Yipee! Today is a two post kind of day. It’s pouring rain outside, not much to do except arts and crafts, blog and talk about all things essential oils.

Speaking of essential oils–have I got a deal for you–TODAY ONLY.

I talk a lot about my journey with essential oils and my path to wellness. It’s all things great. I’m a part of an amazing community that supports me, loves me, and loves oils. Who could ask for more? This community takes all of the guess out of essential oils. They teach you how to use and love your Young Living products.

And today–this community would love to have YOU join us. If you choose to start this journey with us (TODAY ONLY)–you will receive free shipping (we will put the cost of shipping in your PayPal or Cash account), you will receive FIVE 2 oz packets of Ningxia Red (you already get two with all Starter Kits but Savvy Minerals) to give you a full weeks worth of Ningxia and a 5mL roller bottle of carrier and Rose essential oil.

A starter kit also gets you a wholesale membership to Young Living–24% off retail cost–anytime you order Young Living!

If that’s enough, Young Living also has a monthly wellness box just for you. You get to customize it each and every month to meet your needs. And you know what? Young Living will give you Essential Rewards points to thank you for being a loyal customer. Those points turn into FREE PRODUCTS. I have literally gotten hundreds of dollars in free product by redeeming my Essential Rewards points.

To get started, click this link https://yl.pe/7fnv. Select “Member.” Select the Starter Kit you would like.

Your Starter Kit options are: Premium Starter Kit (11 of our most popular oils, a diffuser, 2- 2oz packets of Ningxia Red, samples and literature); Thieves Cleaner Kit (Thieves essential oil, Thieves Cleaner, Thieves Aromabright Toothpaste, Thieves Mouthwash, Thieves Hand Purification, Thieves Foaming Handsoap, Thieves Spray, Samples and literature); Ningxia Red (2 pk Ningxia Red, 30 Ningxia Red Singles, Ningxia Nitro, Stress Away essential oil, samples and literature); Slique Kit-weight management and nutritional support (Slique Tea, 4 boxes Slique Bars, 5 packs Slique Gum, 2 boxes Citraslim, 2 boxes Slique Shake, 1 Slique Essence, Stress Away essential oil, samples and literature) and finally, the Savvy Minerals Makeup Kit (1 Foundation, 1 Blush, 3 Eyeshadows, 1 Lipgloss, Misting Spray, Foundation Brush, 5mL bottle of Lavender and literature).

Hit continue. Your next prompt will ask if you want to enroll in Essential Rewards. This is your monthly wellness box that you can customize each and every month. Select additional products you want and hit next. Fill out all the personal and billing information, and you’re finished! That simple. Then we will shower you in the amazing incentives offered today only, invite you to join our amazing Facebook community groups and welcome you with arms wide open.

So do it. Join us on this oily journey. We will be so happy you did, and so will you!

XOXO.

Shay Rafferty

I help families shift to living live a life of wellness and abundance by using natural, plant-based products.

Growing in character.

Seems simple, right?

Ha. It is so complex, so intricate, that we tend to overanalyze it and make it so much more complicated than it is. We live in a fast paced, quick fix, immediate gratification world, so if we don’t IMMEDIATELY see growth in our character, we tend to want to give up and move on.

But stop. Slow down, take a deep breath. It IS easy to grow in character. It’s as simple as this. Pick ONE virtue that needs help. Just one. Why? Matthew Kelly points out in today’s session that “The beautiful thing about virtues is that they’re an ecosystem. Every virtue is contained within this single ecosystem. To put it in another way, every time you grow in one virtue, you grow in all of the other virtues simultaneously. Think about it like this: if you become more patient, you’re going to become more compassionate. There’s an element of compassion that is patience. People who are impatient tend to lack empathy, tend to lack compassion. And so these things are connected. They’re all connected—every single virtue. They’re all connected. And so, when you grow in one, you’re growing in them all.”

When you take a minute to look at virtues and character in that simplistic manner, it really isn’t hard to become the best-version-of-yourself. And that fills my heart with so much joy. This universe is awesomely amazing and is designed in such a way that we can ALL succeed and be amazing versions of ourselves. In my mind, that simple concept is so beyond comprehension but at the same time, so simple to understand. This huge universe loves me. Why? Because He created all things, including the Universe, and HE loves me. He wants the best for me. Therefore, the universe loves me and wants the best for me.

So, I can return the favor, by simply improving myself each and every day. So can you.

Focus: One virtue at a time, you will begin to build a castle of character to live in.

Act: Focus on one virtue for a couple of weeks, and then switch your focus to another virtue.

My first (and obvious, tee hee hee) virtue is PATIENCE. What will yours be?

DAY 13: JOY and GRATITUDE

So, someone clearly is living the life. Strive to be like Ty. 

This guy. My first son. He is the DEFINITION of joy and gratitude. He lives in the moment, he lives in the now. He loves unconditionally and doesn’t care if you made a colossal mistake out in the great big world. He still loves you.

When you walk into the house, he is so overjoyed to see you (once he gets up out of bed).

He doesn’t care about rules. No furniture? Ha. Don’t eat the kids food that is left on the kitchen table? Ha. Don’t run around the neighborhood? Ha.

He has no one to impress. He doesn’t care what others think about him. All he cares about is his people, eating and sleeping.

To live a life like that. We all jokingly say that we want to live a dog’s life, but then we brush it off because we think it is impossible. But is it really? To live in the NOW instead of worrying about the past or future? To be overjoyed to see the ones you love? To eat, sleep and play? None of that is impossible.

So be a dog.

And then see how quickly your heart is filled with JOY and GRATITUDE.

Shay Rafferty

I help families shift to living live a life of wellness and abundance by using natural, plant-based products.