As I sit here in laughter, I'm inspired to write about this new reputation some people are giving me. I'm now known for making people do crazy things when they come into my presence. It's funny because I don't "make" people do anything. I simply share information and before I know it, somebody is drinking green stuff and wanting to cleanse their colon. I believe people want to be truly healthy and if you gotta do something out of the norm, then by all means, go for it!
As I reflect on 2012 I am grateful for the changes I made in my life but what makes me bubble with joy is the ripple effect it's having on the people who are in my life and those I have crossed paths with.
My intention for 2012 was to keep pursuing holistic healing on a deeper level & to experience healing on all levels.
I had to go back to the ways of my ancestors and learn their healing wisdom on how to honor my body**Check out Sacred Women by Queen Afua**
I implemented self-care practices from my ancestral lineage such as practicing Kemetic yoga, balancing chakras, sacred pampering rituals, aromatherapy, healing with herbs & eating living foods. Yes I had to practically revamp my whole eating lifestyle and then some. Once I did, I must say I haven't been quite the same.
Self-love
Ok so in 2012 my romantic love life was near non-existent with sporadic glimpses of love throughout the year. However that's neither here nor there *smiles* What I want to discuss now is the love relationship with myself. Now I'm not just talking about some fluffy "oh I'm in love with myself" type love. I'm talking about a conscious love. A love that values what goes in her body, on her skin & what soothes her spirit.
Since I've been on this health journey my self awareness and self-love has heighten on a whole new level. I've learned that the love I truly desire, is self-love, loving me from the inside out. This is a continual journey, that's worth your every effort because it essentially effects all other relationships and particularly intimate relationships. When we operate and give from a place of fullness and not from a place of lack/neediness, we can healthily relate to one another. I never considered myself a needy women, but what I learned is that in most of my relating with the opposite sex, I was needing something, some affection, love, intimacy, etc. I'm not saying that it's something terribly wrong with that, but I believe it should come from a place of fullness, not a place of neediness or pressure to satisfy the social norm of being in a relationship, so that you don't feel like an ostracized misfit in your thirties…ok don't let me go there.
In its time, the relationship I desire will come into my life in the overflow of my self-love, not from a place of deficiency. He will simply receive the benefits of all the love I've given myself and vice versa. We will be blessed to know each other in our self-FULLness. There is a natural reciprocity when individuals show up in a relationship as their truth-FULL self. This is what I am putting myself in position for and will manifest in its rightful time…ok nuff said, can I get an amen!
Self-care
Throughout 2012 I detoxed my body, I purchased dhealthstore's total body cleanse, total women's cleanse, and followed up with a plethora of Djehuty's herbs. (Sending many thanks to Djehuty for his generous spirit & all his 50% off sales, greatly appreciated!) In addition, I created some of my own healing elixirs and enema concoctions to assist in my wellness. The cleanses were my greatest investments in myself, both were really great cleanses. I felt lighter both physically and energetically. It's something about eating living foods, cleansing the body, releasing impacted waste & stagnant energy that makes you light as a feather, it's truly a natural high..I love it! Something happens on the inside. A shift happened in me, my vision for my life is clearer, frequency is higher, I have new passions, I'm learning to manifest my desires and attract the things I want for my life.
Our body is an incredible system that we must value if we want to heal and evolve into all that we are. What we go through on a physical level, we are experiencing on other levels as well, be it internal, metaphysical, emotional, spiritual. Therefore I believe when we practice holistic healing, the synergy creates a ripple effect on all levels of our lives and we experience life changing results.
Now has all this been easy, nope. Did I have my share of challenges and give into a cupcake a time or two, ok three, yep sho did. Did I bitch and complain when my reality and desires were not in harmony, mmmhmm, I'm gonna tell the truth and shame the devil. So I'm not saying this journey has been effortless, I've had my days of drowning in the ebb and flow of life, allowing life's circumstances to dictate my emotions, eating something unhealthy, feeling stuck, falling off my goals and landing in a muck of depression. However one thing I know for sure is that I didn't stay there long. We are all granted the grace of a new day, a new beginning, a new strength, the ability to bounce back to keep moving forward and for this I am grateful.
So with that said, I want to encourage you as we progress into a new season, a new chapter, a new calendar year, set your intentions, do something different, feed your body living foods, pay attention to your body on all levels and nurture every part of yourself with exquisite self care. Keep moving, Be consistent in your endeavors and watch a new reality unfold!
I also want to send much love & gratitude to all the healers that inspired me in great ways into a higher consciousness this year, Djehuty Ma'at Ra, Queen Afua, Iyanla Vanzant, Michael Beckwith, Akua Auset, NubiaI "the raw food goddess", Chef Keidi & to my close friends & family I thank for your loving energy & influence you have in my life!
Happy new year and new you!
Much love, peace, health & vibrancy
Andrea
