Acceptance Oil

Dear 2017,

One of the things on my list for 2017 that I wanted to do this year, was to blog about my experiences in my oiling journey using Young Living essential single oils as well as blends. The reason I thought of doing this was because I love reading the personal experiences from other oil users such as myself. It really helps in my oiling journey and I learned how different oils help in different situations, be it for their kids, for themselves, for work or friends and more.

There are however some oils which I do would like to try, but I could not find any articles or personal experiences about them. Moreover, my friends do not use those oils either and could not give me their review on how the oils that I was eyeing worked on them. I thought I could share my own personal experiences of the oils that I have used and how they worked on me.

So for this entry, I would like to share my personal experience on the Acceptance oil blend.

When 2017 started, I was feeling resistant to quite a number of things in my life. I guess I was feeling slightly gloomy due to the uncertainties that I do not have answers to (yet). Do not get me wrong, things were great, but somehow, some things inside me got tired. I was not having the usual drive that I used to have. I was not looking forward to my day, to get things done, to settling some personal matters and more.

So when I read about the Acceptance oil blend, I read about its properties and how I could benefit from it.

Every morning after shower and my morning prayer, I applied a drop of Acceptance over my liver and rubbed it all over the area. Sometimes, I would also rub it behind my ears if I accidentally applied 2 drops instead of 1 on my chest. Each drop is really precious to me so I would like to try and prolong the amount of the oils as much as I can. Plus, I also applied other oils on other crucial areas such as the back of my neck, chest, navel and even at the bottom of my feet. I have been using the Acceptance oil since the beginning of the year (since I first got it) and this is how I felt.

My emotional balance is a somewhat a little better after a while. I am no longer having that fixed traditional mindset of how things SHOULD be. Change is good. I am accepting the changes that I have been very resistant about better than before. Since the first drop on my liver, the smell got me moving to a better place in my mind. I feel calmer these days, accepting quite a few things and changes at the same time. Things I can do something about, things that cannot be changed and move forward or away from it. It is not a sin to say 'No' to others sometimes. Or to walk away from the source of negativity. To put myself first for a change, instead of others. It is a good feeling and it does make me feel better than before.

Overall, I love it! I would like to still continue using this oil for a little longer and hope its stabilises this current positive feeling.

Hope this sharing helps. I wonder how others out there use this oil? Do share.

My Lady Oil

Dear 2017,

We ladies get that time of the month or as what some other would label that time as their best friend's visit (ironic, I know) every now and then. Some are regular, some are not. Some visits appear every month, some appear once in two months or so. For me, for each visit, my body would give symptoms of it before it actually appears. After which when it appears, it would be accompanied by painful cramps which will appear my mood and at times my entire day! There were days I had to dragged myself to work, whine at work and be on an emotional roller coaster ride all day long.

I have been experiencing this kind of pain ever since I could remember. I remember a time in my teens where I cried because the pain was so bad and my parents thought I was simply being a brat. I learned different types of remedies along the way. Back then I would swallow 2 Panadols and the pain would subside after a while. Then I learned a natural remedy, which was to consume hot water without the need to swallow any drugs. It works, but it takes a while before the pain subsides.

So when I discovered Young Living essential oils, I read that this Lady Sclareol oil could help with my monthly cramps. How do I even pronounce sc-la-re-ol? What does that even mean? I was a little hesitant to try it out at first. But hey, what's the worse that can happen? I was already experiencing pain almost every month.

It took a while to discover how it can work best for myself. At first I applied a drop below my navel, where the womb is, when the pain was at its worst. I know, wrong move. It did not have any effect. Or maybe the effect took a long time because the pain was at its peak. Subsequently, I applied when my body was starting to show symptoms of its arrival or when it first announced its arrival. I would immediately apply a drop or two below my navel and rub it all over. I would also consume hot or warm water (hot water usually works best for me) as soon as I can wherever I am before the cramps start working its 'wonders'.

I would not say that I do not feel any pain, but it is manageable and I get through the day without the usual pain and get whatever I need to do, done before heading home and nailing myself to my bed. I feel that perhaps this is my body's way of telling me to rest and not force myself to do non-urgent matters.

This has been my routine almost every month and I have stopped consuming Panadol or other prescribed painkillers. Aside from that, I enjoy the smell of this lady oil whenever I diffuse it or apply  it on my wrists.

While I do not enjoy the pain on days like such, I do remind myself that I am blessed. I have heard from a friend who knows of someone who does not experience puberty at all. At the same time, I keep telling myself that the pain is nothing compared to contractions or the pain of child birth. Hence, always count my blessings.

Fun And Motivated

Dear 2017,

I am not an exemplary employee. I have trouble waking up early almost every weekday mornings when I have work. I will stretch and drag myself to the washroom where I will sit and stare at the bathroom walls and talk myself to shower and head to work. It is a crazy vicious cycle every morning I tell you. It is worse if I did not get enough sleep. I will be cranky and mood less all day long.

When my friends introduced me to Young Living essential oils, I was always looking into oils that can help me overcome my huge procrastination and move me forward to help me get my to-do list checked as much as possible. Recently, a friend of mine from Naqi Essentials passed an article about how a member of Young Living used a few different oils on her kids to get them up to head to school every morning. I then started looked into various articles from Young Living, personal experiences and different blog entries. I read which essential oils worked for different people. Seems that different oils worked differently on different individuals. 

So, for the past 2 to 3 weeks, I have been trying out a few blends on myself from Young Living every morning. After the self-talks in the bathroom, the shower and my morning prayers, I will put a drop of FUN on my chest and rubbed it all over. Then a drop at the bottom of each foot, massaging a little more at the bottom of my big toe. This is where I will mentally tell myself that it will be a great day and I will enjoy my day ahead, looking at the positive side of my day. 

After that, I put a drop of MOTIVATION blend from Young Living at the back of my neck and I will also rub it into my brain stem. I love the smell of these two oils on myself and I somehow feel happy as I head out to work, checking my emails and reading the whatsapp work messages to keep myself updated of what to expect.

I realised that I have been looking forward to get things done at work. I am always looking at my to-do list and striking off more and more things each time I get things done. I just feel a greater sense of satisfaction. Plus the fact that I promised myself that this year, I will ensure that I put in more effort for my personal life, I was making conscious effort to make time and meet my friends whenever possible. 

These two essential oils are not available in the YL Singapore website, I hope they will bring them in as I think I might be getting more of these two soon.   

Kindly note that this is not a sponsored post and I am sharing my experience of how these oils work for me. 

My Oiling Journey

Dear 2017,

I cannot remember when it started, but I would think that it must have been somewhere along 2016 that I was forcefully introduced to Young Living essential oils by Odah. She was listing down all these goodness about the oils that I just got the basic oils such as peppermint and lavender just to try them out.

It took a while. I did not buy into whole essential oil idea at first. It was just like other oils and I believed it was mind over matter then. Frankly, back then, I thought the oils were not cheap and I did not need them. Somehow, somewhere along the way, I started reading up on these essential oils and their benefits. I mean since I bought them, I might as well read up about them and see how I can enhance my money's worth.

That was when I started looking into other essential oils from Young Living. There were just way too many of them to list down. There were oils for sleeplessness, focus, sadness, addictions and tonnes more. That was when I started looking into areas within myself which I felt needed some help. And quite frankly I do have many areas for improvement. That was when I thought, why not I give these essential oils a shot?

Needless to say, I guess now I am a huge fan of Young Living essential oils. I figured I will use this platform to perhaps share some experiences on what oils actually worked for me and how I actually used them on myself. If you are wondering, this is NOT a sponsored post and neither am I a member of Young Living doing any special promotions for them. I am just an essential oil lover. So look out world, let my oiling journey wow you!

Day 3 @ Work

Dear 2017,

Since the first day of the year, I have been waking up with a sore throat and a slight flu symptom. Nothing major, just a few sneeze now and then, runny nose and feeling my body heated up higher than my usual body temperature. No biggie. Work was about to start and I know I will just endure through the week without the need to see the doctor. I know I was not on my usual best but pushed myself to head to work, endured the day and prepared the necessary ahead of time. At the end of the day, I swallowed 2 tablets of Panadol and prayed that tomorrow will be better. 

Day 3 of work today, I woke up with my body feeling really weak. I was sneezing non-stop and my temperature spiked up. How I wish at that point of time, I was in the clinic and wish I was about to see the doctor to get the much needed medications. Gosh I felt weak. So much for a wonderful start huh?

I finally gathered enough strength to see the doctor this morning. I forgo the idea of heading to polyclinic which is my usual destination whenever I was sick. I could not handle the waiting time there today. All my body wants to do is just collapse in bed and recover back to health. Turns out this clinic near my neighbourhood was also crowded. Everyone there looked pale and sick and there was hardly any seats. 

So after waiting for a good 45 minutes, I got my medications. The friendly fatherly doctor prescribed me antibiotics and the much needed flu medication. I cannot wait to be in the pink of health again *achhooooo*

To a healthier 2017, I hope!