SKIN

Skin is a living breathing organ... affected by our emotions.

It is the largest organ of the body.   It feels, senses and detects... eg "makes my skin crawl", "that feels wonderful", "tickle my back"

The skin has a colour and a texture.   Judgments are made based on the colour of our skin.   How did that ever happen?

My father and I searched along the river banks for aboriginal cooking sites, cave drawings and empty shells once hunted and gathered by the local people, when I was a child.    Why did I not know one single aboriginal person in our community?.  I only saw aboriginal people down the coast and off the beaten track.   Aboriginal folklore and my father's fishing stories filled me with wonder and a feeling of being at home.    I didn't feel at home in the suburbs, I felt more at home in the Australian bush.... following the pathways of the ancient people that were there long before me.

This was the beginning of my journey into the study of herbs, flowers and plants, music and anything other than the world of television, stereotypes and school.   My secret world, introspection and reflection.    I want to thank my parents for allowing me to wander independantly and alone as a child to venture into nature and use my instinctual powers and skills.  These skills have made me the person I am happy to be today.

Take care of the skin you are in both on the inside and outside.   Go out of your way to experience someone else's culture.. taste their food, visit the markets. Open up your heart to a whole new world.

Today's recipe is simple and for the inside to make your skin glow.

Boil parsley and two cinnamon sticks, simmer and add a little raw honey.

Drink the tea for beautiful soft glowy skin.