Essentially Samantha

  Just a reminder real crystals are in the earth to serve all of us. I am a qualified crystal healer, but I dont heal with crystals any more. I am however still passionate about anti rock mining and pillaging the earth for crystals. Equally I am concerned about the amount of new age fairs selling fake crystals to unsuspecting and naively trusting joe public. Since gemstone therapy is rising again as people forget they are right under our feet and help us daily , I am spotting more fake crystals on the market. Gemstone dealers often use weird names to conceal the identity of their crystals. They also do it to make it look more genuine and natural. For instance, if you come across terms like melon moonstone or aqua aura quartz, it is fake. Such fake crystals are usually made from glass and dyed with artificial colours or heated to change the colours. A super bright crystal with beautiful colour pop is a sure-shot sign of its fakeness. In other words, if the crystal looks unnaturally...

  Barry ordering me a spiced chai. 10 mins from where I live is a busy coffee shop. I have met friends, ex friends, new friends and had business meetings in there. That coffee shop has seen me in all my different moods and phases. It was also a place of comfort for my autistic son when he was a toddler. They have old rustic sofas in there that he could curl up on and let a meltdown pass, or he could sit and do some colouring in while munching on a gingerbread man. Yes I said gingerbread man, not person because I am old school and it is what it is. That coffee shop has seen me help those in tears and those whose laughter is infectious. I have poured over documents in that place and also met my old care co ordinator for a session on my mental health.  The coffee was good, I dont drink coffee any more, but they do an excellent spiced chai and there cakes are always somewhat stale. There hot food is always just warm, so I dont eat there any more. But there is just something about ...