What’s missing in an overly stressful life is peace. Here are some words of wisdom to guide us:

 

Peace is a quality of the soul. It fills the pure heart. Peace is in the heart of a desireless person who has controlled the senses and the mind.

—Swami Sivananda

 

Touch the earth, love the earth, honor the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places.

Earth laughs in flowers.

—Henry Beston —Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

O, see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower.

Why are wildflowers so important to those of us who care at all for flowers? For

me, anyway, it is because they come like gifts from God (or Nature), and to encounter them in their natural habitat is an extraordinary aesthetic pleasure.

—Katharine S. White

 

Natural de-stressers

Many herbs are natural de-stressers which can help you relax. I prefer a couple cups of chamomile tea, but you can also try any of these herbs in tea, tincture, or capsule form to relax: valerian, kava kava, St. John’s wort, or lemon balm.

To reduce stress
If you feel stressed, mix one or all of these essential oils in almond oil and inhale often: bergamot, jasmine, lavender, marjoram, melissa, patchouli, rosemary, sandalwood, and ylang ylang.When you are emotionally weary, add these to your bath: lavender, neroli, rose, rosemary, sandalwood, ylang ylang, and thyme.