I have made such great strides over the last few years, especially
this past year. Thanks – partially to my Carrot App (which is now discontinued
thanks mostly to our Ontario elected Premier) that rewarded me with points
towards movies and entertainment – I walked over 100 straight days of walking
heading into this New Year. And then I continued my walking again in February –
after I ended my streak on my trip to Europe – and have been going straight
through – now at 230 days beginning in October. That is over 7.5 months and I’m
still increasing my daily steps and feeling much more at ease and have much
more energy. The beginning of the year I received a statement that I am walking
more than 80% of Canadians? Which honestly shocked me since I definitely still
feel like I need to do more to feel better. However I am grateful that my
health is improving with each step.
So, YES I am feeling better and know I have more energy than the
same time last year – I’m walking more than triple each day what I was doing
last year at this time. I’m moving every hour – given that my Fitbit reminds me
to move. I’m less achy than I was – my back and hips are not as stressed –
although my shoulders and neck still aren’t as fluid as I would like them to
be. This shoulder and neck situation can create issues while I sleep but my
Fitbit also helps me identify my sleep patterns and quality of sleep I am getting
each night. There is even this fascinating sleep quiz to
discover your Chronotype (sleep animal) – no surprise to me: I’m a Bear.
Even with all of these improvements I feel I have a long way to
go. Or maybe a short way to Freedom through finding my motivation to achieve my
dreams. But what is stopping me from the ‘short way’? Is there something that
is stopping me?
I certainly find diet to be the most fascinating area that
continues to sabotage my efforts at achieving optimal health and well-being. I
have discovered these past few years just how important diet is. Even more than
exercise when it comes to my health, although, I once I have improved my daily
steps I feel much better. I’ve seen firsthand how eating sugar and
carbohydrates create an imbalance. And I feel like each day is another day
closer for me to understand the great mysteries of the body and health. Yet it
is also confusing – we have the high fat Keto diet which scientifically appears
sound and then the Bright Line diet that holds similar beliefs around processed
foods, sugar and simple carbohydrates – but can be difficult to sustain
indefinitely. However each diet program – including the alkaline diet and Whole
30 – has important messages about diet and how the body responds to dieting.
Each program shares tips on how important food is to our wellbeing;
specifically about whole foods vs processed, sugar being addictive and other
messages that are specific to what the authors have learned on their journey
about food, emotions and will power.
Now you may wonder why I chose my title as, Fear and Health when
I’ve been discussing food and Diet? There is some confusion around diet and its
power to heal. Maybe I am sabotaging myself in my journey to optimal health
through the eating of food without the right awareness to effect the change I
want. And why would I sabotage something that I want so much? Do I actually
have some fear around this that makes me want to sabotage myself so that I have
something or someone to blame rather than my own successful (or not) approach
to dieting? Am I – or could I actually be – fearful of attaining that optimal
health?
I will have completed a show with Tom Campbell on this topic –
before this newsletter comes out. How does fear relate to our health? We have
all seen the devastation of ‘dis-ease’ that stems from stress and fear. We all
know how cancer has become an epidemic – especially recently. Too many people
who are pioneers in the Spiritual Community have left us too early. Diabetes,
heart disease, strokes, pulmonary obstructions and disease, Alzheimer’s and
many more – are all linked to our diet and stress. We see it – we know it – and
yet we still sabotage ourselves.
Our emotions created from patterns and Ego have debilitated us
through Fear. If our fears didn’t have such a detrimental impact on our health
we might never have the courage to push ourselves to understand ourselves
better. Unfortunately we know that even if we identify the causes of our
‘dis-ease’ we may not heal from the experience. Healing, it is our
understanding, would typically occur due to a ‘bigger picture’ we are unable to
see.
Yet facing and overcoming our fears still leaves us with a
satisfying sense of ‘freedom’ and gives expansion to our awareness of our
Consciousness. We continue to create opportunities to Grow Up. And that is the
Goal and Purpose of each life.
For me Pain has been a motivation to find answers – Abandonment
was more of an emotional pain that was responsible for me beginning this
journey. The physical pain of Frozen Shoulders and hormonal imbalance coming
from perimenopause and – before that Heavy Metal Poisoning – all contributed to
make me look more closely at what was sabotaging my health and these all have
continued to push me seek answers. I know that we can have it all! I know that
we are meant to Live Life to the Fullest. Addiction, Ego and our mental
wellbeing seem to sabotage those efforts – however maybe they are the catalyst
of change instead.
Each direction I go allows me to continue the Exceptional Life I
am living. It allows me to go deeper, seek more answers and Evolve my
Consciousness. To the point now that I look forward to what I can uncover about
the mysteries of this world. I hope you can join me in appreciating every
aspect of our adventure towards Love. Happy Thanksgiving!
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