oils and promises
Sweet friend, do you know how much power is in your words?
How much power is in your thoughts?
If I'm being honest - the chatter in my mind can either be a soft whisper of encouragement, or a battlefield in which I'm losing ground quickly.
Have you ever opened up a bottle of essential oil and it transported you somewhere else? Or have you smelled something baking and it reminded you of summer at your grandparents? Or how the smell of fresh cut grass takes you back to a certain place and time... aromatherapy can help us create those same anchors to the spoken word.
Some people create mantras, do visualization, journal - and I love to read + speak God's word while I have calming + grounding oils diffusing close by… so I’ve highlighted 3 of them here in this blog post for you (and linked a TON more promises + the best book for emotional aromatherapy info at the bottom).
Note: these were originally posted over on my instagram, but I felt the pull to compile them in a spot that lives on here for you!
No Fear
This promise from 2 Timothy that I repeat to myself several times a day [especially during present times].
I speak this promise to remind myself that we are NOT to be fearful. We are given a spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
A sound mind to sift through the chatter of the world right now and pull out the truth.
Love to shine light on the hate, and to do for one what you wish you could do for many.
Power to use your strengths + share them with the world.
A swipe of plant power - my choice for this one would be Balance, the Grounding blend... a drop in my hands, then I run it through my hair, and breathe deeply from cupped hands still fresh with that oil for a few breaths from the drops in my hands helps to anchor in the moment.
At that moment, with those spoken words + that particular oil, reminds me: God's got this. And he created me to live authentically, with power, with love, and a sound mind.
Rest
As someone who has "achiever," "focus," and "discipline" in her top 5 strengths... rest doesn't always come easy to me.
It feels SO DANG GOOD to knock the things off my list. To the point where I'll add more things to it and keep going because that satisfaction of accomplishing runs so deeply.
So yeah, I can get a lot of things done.
But it also comes with a bit of a price.
Sometimes I'll drive myself to exhaustion, or make things a priority that shouldn't really be a priority for the sake of being able to accomplish a task.
When I notice this cycle of wearing myself too thin, those are the times I dig deep into a promise of rest - "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" and that comes from Matthew 11:28-30. .
The essential oil I'll reach for and top up the diffuser as I recognize in myself this pull to achieve, is ADAPTIV: aka, the calming blend.
Adding 4 drops to my diffuser, repeating this promise, coupled with actually RESTING and pausing brings me back to the present (and normally out of my computer and back to being present with my fam). I love using the ADAPTIV touch roller, rolling it across my pulse points and back of neck, and taking 1-2 ADAPTIV capsules to round out the effectiveness of the blend… and the capsules have been the biggest blessing lately with how well they work to ease racing thoughts.
Another big thing that's helped me- and I feel like a total mom saying this- is to set a timer for 20 minutes and close my eyes most afternoons. It's this beautiful reset that helps me shift from work mode ➡️ mom mode or the other way around, depending on the day.
I was talking to my husband the other night, trying to explain why, as a mom who works from the home for the most part, it feels like I want to hire help in certain areas - and it came down to feeling like I am trying to do too much, all the time, and I want to focus my efforts on things only I can do, well. There’s this mental load we as mamas carry… and I acknowledge that it can feel heavy. But sweet mom, His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Give it to God. There’s a whole other series here, but I’m leaving it here :)
Perseverance
WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?
I had to sit with this the other day, which is interesting because I journal almost daily about what I want to achieve, what's on my heart, and how I want to see it all through.
For me - I lived a lot of 2019 struggling with brain fog, fatigue, and exhaustion. I survived motherhood somehow with kids super close together, having never changed a diaper before I had my daughter.
I had these massive wakeups where I knew I needed to dive deeper into my health.
I needed more knowledge about natural health tools. I needed to quit cleaning with toxic garbage. I needed to have an option I could reach for at 2am when I couldn't sleep, when my kids needed extra respiratory/immune/digestive support, or when I needed it myself. I needed a different approach to reaching our financial goals.
I needed to stop being held back by the establishment of an invisible ladder and an 8-5 cubicle cell building someone else's dreams. And now... imagining a life where all of these don't exist for me + my family breaks my heart.
And yeah, I've partnered with a wellness company because I saw how much my life benefitted... and now with a global oil co. of over 800 people... their stories of how they've been empowered to take some small [or large] portion of their health back is what makes me continue doing what I do.
Connecting you to the tools + resources you need to succeed when it comes to essential oils, or the biz opportunity [aka the blessing behind the oils] is where i come in.
So when you're feeling a bit defeated, or maybe when you're working in your strengths and on a roll, take out your peppermint + wild orange and fill up your diffuser as you speak the promise I have for you from Galations 6:9.
And if learning a bit more about the oils business opportunity appeals to you, you can check out annabordner.com/opportunity and email me to setup a time to see if it makes sense for you!
To get started with these oils, you can head over to my shop page - it walks you through getting your first box of oils or there’s a form to fill out and I’ll send you a custom cart link!
A list of God’s promises you can find here
And the best emotional aromatherapy reference book here