Author: T.Meeks

Find The Beauty

Everyday we pass by trees but we don’t really look at them. I started looking at them in a whole new way when my husband of 18 years was working on the black river in North Carolina. This is where my artistic side kicked in.

There are trees that have been taken down, mostly due to storms and they have sat in the water for many years, sometimes hundreds. What they leave behind is just amazing. Driftwood is just a small example of the beauty that lays on the bank or waters edge.

I have started going to the lakes, rivers and ponds to look for the beauty nature has made.

Below is a piece of wood that layed in the river with water rushing over it. I cleaned it up and oiled and rubbed it to bring out its natural beauty. There is an imprint of a beavers bite mark along with bugs and organisms that have passed by this wood. These marks are what gives this wood such character and beauty. Now this is a beautiful piece of artwork ready to hang.

My husband brought me this piece of wood that resembled a sponge. It was wet and you could squeeze it like a sponge. Now after being cleaned and dried, it makes a beautiful work of art.

My husband brought me a pine knot. What a beautiful hat rack this has become. A little TLC and it’s ready for use as a hat rack and to be admired for it beauty.

I have such an amazing small collection. I can hardly wait to share it with the world. The picture below does not do any justice to the artwork, This piece of art work is very detailed and really amazing.

The excitment in Find n Beauty nature created has me ready to go hunting that next perfect piece. My husband shares in my enthusiasm, Actually he has worked with wood for many years creating walking sticks, puzzle boxes and much more. Together we are building a business, enabling you to enjoy these beautiful works of art.

Please understand Iam not a photographer and you can sure tell, because there is a “big” difference in the artwork in person, these pics do not do any justice to the items.

Get out take time Find n Beauty everywhere in everything.

Don’t forget to sanitize your hands often!

Wooly lamb’s ear typically thought of as a textured addition to landscapes, but it has amazing antibacterial,
anti-viral and anti-inflammatory
properties and is useful in the treatment of cuts abrasions and bruises in addition to reducing
fevers and swelling due to insect bites and bee stings. It also has super absorbent properties, it makes a perfect make-shift bandage, causing the blood to clot more quickly and the fuzzy leaves absorb blood. Has been used by women for menses before the invention of feminine products.

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Another great use for Wooly Lamb’s Ear is a homemade anti-bacterial hand wash.( Add aloe or vitamin E for soft hands)

Originally grown in Turkey, Armenia, and Iran, but is now cultivated around much of the world because of the ornamental, medicinal, and culinary qualities.

If living off grid this is a must have plant they’re drought tolerant, and deer resistant. They are also super easy to grow.

Please comment if you know a recipe for this plant. Thanks

Hardly anyone wants to believe the severity of damage from sugar, but the truth is it’s catastrophic. We are abusing our body with drugs, because sugar is found in almost everything we drink and eat. Sugar like a drug has no nutritional value and does not have proteins, minerals or vitamins. Furthermore our bodies crave it, we even get a withdrawal when we quit using it. So “Sugar is a drug”.

We turn to Ice cream, cookies and even chips when we are sad and blue. We get a craving for a candy bar, our favorite shake. We finish our meals with dessert. These are the same behaviors we have when consuming alcohol, drugs and even nicotine.

I read an article called the “sugar detox” by the people’s chemist, the article stated that heroin was easier to quit. “Wow”he has also stated sugar ages us. More important he talks about how it triggers receptors in the brain. The sugar makes us crave stuff like nicotine, alcohol and drugs, bringing up another can of worms “quiting smoking, drinking or drugs” can be much harder when we are feeding our bodies “Sugar”.

There are different forms of sugar one being high fructose corn syrup used in many products. This has been linked to “Fatty liver” The effects are devastating to our bodies by promoting inflammation, Obesity, type 2 diabetes and even heart disease. Inflammation and insulin resistance leads to certain cancers. There have even been studies linking sugar to depression. Let’s not forget the fact it increases aging in a cellular level.

The recommended daily allowence for a women is 6 teaspoons and 9 teaspoons for a man. Most people consume up to 10x the recommended daily allowence. This means 1sweet tea or Soda (any sugared drink) has already put you past your recommended daily allowence. There is an article @ Healthline.com   That list 56 most common names for sugar. This is a must read article.

Bottom line we need to cut back on sugar. For our health and the health of our families.

So what are your thoughts? Please let me know. Have a blessed day! Remember to eat right, get adequate sleep and give thanks to your higher power.