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I am still very sleepy from caffeine withdrawal.  I slept about twelve hours, waking up at 8:00 this morning!  I usually wake up about 5:00.  Thankfully, no severe headache so far.  Maybe I am out of the woods on that.  It makes sense to sleep more after giving up caffeine, because the body recuperates energy while sleeping.  Since the withdrawal from energy stores is no longer happening, it seems logical to me that the body would sleep to begin to restore them. *** None of us enjoy perfect relationships or friendships.  That problem is common to all of us.  We don't always support each other.  I can remember times when I have failed to be supportive of someone close to me because I was afraid.  We are afraid of having our boundaries challenged and afraid of not feeling safe and accepted.  We always mightily resist anything that challenges the ego. What would we be like if we had no fear? We can become better at that when w...

First day without coffee.  Enjoying a Yogi tea, Ginko Clarity. The tea bag message - By honoring your words, you are honored. I am having some coffee withdrawal symptoms, although not as severe as I was expecting.  The worst symptoms are a mild headache, can't hold my eyes open sleepy, and maybe a little depression.  I am a little teary and feeling sorry for myself.  Caffeine withdrawal should only last a few days, and then onward and upward. *** Fear comes from the mind.  I want to follow my heart.  When you feel like no one loves you, try to remember that everyone else wants the same thing you want.  They want to feel loved and worthy and valued.  You can help others feel love once you open your own heart to let the love and light shine in.   This means you stop the criticism and brow-beating of yourself first, and then the others.  The answer is always more love. Natural Hygiene teaches that our best potential  for heal...

Popcorn is not a food.  Coffee is a stimulant.  Giving up coffee and popcorn will cut you loose from two addicting foods.  They are not needed to live a happy, healthy, abundant life.  The promises they hold out are false, and they are not needed.  The goal is "everything you need, and nothing you don't". Popcorn is not a food.  Addiction to non-food items, such as clay, ice, and POPCORN, could indicate the need for more minerals from leafy greens.  When the craving for a non-food item hits, ask yourself how you can give the body more minerals. Coffee is a stimulant - pulling from the reserves of energy.  There is no energy in the coffee.  The energy surge is coming from the body's stored energy, leaving you poorer in the end.  Stopping the energy leaks will allow the body to begin to build up vitality.Stimulants take a heavy toll.   Do you use stimulants to drown out that inner voice that is saying, "You are not good en...

You have heard of the book, Eat, Pray, Love.  Well, my plan of action to get back on track is Eat, Walk, Blog. A few years ago I did a self-conducted course of  The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.  One of the main practices of The Artist's Way is do your morning pages.  The morning pages are three pages of stream of consciousness writing.  The morning pages are a tool for unblocking your creativity and addressing the things that are on your mind.  As I was praying for answers and guidance on how to get back on track I began writing my morning pages again.  I sometimes write mine in first person, but sometimes I write them as if God is talking to me.  There is no wrong way to do the morning pages. Shortly after that, as synchronicity would have it, we were in Abilities Unlimited where I was checking out the books.  There on the shelf was a book called The Writing Diet by Julia Cameron.  It is about writing yourself thin.  The prem...

What do we do when you get off track?  The best thing is to get back on as quickly as possible.  Remember the axiom, Nature does not make mistakes, only we make mistakes.  If you can own that, then you can take responsibility for correcting your errors. I have tried to identify the things that pull me off the course I have set for myself.  Here are the main ones for me.  Maybe they are the same for you. Mistake #1.  I tend to be a people pleaser.  I knock myself out trying to make sure everyone has what they want.  I do this because I want them to like me.  This is actually a selfish action, because I am trying to control how other people think and feel about me. It's also dishonest because the me I am showing them is not the real me at all.   Instead of preparing the food I like and sharing it with others, I will try to fix "healthy" versions of the food I think they will eat...or, even worse,.. I will just buy the food they normall...