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Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
The Happiest People in the World
Ready to travel the world. Legatum has finally released its 2010 Prosperity Index, ranking the happiest nation of 110. And the winners are:
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3)Finland
4) Australia
5) New Zealand
6) Sweden
7) Canada
8) Switzerland
9) Netherlands
10) U.S.
I don't know about you, but I look forward to visiting the happy hot spots. Happy Trails!
1) Norway
2) Denmark
3)Finland
4) Australia
5) New Zealand
6) Sweden
7) Canada
8) Switzerland
9) Netherlands
10) U.S.
I don't know about you, but I look forward to visiting the happy hot spots. Happy Trails!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Nutrition & Weight Loss
There are so many layers to wholistic living. When I was a life coach, I asked people to address their health, spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally & financially. This meant surveying their feelings about their relationships, activity levels, hobbies, diet, and more. In asking myself the same questions, I realized that my family has a lot of work to do to get to a more wholistic life. But, where to start?
As soon as I asked myself the question, friends started calling and emailing & facebooking about Journey. Often the conversation would end with me mentioning our need to detox & eat better. I looked at my book collection and noticed that I had purchased several nutrition books over the past 5 years. In addition, many of my friends have recently sent or loaned me books on nutrition. So, as you can see, nutrition has been on my back log radar for awhile. Well, now I am addressing it within my home.
This summer I did the Candida Diet http://www.thecandidadiet.com/ because Riley & I had yeast (in babies this is called thrush). It was a great success. I never cheated & our symptoms were almost completely cleared and I loss 28lbs to boot (I have since gained 8 of it back). This season I decided to do it again to make sure we were free and clear after the holidays. At the same time, my husband's family decided to start The Standard Process Purification Diet. Yippee!!! My husband eats only starches & meat. This is the 1st time that he has attempted to do the right thing nutritionally. So, I took advantage of the moment and decided to start a sugar detox for the girls. On day one, my husband gave them peppermint candy (go figure). On day 4 he gave them pizza & lemonade. So, okay. I get it, this lifestyle change is going to take a lot more effort & time.
While my efforts at the Candida Diet have been extremely cleansing for Riley, I have managed to cheat all 5 days. I have completed 2 of my 4 colonics & lost 6lbs. but, I know I can do better with this. So, I've spoken to my colonic therapist and thought about what has made me cheat (mostly, trying to detox the kids at the same time) and decided to take option 3 of the cleansing process along with my last 2 colonics. So, I've got 2 more weeks of cleansing before I can get to the next phase of the diet.
The overall goal is to take my household to a whole foods lifestyle. I want to rid our household of processed foods. If we eat junk when we are away from home, that is fine, because we eat properly at home (like the French), which is where we will eat most of the time. Well, the blood sugar imbalances are out of control and driving me bonkers. There is a lot of yelling, whining, crying, nursing, pooping & silent cussing going on. The combination makes it almost impossible to stick with my responsibilities and diet. Furthermore, I have never been good at keeping with a cleanse for weight loss purposes and I've gotten sidetracked with that this time. I have to remember the goal, "A Whole Food Lifestyle".
So, we forge ahead. We will eventually get there. I'll keep you posted on our progress.
As soon as I asked myself the question, friends started calling and emailing & facebooking about Journey. Often the conversation would end with me mentioning our need to detox & eat better. I looked at my book collection and noticed that I had purchased several nutrition books over the past 5 years. In addition, many of my friends have recently sent or loaned me books on nutrition. So, as you can see, nutrition has been on my back log radar for awhile. Well, now I am addressing it within my home.
This summer I did the Candida Diet http://www.thecandidadiet.com/ because Riley & I had yeast (in babies this is called thrush). It was a great success. I never cheated & our symptoms were almost completely cleared and I loss 28lbs to boot (I have since gained 8 of it back). This season I decided to do it again to make sure we were free and clear after the holidays. At the same time, my husband's family decided to start The Standard Process Purification Diet. Yippee!!! My husband eats only starches & meat. This is the 1st time that he has attempted to do the right thing nutritionally. So, I took advantage of the moment and decided to start a sugar detox for the girls. On day one, my husband gave them peppermint candy (go figure). On day 4 he gave them pizza & lemonade. So, okay. I get it, this lifestyle change is going to take a lot more effort & time.
While my efforts at the Candida Diet have been extremely cleansing for Riley, I have managed to cheat all 5 days. I have completed 2 of my 4 colonics & lost 6lbs. but, I know I can do better with this. So, I've spoken to my colonic therapist and thought about what has made me cheat (mostly, trying to detox the kids at the same time) and decided to take option 3 of the cleansing process along with my last 2 colonics. So, I've got 2 more weeks of cleansing before I can get to the next phase of the diet.
The overall goal is to take my household to a whole foods lifestyle. I want to rid our household of processed foods. If we eat junk when we are away from home, that is fine, because we eat properly at home (like the French), which is where we will eat most of the time. Well, the blood sugar imbalances are out of control and driving me bonkers. There is a lot of yelling, whining, crying, nursing, pooping & silent cussing going on. The combination makes it almost impossible to stick with my responsibilities and diet. Furthermore, I have never been good at keeping with a cleanse for weight loss purposes and I've gotten sidetracked with that this time. I have to remember the goal, "A Whole Food Lifestyle".
So, we forge ahead. We will eventually get there. I'll keep you posted on our progress.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Lessons in Life
It's been too long since my last blog; almost a month now. I found Facebook & got caught up in that whirlwind.
Medically, Journey is fine. We are headed to the Mayo Clinic, 1st week of March. We have requested special cell-magnesium tests to determine if Journey's electrolytes are the culprit of her illness. I'm holding back on unconventional healing methods until all of the test results are in (it's very difficult). I hope our sugar detox does not effect the tests (of course it will).
Over the past few months, I've learned a lot about myself. I've learned that I need a healthy balance of social grouping & personal time, to keep myself spiritually balanced. I've learned that I am not very good with 'needy' relationships (which explains the numerous boyfriends I dumped in my younger years). With daily meditations, affirmations, positive attitude and constant gratitude, I can manage needy from my kids, but needy friendships are simply not possible.
I'm paying closer attention to the needs of my family again. We are doing more family game nights. We are reading together. We are doing more art & writing our own books. We are gearing up for an all-inclusive (meaning every family member including Riley) sugar detox. We are also testing out different ideas, such as, schedules & lists to complete (cleanup, brushing teeth b4 bed, 3 veggies, 2 fruits, bath time, grace time, 4 glasses of water, etc). We are exploring learning together again, researching every answer under the sun. It's been great fun & feels more like home.
What I have noticed is that it is easy to get sidetracked by those that 'mean well'. When we allow too many outside influences to peer into our world, we slip in & out of consciousness, we forget our goals; our intentions. Still, our household is moving speedily towards healthy, functioning, respect, consideration, learning & fun. Sure, we were good before, but maybe not good enough to manage our overall health.
This week, we face the task of saying "Goodbye" to a family we've wanted to label as "friends". Despite all of the Universal warnings I have received, I have managed to talk myself out of making the move. Finally, I have admitted that this relationship is simply not healthy for my family (not for any single one of us & not for us as a unit); and as the Universe always works, it is not healthy for the other family either. This is one of the bigger moves we are having to make to improve our family's health.
We have started our goal lists. Each family member listing the things that we absolutely plan to do in this lifetime. Our 1st move will be purchasing a new van so that we can start hitting the road. And now, as a team, we are working on our family mission statement, our philosophy of sorts. Hope to share it w/you soon.
Medically, Journey is fine. We are headed to the Mayo Clinic, 1st week of March. We have requested special cell-magnesium tests to determine if Journey's electrolytes are the culprit of her illness. I'm holding back on unconventional healing methods until all of the test results are in (it's very difficult). I hope our sugar detox does not effect the tests (of course it will).
Over the past few months, I've learned a lot about myself. I've learned that I need a healthy balance of social grouping & personal time, to keep myself spiritually balanced. I've learned that I am not very good with 'needy' relationships (which explains the numerous boyfriends I dumped in my younger years). With daily meditations, affirmations, positive attitude and constant gratitude, I can manage needy from my kids, but needy friendships are simply not possible.
I'm paying closer attention to the needs of my family again. We are doing more family game nights. We are reading together. We are doing more art & writing our own books. We are gearing up for an all-inclusive (meaning every family member including Riley) sugar detox. We are also testing out different ideas, such as, schedules & lists to complete (cleanup, brushing teeth b4 bed, 3 veggies, 2 fruits, bath time, grace time, 4 glasses of water, etc). We are exploring learning together again, researching every answer under the sun. It's been great fun & feels more like home.
What I have noticed is that it is easy to get sidetracked by those that 'mean well'. When we allow too many outside influences to peer into our world, we slip in & out of consciousness, we forget our goals; our intentions. Still, our household is moving speedily towards healthy, functioning, respect, consideration, learning & fun. Sure, we were good before, but maybe not good enough to manage our overall health.
This week, we face the task of saying "Goodbye" to a family we've wanted to label as "friends". Despite all of the Universal warnings I have received, I have managed to talk myself out of making the move. Finally, I have admitted that this relationship is simply not healthy for my family (not for any single one of us & not for us as a unit); and as the Universe always works, it is not healthy for the other family either. This is one of the bigger moves we are having to make to improve our family's health.
We have started our goal lists. Each family member listing the things that we absolutely plan to do in this lifetime. Our 1st move will be purchasing a new van so that we can start hitting the road. And now, as a team, we are working on our family mission statement, our philosophy of sorts. Hope to share it w/you soon.
Monday, December 13, 2010
The Journey
Jo Jo woke up at about 9am, November 18, 2010, exactly one week before Thanksgiving. She laid on the floor & called for me. When I asked her what was wrong she said, “my heart usually beats like this (tapping the rhythm out for me on our dark wood floors), but now it is like this (tapping louder and faster).” “What does that mean Journey, “ I asked? “Well,” she said, “it means it is beating harder and faster than normal.” “Can you come downstairs with me,” I asked? “No. I don’t think so,” she responded. Being the middle child, she tends to be very dramatic and overly ravenous for attention. So, I carried her downstairs wondering if this was real. “Harder and faster,” I asked, as I lay her on the loveseat, intended for family gatherings and conversations? “Can you put my hand there?” She placed my hand over her heart, it was faster and thumping, like she had just been running. “Mommy,” she said, “it also hurts.”
November 19th, Journey was diagnosed with LQTS, Long QT Syndrome. That means her heart squeezes/pumps just as it should, but it does not relax exactly as it should. Her best case scenario is living with it. Her worst case scenario is sudden death. She is currently taking Beta Blockers (in my opinion, it's just to make everyone feel that they have done something to stop the "bleeding").
So, we start our Journey...
I am a firm believer that illness is a result of emotional distress. For instance, my Journey is an amazingly loving character. She is very passionate & sensitive. While we have worked hard to make certain that she has great moments, she lingers or concentrates on the more difficult moments. Moreover, she can take the best moment & turn it into a moment of difficulty & challenge. In other words, she does not "let go"/relax well.
I believe that if you add emotional distress + diet mishaps + lack of exercise you should be able to conjure up a good batch of dis-ease.
I am not an advocate for pharmaceutical drugs. That said, I do believe that they can serve as a perfect bandage (in the ambulance of life) on your way to the cure. So, it is my mission to get Journey off of the Beta Blockers and on to a cure.
My mission, is to address the whole cure:
Its been a little less than 4 weeks since Journey was diagnosed. What have we changed?
I have slowed life down & paid more attention to what my children need.
1) Journey is an artist by nature. So, there is a lot more art going on now. She listens to music as a comfort & we are enrolling her in more performing arts classes for this winter.
2) I have begun to feed the girls differently. After talking to a good friend, I think I have been under nourishing my girls & myself. So, now, I put out healthy snacks every 2-3 hours & prepare one full meal that we can enjoy together each evening. I have noted that LQTS is linked to a potassium issue (still needing clarity on this) and Journey gets frequent muscle cramps. So, even though the doctors said she has normal potassium levels, I have amped up her potassium intake.
3) Every night, the girls & I sit in a circle & we tell the Universe what we are grateful for. It has lightened Journey's daily moments of drama & disdain.
4) We have each started dream journals. While, I have no intention of losing any of my girls, I recognize that the decision is not mine. So, if that were to happen, I would not like for any of them to leave this earth not having accomplished anything that they truly wanted to accomplish. I know the power of intentions. I know what dream journals, affirmations, visualization and intention can create. So, I am starting my girls on that educational track now. If I lose a little girl, I want to know that I did my part in assisting her to create & leave her mark on this earth before departure.
5) Finally, I have come to realize that I cannot do any of these things without taking care of me. So, I have started pulling myself together as well; focusing on my health, my dreams, my personality traits & deciding what my needs are. I have begun to gather all of this and create for me too. I am standing my ground and moving forward positively.
This is our journey w/Journey. It is our journey towards The Whole Cure & we are planning to learn all the way to self-realization. I hope it helps you, I hope it touches everyone that reads it and I hope billions understand the cause & join in.
November 19th, Journey was diagnosed with LQTS, Long QT Syndrome. That means her heart squeezes/pumps just as it should, but it does not relax exactly as it should. Her best case scenario is living with it. Her worst case scenario is sudden death. She is currently taking Beta Blockers (in my opinion, it's just to make everyone feel that they have done something to stop the "bleeding").
So, we start our Journey...
I am a firm believer that illness is a result of emotional distress. For instance, my Journey is an amazingly loving character. She is very passionate & sensitive. While we have worked hard to make certain that she has great moments, she lingers or concentrates on the more difficult moments. Moreover, she can take the best moment & turn it into a moment of difficulty & challenge. In other words, she does not "let go"/relax well.
I believe that if you add emotional distress + diet mishaps + lack of exercise you should be able to conjure up a good batch of dis-ease.
I am not an advocate for pharmaceutical drugs. That said, I do believe that they can serve as a perfect bandage (in the ambulance of life) on your way to the cure. So, it is my mission to get Journey off of the Beta Blockers and on to a cure.
My mission, is to address the whole cure:
Its been a little less than 4 weeks since Journey was diagnosed. What have we changed?
I have slowed life down & paid more attention to what my children need.
1) Journey is an artist by nature. So, there is a lot more art going on now. She listens to music as a comfort & we are enrolling her in more performing arts classes for this winter.
2) I have begun to feed the girls differently. After talking to a good friend, I think I have been under nourishing my girls & myself. So, now, I put out healthy snacks every 2-3 hours & prepare one full meal that we can enjoy together each evening. I have noted that LQTS is linked to a potassium issue (still needing clarity on this) and Journey gets frequent muscle cramps. So, even though the doctors said she has normal potassium levels, I have amped up her potassium intake.
3) Every night, the girls & I sit in a circle & we tell the Universe what we are grateful for. It has lightened Journey's daily moments of drama & disdain.
4) We have each started dream journals. While, I have no intention of losing any of my girls, I recognize that the decision is not mine. So, if that were to happen, I would not like for any of them to leave this earth not having accomplished anything that they truly wanted to accomplish. I know the power of intentions. I know what dream journals, affirmations, visualization and intention can create. So, I am starting my girls on that educational track now. If I lose a little girl, I want to know that I did my part in assisting her to create & leave her mark on this earth before departure.
5) Finally, I have come to realize that I cannot do any of these things without taking care of me. So, I have started pulling myself together as well; focusing on my health, my dreams, my personality traits & deciding what my needs are. I have begun to gather all of this and create for me too. I am standing my ground and moving forward positively.
This is our journey w/Journey. It is our journey towards The Whole Cure & we are planning to learn all the way to self-realization. I hope it helps you, I hope it touches everyone that reads it and I hope billions understand the cause & join in.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
A.C.E. ing Life
Spiritually, I am a mixed bag of tricks. I believe that within each of us is God & that God is like a star, a "spirit star" residing within a vessel we have chosen, in order to appear human while we reside in this dimension of life. Also, within this vessel is a seed, the ego. Whenever our "spirit star", which is pure love & energy, is lost, the ego begins to power up. The further we get from our truth, the stronger the ego gets. As a whole, we are God, the spirit that makes the Universe all that it is. Collectively, our "spirit stars" link to this powerful, beautiful force & energy that is all love & peace. As a council we convene & decide how to make all things happen with purpose; that is, to attend to the needs & lessens of each of our lives. It is our state of being that determines the fate of the earth. If we are collectively at war within ourselves, our earth will suffer that war outwardly. If we are collectively moving toward peace & love, our earth will show signs of moving toward peace & love.
Before we are born we make the choice to come here. Our motives are to help our loved ones on their spiritual quest. In my early 20's, I understood this & was baffled as to why I would have chosen to come to this earth. My life was balanced, but I did not like what I was experiencing in Corporate America; the greed, disregard & complication residing there. I managed by going to Alpha in the middle of each day. Still, I wondered, why do we choose to come here & I vowed that if reincarnation were a possibility, I would not like to return again. Now, I understand how easy it must be to see a loved one so close to the truth or so, absolutely far away from it, that we feel we must come here to assist them.
We are born all peace, love & pure energy. As we grow, the humans around us train us to be "acceptable humans", instead of "balanced beings". As a result, we begin to forget why we came here & spend the rest of our lives searching for the mission or purpose.
For many years, I maintained my connection with my spiritual childhood. I remembered my experiences of using moments of Alpha to find solutions in life. I remember using this state of being to truly understand the needs of others & how to relate to them & communicate with them & forgive them for the mean things they did. As I grew older, there were times when I slipped into the idea of "acceptable human" forgetting about "balanced being" but, for the most part, I maintained. Then, I married my husband. He & I dated on & off for 15 years before I could say "I do". The challenge was always about his respect & acceptance of my spiritual beliefs. To this date, I do not think that I have admitted that "out loud" to him. What is worst is that, with marriage, I buried my spirituality to make him & his family comfortable.
Even as I developed my career as a Life Coach & Meditation Instructor, my husband ridiculed my beliefs. I have allowed this to keep me from admitting how important my spiritual beliefs are to my existence. In the process, I have gained weight & become removed from who I truly am. I have disengaged myself from certain enjoyment of life & my ego has grown tremendously. Meanwhile, I watch shows like Ghost Whisperer & Medium, envious of the television husbands these women have & how supportive they are of their wives' gifts & beliefs.
Thank God for my children. Each of them has challenged me to stop hiding my spiritual beliefs or truths (because what you believe is your truth) in their own way. Stevie, my oldest, asks many thought provoking spiritual questions; the ones that make you remember where you really stand on the spiritual front. Once you answer her questions, you realize exactly what you must do in order to be true to yourself, to your spirit. She likes the energy of the invisible universe. She reads my mind & is quite gifted academically. I think she still knows why she came here & enjoys carrying out her mission. Journey, my 4.5 year old, enjoys creating an environment that forces me to dive into my spiritual realm of existence, outwardly. If I go to Alpha everyday, she & I get along like 2 peas in a pod. If I begin to stray, she becomes wicked, stirring up the very core of stress & disarray that can push a person over the edge. Amazingly, with all of her tantrums & wicked whining, at every physical, she is the most amazingly efficient human. She has the blood pressure of a perfect marathon runner & any virus that manages to get inside of her has only 24 hours, maximum, to live. Riley, due to grace us with her physical presence in early May, simply stirs me. Her spirit awakens my spirit & creates a craving or longing for inner peace. Because of her, I have returned to an old life of what I call A.C.E..
A.C.E. stands for Alpha, Cleansing & Exercise. Alpha is a state of mind where the brain waves slow down and we experience peace & balance. In Alpha the brain is creative & resourceful, able to create solutions to most anything we are pondering. Alpha is a state of meditation or hypnosis. It can occur when you are driving, walking, reading, knitting, or resting. Children naturally enjoy a state of Alpha by daydreaming. When a human being encounters moments of Alpha on a daily basis they simply become a more creative, balanced, joyful, loving & peaceful being. To cleanse is to release toxins; we do this by eating raw & natural foods, getting a massage, or sitting in a sauna. Exercise is simply exercise. Daily A.C.E. provides me with strong life force. It allows me peace & balance spiritually & it allows me maintenance of the vessel I chose for this life.
It feels great! I am back on track with my personal & career goals. Amazing how the IRS had put my 501(c)3 on hold while I groped around in the dark for awhile & how my return to A.C.E. coincides with the IRS addressing my request again. Also, when in Alpha, I have began to communicate with my husband. As a result, in the normal realm of life, my marriage seems stronger.
So, I have finally come out of the closet. Spiritually, my secret is out in cyberspace, open for the world to read and my posts will probably be more connected to this. Meanwhile, I will eventually have to outwardly discuss this with my husband. I think this also means I can stop having children (as much as I love them) & simply address the issue at hand; being true to my spirit & continuing my spiritual growth. I know my girls will continue to assist me every step of the way, not letting up until I am instinctively managing things. So, I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Before we are born we make the choice to come here. Our motives are to help our loved ones on their spiritual quest. In my early 20's, I understood this & was baffled as to why I would have chosen to come to this earth. My life was balanced, but I did not like what I was experiencing in Corporate America; the greed, disregard & complication residing there. I managed by going to Alpha in the middle of each day. Still, I wondered, why do we choose to come here & I vowed that if reincarnation were a possibility, I would not like to return again. Now, I understand how easy it must be to see a loved one so close to the truth or so, absolutely far away from it, that we feel we must come here to assist them.
We are born all peace, love & pure energy. As we grow, the humans around us train us to be "acceptable humans", instead of "balanced beings". As a result, we begin to forget why we came here & spend the rest of our lives searching for the mission or purpose.
For many years, I maintained my connection with my spiritual childhood. I remembered my experiences of using moments of Alpha to find solutions in life. I remember using this state of being to truly understand the needs of others & how to relate to them & communicate with them & forgive them for the mean things they did. As I grew older, there were times when I slipped into the idea of "acceptable human" forgetting about "balanced being" but, for the most part, I maintained. Then, I married my husband. He & I dated on & off for 15 years before I could say "I do". The challenge was always about his respect & acceptance of my spiritual beliefs. To this date, I do not think that I have admitted that "out loud" to him. What is worst is that, with marriage, I buried my spirituality to make him & his family comfortable.
Even as I developed my career as a Life Coach & Meditation Instructor, my husband ridiculed my beliefs. I have allowed this to keep me from admitting how important my spiritual beliefs are to my existence. In the process, I have gained weight & become removed from who I truly am. I have disengaged myself from certain enjoyment of life & my ego has grown tremendously. Meanwhile, I watch shows like Ghost Whisperer & Medium, envious of the television husbands these women have & how supportive they are of their wives' gifts & beliefs.
Thank God for my children. Each of them has challenged me to stop hiding my spiritual beliefs or truths (because what you believe is your truth) in their own way. Stevie, my oldest, asks many thought provoking spiritual questions; the ones that make you remember where you really stand on the spiritual front. Once you answer her questions, you realize exactly what you must do in order to be true to yourself, to your spirit. She likes the energy of the invisible universe. She reads my mind & is quite gifted academically. I think she still knows why she came here & enjoys carrying out her mission. Journey, my 4.5 year old, enjoys creating an environment that forces me to dive into my spiritual realm of existence, outwardly. If I go to Alpha everyday, she & I get along like 2 peas in a pod. If I begin to stray, she becomes wicked, stirring up the very core of stress & disarray that can push a person over the edge. Amazingly, with all of her tantrums & wicked whining, at every physical, she is the most amazingly efficient human. She has the blood pressure of a perfect marathon runner & any virus that manages to get inside of her has only 24 hours, maximum, to live. Riley, due to grace us with her physical presence in early May, simply stirs me. Her spirit awakens my spirit & creates a craving or longing for inner peace. Because of her, I have returned to an old life of what I call A.C.E..
A.C.E. stands for Alpha, Cleansing & Exercise. Alpha is a state of mind where the brain waves slow down and we experience peace & balance. In Alpha the brain is creative & resourceful, able to create solutions to most anything we are pondering. Alpha is a state of meditation or hypnosis. It can occur when you are driving, walking, reading, knitting, or resting. Children naturally enjoy a state of Alpha by daydreaming. When a human being encounters moments of Alpha on a daily basis they simply become a more creative, balanced, joyful, loving & peaceful being. To cleanse is to release toxins; we do this by eating raw & natural foods, getting a massage, or sitting in a sauna. Exercise is simply exercise. Daily A.C.E. provides me with strong life force. It allows me peace & balance spiritually & it allows me maintenance of the vessel I chose for this life.
It feels great! I am back on track with my personal & career goals. Amazing how the IRS had put my 501(c)3 on hold while I groped around in the dark for awhile & how my return to A.C.E. coincides with the IRS addressing my request again. Also, when in Alpha, I have began to communicate with my husband. As a result, in the normal realm of life, my marriage seems stronger.
So, I have finally come out of the closet. Spiritually, my secret is out in cyberspace, open for the world to read and my posts will probably be more connected to this. Meanwhile, I will eventually have to outwardly discuss this with my husband. I think this also means I can stop having children (as much as I love them) & simply address the issue at hand; being true to my spirit & continuing my spiritual growth. I know my girls will continue to assist me every step of the way, not letting up until I am instinctively managing things. So, I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Monday, January 26, 2009
The News
It's been a while since my last post. I thought I would post at least once a month. Then, the Universe threw a new monkey wrench into my life...I'm pregnant. Yes, that's right, a third child; through me, a woman who swore the shop was closed. In fact, I'm not just pregnant, I'm very pregnant; due in May.
After my last blog, I simply found myself exhausted all of the time. I thought I was dehydrating so, I began drinking a lot more water. That found me in the bathroom more. Then, I began losing weight. Finally, an older Italian man kept following me around Costco, telling me how beautiful I looked. Let me tell you, this was one of my not so good days; I was exhausted & in my opinion it showed. That said, my stalker was the last straw, I purchased a pregnancy test immediately after leaving Costco.
Nothing like 9 months of pregnancy to make you think about the life you are living. This third spiritual gift has once again given me a new angle of reflection. I've been more involved in volunteering and keeping the girls busy. She is apparently an organization freak; I can't stop cooking & cleaning. I've crocheted lots of beautiful items and I'm creating clothing for the girls & I. I've explained to my husband the importance of me having my space (I'll give more details later). And I have added distance between myself & many others.
I actually enjoy pregnancy. It is a kind state of being for me. With Journey I was not as attractive as I was with Stevie & have been with this one. Still, I did not have the physical challenges that many women have. In fact, I often forget that I am pregnant.
The ultrasound says it will be another girl. We are thinking to name her Chloe Sinclair or Reilly Sinclair. There is much planning needed but, I am a bit laxed about that.
The only thing I know is there exists this strange feeling that this baby intends on being born at home.
After my last blog, I simply found myself exhausted all of the time. I thought I was dehydrating so, I began drinking a lot more water. That found me in the bathroom more. Then, I began losing weight. Finally, an older Italian man kept following me around Costco, telling me how beautiful I looked. Let me tell you, this was one of my not so good days; I was exhausted & in my opinion it showed. That said, my stalker was the last straw, I purchased a pregnancy test immediately after leaving Costco.
Nothing like 9 months of pregnancy to make you think about the life you are living. This third spiritual gift has once again given me a new angle of reflection. I've been more involved in volunteering and keeping the girls busy. She is apparently an organization freak; I can't stop cooking & cleaning. I've crocheted lots of beautiful items and I'm creating clothing for the girls & I. I've explained to my husband the importance of me having my space (I'll give more details later). And I have added distance between myself & many others.
I actually enjoy pregnancy. It is a kind state of being for me. With Journey I was not as attractive as I was with Stevie & have been with this one. Still, I did not have the physical challenges that many women have. In fact, I often forget that I am pregnant.
The ultrasound says it will be another girl. We are thinking to name her Chloe Sinclair or Reilly Sinclair. There is much planning needed but, I am a bit laxed about that.
The only thing I know is there exists this strange feeling that this baby intends on being born at home.
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