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Burn Treated With Calendula & Lavender | Peggy Wright
Burn Treated With Calendula & Lavender
July 30, 2017

Last week I had a moving-quickly-in-a-distracted-haze kind of moment. I was washing dishes with quick efficiency, determined to re-find my countertop. I turned to see what was left to be washed and grabbed the cookie sheet that was behind me on the stovetop - with both hands. It was hot. Fresh from the oven in fact. My son had just lifted his lunch off the baking sheet onto a plate behind me. The pan clattered to the floor in my haste to stop the burning feeling in my fingers.... I quickly put both hands under cold water and filled the sink so I could immerse them while I thought about my next move.
 
I remembered reading from my Essential Oils pocket reference that a French scientist discovered "lavender's ability to promote tissue regeneration and speed wound healing when he severely burned his arm in a laboratory explosion." I decided to put a drop of lavender and a drop of frankincense (another oil noted for its skin support properties) in some calendula lotion and slather it on the hot spots on my fingers. I pictured many days of inconvenience as I tried to cook, clean, type, drive, and live with two burnt index fingers and several other fingertips. I covered the worst areas with a bandage and went lightly on hand use that day.
 
Within an hour, the heat had gone out of my hands. By evening I removed the bandages and was stunned to see that my hands were a normal healthy pink with only some white spots that would have been blisters. The skin hadn't blistered and was no longer sore. My hands have been ready for action all week with no ill effects from my hasty blunder. They have a slight dullness in sensation at the worst spots but are healing remarkably fast.
 
Thanks Young Living! 

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My Story - Turning Health Challenges Around

 
I was twenty-two years old and felt like 90. 

Every day I would get out of bed not knowing if I could make it to my 4th year classes. 
Some days I would shower and by the time I finished I felt dizzy, sleepy, and my muscles felt like lead. Sometimes I would be so weak that I had to crawl on all fours back to my bedroom to lay down again. I would get 12-14 hours of restless sleep that would leave me feeling like a truck hit me. I ached all over and my head felt like it would burst with the pounding pain. I was really sick - for months... and then years.    

My adult life was just beginning and I'd been handed a life sentence of chronic illness.   

I got married that fall to Lance Wright, my very supportive and understanding husband. He and I talked about taking a year off - no schedule - to allow my body to recover. I was on a downward spiral and had no answers about how to turn it around. My world shrunk - fast.  

But as my outward world shrunk, I was determined to grow my inner world through reading, prayer, and writing. I knew the diagnosis I'd been given wasn't the end of my story. I trusted that I'd find the steps needed to heal.   

One day as I was asking God to heal me, I got a picture in my mind of a drooping flower bound tightly by weeds. A flash of understanding came with it. I felt as if God was saying, "Healing will be a slow process. Trust me and I will lead you to part of the weed to loosen its hold and remove its influence." This became the perfect symbol for my wellness journey - bit by bit finding healing steps and feeling life and strength return.  

Part of my wellness picture was uncovering trauma that had taught my mind and body that I wasn't safe. So the safety of my relationship with Lance was the starting point for the hard work of healing. When I would get discouraged about how little I could accomplish each day, Lance would remind me that my full-time job in this season was to heal. After a digging deep process, digestive cleansing, and dietary changes over eight years, I started to gain ground. 

I am 52 this year and feel better than I did in my twenties. Lance and I have raised three young men together and I spent 17 years as a homeschool Mom. I have become passionate about helping people discern steps to get unstuck to move toward health. It feels redemptive to use the years of research and experimenting to shorten the road for others looking for a path forward. Enjoy perusing my blog or follow @pegwright | Linktree for a way to connect. I'd love to pull up a chair at our table and share with you the small steps that are opening doors of possibility for life-giving change.  Let's Thrive - together! 

For a full version of my exploration and self-discovery, read my book 'Opening to Grace' found on Amazon or fromWestbow Press.



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