Day 175 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Person Who is Sated...

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Lesson 175: The Person Who is Sated...

“The person who is sated, who is overly full is also like a starving person; nothing that fills the mouth will ever satisfy.”

— Sara Wiseman

Today is to look at our eating habits. Is there something you eat out of a habit? Or do you usually eat foods that satisfy you?

If I’m looking at my eating habits for winter, I know that I like to eat really rich, warm foods. I am not really sticking to any diet because I just want those heavy kind of meals. If the seasons change, then my food habits change – in summer I wouldn’t want to eat those heavy meals as it wouldn’t make me feel as good as in winter.

I will admit that there are times where I eat for the sake of eating and I eat because I have to so that I’m not hungry anymore. In these times, I’m not really caring what I eat, as long as I eat. I wouldn’t say that I am satisfied, in the sense of trying to indulge a craving, though it’s more about satisfying my hunger.

What are your eating habits like?

Day 174 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Person Who is Hungry...

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Lesson 174: The Person Who is Hungry...

Today goes to a lesson of hunger. The differences between ourselves to others. I have the privilege of not having to worry about the food I eat, where as someone who suffers from hunger would just be pleased to fill their stomach. We get so obsessive on our fad diets, eating clean, or even just indulging in some luxury food item, when there are so many people who don’t even get a choice nor do they get fed. I think that’s something we need to think about from time to time. Just how grateful we need to be. For this lesson we are to remember a time we were truly hungry and how that taught us. If you haven’t gone hungry in some time, how do you think it could teach you now?

I think the last time I was truly hungry was more recent then I care to admit. For some reason I thought it would be good to not have breakfast, because I was going to a café with a friend, though I didn’t consider the time it would take to get to this place. So, the whole car ride I felt ill as I was starving and probably had car sickness also.  I was lucky because I knew at the end of that trip would be a meal. I was going to indulge into something nice. Not everyone has this luxury. Some people don’t even get to eat the regular meals of the day. I think we take for granted this basic concept.

Day 174 - A Year to Clear - Let In the Good Stuff

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Lesson 174: Let In the Good Stuff

“We would like to leave you with this very clear knowing that we hold: You are just a few laughs away from letting a whole lot of good stuff in. You are just a few kisses away from letting a whole lot of good stuff in. You are just a little bit of relief away from letting a whole lot of good stuff in.”

— Abraham-Hicks

Today we are to think about something that we could let in right that very second.

My Saturday consisted of me having a celebration with a good group of people for Winter Solstice. We did some witch rituals and shared insights about ourselves. It felt good having that sense of community and it really uplifts me into being the person that I want to be. I think the more open I am about myself, the more it attracts people who believe in the same things I do. I am very much someone connected with nature and I don’t know how to define myself and I don’t want to. What I do love is the friends I pick up along the way and the people I am supposed to meet. There is something about what I do that just feels right and I welcome more of the likeminded people that cross my path. It’s simple things like these that make me happy.

Day 173 - A Year to Clear - What Clearing Can Look and Feel Like

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Lesson 173: What Clearing Can Look and Feel Like

“Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That is where the light enters you.”

— Rumi

Today’s lesson is Stephanie Bennett Vogt recounting a tale of how a Thanksgiving holiday didn’t go to plan. I don’t want to recall the story because I want to state the overall message. As I’m doing this clearing course, it’s changed the way I approach things in my life. Basically, when something usually upsets you, it’s about how you can take another approach in your reaction. You can let the anger brew, the sadness or the frustration take over. The alternative is to look at the situation as an observer. How can you let that “storm” inside dissipate? It’s about being aware of those feelings that make you feel bad and help to clear them. Face the feelings and help clear out that negative energy. We can all take a step back with any reaction we have. It’s analysing your feelings and turning them around. I like to just imagine white light cleansing the space where my feelings are. I think by letting it go, it opens me up for more positive vibes.

I think this clearing course has really allowed me to take another approach in my feelings but also give me more understanding for others. I think when I don’t let my emotions take over and can be more aware, I don’t feel all that shit energy hang around. The more I clear the negative, the more I can attract good things. We all have the power to do this and bring in that mindset into our lives. We just need to be more aware and move forward when we have to.

Day 173 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - It is Not Normal or...

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Lesson 173: It is Not Normal or...

“It is not normal or necessary for the body to be pure at all times. This is a misbelief. Even for optimum health, this is not required. The body is of the earth, and the body’s highest function is to be able to process what the earth life provides.”

— Sara Wiseman

Today we are to think about if we are too restrictive when it comes to our diet and health, and if it serves us well or is it something we create as a form of distraction?

I struggle with keeping a diet because I love different flavoured foods too much. Whenever I am on a diet, I find that it’s restrictive and I honestly can’t cope. I am not the slimmest and don’t claim to be either. I don’t complain about my weight anymore and just accept myself as I am. Sure, I could probably be slimmer but I’m not too worried about it either hey.

I guess I only ever went on a diet to serve others – like I wasn’t good enough if I wasn’t skinny, which just simply isn’t true. I know it would be a good healthy thing to do but I don’t think it actually made me happier in any way, so why was I doing it?

I think for me if I keep walking and dancing, then that levels out what I eat so I don’t stack on too much. I think I agree with Sara Wiseman’s lesson that we don’t have to be “pure” at all times. I think we could do things in moderation and not over indulge.

How much do you do for your health and do you put strict guidelines on yourself?