Choice is power.

The power we all have to participate in creating with the Universe. What we choose creates our lives and realities.

I've recently taken a huge step away for social media. Months ago, I deleted all the social apps on my phone. This choice was sparked by the grief following the sudden death of our beloved dog. The second dog we lost this year. I simply could not keep up with the demands of social media, and I noticed that I was numbing out, disassociating and mindlessly scrolling, instead of actually feeling what I most needed to feel. Once I chose to start feeling, over disassociating, my life radically changed.

Latin name: Symphytum officinalis. The Latin name is from the Greek symphis, which means “growing together of bones” or “knit together.”
Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
Taste/smell: Earthy, nutritious
Energetics: Cooling, mucilaginous, soothing, grounding
Uses: External only, as a poultice, paste, fomentation, oil, salve, cream
Externally (and traditionally internally) it is used for breaks, sprains, fractures, dislocations, burns, ulcers, noninfected wounds, and inflammatory skin disorders.