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Who I used to be

Who I used to be
When she recalled this version again, her impression of me before she knew me, I remembered who I was then.  I remembered my impatience to make things happen.  However, I also remembered the journey of a thousand defeats, and how my patience grew longer and longer to a point of suspension of expectation.  Not a healthy place to be if you’re trying to make things happen.

Valentine’s Day For Singles: An Episode of Self Love

Valentine’s Day For Singles: An Episode of Self Love
My recommendation is to embrace Valentine’s Day with an open heart – even if single.

Five Reasons to Buy PU55Y Oil This Valentine’s Day

Five Reasons to Buy PU55Y Oil This Valentine’s Day

Forget about the chocolate and flowers.  Forget about the fancy dinner (or… maybe let’s not forget about that).  We’d like to help you stretch your gift muscle a bit by giving you five good reasons to consider our PU55Y Oil as a staple in your secret bag of Valentine’s Day wonders. 

Five Reasons PU55Y Oil Should be on Your Christmas Shopping List

Five Reasons PU55Y Oil Should be on Your Christmas Shopping List
  1. Christmas should be about quality, not quantity.

Sure, it feels good kicking open the door, swaggering in like Santa with a sack full of shinny wrapped gifts over our shoulder, but consider the gifts we’re actually giving.  Will they really be meaningful to the receivers or were they just cheap enough to sneak onto our shopping list to add bulk to our sacks and stroke our egos?

Our oil is of high quality, natural ingredients.  Hand poured.  Hand mixed.  Hand labeled and shipped with love.

Heart of Yemalla 101: How we got our name

Heart of Yemalla 101: How we got our name
Heart of Yemalla is, as its name suggests, inspired by the essence of this Orisha, her strength, her love, her protection and confidence.  Her heart.

The Chosen Day of Gratitude

The Chosen Day of Gratitude
This post is dedicated to The Chosen Day of Gratitude and though I have a lot to be grateful for in my personal life, I’d like to take a moment to mention what I am grateful for as it specifically pertains to Heart of Yemalla.