocconcini for 15-20 seconds, turning frequently, until golden. Transfer onto a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat with the remaining Bocconcini, making sure that the oil stays at the proper temperature (adjust heat if needed).
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged humor Non-Fiction on February 23, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“Me? I just caved in and told my kids the other sock went to live with Jesus. They seemed to accept that.”
Socks do go missing in the dryer. Everyone has experienced this, especially with little kid socks. Erma Bombeck found the humor in this and wrote several columns about the socks that went missing. I have never laughed so much about socks!
Erma Bombeck is a well-know columnist, who started writing when she lived only about 30 minutes from where I now live. I have read a few of her famous columns over the years, but have never read a collection of her works. I wanted to get to know her writing style better, so I decided to read Forever, Erma. I grabbed it when it was on sale one day in my BookBub email. Every other year, there is a writing workshop in her honor and there is usually a writing contest to get free entry. I am going to try the next time it comes up.
Forever, Erma is the collection that her editors came up with after her death, as a gathering of her works that they felt was the best and most represented her writing. She tackles the serious with her humor, too, and I was really glad to see that. She writes about her father, who died when she was young. She writes about her stepfather and how he became a real father to her. She writes about the bittersweet-ness of children growing up. Each column is a delight – I think they should make a daily dose of Erma book where you could read a column every day.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone. For some columns, it would take being a wife or mother to truly understand her point, but they are all very well written. I could not pick a favorite one, but I would read the ones about missing socks any day.
I heard Erma speak at a national conference way back in 1980. She had the ability to see the humor in the most mundane situations. Our world lost an incredibly gifted writer and speaker when she passed away.