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There's Something in the Air

9/20/2020

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 ​by Skip Cohen

If you're new to the SCU blog, here's a disclaimer for Sunday mornings - I ALWAYS go off track from the photography business and marketing. I consider it therapeutic to take a break from writing about the challenges we're all facing in business today.

These days, it's not hard to find something else to talk about. Just the pandemic and the election leave me with no shortage of topics. However, it's tough to not sound like a rant!

A few weeks ago, I was waiting for a prescription to be refilled and wandering around the pharmacy. I picked up a brochure about aromatherapy. I've never believed in it, except for recognizing that Sheila's Mexican casserole smells great! Well, the more I read, the more I wanted to try it out. 

I chose two oils from a possible dozen, "Happiness" and "Mental Clarity" seemed to be the two most necessary to boost. Loaded with curiosity, I cranked up the aromas in my office the minute I got home.

Whether it's psychosomatic or it really does work, I don't care. I'm delighted with the results. I feel differently when I'm working, and the aromas are running at full speed.

Well, that got me thinking about a few new "scents" we could all use right now:

  • Optimism: Essentially, an aroma that blocks all the negativity around us, regardless of the source. 
  • Political Bullsh*t Filter: It would be quite a feat, but if it worked, the world would be silent!
  • Telemarketing Block: Star Trek already had it - just beam them off to another planet!
  • No-Mo-Worry: This is already available in dispensaries in Colorado, but not in aromatherapy. It's essentially vaporized Xanax and perfect for the frustrations we're all feeling with the pandemic.

Meanwhile, just before writing this, I put in four drops of happiness oil, and it's working. Does it really work? Who cares? I know there are people who swear by it, and for now, it keeps me mellow, but so would a glass of wine. However, these days I need all the help I can get!

Wishing everybody a day filled with nothing but peace, along with people and things that make you smile. For me, it's Sheila and the two pups who typically outperform my happiness oil. But being hunkered down for over six months, it's nice to have a backup plan.
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​Happy Sunday, everybody!

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