Thyme 4 You

Do you want more success in your life? More abundance? Everything begins with a thought so let's look at your thinking to see what steps you can take to think more abundantly. When something unfortunate happens to you, do you ask, "Why did this happen to me?" Let's consider hanging that thought to "why did this happen FOR me?" A different thought can make all the difference in the world. Upgrade your thoughts and upgrade your world. Become an ABUNDANCE THINKER!  If you're on Facebook and would like more, please join our group called ABUNDANCE THINKERS.  You deserve to live life ABUNDANTLY!   

I'm attending my company's annual convention and later today they will launch some amazing, LIFE-CHANGING products! The company is Young Living Essential Oils. Young Living is a way of life – a journey toward a better place.  I'd love for you to choose to walk that journey with me. I'll teach you why your health depends upon the choices you make, about the things you eat, the things you use to clean your home, the things you put onto your body like shampoo, lotions, creams, even your toothpaste. I read an article just this morning about the fact an ingredient found in most popular toothpastes could be causing irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, and other digestive illnesses. I want to help you live a better, healthier life. Are you ready? Follow us on FB. Our page is Thyme for You – Sharon and Bill Rhodes. We also have a Facebook group called ABUNDANCE THINKERS and we're on Instagram as thyme4younow. On our website, thyme4you.net , click on Learn About Essential Oils and subscribe to our free newsletter and the class that we'll send to your inbox. Be sure to catch my next podcast about all the new, life-changing products!

Mindset is a very important concept because it drives your thinking and your thinking drives your actions. So, if your actions are holding you back from living a full and ABUNDANT life, then you might want to consider changing your mindset. Your mindset is either an asset or an obstacle. And YOU CAN CHANGE it! We have a Facebook group for anyone who wants to adopt an ABUNDANCE MINDSET. It's called Abundance Thinkers. Will you join us? Will you take the first step toward living a life filled with abundance?  Click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/abundancethinkers/ and please invite your friends!

I have a message for you. It's a message of love, of hope, of acceptance, of joy and, although I'm speaking to you on this day, my message is the same 365 days a year. You are special. You are loved. You deserve to live – truly LIVE – a purpose-filled life. You are a spiritual being living in a physical body. There is so much more to you than what you can touch and see. Your spirit is as as real as the wind and as powerful and abundant as the sun itself. Today, I want to speak to your spirit. Is your spirit on fire with a zest for life? Or, is it on life support? Listen to hear more about letting your spirit ROAR!

Today is the first day of the last half of 2019. Let's do a reality check on the first half. Did you enroll in that course, join that gym, lose those extra pounds, read that book, throw out those cleaning products in your home that are toxic and could be making you sick? Did you take thyme for you? Are you ready to recommit to your goals? Are you ready to do the work to enjoy the sweet taste of victory when you look back on the last half of 2019?

When was the last time you took a walk in the woods and enjoyed the splendor of the forest? You've heard of sun bathing? Well, how about forest bathing? The Japanese have long embraced the benefits of walking in a forest. They call it Shinrin-Yoku which means the medicine of simply being in the forest. Forest bathing is a perfect way to take "thyme for you" to just relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect with what is important. So the next time someone tells you to "take a hike," thank them for helping you take thyme for you!

In the coming week, I'm hosting two very different webinars. We'll be talking about essential oils and pets in the first one on 6/24 and reproductive health on 7/1. So from goats to gonads, we'd love for you to share some thyme with us and invite your friends. The links to both webinars are at https://thyme4you.net/events/

It's Wednesday and this week's Wednesday Wellness topic is about something almost all of us can do. It's free and can be done anywhere at any time. We're talking about walking.  Do you realize that 95% of people report they get NO physical activity? Are you in that 95%?  Walking can lift you into the 5% of people who do get physical activity and it can greatly benefit your overall health and wellbeing. Listen to today's podcast to learn how many ways it benefits you.

If I could offer you something that would relieve minor muscle and joint aches, strains, sprains, bruises and even arthritis, would you be interested? Something that really works and is completely free of synthetic ingredients that may cause unwanted effects in the body. Listen to the end to learn more about this amazing product and how you might get a free sample.

Summertime means lots of increased activities - running, swimming, hiking, and keeping up with kids who are out of school. All those activities use muscles. Did you know there are between 600 - 800 muscles in the human body?  Did you know that reading for an hour causes the muscles around your eyes to contract more than 10,000 times? Learn more about muscles and how to keep them healthy and strong.

What is the connection between healthy emotions and healthy skin? We live in a society that expects us to stuff our emotions and "get over it" yet our emotions have energy which can get stored in the cells of our body. Releasing emotions that no longer serve you and reprogramming your negative thoughts can help you live life to the fullest AND may help make your skin more beautiful!  

Everyone wants to have healthy hair and yet most people unknowingly use hair-care products that contain ingredients that are UNhealthy.  The health of your hair can also be affected by the foods you eat, whether you drink enough water, if you get enough good, quality sleep as well as how well you manage stress levels. Listen to today's podcast for ways you can have more beautiful and more healthy hair.  

Essential oils have been used by most cultures for many centuries. They are a great addition to your healthy skin care routine. Here are six favorite ones that I like to use. To learn more about essential oils, please visit https://thyme4you.net/ and click on "Learn About Essential Oils."  

Your skin is part of a system of the body called the Integumentary System that also includes your hair and nails. Listen to learn how your skin protects you and stay tuned for future podcasts about how you can protect your skin. I'd be so grateful if you'd like my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thyme4you/ and visit my website at https://thyme4you.net/ for some free classes that I offer there.

When you look in the mirror do you see skin that is pale, tired and old looking? Or, do you see skin that is vibrant and radiant? Listen to this podcast for 5 easy tips to ensure you like what you see in the mirror. Five simple ways to keep your skin glowing and healthy. And remember to smile!   

Mother's Day is just around the corner and Thyme for You would like to pamper some special mothers with free gifts like lavender infused bath bombs, essential oils to help her relax, and some luxurious personal care products for her skin. Will you help me by "nominating" some mothers you feel are needing a little TLC? I'll need her name, contact info (phone and/or email) and a short explanation of why you believe she deserves some TLC. Text me at 301-904-8333 or email me at sharon.y.rhodes@gmail.com You can also visit my website, https://thyme4you.net and click on Send a Note to nominate your favorite moms. THANK YOU for helping me honor some deserving mothers! Stay tuned for more info on these podcasts and on my Facebook page - Thyme for You - Sharon & Bill Rhodes.  

Because essential oils are gaining in popularity, I'll bet someone has mentioned essential oils to you over the past year. You may have experimented with them or maybe you'd like to know more about them. So, today, I'm starting a series of Podcasts about essential oils. Why? Because I use them every day and know first-hand how beneficial they are. In today's podcast, I explain what essential oils are and how they are used by the plants that product them. When you are ready to learn more, please text LEARN MORE to 301-904-8333 and I'll send you a link to a free class about essential oils.

Are you dealing with things in life that cause you to need a little bit of courage? Is there something you need to say to someone – maybe a boss, a co-worker, an employee, or a friend – that you're finding is just a little too hard to say? Are you facing some life decisions that scare you? Do your children have test anxiety or your little ones have separation anxiety? Boy, I sure have experienced all of these at some point in my life. So, let me ask you, if I had something that may give you that courage, may make you feel more confident and ready to face life's challenges, would you like to hear about it? Listen to this podcast to learn more and learn how you can get samples of Lavender, Lemon and Thieves essential oils sent to you.

Today's topic is alarming yet one that needs our attention. In the US between 2007 and 2015, the number of children between the ages of 5 and 18 who presented to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts or attempts of suicide DOUBLED! What is causing this increase? Listen to today's podcast for one doctor's opinion and always seek professional help when you or anyone you know experience depression or thoughts of suicide. And know that you are loved.   

It's been said, "We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing."  Have you stopped playing? When was the last time you did something fun?  Taking thyme for fun is smart, healthy and necessary if you want to live a more balanced life.    

Spring has sprung and so have the bugs! Are you concerned about the ingredients in many insect repellents?  Listen to today's podcast to get the deets on insect repellents. Visit https://thyme4you.net for more information. Click on Learn about Essential Oils for a free, no-obligation class that will be emailed to you or click on Send a Note to let me know what information you'd like for living a healthier lifestyle.

Today is Friday so if you are counting the minutes until your weekend, my wish is that you will have just that – a weekend filled with fun, rest and happiness. I have another wish for you today so please take a few minutes to listen to this podcast.

Between April 1st and April 21st, I'll be doing a Facebook Live on my page - Thyme for You - Sharon and Bill Rhodes - to talk about Oola for Christians. I would be so honored if you would join me to learn more about Oola.  Oola means live a life that's "ooh la la;" a life that is filled with awesomeness. Are you so worn down, tired, discouraged that you no longer believe that your life could be awesome? You are very special and were created for a purpose. Let Oola help you discover that purpose and/or bring better balance into your life in 7 key areas. Please join me on my Facebook page to learn more. 

You've heard me say so many times, “you are what you eat.” You've also heard me encourage you to eat several servings of fresh fruits and veggies every day. All of that remains true yet the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) recently released the updated list of the dirtiest foods. By dirty, I mean containing the most pesticides which makes those foods unhealthy for us. Beautiful, juicy, sweet strawberries are top on the list of the Dirty Dozen followed by spinach and kale.  What should you do? How can you eat healthier and be sure your children eat healthier? Listen for more information. Visit my website, thyme4you.net, for additional information about healthy living.

Do you feel worried, fearful or very tense about things? If so, you may be experiencing anxiety. 40 million adults in the US who are age 18 and over experience significant anxiety. That's almost 20% of the total population! That's a lot of anxiety! What is even more disturbing is the fact 25% of teenagers, those are our children between ages 13 and 18, are affected by anxiety. This makes them more likely to perform poorly in school, miss out on important social experiences, and engage in substance abuse. If anxiety is affecting your everyday life, you need to seek medical attention. In the meantime, here are some lifestyle changes that may help.

Are you facing a physical move? Do you need to let go of some physical things in order to move forward into a better life? Letting go of things can be difficult. It can be paralyzing or it can be liberating and sometimes it can be both. As I prepare to let go of some things that have been in our family for decades, I'm experienced both so in this podcast I'd like to share some thoughts with you with the intention that if you're experiencing either, or both, it will give you perspective and solace when needed.

For the past couple of podcasts, I've been talking about balancing your life in key areas like health, your job, your family, your finances and even the amount of fun you're having. I've talked about a concept – a lifestyle – called Oola. Oola was coined by two doctors – Dr. Troy Amdahl and Dr. Dave Braun – who left their practices so they could live a more balanced life. A life that had more purpose, was healthier and created more happiness for them and those around them. And Drs. Troy and Dave have issued a 21-day Oola for Christians challenge that begins on April 1st. Today, I'm inviting you to join me on that challenge. The timing is perfect as we say goodbye to winter and all those blahs and welcome spring. A time of renewal and growth. Listen for more details.

Oola originates from the word “oo la la. It's a lifestyle – that state of awesomeness that you enjoy when your life is balanced and growing in 7 key areas. Dr. Troy Amdahl and Dr. Dave Braun travel the world sharing the message of Oola and I want to share it with you, too. The 7 key areas of balance and growth are: Faith Family Finance Fitness Field (career) Friends Fun Additionally, there are 7 key Oola Blockers - things that hold you back from achieving the Oola life. And, 7 key Accelerators will help to propel you into that Oola life.  Please stay tuned starting April 1st as I share with you the Oola for Christians 21-day challenge being offered by Dr. Troy and Dr. Dave, the Oola guys. You can follow my Facebook page - Thyme for You - Sharon and Bill Rhodes or visit my website, https://thyme4you.net for more information.

Today's world is moving at breakneck speed and almost everyone I talk to says they're busy, overwhelmed, exhausted, or burned out. Can you relate? Rest is so important to your overall health and well-being. Rest is part of the rhythm of life. Rest is part of God's plan for how we live. All work and no play....yet there's more to rest than work and play. Listen to learn more and to hear about a 21-day challenge to add balance and growth to your life. Join me on Facebook or on my website, https://thyme4you.net for more info or text me at 301-904-8333.

I've always felt a deep connection when I look into my dog's eyes and I've long sensed that he knows when I'm stressed or upset or relaxed. I can see how my moods change his behavior.  I recently came across an article that confirms this. It said dogs can smell their owner's emotional state, and adopt your emotions as their own. Do you know that even your heartbeats can synchronize? If you want more info, please text 301-904-8333 and ask for my free webinar on pets.

As a child, you learn habits, beliefs and thought patterns from the adults around you. That is how knowledge and customs are preserved. Even if your learning lacked important key factors or was flawed in some ways, it still shapes how you view and explore your world today as an adult. Learn how to embrace shoshin and expand your thinking to become open to the possibilities that abound all around you - possibilities that may enable you to live your life willed with purpose and abundance. Please visit my website - https://thyme4you.net and leave me a note if you are ready to embrace shoshin.

Throughout history, many cultures have appreciated the fact that spoken words go forth with both vibrational energy and meaning. Our spoken words can be comforting, encouraging, uplifting, discouraging, damaging, antagonistic or they can evoke all sorts of other results based on their vibrations that go out. The Bible says that God SPOKE everything into being - light, firmament, dry land, fish, birds, cattle, and even man. We can uplift ourselves and others by speaking words that are positive and have high vibrations. My challenge to us all is that we take time to consider the words we speak. 

Understanding the importance and the IMPACT that spoken words have is a huge step forward into living a richer, more fulfilling life. Words are sound and we know that sound has energy. Music therapy has helped people for years and music is sound. It has energy. It also has something we call resonance. Listen to see if this podcast resonates with you. Visit https://thyme4you.net for more information and feel free to Send a Note to let me know how you like the podcasts.

Knowing why you are here is an important key to living a happy and fulfilled life. There are 3 questions you can ask to help find your purpose. Purpose is different than passion. Listen to this podcast to learn how they are different and why finding purpose is more important than being passionate. If you'd like 1:1 discussions to help you find your purpose, please visit https://thyme4you.net/purpose-2/ and complete the short form for more information.

Yesterday, I talked about makeup and how so much of the makeup used by women today contains harsh, harmful ingredients that are potentially compromising their health. Today, we'll look at personal care products often used by men.  Soaps, shampoos, gels, after shave lotions, shaving cream, cologne - all may contain ingredients that are known to be harmful to your health. We invite you to join us on the journey to a healthier lifestyle. Listen to see how and please visit https://thyme4you.net for more information. Click on Learn About Essential Oils to request a free class - no obligation!

Every woman wants to be beautiful and makeup often helps achieve that goal. It's no secret that most women have a very special attachment to their makeup. What may be a secret, however, is what might be in that makeup and what potentially harmful effects those ingredients may cause. Listen to this podcast as we discuss specific ingredients you should avoid and why. Also, please watch a 3-minute video at https://thyme4you.net/wellness-2/ in which Rose Guyther shares more information about makeup ingredients.  You deserve to be both beautiful AND healthy!

All this week I've been talking about essential oils and how they may upgrade your life. Let's conclude with some key points about essential oils as we slide into the St. Patrick's Day weekend. I also share some of my favorite diffuser blend recipes. I've used Young Living essential oils for 15 years; I've studied the chemistry of essential oils and have been teaching about them for 10 years. I'd love to share more with you so please visit https://thyme4you.net and click on Learn About Essential Oils.  Happy St. Patrick's Day!  

Today, I want to share with you several things I really like about citrus oils – oils like orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, tangerine.   WHY do I like citrus oils so much? Because, to me, they are like liquid sunshine. Now, here's the best part: citrus oils are high in a chemical constituent called limonene which is known to have many benefits including the fact they support the body's production of glutathione. Listen to learn more and please visit https://thyme4you.net  Click on Learn About Essential Oils. If you'd like the link to the research on citrus oils and glutathione, just text 301-904-8333 and ask for the link.

Have you heart that saying “sticks and bones may break my bones but words will never hurt me?” Spoken words are sound and sound has vibrations. Every cell in our body has vibrational energy and every cell has the capacity to hold onto emotions – both negative and positive.  So when someone speaks to us, their words have vibrational energy that can be absorbed and held in the cells of our bodies. Good energy and bad! The sense of smell is different than the other 4 senses so listen today to learn how the smelling essential oils can help you release emotions that no longer serve you. For more information, visit https://thyme4you.net and click on Learn About Essential Oils. Send me a note to let me know what you'd like to learn about essential oils. I highly recommend Young Living essential oils for many reasons. A key fact that makes Young Living different than any other essential oil company is their Seed to Seal commitment to purity. 

Essential oils work in several ways in our bodies - aromatically, chemically and energetically. The same Creator who made the plants, trees, grasses, etc. that produce essential oils created our bodies and every one of the trillions of cells in our bodies. I like to think of all of nature being created before man and woman were created as part of a big, well-thought out plan. Learn more in this podcast and please visit my website - https://thyme4you.net to learn even more. Click on Learn About Essential Oils and receive a free online class.

Essential oils are not new age. All civilizations have appreciated and used essential oils since ancient times. Egyptian hieroglyphics show the use of essential oils more than 5,000 years ago. Essential oils are considered to be man's first “medicine.” Hippocrates, a famous Greek physician, talked about using them in his writings back in 400 BC The Bible says in Ezekiel 47:12 that the fruit of the trees shall be for food and the leaves for healing or, as the King James translation says, the leaf for medicine. So, historically, we can see that essential oils  have been used throughout time. Let's talk about how to use Peppermint essential oil. For more information, please visit https://thyme4you.net Click on Learn More about Essential Oils and subscribe to a free class about essential oils that I will email you.

Are You an Abundance Thinker? Do you see possibilities or limitations? Is the glass half empty or half full? Do you live in a zero-sum world where someone can win only if someone else loses? How you answer these questions will help you determine if you're an abundance thinker. Why is it important? Because your life will be filled with abundance and you can then help more people to live abundantly, too.

Supplements can be important tools in our wellness toolbox. If we lived in a perfect world and ate clean, fresh whole foods, we wouldn't need to supplement our diet. Sadly, however, that is not the case. Our foods are grown in depleted soil, sprayed with chemicals and picked weeks before they are ripe. All of this means we are unable to get the nutrition we need from the foods we eat so we need to add good quality supplements. Like with everything, tho, you really need to know what you're buying and that applies to supplements. Americans spend more than $30 billion a year on dietary supplements and reports indicate that as many as 746 supplements contained unapproved and sometimes dangerous ingredients. Learn more in this podcast and please accept my offer for a free presentation on supplements. You can send me a note at https://thyme4you.net or text me at 301-904-8333 and I'll send you more information.

Most of us are eager to bid winter goodbye and welcome the arrival of spring because we'll be able to walk outside without "suiting up." We'll get more sunlight and we know that boosts the body's Vitamin D supply. The National Institutes of Health says at least 1000 different genes are regulated by Vitamin D3. Healthy levels of Vitamin D promote bone growth and prevents illnesses like breast and colon cancer, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and seasonal sadness. One researcher claims that over a billion people worldwide are affected by Vitamin D deficiency. Listen for some tips to increase your Vitamin D levels naturally. For more information on healthy living, visit https://thyme4you.net/

We've heard it said that "the love of money is the root of evil" yet in this podcast I share a concept written by an unknown author about what money truly is and how it can serve us to enable us to serve others. That is where abundance can be found! Learn more at www.thyme4you.net

Potentially dangerous chemicals can be found in almost every room in your home. These products could cause minor to serious and even life-threatening health problems for you, your children, your pets and guests who enter your home. What are these chemicals and where are they found? Let's take a tour of the rooms of your home and discover what some are and what health harms they may cause. Listen to the end because I offer you a free, no-obligation opportunity to learn about healthy, viable solutions to this challenge that may be threatening your health.  Learn more at thyme4you.net

Every day, throughout the day, things go differently than we expect or want them to go. I believe for most of these differences, the more important issue is how we react to them rather than what actually happened. Do we become the victim?  Do we see opportunities?  Do we feel gratitude? Or do we feel disappointment or anger? Do we blame? We can master the art of blaming others and then we get caught in an undesirable pattern of behavior.  Where there's blame, there is no learning, no accountability, no open-mind inquiry, and no interest in understanding where accountability should lie. What causes us to play the blame game? Listen for some reasons and a challenge to ditch playing the game.

Independent studies have proven that most room sprays fail to eliminate odors and, even worse, they fill the rooms with harsh, harmful chemicals that cause unwanted health issues.  There is a better way that is more effective and, in the long run, more cost effective. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

You've heard me use the term “endocrine disruptors.” An endocrine disruptor is something that gets into the body and changes the type and levels of hormones produced by the body. So what does all this have to do with feminized fish and frogs? Plenty! Listen to this podcast for some facts that may convince you that "caveat emptor" is the BEST approach to take.   

I hear people say, "Lets find time to have lunch." Here's the reality of that phrase “let's find time;” we each have exactly the same number of minutes in every day and there is simply no way we will ever find more of them. So trying to find time is fruitless. We need to MAKE time and that means making smarter choices about how we invest ourselves in those 1440 minutes we have in each day. Here are 10 time saving tips to help waste less time and maximize those 1440 minutes.  For more info about living a life filled with wellness, purpose and abundance, visit my website - thyme4you.net

We all know that too much sugar is bad for us and statistics show the average American takes in WAY too much each day. Many have opted for zero-calorie sweeteners because we want to be healthier yet just the opposite may be happening. Listen to this podcast to learn some alarming effects that may be causing you serious, unwanted, long-term health challenges and some healthier options you may want to consider. Thyme for You exists to inform you about ways you can make healthier choices for your well-being and the well-being of your loved ones. For a free wellness assessment, just visit my website, thyme4you.net, and click on the Wellness button on the home page to request the assessment.