Got a tummy bug a week or so ago and still not completely over it. Gian got a heatstroke so I am making a late night herbal tea from our holy basil that’s growing in front of our house (which the bees absolutely LOVE) . It’s supposed to be anti viral and assist with heatstroke, taking care of the both of us! Holy basil is also high in magnesium and potassium. I enjoy working with herbs and testing out different ones. I find that each herb holds a specific expression, and when taking it in for instance a tea and experiencing the herb throughout my whole body, gives a good reference on a physical level what it means to embody / live a word. It’s easy to think that you’re for instance calm and relaxed while you’re only imposing a calmness through your consciousness mind, while your body is still on hyper drive in the background. I find that herbs penetrate through the deeper layers of ourselves which I then later can I use to direct myself and my body more specifically. The herbs assisting as a bridge to show me what expressions I can live and need to practice integrating in my every day life. I used the pestle and mortar to crush the leaves a bit to have them release more of their oils and juices. I recently got myself a smallish cast iron Teapot as they keep the tea warmer for a longer period of time and for some reason just tastes better!
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![Cesar gave Syntia his train tracks about a year ago, and before they were hers, she would play with them together with Cesar. She's had a ton of time to learn the different pieces, how to put them together and build a track, but for some reason, she DID NOT want to build a track by herself and most of all preferred to just watch as someone else built the track for her.
Lj and I knew she was perfectly capable of building a track for herself and we tried to support her to start small and show herself that she can do it. Or that we'd be here if she gets stuck, but she can at least try on her own. Any such attempts, however, were met with an absolute and firm refusal. So, we did it with her, or for her.
We started wondering, is this little girl really just taking advantage of us at this point? Are we entertaining this too much? Should we push harder? We knew she could do it, she knew she could do it, but for some reason she just didn't want to do it, at least, not yet.
And then one day, out of the blue, she takes out her blocks and starts building a track... by herself. Lj quietly waived me over, pointing at her, then signing 'shhht', lol - didn't want to disturb the moment. The track you see in the pic is the first one she built by herself. It wasn't a "beginner's" track like a simple circle or a straight line, it was a more intricate design laid out exactly and precisely how she wanted it to be, including all the elements she wanted to have as a part of it. Kabam, out of the blue.
There are other things where Syntia 'took her sweet time', like learning how to walk and potty training, where it was clear at some point that she was able to do it, but for some reason, pulled back or didn't want to do it all by herself just yet. It's so easy as parents to freak out over that, to think that children should develop skills in a particular way, like 'starting small' or doing something by yourself as soon as you're able to. But not all kids are the same in this. [Continued in comments..]](https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/135216034_868657797266702_107582540258970761_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c4dd86&_nc_ohc=Z1V8WJUUqosAX-4LmjA&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfCJjAXVxtNiIi6gvUUl0MZd6cdkXtaHW6r2JeZgYPVE-A&oe=64DB2E92)
