I know I've talked about this before, but I feel like it needs repeating. I'm going with my gut today on this. Maybe this is exactly what you need to be reminded of today. Go with your gut.
Your gut is your connection to your deeper self and God. God doesn't work through fear or guilt. He works through peace. When you feel peace in your gut about something, that is the right choice. That's your answer you are looking for. Trust it and see what happens.
When you listen to your gut on a regular basis, it is very healthy for your body and you will see anxiousness and fear subside. Your body will relax. You'll see life is not perfect, but it's perfect for you as it is. Enjoy the life you have and stop looking at others' lives. Another person's life is not for you or it would be so already.
Action
Simple, go through your options and see what feels right in your gut. What feels peaceful inside, even if it's not exactly what you want to do in the moment but know you need to do. And sometimes it is exactly what you want to do but feel guilty or afraid about it. Go with the peace.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Healthcare: East and West
When it comes to healthcare, many people think you have to choose Eastern or Western philosophy. I think you can choose both. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. I see health in general as a range from vibrant health to crisis, with the middle being the point at which symptoms appear. Both approaches can help anywhere along the range, but for the most part,Western medicine is really good at bringing a person from crisis to the center. Western medicine tends to halt once you have no symptoms. Eastern medicine can take over and bring you to vibrant health. I'm sure there is overlapping of the two as well.(This is my view anyway. Others may not agree.)
If you were in an accident and your arm is hanging off, you would want to go to the emergency room and have it sewn back on, not go get acupuncture. If you are proactive and eat well, take vitamins, get massages, acupuncture, and other bodywork, you may remain healthy and not need medication for blood pressure, etc. You can maintain a sense of balance in your body and not tend toward crisis. But things do happen in life where crisis can occur.
Why do you have to choose one or the other? Why can't you integrate the two. Why can't you take supplements and medicine if you know how they will work together? There are professionals out there who can help you with that. This can be your physician, a naturopath, a homeopath, etc. Why not get regular bodywork, eat well, stay active, and check in with your doctor on a regular basis. And then if you do get sick or injured and natural remedies are not enough, then seek help from specialists, medication, surgery, etc.
It doesn't have to be one or the other. And sometimes it takes more than one approach to help.
Action
The only action I can say to take here is to keep an open mind. Ask friends and family what has worked for them. More and more people are integrating the two. And what may work for one person doesn't always work for someone else. You have to listen to your gut and see what resonates with you. Try different things and see what helps you. It may take a combination of resources to help you. No one practitioner knows everything. You can also research therapies, etc on the computer. If I can help in your search, please let me know. Good luck and keep an open mind.
If you were in an accident and your arm is hanging off, you would want to go to the emergency room and have it sewn back on, not go get acupuncture. If you are proactive and eat well, take vitamins, get massages, acupuncture, and other bodywork, you may remain healthy and not need medication for blood pressure, etc. You can maintain a sense of balance in your body and not tend toward crisis. But things do happen in life where crisis can occur.
Why do you have to choose one or the other? Why can't you integrate the two. Why can't you take supplements and medicine if you know how they will work together? There are professionals out there who can help you with that. This can be your physician, a naturopath, a homeopath, etc. Why not get regular bodywork, eat well, stay active, and check in with your doctor on a regular basis. And then if you do get sick or injured and natural remedies are not enough, then seek help from specialists, medication, surgery, etc.
It doesn't have to be one or the other. And sometimes it takes more than one approach to help.
Action
The only action I can say to take here is to keep an open mind. Ask friends and family what has worked for them. More and more people are integrating the two. And what may work for one person doesn't always work for someone else. You have to listen to your gut and see what resonates with you. Try different things and see what helps you. It may take a combination of resources to help you. No one practitioner knows everything. You can also research therapies, etc on the computer. If I can help in your search, please let me know. Good luck and keep an open mind.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Get One Thing Done Today
Get one thing done today. That's it. Make sure you get one thing done today. When you add that up in a year, that's 365 things you got done!
When you wake up in the morning and think about all that needs to get done, you might feel like staying in bed. You can feel overwhelmed even before you start your day. Some people stay in bed and give up already. Some get up and start the day cranky. Some get up and fiddle around not really being effective. And some get up and go at it, collapsing at the end of the day feeling exhausted and not having enjoyed the day at all..
If you really think about it, the things we think we "have" to do, aren't as important as we think. Not enough to waste a day. We may feel productive by getting it done, but at what expense?
Why not look at your day as if you are going to enjoy it as best as you can and in the process get one thing done. Just one thing. If you end up feeling energized by it and want to do more, then that's fine. But you just have one thing on your "to do" list. That way you want to get out of bed. And you start out the day on a good note and full of energy. You haven't depleted your energy with your thinking.
That one thing may be cleaning a room or a closet, paying bills, or organizing tax papers. Some days, when you are feeling tired, that may be going to work and that's it. Some days, that may be taking care of your kids making sure you are nice to them and that they are still alive at the end of the day. We try to fit too much into a day some times, get cranky, and wonder why we are tired.
The weekends should be for fun, not to catch up on everything. We waste the whole weekend and then Monday comes and we are out of steam already.
Action
Obviously, the action today is: "Get one thing done today". Today, mine was to write a blog. I have been meaning to write for a week, but had too many things on my "to do" list. Three days ago, my friend reminded me of this idea of the "one thing". Since then, I have gotten three things done that have been weighing on my mind. I enjoyed doing that one thing and then enjoyed the rest of the day full of energy. So take it from me: do one thing today.
When you wake up in the morning and think about all that needs to get done, you might feel like staying in bed. You can feel overwhelmed even before you start your day. Some people stay in bed and give up already. Some get up and start the day cranky. Some get up and fiddle around not really being effective. And some get up and go at it, collapsing at the end of the day feeling exhausted and not having enjoyed the day at all..
If you really think about it, the things we think we "have" to do, aren't as important as we think. Not enough to waste a day. We may feel productive by getting it done, but at what expense?
Why not look at your day as if you are going to enjoy it as best as you can and in the process get one thing done. Just one thing. If you end up feeling energized by it and want to do more, then that's fine. But you just have one thing on your "to do" list. That way you want to get out of bed. And you start out the day on a good note and full of energy. You haven't depleted your energy with your thinking.
That one thing may be cleaning a room or a closet, paying bills, or organizing tax papers. Some days, when you are feeling tired, that may be going to work and that's it. Some days, that may be taking care of your kids making sure you are nice to them and that they are still alive at the end of the day. We try to fit too much into a day some times, get cranky, and wonder why we are tired.
The weekends should be for fun, not to catch up on everything. We waste the whole weekend and then Monday comes and we are out of steam already.
Action
Obviously, the action today is: "Get one thing done today". Today, mine was to write a blog. I have been meaning to write for a week, but had too many things on my "to do" list. Three days ago, my friend reminded me of this idea of the "one thing". Since then, I have gotten three things done that have been weighing on my mind. I enjoyed doing that one thing and then enjoyed the rest of the day full of energy. So take it from me: do one thing today.
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