Today's prompt is "What can you smell right now?" I just lit a frankincense incense stick, so I smell that.
It is now 10:33 a.m. on Monday. I am slow moving and aching all over. I did not get up from bed earlier this morning because I was so tired. Bella pushed my legs off the side of the bed during the night, and I was sleeping with my left leg hanging off the bed for I don't know how long, but it hurt when I got up. It's nice and cold, but gloomy outside. I have the grow light on the bamboo, mini Christmas tree, and Christmas fern. They are reacting spendidly to it. Much better than being without it.
Yesterday I did not get much of my list done. As a matter of fact, my focus wasn't on cleaning the house at all. It was a rainy day, and that makes it harder for me to move without pain. I instead, chose to cook a big crockpot of stew beef chili, take a not so hot shower, and run out to Walmart for a HDMI cable replacement. I tend to not do much on days I take showers because it drains the life force out of me for some reason. I just kind of have to chill out, and that is one reason I do not shower every day. Oh man, if I showered everyday, and that is all I could get done, we would live on ramen noodles made by Caleb in the microwave. The chores would never get done.
It's been the Three Amigos in bed the last 2 nights. I sleep differently with the whole family in the bed. Sometimes, it's for the better, sometimes not so much. Caleb and Bella stretch out on the bed and I get pushed off in the middle of the night. I love my kids though.
I do not know what I will do today. We have no appointments today, so I am grateful for that. I will do as I am able , I suppose.
I forgot to have Caleb bring the trash to the road for this morning's pickup. SMH
Yesterday I had a conversation with my Aunt Lisa that shed some light on some things. I can't believe she read my blog since about the time of my grandpa's passing to now! That's a different kind of love and commitment. I can feel that, for sure. I know that I am not the best writer, and not every day is exciting to read.
We talked about my blog and how I need to protect myself from getting hurt in relationships. I am going to be receiving some books from my Amazon wishlist that I submitted to Minority Veterans of America that will help me to learn how to do that as an empath. Finding out for sure that I am an empath was an awakening to begin with, and that was only concluded recently. Now, I know where I can go to get help to survive this sensitivity of mine, that most people don't understand. Not only will it help my mental and emotional health, it will help my physical health as well. My fibromyalgia and chronic inflammation are directly related to the amount of emotional turmoil I allow myself to feel. The greater the stress I feel, the more symptoms I have, and it is physically painful.
I am trying to develop a healing program for myself that includes sound healing and meditation, light therapy, color therapy, yoga and stretching daily, singing more often, reading more often, and sleeping better. My goals are to reduce inflammation, increase insulin sensitivity, lose weight, increase flexibility and mobility, reduce the effects of high cortisol levels, and decrease the amount of food I consume.
I have found that alkaline water is helpful in reducing the amount of Diet Mountain Dew I drink. I am not as thirsty as I was before. I still drink all day and all night, but I do not feel dry and dying of thirst. I bought a water filtration countertop unit so the whole family can enjoy alkaline water everyday, at a fraction of what it costs us to buy it by the gallon at Walmart. I bought some water tablets to mix with my alkaline water to add either 1) caffeine and electrolytes, 2) immunity vitamins and electrolytes or 3) only electrolytes. I hope I like them . They arrived yesterday, and I have not tried any of them yet. I will be using the travel cup that was given to me by Alisa for Christmas for my new drinks. So, I have a plan in place to reduce consumption of diet soda. Hopefully this will not only reduce inflammation, but also increase hydration, decrease thirst, and decrease my weight.
I have been doing stretches daily for a few weeks. I had to quit taking the Women Veterans Yoga with the VA because of the new rule that everybody must be visible on the screen from the waist up. Well, I do not have the space in my house to properly place my laptop to do that and still be sitting down. Not everybody has a spacious room. Anyway, it doesn't keep me from stretching. I find it is very helpful in keeping me from collecting my stress on my shoulders and in my neck. I feel more relaxed overall too.
I am using light therapy with the new grow light bulb. It is helpful to me especially on rainy or cloudy days. I have been using Far Infrared Ray emitting fabric for more than a year. It is not visible to the naked eye, but helps when I sleep with it, to reduce pain.
I am considering redecorating the living room once the furniture is where it needs to be. I will put more things up that inspire me, and use healing colors. I am over the stuff that is currently hanging on the walls.
My wishlist that I sent to Minority Veterans of America was full of books. I will have alot of reading to ahead of me. Some books were for Caleb, and I think I might have to read them with him to get him to stay focused. Some books were for me. As I am able to heal myself, I will be able to heal others, including Caleb. The more I grow and learn, the better off we will both be.
I want to listen to Solfeggio frequency chakra healing music on a regular basis. This will be easier when I get sleeping headphones. I also want to use this app on my phone that I can create my own meditation music using binaural beats to entrance my brain for a specific purpose. So there are so many choices! I can exercise with it, meditate, sleep, work, study, relax, heal, you name it, there is a binaural beat for it! So I am excited to help my brain recover from traumas, sleep better, and heal.
So, I got sidetracked with organizing my papers in my workspace. It is now 12:29 p.m. here.
I want to quit vaping, but I realize that this is not the time to go cold turkey. It will be easier to quit when some of my healing has taken place.
I bought a black tourmaline crystal necklace the other day. I think this will help me in grounding. It is more realistic for me to use a necklace than to use the raw crystals every day.
I am using herbs in my cooking to help me heal from the inside too. I not only use herbs in my cooking, but I also take dietary supplements that include cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger. I can get away with making meals for us with ginger in it some times, but not all the time, as Caleb does not like it yet. I don't cook with turmeric or cinnamon, so it is just easier to take a supplement. They are supposed to be good for a variety of health issues.
I like to light candles and incense for scent therapy. I also use essential oils and blends occasionally.
I have plant therapy where I look at green plants frequently throughout the day. We have a number of house plants, and next year we are trying to grow a vegetable and herb garden.
I have lots of animal therapy with the love of Bella spewing from everywhere all day! LOL
I am working on my inter-personal relationships. They need work. I have been in so many bad relationships, that it can be hard to know how to behave. I have a big heart. and love everybody, well, almost everybody. Some people can not accept that. That's what Jesus would have me to do though, so...
Tonight is the Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter and also the last meteor shower of the year. I hope we have clear skies so I can share this once in a lifetime event with Caleb.
I should be getting on with my day. I have no idea what I am going to do with my day. Hmmm...
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