The Beginnings of Amber While Baltic Amber is dubbed as a gemstone, it is actually made from fossilized resin from pine trees, and it has been around for thousands of years. Not only has it been around for a long time, amber in itself takes just as long to be created from the trees. It is not possible to plant a pine tree today, and expect it to transform into amber within a few months or years. Amber is a craft and gift given to us for use from another period. This may answer the question for some who wonder...

Peace and Relaxation Does More Than We think Sometimes it is the simple things in life that help us the most. Something as basic as sleeping helps us reset our body so we can function to conquer each day as it comes. We often think doing more or buying a certain product will help increase our productivity, but we are truly capable of doing this ourselves without medicinal assistance, products, or programs. If you have never thought of meditation or given it a try, you would be pleasantly surprised to know it can help increase brain function such as memory...

What is Rose Quartz? Rose Quartz ranges from an extremely pale pink to a rose red in color; it is straightforward to translucent, and has a vitreous radiance to it. It is commonly found  lumps or "cleaned pieces", as it forms characterized precious stones. It belongs to the microcrystalline Quartz family, has a Mohs hardness of seven, and its coloration is due to the vicinity of following measures: titanium, iron, or manganese. Cleaned Rose Quartz regularly shows a chatoyancy (feline's eye) impact, or asterism (6-pointed star), that is made by included minuscule titanium precious stones.  As a gemstone, you will think that its cabochons...

  Why is My Toddler So Angry? A picture -- especially one in motion --is worth more than a thousand words. There are plenty of instances where words do not need to be said to understand someone's emotions; their actions and facials expressions are more than enough. Screaming, shouting, pouting, crying, and furried eyebrows are reactions that are no stranger to toddlers, we expect them. However, there are times when we simply do not understand where it is coming from or the point of it.  They have arms and legs too and they will know how to use it! You...