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Sickie Food and Gratitude

Well, just as I thought I was coming out of the hole, as things would happen …. I got sick.  I wrote a post on the morning of the 15th and by 5pm I was rotten as a chop!

Metaphysically Speaking ….

I already knew that my liver and kidneys were under load and struggling a bit …. metaphysically the liver is about anger (that’s where expressions like ‘being livered’ come from) and the kidneys are where we hold our fear.  That fits with the last couple of posts!  So where does the flu fit in (sore throat, body aches, hot and cold, cough etc).

Well, according to Annette Noontil in “The Body is the Barometer of the Soul”, the flu is about not wanting to do what someone else has told you to do and feeling guilty about it.  While Louise Hay says that it’s a response to mass negativity and beliefs.  Well funnily enough they both fit.  I have a few significant tasks that I have to do and just don’t want to get to them.  Because of my stalling they now have taken on huge proportions and Monday was to be my start date – getting sick put an end to that and was probably the only way I could avoid it without feeling overly guilty!  As for Louise Hay’s version, I am so over the lies and spin from both sides of politics in the upcoming Australian election, and all the negativity that raises.  I definitely just wanted to hibernate from it all!

Anyway, after 3.5 days of withdrawing from the world and craving the comfort food of my youth (homemade creamed rice – Mum, come back from Monkey Mia)  I have surfaced, feeling more positive than I’ve felt in a while.

So, I thought this post would focus on 2 things – sorry if it’s a bit confusing, but hey, my brain’s a bit addled:

  1. What are your memories of comfort food while you were sick as a child?
  2. What are some of the things that you feel grateful for today?

Today, I feel grateful for…..

  • A body that is getting healthier each day … yeh team!

  • The wonderful support of my special friends and family.  For example, my buddy L. came over with a big pot of her delicious homemade hearty soup and that has been all I’ve wanted to eat.  I’ve had homemade sausage rolls and carrot cake roll up too!  Kids think it’s Christmas!

  • Today is such a beautiful sunny day – I’m grateful that I could lay on the trampoline with my 10yr old girl, Snugglebunny, who is home for some tlc too!  We were working on getting our Vitamin D intake to increase our immune systems!

    Broccoli from our garden

  • A husband who says not to worry about cooking, we can get take out!

  • A husband who closes the bedroom door so I might get a little bit more sleep before the demands of motherhood press that bit harder.  Heck, I’m just grateful all over for my hubby!

  • My beautiful friend Sally Moore, who also happens to be my Homoeopath – she called up when I was  wallowing, talked to me about my symptoms and emotions and then put me straight on some remedies, even sending extra remedies down to me (she lives about a 50 minute drive away).

  • A vegie garden that is just brimming with healthy broccoli, cauliflower, beetroot, peas and spinach – it’s joy to be able to pick from the garden fresh produce.

    The garden bed with the spinach etc ... and a dog!

Enough for now …. my brain hurts and I need a sleep!  Oh poop – forgot to put sheets on the bed …… I am grateful that my sheets dried quickly in this beautiful sunshine!  That’s better!
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Conscious Breathing and the Chocolate Craving

Thursday, 22nd April, 2010

Well, today was about the crappiest day so far. I mean it was the pits! The only good aspect is that despite my burning desire to reach for chocolate, I didn’t. So I guess I can give myself a pat on the back, but man, I really felt crappy and I really just wanted to down a bucket load of chocolate!

This Month’s Period Not as Symptom Free as Last Month

Well, my period came today (1 day early) and unlike last month, it wasn’t as symptom free. Last month I had the fatigue and moodiness in a milder form than usual, but no headache or cramps. This month I had F-A-T-I-G-U-E, mild headache and mild cramping / discomfort, however the mood didn’t seem as bad. The impact of not taking the Agnus Castus (one of the homoeopathic remedies for this period stuff) perhaps. Still got to focus on the fact that it is better than it used to be before Sally, my Homoeopath, helping me.

I felt horrid this morning with period symptoms but then also felt like I was coming down with a cold (aching body, thick head, feeling cold – tried to get warm in bed). Don’t know what’s going on, but the aching body / coldness had gone by the evening and only a mild headache remains.

Metaphysically speaking, a cold can show you that there is too much going on at once, with mental confusion and disorder (Louise Hay, Heal Your Body). Well that fits at the moment.

Crappy Visit with my Medical Practitioner

I went to my Medical Practitioner today for a “monitoring visit”. What a mistake! I should have trusted the instincts I had earlier in the week and put it off for a week. I walked in there feeling crappy and a couple of Kg heavier due to period bloating. So the first thing that happened was that I got weighed and came in at 96Kg – I weighed 93Kg last Saturday! Pissed off, even if it was 4Kg less than when he last saw me!

The next thing he takes my blood pressure and it’s 144/80! Bloody hell! Thankfully he took it again after I consciously calmed down and breathed – 103/76 – HA! It just goes to show the impact of anger / frustration / anxiety has on the body and how the BP came down with my breathing and relaxing.

The Dr asked me what I had been doing and if I had any issues. Amongst all the other stuff about diet / exercise (which is what he wanted to hear about – forget the mental / emotional / spiritual side), I mentioned the constipation from the higher protein diet and me taking Kitty’s IF2 formula. I showed him what was in the formulation and he kind of wasn’t all that interested, just noting one of the ingredients (Senna) and saying that that would be making all the movement.

Stupid me then mentions that I’m doing the Liver Cleanse and was he interested in the results. He basically poo-pooed it (ha, no pun intended) saying that my liver function blood test was normal and I don’t have a history of gallstones.

Anyway, lessons learnt – follow my intuition and keep the “alternative” stuff I am doing to myself until the results of it are in (bring in the stones!).

I just find it so challenging when confronted with closed minds. I guess I just have to allow him (and anyone else) to be in the space he / they choose to be. I can only influence through my experience and results. Even then, people have to decide for themselves what to do with it.

The Role of Conscious Breathing

What really got to me today was how much I was devastated by his reaction. I was pretty vulnerable to it because of the way I was feeling and it really rocked me.

All I really wanted to do when I got home was eat chocolate. Now if that’s not emotional eating I’ll eat my hat! The temptation to pig out was pretty intense, but instead I went and lay down and spent some time consciously breathing and letting it go. It helped – I didn’t eat any chocolate.

The role of conscious breathing needs to be explored more…… another post perhaps.

Being of Service to Others

Spoke with my Mum – she’s feeling crappy too! Wonder if we picked up on each other’s mood? Anyway, I popped over to their house with the kids after school and had a coffee (had the REAL stuff today, none of this mamby-pamby decaf for such a shitty day!). I then helped Mum and Dad with a couple of things on the computer and guess what? I started feeling better! Oh, the benefits of being of service to others – it really lifted me out of my quagmire. Thanks Mum and Dad.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO SELF: When I feel crappy, get out and help someone. It stops you becoming self-absorbed and stuck in your own energy.

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Reading the messages of my body

Thursday, 25/03/10

2 lots of meditation before 10am – got to be a record for me.  The key was to only do it for 5 – 10 minutes at a time – it wasn’t so daunting to fit into my day that way.  Thanks Kitty for the suggestion.

Meditation – out of practice!  Kept letting stray thoughts come in and plonk themselves on the couch in my head, chatting away, rather than letting them pass on through.  Got a bit crowded in there!  Once I get back into it it will flow with ease more.

I did the skin brush and showered, doing the hot / cold water bit.  You don’t realise how smooth your skin is supposed to feel!

Tinea surfaces …. why? – a metaphysical look at it.

When I dried myself I found the first physical part of my journey kick in – the start of Athlete’s Foot / Tinea on my left foot (between the last 2 toes).  So, I had a look at Louise Hay’s book called “You Can Heal Your Body” and Annette Noontil’s book “The Body is the Barometer of the Soul”.  This is what resonated:

Probable Cause of Tinea manifesting:  Inability to move forward with ease.

Affirmation to use:  I give myself permission to go ahead.  It’s safe to move.

This did feel like it was on the right track.  If I’m honest, part of me feels like this journey that I’ve set myself is going to be quite challenging and confronting.  A large part of me wishes it would all just go away.  I’m also a bit fearful of the issues it will raise.

Another Probable Cause:  “Frustration” at not being accepted.

Affirmation to use:  I love and approve of myself.

Initially this cause didn’t really feel like it applied until I changed the word “frustration” to “fear”.  Once I did that, it fitted.  Being a blog virgin, I’ve heard that they can attract people who can be quite negative in the comments they leave.  I was fearful of having that response and the effect that might have on me in this very naked journey.

So the lessons for me in this tinea experience:

  1. It’s ok to use Louise Hay and Annette Noontil’s books as a tool to help uncover issues underlying a condition.  If it doesn’t quite feel right, adjust it until it does (realise though that discomfort usually indicates that there’s something deeper there to look at).
  2. Sometimes its enough simply to acknowledge an issue – shining a bit of light on it may be all that it needs.  Seems that way with my issue of moving forward.

I used my Homoeopathic Remedies book and my pendulum and found that I needed Silica for the Tinea.  I also did some Tapping on the issues raised [Tapping, or Emotional Freedom Technique, is a way of clearing energetic blocks to an issue and involves a combination of tapping on meridian points and saying certain phrases related to the issue.  For more information, download the free “How to” manual at http://www.emofree.com/downloadeftmanual.asp.

In the afternoon I developed a pain (more discomfort, not sharp pain) in the right side of my back at the base of the scapula, but towards the spine.  Annette Noontils “The Body is the Barometer of the Soul” said:

“Take responsibility for your time, seeing it is directed for your benefit”.

and

“To succeed, always make sure you love yourself”.

Seems to be a similar theme to the Tinea!

So the lesson I need to heed from the messages my body is giving me today is that in order to move forward with ease, I must take responsibility for what I do and when I do it and only then will I reap the benefits in terms of a healthier body.

Another big ticket item:  To love and approve of myself (man I need to pound that affirmation!).

Thanks for listening (or reading)……
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Seek to say what needs to be said with softness, and with a wide open heart. Remember, the truth can hurt … but it hurts a lot less if you care how it feels while
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