Bathe in the Blessings of Gratitude!

“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.”
― Meister Eckhart

Gratitude makes every day sacred. it is the key to living with an open heart. From the moment we wake up until drifting off to sleep, life presents one opportunity after another to be grateful. The daily practice of gratitude will bring your focus to the present and your life will be enriched when it is seen through the eyes of gratitude.

Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools for creating joy, healing, contentment, spiritual growth and lasting relationships. Each moment of our lives we can choose our attitude and where to focus our attention. When we consciously choose to be grateful, even in times of adversity, our ability to see the good in life is strengthened.

Gratitude is the newest artisinal soap from Oshun Spirit! It is formulated to awaken feelings of gratitude and support spiritual lightness. It is my intention that bathing in the blessings of Gratitude will help to tranfsorm your everyday life into one of peace, abundance, and love.

Gratitude is the feeling of being blessed and of course, grateful. It's the expression of what you love and are thankful for. It includes your family, friends, good health and all the gifts in your life.

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.”
― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

 
Being grateful for what is working in your life actually activates The Law of Attraction. The universal law states that "like attracts like" and ensures that you bring into your experience whatever you are predominantly thinking about. If you are focusing on everything that has blessed your life and makes you feel good, you are going to get more of that. The practice of gratitude is life empowering. It can change your state of consciousness. Just remembering to be thankful in the moment can shift or pivot the emotions of fear, frustration, depression, or sadness to a lighter feeling.   
The results of a study on gratitude indicated that "...daily gratitude exercises resulted in higher reported levels of alertness, enthusiasm, determination, optimism, and energy. Additionally, the gratitude group experienced less depression and stress, was more likely to help others, exercised more regularly, and made more progress toward personal goals. " - Dr Michael McCollough and Dr. Robert Emmons

Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love and the foundation of Gratitude. I begin the process of creating this blend by infusing Sweet Orange Oil with a gemmy Rose Quartz Crystal. This infuses the soap with the energetic signature of Rose Quartz. This energy is beneficial in restoring trust and harmony in relationships, and encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace. Calming and reassuring, it helps to comfort in times of grief. Rose Quartz dispels negativity and protects against environmental pollution, replacing it with loving vibes It encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance invoking self-trust and self-worth.

Rose Quartz fills you with feelings of love, peace and happiness. It balances the heart chakra, enabling our heart energies to expand and embrace everything with pure, unconditional love.

Gratitude is more than just a bar full of good vibes. It's a naturally, effective skincare solution for all skin types!

Patchouli has long been used in skin care for its ability to help alleviate such issues as acne-prone conditions, eczema, inflammation, and cracked, chapped, irritated skin. It is often found in anti-aging skin care for its cell-rejuvenating properties and its ability to lessen the look of scars.
The aromatherapeutic scent of Patchouli helps reduce tension, insomnia and anxiety, while uplifting the mind. Its deep, rich, intoxicating aroma has also been used as an aphrodisiac. Maybe the “love children” of the 60s were on to something! This relaxing scent helps relieve headaches and depression. In skincare, patchouli is wonderful for problem skin because it speeds healing, balances, rejuvenates and tones skin.

Lavender also has sedative effects. It ensures calm, quiet, meditative space/time.For skin problems like acne, eczema, dermatitis, and insect bites, lavender can be your best friend. This oil is both antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. It is used to treat various skin disorders such as acne, wrinkles, psoriasis, and other inflammations. It heals wounds, cuts, burns, and sunburns rapidly.
Both Lavender and Patchouli essential oils are very calming and soothing.

Sweet Orange has a gentle, clarifying nature that cheers the heart and brightens your mood. The scent mantains a wholesome, positively charged atmosphere. It reduces anxiety and depression and has antiseptic properties. Orange oil improves circulation, and is used in skincare to detoxify and rejuvenate dull skin.

Lavender Buds represent "seeds" of gratitude: Self-love, self-nurturance, and self-appreciation.

The final blessing of Gratitude before labeling

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy;

they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”  ― Marcel Proust

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”  ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive- to breathe,

to think, to enjoy, to love-then make that day count!”  

 ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”  ― Thornton Wilder

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”  ― Maya Angelou

“You pray in your distress and in your need; 

would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.”

 ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” 

 ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life 

Gratitude means thankfulness, counting your blessings, noticing simple pleasures, and acknowledging everything that you receive. It means learning to live your life as if everything were a miracle, and being aware on a continuous basis of how much you’ve been given. Gratitude shifts your focus from what your life lacks to the abundance that is already present. In addition, behavioral and psychological research has shown the surprising life improvements that can stem from the practice of gratitude. Giving thanks makes you happier and more resilient, it strengthens relationships, it improves health, and it reduces stress!
  
Ingredients: Gratitude, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Distilled Water, Shea Butter, Sodium Hydroxide, Sweet Orange, Lavender and Patchouli Essential Oils, Organic Lavender Buds and the Essence of Rose Quartz. Cured in a quartz grid matrix.

Gratitude will make its debut at our 

Soap Lover's Sale and Auction 

on Tuesday April 23 at 9:30 PM EDT

at just $1 opening bid! 

 https://www.outbid.com/auctions/13316-oshun-spirit-soap-lovers-sale

Oshun Spirit Soap Lover's Sale and Auction

You're invited!

Tuesday, April 23 9:30 PM EDT

SOAP LOVERS SALE! 

These are fresh seasonal offerings for a limited time only!

Outbid live auctions are so much fun!

Stock up on Oshun Spirit soap and share some... 

great gifts for moms, guests, hostesses and everyone you love!

Brenna and I will be live, so come have some fun!

The bidding is fast and furious so don't be late!

 

Please RSVP now and choose to receive a text or e-mail reminder

about an hour or so before the auction begins.

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Try our NEW spring offerings and enjoy special savings on all your Oshun Spirit favorites!

Our newest blend will be unveiled at the auction and will have a $1 starting bid!

We will combine shipping on auction purchases so fill a box with goodies... 

great deals, bidding bonuses and a special treat!

We'll also be giving away a wonderful doorprize at the end of the auction, too!

All first time buyers receive a $5 rebate on their first winning bid of $5 or more from Outbid!

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 See you at the auction!

Oshun Spirit Spring Festival !

Spring Festival Sale

Sunday, March 24 8:15 PM EDT

Discover handcrafted goods by inspired designers and artisans that honor cultures from around the world. Shop our selection of Fair Trade crafts for thoughtful, eco-friendly, and socially responsible gift giving. Oshun Spirit is your source for extraordinary spa products once available only at luxury retreats. Our ingredients are sourced from around the globe, selected for quality and sustainability, and carefully blended to enhance the energetic signatures of the essentials, herbs, and minerals.

Celebrate Spring with lots to love and plenty to share from Oshun Spirit Earth Friendly Goods and Sweet Water Spa! Customer favorites and new items with bidding bonuses in every lot! You can bid on a private shopping spree and a legendary mystery bag too! Whoo-hoo let's get this party started!

http://www.outbid.com/auctions/11944

Discover aromatherapy that nurtures the extraordinary potential that exists in us all!

Spring is in the air! Our calming Organic Lemon and Lavender Aromatherapy Oil is a fresh addition to our line of aromatherapy products infused with crystals and intention to uplift, balance, heal and protect your body, mind and spirit. Be sure to check out our new Raku aromatherapy pendant diffusers! Breathe in and feel the love!

Our beautiful aromatherapy pendants do double duty as home decor diffusers

A Sweet Deal!

Help us beeeeee the change we wish to see in our world!

Keep the sun out of your eyes in divine style! You'll adore our super soft, brushed 100% cotton cap in khaki or white. Our logo has been artfully embroidered in "Sweet Water Blue" on the front. There is an adjustable strap in the back. One size fits most!

It's a sweet hat, but we've made it even sweeter! 20% of profits from the sales of all of our branded items will be donated to one of our favorite organizations, Heifer International. Since 2001 Oshun Spirit has supported their Honeybee program. Oshun adores honey, and we adore this program!

From their website:

 

The Buzz About Bees

One of Heifer’s most important commitments is to care for the Earth. We believe development must be sustainable- that projects should be long-term investments in the future of people and the planet. 

As bees search for nectar they pollinate plants. Placed strategically, beehives can as much as double some fruit and vegetable production. Although most Heifer partners keep bees as a supplement to family income, beekeeping can be a family’s livelihood. Your gift can help Heifer provide a family with a package of bees, the box and hive plus training in beekeeping- and this unique gift will be passed on to another family in need.

We'll even offer FREE US shipping on our hats to sweeten the deal!
So, help us beeeeee the change we wish to see in our world! 

Shine on! Our hat's off to you!

Help Please!

Win this oshun spirit canvas tote!

Have you seen our website redesign?
at www.oshunspirit.net

It's almost done, just a few pages still need some tweaking. A big thanx to Deb Dean at WOW Graphics Design for her awesome skills and webmaster magic!

We need product reviews! Customer reviews are very prominent on the pages so if you have purchased or received gifts of our goodies and/or services, and would like to share your experiences we'd LOVE to have you leave a review on the item pages. Just a few words... it won't take but a minute.
 
We're going to hold a random drawing for this Oshun Spirit tote bag from the review submissions. (The more reviews you write, the greater your chance of winning!) 

Just look for the stars to the right of the large photo on the listing page. Simply click on the words "Be the first to write a review" or "Write your own" and let everyone know about your experience with our product or service.  Reviews can be posted without your name if you wish to remain anonymous. And you can write about products purchased at Cool Dog Duke, Ebay or Tophatter.

While you are on the site today use the code FIVESTAR and take 20% your purchases. The discount code is valid through February 20. The drawing for the tote will be at midnight on Feb 20 and the winner will be posted on out facebook fan page, https://www.facebook.com/oshunspiritstore.


No purchase is necessary for the drawing. And ps... the tote bag won't be empty!
Thank you for sharing your experiences with others and helping us to make our new webite even better for all of our customer-friends. We couldn't do it without you!

Thank you all so very, very much!
In love and peace,
Susan

Introducing our new line of luxury soaps made with organic Greek Yogurt!

Welcome to the realm of the Goddess! Experience a mini-spa treatment for dull, tired skin, with every bath or shower! Our creamy, smooth, refreshing, extra moisturizing Greek Yogurt Soaps are lush with lather and gentle enough for sensitive skin.

Imagine the perfect soap... made with Rhassoul clay from Morocco that deep cleans, gently exfoliates and removes impurities leaving skin soft and silky. Its toning action revitalizes the complexion and tightens pores... and it is enriched with moisturizing yogurt that hydrates, soothes, softens, and rejuvenates the complexion.

Mineral rich Rhassoul clay stimulates blood circulation, rejuvenates skin, and deep cleans to remove impurities. The fine, natural grain of the mud softly, yet effectively, sloughs off dead skin cells and leaves the skin looking fresh and radiant.

And this collection has added organic Greek Yogurt, naturally rich in alpha hydroxy acid, that removes dead skin cells, moisturizes and rejuvenate the complexion. Yogurt has antibacterial properties and a high fat content that smooth and quench dry skin. If you have dry skin, use yogurt soap in the shower and lightly buff the skin with a loofah and rinse with cool water. The yogurt will help nourish the under layer of skin while you're buffing off dry skin cells. Unlike harsher exfoliants, yogurt soap can be used every day!

Love Exotic Florals? Choose Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty

Need Calm? You'll luxuriate in the soothing, woody fruits of the Greek Goddess of Peace, Eirenne.

Would you enjoy a bright Citrus to start your day? Try Eos, Goddess of the Dawn!

You are invited to try our wonderful, new soaps and take 15% off your total store purchase thru January. Enter code SAVE15 at checkout! 

Sensual and strong... whats not to LUV?

 

Sweet, bold, sexy, and just in time for Valentine's Day!

Our exciting new blend combines fresh raspberry, strawberry, chamomile, peach, jasmine, and rose with full-bodied vanilla, and musk essential oils to create an instantly addictive scent. It has a heady floral and ripe berry signature. Sensual and strong... whats not to LUV?

 

Wait... there's more!

 

Bentonite clay draws excess oils and debris to the surface of your skin, boosts circulation to tighten the skin and stimulate blood flow, and whisks away dead skin cells that can clog pores. When mixed with water, bentonite clay swells like a sponge, while simultaneously creating an electrical charge that attracts toxins to it’s exterior walls. Once there, they are absorbed into the interior of the clay structure and bound. This soap will leave your skin silky smooth and feeling great. It's wonderful for all skin types!

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Distilled Water, Shea Butter, Sodium Hydroxide, Raspberry, Strawberry, Chamomile, Peach, Jasmine, Rose, Vanilla, and Musk Essential Oils and Bentonite Clay. Cured in a quartz grid matrix.

Each hand-cut bar weighs about 5 ounces, and I only made a few loaves... so hurry and make one your own!  Only at Oshun Spirit Earth Friendly Goods, and only while supply lasts!

The Little Soul and The Sun: A Children's Parable

Sharing one of my favorite stories, one last time... as we leave the need to learn thru polarity and step into the oneness. May we be blessed.

Once upon no time, there was a little Soul who said to God, "I know who I am."

And God said, "That's wonderful! Who are you?"

And the Little Soul shouted, "I'm the Light!"

God smiled a big smile. "That's right!" God exclaimed. "You are the Light."

The Little Soul was so happy, for it had figured out what all the souls in the Kingdom were there to figure out.

"Wow," said the Little Soul, "this is really cool!"

But soon, knowing who it was was not enough. The Little Soul felt stirrings inside, and now wanted to be who it was. And so the Little Soul went back to God (which is not a bad idea for all souls who want to be Who They Really Are) and said,

"Hi, God! Now that I know Who I am, is it okay for me to be it?"

And God said, "You mean you want to be Who You Already Are?"

"Well," replied the Little Soul," it's one thing to know Who I Am, and another thing altogether to actually be it. I want to feel what it's like to be the Light!"

"But you already are the Light," God repeated, smiling again.

"Yes, but I want to see what that feels like!" cried the Little Soul.

"Well," said God with a chuckle, "I suppose I should have known. You always were the adventuresome one."

Then God's expression changed. "There's only one thing..."

"What?" asked the Little Soul.

"Well, there is nothing else but the Light. You see, I created nothing but what you are; and so, there is no easy way for you to experience yourself as Who You Are, since there is nothing that you are not."

"Huh?" said the Little Soul, who was now a little confused.

"Think of it this way," said God. "You are like a candle in the Sun. Oh, you're there all right. Along with a million, gazillion other candles who make up the Sun. And the sun would not be the Sun without you. Nay, it would be a sun without one of its candles...and that would not be the Sun at all; for it would not shine as brightly. Yet, how to know yourself as the Light when you are amidst the Light -that is the question."

"Well," the Little Soul perked up, "you're God. Think of something!"

Once more God smiled. "I already have," God said. "Since you cannot see yourself as the Light when you are in the Light, we'll surround you with darkness."

"What's darkness?" the Little Soul asked.

God replied, "It is that which you are not."

"Will I be afraid of the dark?" cried the Little Soul.

"Only if you choose to be," God answered. "There is nothing, really, to be afraid of, unless you decide that there is. You see, we are making it all up. We are pretending."

"Oh," said the Little Soul, and felt better already.

Then God explained that, in order to experience anything at all, the exact opposite of it will appear. "It is a great gift," God said, "because without it, you could not know what anything is like. You could not know Warm without Cold, Up without Down, Fast without Slow. You could not know Left without Right, Here without There, Now without Then."

"And so," God concluded, "when you are surrounded with darkness, do not shake your fist and raise your voice and curse the darkness. Rather be a Light unto the darkness, and don't be mad about it. Then you will know Who You Really Are, and all others will know, too. Let your Light shine so that everyone will know how special you are!"

"You mean it's okay to let others see how special I am?" asked the Little Soul.

"Of course!" God chuckled. "It's very okay! But remember,'special' does not mean 'better.' Everybody is special, each in their own way! Yet many others have forgotten that. They will see that it is okay for them to be special only when you see that it is okay for you to be special."

"Wow," said the Little Soul, dancing and skipping and laughing and jumping with joy. "I can be as special as I want to be!"

"Yes, and you can start right now," said God, who was dancing and skipping and laughing right along with the Little Soul.

"What part of special do you want to be?"

"What part of special?" the Little Soul repeated. "I don't understand."

"Well," God explained, "being the Light is being special, and being special has a lot of parts to it. It is special to be kind. It is special to be gentle. It is special to be creative. It is special to be patient. Can you think of any other ways it is special to be?"

The Little Soul sat quietly for a moment. "I can think of lots of ways to be special!" the Little Soul then exclaimed. "It is special to be helpful. It is special to be sharing. It is special to be friendly. It is special to be considerate of others!"

"Yes!" God agreed, "and you can be all of those things, or any part of special you wish to be, at any moment. That's what it means to be the Light."

"I know what I want to be, I know what I want to be!" the Little Soul announced with great excitement. "I want to be the part of special called 'forgiving'. Isn't it special to be forgiving?"

"Oh, yes," God assured the Little Soul. "That is very special."

"Okay," said the Little Soul. "That's what I want to be. I want to be forgiving. I want to experience myself as that."

"Good," said God, "but there's one thing you should know."

The Little Soul was becoming a bit impatient now. It always seemed as though there were some complication.

"What is it?" the Little Soul sighed.

"There is no one to forgive."

"No one?" The Little Soul could hardly believe what had been said.

"No one!" God repeated. "Everything I have made is perfect. There is not a single soul in all creation less perfect than you. Look around you."

It was then that the Little Soul realized a large crowd had gathered. Souls had come from far and wide ~ from all over the Kingdom ~ for the word had gone forth that the Little Soul was having this extraordinary conversation with God, and everyone wanted to hear what they were saying. Looking at the countless other souls gathered there, the Little Soul had to agree. None appeared less wonderful, less magnificent, or less perfect than the Little Soul itself. Such was the wonder of the souls gathered around, and so bright was their Light, that the Little Soul could scarcely gaze upon them.

"Who, then, to forgive?" asked God.

"Boy, this is going to be no fun at all!" grumbled the Little Soul. "I wanted to experience myself as One Who Forgives. I wanted to know what that part of special felt like."

And the Little Soul learned what it must feel like to be sad. But just then a Friendly Soul stepped forward from the crowd.

"Not to worry, Little Soul," the Friendly Soul said, "I will help you."

"You will?" the Little Soul brightened. "But what can you do?"

"Why, I can give you someone to forgive!"

"You can?"

"Certainly!" chirped the Friendly Soul. "I can come into your next lifetime and do something for you to forgive."

"But why? Why would you do that?" the Little Soul asked. "You, who are a Being of such utter perfection! You, who vibrate with such a speed that it creates a Light so bright that I can hardly gaze upon you! What could cause you to want to slow down your vibration to such a speed that your bright Light would become dark and dense? What could cause you ~ who are so light that you dance upon the stars and move through the Kingdom with the speed of your thought--to come into my life and make yourself so heavy that you could do this bad thing?"

"Simple," the Friendly Soul said. "I would do it because I love you."

The Little Soul seemed surprised at the answer.

"Don't be so amazed," said the Friendly Soul, "you have done the same thing for me. Don't you remember? Oh, we have danced together, you and I, many times. Through the eons and across all the ages have we danced. Across all time and in many places have we played together. You just don't remember."

"We have both been All Of It. We have been the Up and the Down of it, the Left and the Right of it. We have been the Here and the There of it, the Now and the Then of it. We have been the male and the female, the good and the bad; we have both been the victim and the villain of it."

"Thus have we come together, you and I, many times before; each bringing to the other the exact and perfect opportunity to Express and to Experience Who We Really Are. And so," the Friendly Soul explained further, "I will come into your next lifetime and be the 'bad one' this time. I will do something really terrible, and then you can experience yourself as the One Who Forgives.

"But what will you do?" the Little Soul asked, just a little nervously, "that will be so terrible?"

"Oh," replied the Friendly Soul with a twinkle, "we'll think of something."

Then the Friendly Soul seemed to turn serious, and said in a quiet voice, "You are right about one thing, you know."

"What is that?" the Little Soul wanted to know.

"I will have to slow down my vibration and become very heavy to do this not-so-nice thing. I will have to pretend to be something very unlike myself. And so, I have but one favour to ask of you in return."

"Oh, anything, anything!" cried the Little Soul, and began to dance and sing, "I get to be forgiving, I get to be forgiving!"

Then the Little Soul saw that the Friendly Soul was remaining very quiet.

"What is it?" the Little Soul asked. "What can I do for you? You are such an angel to be willing to do this for me!"

"Of course this Friendly Soul is an angel!" God interrupted. "Everyone is! Always remember: I have sent you nothing but angels."

And so the Little Soul wanted more than ever to grant the Friendly Soul's request. "What can I do for you?" the Little Soul asked again.

"In the moment that I strike you and smite you," the Friendly Soul replied, "in the moment that I do the worst to you that you could possible imagine ~ in that very moment..."

"Yes?" the Little Soul interrupted, "yes...?""Remember Who I Really Am."

"Oh, I will!" cried the Little Soul, "I promise! I will always remember you as I see you right here, right now!"

"Good," said the Friendly Soul, "because, you see, I will have been pretending so hard, I will have forgotten myself. And if you do not remember me as I really am, I may not be able to remember for a very long time. And if I forget Who I Am, you may even forget Who You Are, and we will both be lost. Then we will need another soul to come along and remind us both of Who We Are."

"No, we won't!" the Little Soul promised again. "I will remember you! And I will thank you for bringing me this gift ~ the chance to experience myself as Who I Am.

" And so, the agreement was made. And the Little Soul went forth into a new lifetime, excited to be the Light, which was very special, and excited to be that part of special called Forgiveness.

And the Little Soul waited anxiously to be able to experience itself as Forgiveness, and to thank whatever other soul made it possible. And at all the moments in that new lifetime, whenever a new soul appeared on the scene, whether that new soul brought joy or sadness--and especially if it brought sadness--the Little Soul thought of what God had said.

"Always remember," God had smiled, "I have sent you nothing but angels."

by Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations With God

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