Recently I read a blog by a young lady that is a daughter of a green living expert.  She talked about how being raised in a green, eco conscious home made such an impact on her life.  Her childhood memories were more than non toxic cleaners, cloth shopping bags, organic and natural foods.  Her mother made a conscious choice to be green.  Their home and lifestyle was a mirror of this.

After reading this article it helped me realize how much my choices truly do matter to the well being of not only myself, but my children, community and the world.  Is your life a mirror of peace, love and positivity?  This is all a part of being green too.  Living green is a lifestyle that will eventually touch every aspect of your life.

Living green means making conscious choices in your life.  When you raise your awareness you learn to live in harmony with body, mind and spirit.  It will more than likely be a process as you follow the path of being green.

You may first find that you are replacing the plastic shopping bags with cloth, choosing organic local foods, using non toxic cleaning supplies, wearing natural fiber clothing, clearing the clutter from your home, using herbs or natural healing, choosing cloth/eco diapers for the children, discovering sustainable toys and more.

Eventually you may find yourself changing jobs, growing spiritually, enjoying peaceful solitude and spending time in nature.  Relationships may change form as you make more positive uplifting choices. You will become conscious of the choices you make and how they impact life on this planet.

So, I hope that when my children grow they will remember my attempts at filling our life with all things green, but most importantly love and compassion.  At times I get discouraged and feel more enlightened choices could be made.  Then I connect with that small, still voice within and remember to have compassion for myself as well.

Being green is a lifestyle of becoming conscious and raising our awareness.  May I encourage you to start where you are and consider the path to living green.

This week we were traveling, and spent a few nights in hotels.  One night I picked up the bar of soap laying on the bathroom counter and it was orange sage scent.  Normally I won’t even use commercial soap, but hey, this one smelled amazing so I thought what the heck.  I washed my hands and then decided to head to the shower with this herbal scented soap.  I should have known better.  After using the soap one time my skin was all dried out and there was a white film on my skin.  Yuck!

Have you ever noticed how much better it feels to wash your hands with a bar of natural soap?  There is just something about the look, feel and scent that doesn’t compare to a store bought commercial brand of soap.  Manufactured bars are filled with chemicals and synthetic ingredients. With homemade natural soaps you know what’s in it.

Candy Corn Homemade Soap

The first experience I had with making soap was in college.  I had a work study in the historical centre that was located at the university.  We would demonstrate ancient arts and sell the goods to support the historical culture centre.  The art of soap making may require some patience as I remember, but it is worth it.

When you create natural soap at home it is so much healthier, cost efficient and creative fun.  We do not need chemicals that are found in commercial soaps being a part of our daily routine.  We should realize that we absorb what is put on our body. The chemicals also dry the skin. When you are creating your own soap you can add only the ingredients that nourish your skin type if you choose.  You can create a variety of amazing scents that will comfort mind, body and soul.

The art of soapmaking has been a source of income for many women, especially stay at home moms. It can be a home based business that brings some extra income into the home while providing an environmentally friendly product to your community. Natural handcrafted soaps also make wonderful gifts for friends and family.

Ingredients For Soapmaking

If you would like to journey into the world of soap making, Burgundy Shank, of Burgundy Soap, has an ebook about simple soap making for business or personal use. Burgundy is someone who actually makes soap herself and has experience with all that natural soap making entails. With her instruction, it becomes a simple, fun venture that can save you money or even make some extra with your own business.