What's best for me????

[Guest guest]

Greetings Rawsoul group. Thinking about the different foods and remedies

available to us and the pros and cons (rights and wrongs. A health advocate once

said although chemotherary and other conventional forms of cancer treatment are

invasive w/a very low sucess rate, and even though there are natural remedies w/

higher degrees of sucess, that doesn;t mean the natural approach is the right

one for everbody. Let's say some one is not willing to make dietary changes or

self work or prayer, meditation, exercise, forgiveness ect. Conventional

treatment may be what's best for them given who they are at that moment. In the

same way we have various plants that produce things like herbs and spices and

healing qualities which for someone w/a more ideal state of health or

enviornment these very same remedies can react as irritants to them. Some say

water fast is that only real fast and would prefer sending someone home who may

not be ready where a juice fast or an all raw or all fruit diet may be

beneficial. We have different constitutions different places w/ourselves. Part

of my personal growth is to find out what works for me and be willing to share

it w/others mindful that it may not be what's best for them. Our personal path

is a wondeful gift we can share w/the world. When I lock into one way beacause

of my age, size, heritage ect I actualyy limit possibilities even though the

intent my be to instill a sense of identity. There are people in this group who

may nor be raw or doing the " right " things yet they contribute imensely by

sharing thier spirit. In a health support group a few years back the speaker was

asked if he worked w/ certain atheletes and politicians in improving thier

health. His response was no and also he mentioned that he did not wish to spend

his time getting people back to health who aren't trying to make a positive

impact on the world (not that atheletes and politicians all fall in one

catagory). How I am impacting the planet has value in addition to what I eat. I

don't believe transitioning to raw food necessarily creates a more spiritual

person. The awareness may increase, though we still choose how to respond to

that awareness. At a twelve step meeting years ago someone was complaining about

someone eles's behavior when the chairperson remarked " we in a room full of

recovering alchoholics, addicts, theives, liars, and muderers. if your looking

for ideal behavior this is not the place. We're not bad getting good, we're sick

getting well " . Lastly and importatnt I'd like to thank Elaine and Ron for

reminding me of the concept all inclusive, which for me means all matters as

opposed to all tolerated.

peace and blessings,

Mark

[Guest guest]

Well said Mark. It's so easy to judge others and their opinions and behaviors, rather than accept that we are all at different places on the journey and can help each other grow and heal along the way. There's no such thing as a perfect person, yet we are all precious and unique in God's eyes and worthy of respect and love. When I love and care for myself, that helps the world, as does when I love and care for others. We are all one "body", how we treat others is how we are treating ourselves.

Nancy

 

Mark said:

At a twelve step meeting years ago someone was complaining about someone else's behavior when the chairperson remarked "we in a room full of recovering alcoholics, addicts, thieves, liars, and murderers. if your looking for ideal behavior this is not the place. We're not bad getting good, we're sick getting well". Lastly and important I'd like to thank Elaine and Ron for reminding me of the concept all inclusive, which for me means all matters as opposed to all tolerated.

 

 

Nancy Parlette Natural Health Counselor Nutrition Educator (410) 531-2410 pnparlette