Baltic Essentials
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The History of Amber
The Beginnings of Amber While Baltic Amber is dubbed as a gemstone, it is actually made from fossilized resin from pine trees, and it has been around for thousands of years. Not only has it been around for a long time, amber in itself takes just as long to be created from the trees. It is not possible to plant a pine tree today, and expect it to transform into amber within a few months or years. Amber is a craft and gift given to us for use from another period. This may answer the question for some who wonder...
Balancing Your Chakra to Release Negative Emotions
When Our Chakra is Disrupted We all have a busy and hectic lifestyle than can make us forget to do one of the important things: to take care of ourselves. While most people may think about improving things such as what they eat or becoming more active, many forget about keeping clearing the mind and body from within. There are seven main centers of our body composed of energy known as chakras that correlate to our physical and emotional ability or disability. When we do go through issues, it can weaken our emotional reaction to doing, thinking, or handling things....
Coping With Grief on Memorial Day
Remembering Memorial Day For many people, Memorial Day is a day to be off work, relax and have fun with family and friends; but for those who have lost a loved one, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. Memorial Day was first observed in 1868, shortly following the Civil War as a day to honor fallen soldiers by decorating their graves with flowers. After World War I, it became a day of remembrance for ones who have died in any war. To this day, it is still tradition to place flags on military graves and wear red poppies in...