The Loving Care Kit

Use: Hold, press to or stroke along cheek. Breathing deeply, inhale the scents of the Great Mother. Let them remind you that She is always here with and for you – surrounding you with an unending supply of love, tenderness and complete acceptance of you exactly as you are, now and always. Remember this! Allow yourself to open to all of this love from Her.

The Trouble Dolls: Six handmade Spirit Helpers in a handmade box, all from Guatemala.

Use: At bedtime, or in moments of stress or need, remove one helper at a time for each fear, worry, doubt, frustration, ache or sorrow. Share and release each to a helper. It is believed the helper will bring its energy and support to ease and help resolve that problem or pain. There are only six helpers because it is believed no one should have more than six problems in one day. Helpers do their work while you attend to the rest of your life and while you sleep.

"Littlest Bit:" The world’s smallest, most discreet Teddy Bear.

Use: May be held, placed in full view or secreted in pocket or purse. "Littlest Bit" will listen with love and allowing to anything and everything you feel, no matter how "unreasonable." Holding "Littlest Bit" will remind you to remember to keep listening to, trusting and protecting the littlest one inside of you – even when no one else around you thinks that makes any sense! "Littlest Bit" will be the little part of you so that your grown-up self can speak to her/him with gentleness and loving care.

Some More "Loving Care" Ideas:

Add: 1/2 cup sea salt to scented oil or mineral bath salts in bath water. Soak by candlelight. Add soft music or incense, if that feels right. Feel the warm waters surrounding you with love. Allow your attention to follow your breath instead of your thoughts.

Place: your arms lovingly around yourself. Allow your body to begin to rock while humming softly. Tell the hurting part of how much you want to love her/him. Tell that part that you are starting to learn how not to abandon her/him ever again. Remind yourself how hard it is to be where you are. Allow the hurting part to weep, wail, moan or complain while the rest of you listens with love.

Wrap: up in a comforter, cuddle a hot water bottle, turn the heating pad up to "Mother." Curl up inside and feel sorry for yourself for just as long as you want to. Tell yourself just how hard it’s being right now. Cuddle a teddy bear, doll, willing pet or pillow. Give yourself permission to "do" nothing at all for a good while!

Lie: belly down on the earth or on the floor if that’s as close as you can get. Stretch your arms out as if to hug or hold the earth beneath you. Ask "May the Grandmothers take pity on me in my suffering!" Allow yourself to open your heart, spirit and body to the loving support and presence of the Grandmothers’ energy. Allow yourself to voice the cries moans, wails and complaints that come up from your belly.

Take: a walk in the woods, at the beach, in a canyon, in a park. Let a tree or large rock call you. Lean on, lie on or hug the tree or rock. Feel the energy of the earth, the sky, the ages flowing to you from the rock or tree. Ask the tree or rock to hold your pain and suffering for you.

Drive: in the slow lane, windows rolled up, radio on if you choose. Yell, scream, curse, bellow as loudly as you can stand to. If no other words come, try "No!!" or "I hate this/it/you!" And, try curse words of the strongest sort.

Lie: on a mattress or bed. Kick or stomp your feet as hard as you can. Try it with your knees bent as well as with them straight. Fling your fists into the mattress as well. Also, try turning your head emphatically from side to side. Yell as loud as it feels safe to yell. Again, "No!" "I hate this/it/you!" "Stop it!" can work if nothing more specific comes to mind.

Clasp: your hands over your head. Kneel at the side of a bed. Hold your breath – first in, then out – while you pound the mattress vigorously with your clasped hands. Do this until you’re exhausted. Yell, too.

Tell: whomever it is the truth you need to speak to them. If it’s not yet safe to do that, write it all in an uncensored letter or tell it on tape. You can keep it, revise it or, send it just as is later – if and when it feels safe. Or, you can burn it in a fireplace or the sink. As it burns, know that the fire is transforming the energy and the smoke carries your prayers for release.

These words are the text of the booklet that comes with the Loving Care Kit shown in the "thumbnail" to the right. You can have a Loving Care Kit (a tiny teddy bear, a small satin sage-cedar-sweet grass filled pillow, a box of six worry doll and a velour pouch to hold it all) for your very own. Click here to download Order Form.