While I was making my HUGE salad, I was thinking about my journey to a healthier lifestyle.

I’d originally sought out and gone to my teacher because of health issues. I had asthma which had almost killed me; acne; suicidal tendancies and more that I didn’t even know about when I went to him.

After being with him for quite some time, he made a statement I always remember: “We never focused on the asthma.”

That’s a fact! We never did! We focused on me, my health, my attitude; my lifestyle… everything!

The reason I was thinking about this is, because of my post about my memory, I’m sure people will wonder why I’m doing some of the things I’m doing. Why am I giving myself all-over massage? Why am I doing some of the other things I’ll be talking about? Well, as I said in one post, we are not machines! My memory is not the problem. It is a symptom OF the problem.

When I worked for chiropractors doing bodywork, they would tell me what area they wanted me to work in. They’d often come in and find me working a totally different area than where the pain was. When they’d ask why was I working there rather than where they’d told me, I’d tell them ~ the pain is the symptom; here is the problem. Well, you can see why I didn’t keep jobs with them too long. They didn’t want people to heal; they wanted to get as much insurance as they could. (O.KAYYY! I worked with 5 chiropractors so not EVERY one of them is like that and I’m not saying they are!)

The point is, many people do what I call the allopathic method of “healing”… (which, in my opinion really isn’t healing). They focus on the symptom and once that’s gone, they’re healed.

For instance, cancer. The tumor is the symptom but, what do doctors do? They cut out the symptom and then burn or poison whatever’s left. Is that “healing”? Not by a long shot.

So, here I am, looking at some symptoms and, looking at my whole lifestyle. What is it missing? Do I sit in front of the computer too long? Yes! What’s the answer? Get up and MOVE! Do some physical writing instead of in front of the computer! Read books instead of researching only on the net. When I’m eating, go outside, sit in the sun. Relax! Just focus on eating!

Touch… now, I’m touching me and he!

I’ll be adding more stuff over the next few days/weeks…. on this incredible journey. Hmmm. I think there’s a book/movie by that name. You know what’s fun for me though? My own incredible journey. Getting to know ME better; healing ME at deeper levels; finding more joy in ME and MY life and, sharing what I learn with others.

Injoy and Enjoy,

Revvell

Tags: Eating, healing, massage, movement, symptoms

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