Detox

 

Detox-n :treatment designed to rid the body of poisonous substances

 

Today is the  7th and  final day of my "detox".  Powers, vitamins, a bit of food, and a bathtub full of water.. but as you see above, detox is not only ridding the body of poisonous substances, it is also a detox of emotions.

 

With any detox, you eat way less - either take a powder three times a day to clean out the goop in your system, or chew on nothing but veggies and white protein.  I normally don't consume flour or sugar much, but when I visited my naturopath last week - I felt a need to detox.  I have done this type of detox before ....the last time was more for my health, this time, I felt that not only did my body need the break, but also all of the emotions and pent-up energy that has been crawling under my skin ....needed to be flushed out. 

 

I have to admit, I was tired, emotional, angry, and really fed up.  I got to the point where I thought to myself, " I am doing everything all my holistic doctors and therapist are telling me to do, I have read every book on food, fitness, meditation, self-help under the sun.  I have done it all, and I felt like a failure...because with all these things combined, I felt let down, not angry, but disappointed.  Disappointed that I trusted people to be honest with me, to want what is best for me- but one key thing I forgot...I know what is best for me..deep down, I think we all do. 

 

I was given a CD to listen to by my teacher.  It is called, " how do we really heal?".  The CD was just what I needed to listen to, and one line that keeps repeating itself over and over..is that, people who do everything right and follow everything to stay healthy, are sick all the time..what is in your astral body, will show in your physical body, and vice versa.  I was also given a sign as I was meditating last night...nothing will change, unless I change it. 

 

I didn't go to the gym at all last week ( so not like me), I didn't really meditate that much, I took a break from not only food, and vitamins, but from chasing and running, hoping that the next thing I stumble upon will be "it", I just lived.  I spent time with my family, I went for reflexology, and a massage, didn't really plan anything, just let the day happen, I took it one day at a time, without being so hard on myself, for not doing all the "things" I am suppose to do.  

 

 

 

I learned something valuable the last 7 days, that sometimes, no amount of pills, vitamins, doctor's visit, meditation, diets, excercise, books, therapy, or CD, can ever replace our eternal knowledge of our bodies, minds and souls, the ones that we were born with, the ones that we misplaced along the journey of our lives, and the ones that God, so lovingly provided with us on the day he placed us on earth.

 

xoxo

BT&HB

 

 

A Matter of Privacy.

"Once you've lost your privacy, you realize you've lost an extremely valuable thing." -Billy Graham.

There is something that I need to get off my chest, and that is the need of privacy or the lack of it now days.  Lately, all I have been reading and hearing is way too much information for me to handle, it seems like no one has any sense of privacy or respect for themselves anymore...everything is splashed around any avenue of social media available. 

There are people I know, who during any given time have their, facebook, twitter, msn messenger, pinintrest, instagram, email and cell phone all powered up and ready to share anything - good or bad, with the world wide web.  I am not against any of the social media forms that are out there today, I just find that some people don't know when to draw the line.  I see an increase in rude and vile thoughts written about people and things in a manner that tells me, the person writing, has a right to their opinion, but do they think of the feelings of others?  Or is this an eye for an eye society? Do we write, post, pin, tweet, email things meaning to be funny, but come across as rude and bitter?

The way your write, is a reflection of who you truly are.  It is easy to write what you would want to say, but don't...because of your fear of  not being accepted.  It is easy to let loose all of your thoughts good or bad, while hiding behind your computer, because deep down, do you really have what it takes to say what you feel and not worry about who you hurt?

Which brings me back to privacy, fighting your battles on line or via a twitter war is not cool, everyone wants it seems these days their 15 minutes of fame, but what they don't realize is that 15 minutes comes with a price.  Julia Roberts once said," I would gladly act for free,  the high price per pictures I ask for, is because of the high price I have to pay for my privacy." When people meet me, they think me either a prude or a snob, not because I am not social or someone who can easily talk to anyone, but because I don't share.  Sure, I have shared much on this blog, but as I said before, it is a journal of sorts and a healing tool for me.  Everyone I write about has their identity protected, even mine is protected, if you haven't been told by me to read my blog, no one would have any idea who they are reading about...that is my way of sharing, without really giving anything away. 

I don't understand how people could be so brass as to write everything about themselves and then cry when people judge them, or the ones who attack others for what they share with everyone, we as humans have lost touch with compassion for others, and more importantly, compassion for ourselves.

We don't live in the dark ages, we don't even live in the 20th century anymore, think back to the early part of the last century, we have come a long way, but the respect and character of people was important, people wore proper clothes and had manners and respect for the elders and themselves.

I ask you all to reflect for a moment, sit back and ask yourself why you want to write what you want to write or say what you want to say, don't let yourself off the hook - ask these questions of yourself before you hit send, is it worth hurting another? Is it worth losing your self-respect?? 

I ask you.." what are you hiding from? while sharing everything???"

XOXO
BT&HB

Balance Is The Key.

"Be Moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance". - Epicurus

Balance, what does that mean for you? For many, balancing work, family, home is the normal answer from our pressure cooker society that pushes us to our emotional limits. Everyone suffers from stress, everyone..the scary thing is, kid's who shouldn't  have a care in the world at their young age, are stress.  We deserve relief from getting crucified daily by stress, which lead me to the topic of my post...balance.

As you know, since beginning this blog, I have come very far, okay, I have hit many walls on this journey to heal my past and make my present and future what I have always envisioned it would be, one filled with love, health, happiness and enjoyment and not taking everything so seriously or holding on to darkness that it consumes me. Along the path, I found teachers to help me through different stages, just as our bodies change, so does how certain things work for us After time, I noticed I wasn't getting the same results as before, either from my workouts, my very routine eating habits, my spiritual growth, my healing process, and so many others things, because I was stuck doing the same thing over and over, when all the results I could get from those things reached their maximum.

I was missing something, and I wasn't sure what.  I am happier than I have ever been, I learned so much about myself and my health in this past year alone than I have in all my years so far, but I hadn't found balance between my body and mind, my health and my healing..my heart and my soul. 

August was a very eventful, I came to see that I need to treat my body better, that I don't want to sit and stare at all the lean and cut girls in the magazines anymore, I don't want to wait around until someone shows up, that your thoughts are very  powerful and I don't want to  be a spectator anymore, I want to be a player in this game of life.  I see more now around me than I did before, I see that I have the power to do what I wanted for so long...and all with balance.

Balance for me is respecting my body and mind, balance my light and dark, taking good care of myself not just for a few weeks, but build a healthy and loving way to treat all parts of my life for life. 

It's lunacy to put up with being chronically anxious, fatigued or depressed, as so many of us have, so I call you all out to the field, no more sitting on the sidelines, or waiting in the outfield, I challenge you to come out and play, put away your fears, your fatigue, your past, grab a bat, and take a hit in the game of life.




xoxo
BT&HB