I'm still here (and there and there and there)

I fear my blog's feelings my be hurt.  Real life has been large and in charge these days and I fear I can't give bloggy my undivided attention just now.  I'm hoping she'll forgive me. 

I guess that's the cycle of things.  Ebb and Flow and all that.

2010 is turning out to be the year of Epic Aromatherapy Education.   Here's my travel/class agenda so far:

January: Florida 3 day workshop - Chemical Component Blending

February: Florida 5 days - Advanced Graduate Aromatherapy Program

March:  Florida 5 days - continuation from February

April:  Florida 5 days - Advanced Teacher Training

May:  NY 5 days - participate in Aromatherapy Certification Program as part of my Advanced Teacher Training (I'll be offering this class through my own aromatherapy school in the Spring of 2011)

June:  NY 5 days - continuation of May class

July:  NY 5 days - continuation of May/June classes

July:  NY 3 day workshop - Aromatic Blending.  This one I'm taking as fun play weekend with my husband!

In addition I've been doing case studies, working on taking Liz's Garden Aromatherapy to a new level with branding and building a web presence.  And now I'm in the process of creating an aromatherapy school.  I'm working on a name for it and welcome ideas.

And, of course, life marches on around me.  Our precious Bean visits every weekend and we do things like go sledding, throw stones and just be in the moment.  My massage practice supports my education habit and once in a while I remind James that he has a wife by cooking a nice meal or going on restful retreats.    I try to keep my own inner child alive by working on my soulcollage(r) cards and my artjournal.

Fragrant Fridays will still appear (when you least expect it) and I'll continue to share all my experiences along the way. 

So please be patient dear blog and all my wonderful readers if I don't post and don't comment everyday.  I'm still here and still reading, enjoying and being nourished by your wonderful blogs.

And I don't remember when I've been happier.

Before Enlightenment, chop wood carry water. After Enlightenment, chop wood carry water.

Today I return to my life as it existed before Florida and before attending the Component Blending class at the Aromahead Institute. 

I'm seeking balance this morning and finding it illusive.  My monkey mind has been fully recharged, alert and running rampant, full of that unique brand of inspiration that comes from exposure to new perspectives, fresh insights and interesting human connections. 

This morning my heart is full of possibilities.   I want to journal, read and explore and dream.   I want to sit in front of my computer and check out the websites of my new friends and write letters of thanks and share business ideas with new contacts.  I want to drain my overworked brain.  I want to look at my 500 new photos and share stories with my friends here at FragrantMuseLand.  I want to catch up on my daily blogs and answer emails.

Mostly, I just want to process.

But, alas, there are massage clients to see, bills to pay and sidewalks to shovel.

So I'm chanting that famous mantra:

Before Enlightenment, chop wood carry water.
After Enlightenment, chop wood carry water