Desert Diva

At times, I’m overwhelmed by the state of the world we live in – disease, hunger, greed, etc… all seem to be the rule rather than the exception.  What can I do when I feel helpless to make even the tiniest impact?  Shelly, over at This  Eclectic Life has a project that I’m contributing to in a small way.  I’m sending her some small milagros and other “charms” to fill some tiny medicine bags that she and some cyber friends are making to give to children with cancer at Camp Sanguinity next summer.

So, I’m posting this request so that all “five readers” of my weblog can offer their “skills and talents” and/or just send some charms to help Shelly out with her project.

A medicine bag is an ancient item that spiritually represents the person who wears it. The medicine bag is known in all cultures and through out all of history. They contain objects such as leaves, feathers, stones, herbs such as sweetgrass, sage, cedar, lavender or pinion, and other objects which have been added by the wearer and considered spiritually significant.

Medicine bags can be as small as 1 inch by 1 inch or as large as 30 inches in length. They are typically made of leather and you can purchase such a bag to make your own .

The reasons to carry a medicine are for guidance, healing and protection. Most medicine bags contain a quartz crystal as one of its objects. Quartz energy resonates with all the energies of the physical body and is considered a remarkable healing stone. It connects you to your spiritual self.

~ Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls

You know, I have a little leather medicine bag that I bought when I first moved to New Mexico.  I think I’ll keep one of the milagros that pertains to “arms” and start wearing it.  Hey – it can’t hurt…

Shamelessly stolen from Luz at New Beginnings

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?  Nope.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Today – don’t ask…
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? You’re talking to a former teacher who taught handwriting to third graders.
4. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No, and I don’t have any children either.
5. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?  Gee, I hope so…
6. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Doesn’t everyone?
7. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, they’re in there somewhere…
8. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Probably not since “dead” lasts a long time…
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Honey-Nut Cheerios
10. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Do you know what “OCD” means?  Absolutely!
11. ICE CREAM? I don’t eat it anymore due to the cholesterol – but I dream of Ben & Jerry’s Coffee Heathbar Crunch…
12. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?  Their eyes…
13. RED OR PINK? Neither are my favorites, but I did buy a red Starbucks thermos yesterday.
14. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My father.
15. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? The brisket dinner at the LCPS Christmas luncheon – in my office.
16. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Winter Rose by Ottmar Liebert
17. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Purple! 
18. FAVORITE SMELLS? Allure by Chanel and Christmas pine trees…
19. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A teacher from a school in the district about a student.
20. FAVORITE DESSERT? Tiramisu
21. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Frida Kahlo
22. FAVORITE SOUND?  My dog “talking” to me.  (It’s a strange “woo-woo” sound.)
23. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?  Narvik, Norway
24. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Sometimes I wonder…
25. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Indianapolis, Indiana

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Have you ever returned an item to a store for a refund after having used it?

Only if I was allergic to it or it had a “flaw.”  The other day I returned a jar of  SPF 30 Elta sunscreen because it was a weird consistency and lumpy.  The dermatologist traded it for a new one.

You are going out for the evening. If your partner objects to what you are wearing, would you change your clothing?

Absolutely not – that’s so “high school.”

What item that you don’t currently possess would you most like to have in your home?

I have some older yucky original carpeting in my master bedroom and satillo tile throughout the rest of the house.  I’d like to replace the yucky carpet with satillo tile.