Lemon Balm

My room smells like Lemon Balm. For those of you who have never smelled it before, it is a soft, citrusy, happy scent. Yes, happy. It’s used by some herbalists as a natural mood enhancer. Some herbalists, and some amateur herbalists, like me.

I had a friend who drank lemon balm tea for two weeks straight. She told me that nothing, Nothing bothered her. How fantastic. No road rage, no annoying kids, no frustration. Amazing. So ever since I’ve gone to making myself some lemon balm tea on days that I feel like I just don’t quite have the patience to get through the day without causing serious bodily damage to someone, or something. It’s worked every time. I'm not in jail yet for assaulting a lamp post that decided to step so rudely in front of my bike as I speed along late for work...again. 

Did you know the word amateur roughly means “for the love of it” Amour = love. I do love herbs. They are gentle enough that most of the time you don’t realize their effect, until after when you look back and realize that you didn't go spastic on anyone, even though you felt like you wanted to when you first woke up.

Lemon Balm gently uplifts the spirits.

I’ll have good dreams tonight.