Happy New Year! I hope you are all savoring some much-needed moments of stillness and calm as we move towards the end of the first month of 2025.

As I sit at my kitchen table with a beeswax candle burning and a steaming cup of ginger tea, I am reminded of how these intentional moments of stillness can be so healing in our modern society. The external world may try to convince us that we need to be busy all of the time, but it is the middle of winter. It is a time when animals are in hibernation, plants are resting, and the days are just barely beginning to lengthen.

I hope this email finds you well and savoring the season! December can be such a busy time, and sometimes we can forget to take a pause amidst all of the craziness. As I sit here next to a cozy fire, with a beeswax candle burning and a warm cup of spiced herbal tea, I’m remembering the importance of slowing down and simply allowing ourselves to be. With 4 pm sunsets here in Maine, the earth is certainly slowing down, and it feels like we are being gently invited to rest and reflect as well.

Have you ever considered the impact of trust, honesty and patience when it comes to the healing process? Recently, while sipping my tea, I came across this amazing quote: “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

How is this particular quote relevant to healing, you might ask? And what does this have to do with skincare?