Spunky Mama

Adrenal fatigue backlash

I find this (my) adrenal fatigue recovery quite interesting. The past week was quite stressful on an emotional level, and even though I was never directly involved in the high level drama, I am feeling completely zapped.

I am grateful for this reminder, as I was well on my way to take on too much stuff again. I'll increase my supplements a bit, lay off the running in favour of yoga, and P90X (running the way I do it, pumps out too much adrenaline) and I'm trying to, as gracefully as possible, cut things out from my "to do list".

This "high achiever" personality is what got me into trouble in the first place (among a few other contributing factors).

Yesterday I battled with my ego, who seemed to urge me to "do" and I read a book and took a nap instead. I didn't fully manage to shut my ego guilt up, but I balanced my normally "full on, catch up" Sunday with more rest than I normally would have.

While I'm not out of the woods yet (Im feeling just as tired and sluggish as I ever have, today) this time I know to I allow myself to "slack off" and carve out time to rest, and just breathe through the commands from my ego slave driver.

Not too long ago, I would have reached for another cuppa caffeine, gone for a run or otherwise tried to stimulate my adrenals to give me another adrenaline fix.

This also coincides with my renewed commitment to find time and space to meditate and connect with my inner guidance. I SO will. I will not get caught in an adrenal tailspin like this, next time life throws me for a loop.

(And the high achiever/ego in me *yells!* "Hurry up with the meditating, I think it would be so cool to see whe the inner guidance takes me." *sigh*)

Need a motivational kick in the butt?

This January has been AMAZING for me. Could be that I am celebrating that I carefully and secretly hope/know/wish and FEEL that my adrenal fatigue is a thing of the past. It "only" took 2 years to heal and it's been two solid years in the fog. I was beginning to wonder if I would ever come back. I hear that in the world of Adrenal Fatigue, 2 years is actually not that long, and me taking massive action to heal paid off.

This year, 2012, is going to be my best year yet! The past 2 (nearly 3) years I haven't been able to dream big. I haven't felt inspired to do anything, and I only had (barely) enough energy to do the things I have to do to stay afloat (and sometimes my husband had to hold me above the surface). I've parented, I've had fun (but a dulled kind of fun), I've lived life as fully as I could, but I have felt wing clipped.

The veil of lethargy was finally lifted, and I find myself wanting to be inspired, ready to create, and I'm thrilled that I feel energized enough to know that I can take action and actually DO some things :)

 

A HUGE help and motivation has been the Goddess Guidebook. It's just gorgeous, and fun, and inspires me to dream just as big (no bigger) than I want. 

                                                                 

I signed up to be an ambassador because I just adore this fun book :) This wonderful goddess offers up some nice free things too - here.

Need a reset button? Try this Yoga!

I feel like I just hit my reset button - and when I come across something good - I need to share ;)

I've been a member over at My Yoga Online for over a year, and I've loved and tried out lots of various styles of yoga videos. But nothing could replace my lost Hot Yoga. I left that behind in the City, when we moved to this small town. A small price to pay for living in such a wonderful place on Earth..

But I missed Hot Yoga nevertheless. I just couldn't get my butt out to attend classes in town either.. nothing compared to "my" yoga.

I felt that love for yoga again, for the first time in a long while. It was an inconspicuous looking video called "Extended Fire Flow". The video was just under an hour, and I had so much fun, got a good workout in, and felt the yoga bliss too :)

If you haven't been on My Yoga Online for awhile - go check them out. I love it so much that I requested to become an affiliate (I was already telling my "real" world about it, may as well spread it around the virtual too).

2012 Predictions

 

What a positive and powerful message! 

I've been listening to these yearly messages for a few years now, and find them to be THE most accurate you can find. Enjoy!

Preparing for the Master Cleanse

Oh I've been around the block when it comes to detoxes and healthy diets.

I've done my share of cleansing, green juice fasts and other herbal detox regimens - but I've never done the Master Cleanse. It seemed to me I'd need something more than water, lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper to sustain my body (and keep me somewhat able to keep up with the kids).

Now is the time. 9 days left to day 1, as a matter of fact. I'm giving myself a bit of time to mentally prepare to increase my odds of making it for at least 10 days.

I've been cozying up in front of the fire today, on the couch, a cup of steaming yerba mate in one hand and the book "Beyond the Master Cleanse" in the other (preview the book and TONS of info here). I realize I should have read the "The Complete Master Cleanse" first, but I hoped that the little yellow booklet I have, with the simple title "The Master Cleanser" has about the same info ;)

We shall see ;)

 

How I plan to make my resolutions stick

I confess. I'm a huge fan of New Year's resolutions. By now - 6 days into the new year - I can already tell that most of them will stick. (the ones that won't I will tweak until it feels stickier)

Over the past few years I've resolved to lots of things that are now an integral part of life. I couldn't imagine beginning the day without a glass of lemon water, for instance.

I pulled off 2 years on a raw vegan diet, because I resolved to, and quit, not because I couldn't stick to it, but because I wasn't feeling as sparkly and fantastic as I initially did ;)

This year I resolve to kick my Adrenal Fatigue in the butt. I'm supposed to do it g e n t l y but that is not my personality (personality being what got me into trouble in the first place), so I know I have to make (or discover) an adrenal cure  that will work for me. I've bought into a few different cures, but none of them stuck simply because they weren't personalized to work for who I am.

That is THE most important thing to remember about a New Year's Resolution - you have to own it. Your bff's resolution won't work for you, you can't jump on the fitness bandwagon or the quit smoking unless you feel that this is something you want - with all of your being.

Yes, I'm talking about those pesky SMART goals and resolutions again.. They're boring, but they work. (and plenty of resources if you just quickly google it) Here's an even stickier way to make them work for you:

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Solution seeking - three simple steps

1. Be aware and informed! 

2. There are many problems - shift your focus onto the solution.

3. Manifest the solution!

 

1. To be aware and informed may seem contradictory to many followers of the Law of Attraction and believers of positive thinking. It is not. We need to accept reality. Just as a drawer full of clutter, or a corner filled with dust, won't clean themselves, reality will not simply "go away".  By pretending that we can't see, or refusing to hear, what is going on in our world, we are not making our planet a better place. 

It is equally wasteful of our powerful energy to be so absorbed in drama, sickness, poverty, bad news and horrible world events, and to continue to feed those events with more nourishment in the form of human energy.

It is also true, that you will have to choose the type of news that you choose to take in. If we live by striving to be the change we wish to see in the world - we must be more concerned with events and situations that directly impact us - and that we can influence.

 

2. Once we become aware and awake to the way things are, and this reality, that is when we become truly powerful. Every problem and unwanted situation has a solution waiting for you to find it. Seek the solution, allow our energy to flow there - and take action!

 

3. Taking action to manifest the solution is often the missing link. We can feel so powerless while witnessing all the sadness in the world. 

Taking action can mean a lot of different things. Once we have identified a solution to a particular issue, we may have to chunk this issue down into bite sized and realistic action steps, that we as individuals and smaller groups can accomplish. Ending world hunger, saving all the children, end poverty, stop world pollution or what ever it might be, can be within our power, if we begin closest to home. 

Often overlooked, and the simplest form of action, can be just changing our perception of the situation. Our thoughts are energy. Where our attention goes, that's where our energy flows. We are never entirely victims, never entirely powerless - we are always able to choose whether we would like to think about bad situations or positive solutions.

Shifting our thoughts from feeling like powerless victims of circumstance - to powerful human beings who can and will change the world - one thought and action at a time - is a great starting point. It brings us out of the weaker energy field into an energy field that is strong and healthy.

Thinking about the solution is and obvious simple step that we can all take part in. Some of us can do more. Some of us will be able to do a lot more. Most of us will do more as a result of thinking differently. Thoughts become actions. Actions become our reality.

 

 

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Howard Thurman

 

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The battle for your mind

 

While I think it is crucial to keep yourself informed on all the mad events going on in the world - we can never allow ourselves to forget that it is up to US - you and me - to create the world we want to live in.

We need to realize that there is a battle for our minds going on. If we lose that battle, and give in to being manipulated through TV, news and other propaganda, we will not live with peace and harmony in our lives.

Lately I've been so focused on making sure we're informed about what is REALLY going on in the world (not just the smoke in the mirror, main stream media news/propaganda - but the ACTUAL agenda behind it all) that I've almost lost track of the future that I'd rather be a part of creating.

Sure, it's ugly, the game that "they" are playing. It's easy to plummet into despair and give up the battle, but by doing that, we are playing right into their hands. 

Happy, free, peaceful and loving people - who care for themselves, their family, their neighbours, the environment and every living being - would not participate in creating a world in chaos. 

It is crucial that we are able to remember that WE have the power of our own minds, we are not about to lose that battle. We're powerful creators and WE can make or break events as they, and before they unfold. Focus on war, unrest, disasters, poverty and despair and that is what we get. Shift that focus away from what we don't want, and pay attention to what we DO want - and our reality will respond accordingly.

If, when looking at the world around us, (and since everything is a projection of what's going on inside) we see something we don't like, we need to stand up for ourselves. It is by participating in the things that seem right to us, that seem like loving gestures, by using the words that empower, and the thoughts that feel good, that we are going to break free and win the battle for our minds. 

By choosing to respond to the world in the most loving way - with a solution focused mindset -and change what no longer seem right and fair, we will win.

 

 

 

Easy Exhaustion Cure

Just a quick note to share a fantastic something I came across.

It's called the Easy Exhaustion Cure. I bought it and I'm a few weeks into it. It's already working it's magic. 

It's well worth the investment in the program, the herbs, minerals and food that the easy exhaustion cure outlines. 

It was Shazzie's interview with Elwin - the guy behind the cure - that had me convinced I should try this. Take a listen for yourself here:

Shazzie's interview

I've been trying some pretty extreme things to feel like myself again. I've been attachment parenting my 4 kids and I'm now a year into not being pregnant or breastfeeding, after 12 and a bit years of being/doing that, without a break. 

By 4 PM every day, I would be just spent. The way I've set up my life counts on me having boundless energy and patience - and both were seriously lacking. 

Great nutrition was crucial (can't imagine what I would have been without) and I really thought that I was doing everything possible to feel great. I'm not one willing to settle for less.

This is an effortless cure that really, truly works. The page to go to is easyexhaustioncure.com