We are on our annual vacation to Cape Cod. The first few days were just stinking hot. The sweat just poured off of us while we all scrambled to be the one to sit in front of the fans. But it has cooled down some and that makes it so much nicer.
My younger son and his fiance came for a few days to spend some time here and it was great to have them with us. We have been to the beach to watch the suns sets and spent a couple of days in Provence Town. I will always love it there as it is just so unpretentious or totally pretentious as my husband pointed out to me.
The big news in my family is that my son and daughter -in-law are expecting a baby! We are becoming grandparents for the first time. Needless to say, we are over the moon excited! A wedding in October and a baby in January, so many happy things to look forward to and I am just filled with joy and also some stress. Good stress.
I am continuing to work on my new "lifestyle". Organic meats ( or at the very least beef and chicken, eggs and milk that are hormone and antibiotic free). limited dairy, and avoiding white flour and sugar. It is harder to do it on vacation, but I am doing the best I can up here and not worrying about it. I think in the past for me vacation was a license to eat out and eating became the prime focus of the week.
I have been reading so much about preventing cancer and anti cancer foods and spices and supplements, etc. I am taking a whole new regimen of vitamins and supplements under the care of my naturopathic doctor. I think I am starting to see some improvements. I continue to meditate when I remember, go to the pool for exercise etc. I was also reading an article written by Dr. Christine Northrup and she agreed that all of the above things are very important, but if all the changes are motivated by fear, then they do no help you to achieve good health.
The one most important practice Dr. Northrup recommends is looking in the mirror and saying,"I love you, I really love you." And by day 21 she says she would look to see your inner self gazing back at you through those eyes and then she would do what your mirror image tells you to do.
Sounds so simple, doesn't it?
Sounds so simple, doesn't it?
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We're about to leave for a week at the beach, and, to tell you the truth, I was looking forward to pigging out on some bad stuff. Thanks to your post, I'm having second thoughts about a mindless pig-out. Making healthy choices day after day after day is important, and vacations are no excuse to throw all that overboard.
I find myself wishing I lived near to you, once again you write something so motivating, and that speaks to me LOUD and CLEAR! Not only with adopting a healthier lifestyle, but with looking in the mirror and embracing the person that you see. I'm feeling a post brewing on the back burner about that now, you've given me a new perspective to think about, THANKS!
Absolutely sound reasoning. You have come so far in your thinking.
I think it's also wonderful how you've taken responsibility for your health and are changing the food you eat.
And congratulations on the new baby!! What a wonderful gift. I'm so very happy for you.
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