Hitting Rock Bottom...

In case you missed the article in my newsletter this week on "Hitting Rock Bottom", here's a recap ;)

It's that time of year when many people are considering "New Year's Resolutions"... Yet as most of us recognise, the majority of these well-intended "Resolutions" seem to fall by the wayside a few days or weeks further down the line... I was considering this pattern recently and there are a few thoughts I'd like to share on this topic.
It seems to me that many people find perceived "big" shifts in their lives very challenging to navigate, or even small shifts for that matter ;) Let's say for example that someone wants to shift to eating raw from a Standard American Diet (SAD)...this can seem like a *HUGE* leap in lifestyle on so many levels and even if the person takes steps forward such as removing processed foods from their house and stocking up on raw items, carving those new neural pathways to actually begin to consistently consume those raw items instead of going back to the old favourites can seem like a massive leap and oftentimes just "too" draining in the wider context of a busy modern life.
If someone is already feeling stressed, wrung out, fatigued, unfulfilled in their working life and/or their relationships and so on, the perceived *EFFORT* involved in finding the willingness and energy to engage in what seems like a totally new way of life can feel like WAY too much to manage and so people throw up the flag and scurry back to their nearest fast food restaurant, sliding through that oh-so-familiar neural pathway instead, satisfying those twisted tastebuds, numbing themselves out with those processed food choices...and so the cycle continues...


on January the 3rd I enjoyed:

1 quart water
water of a young coconut
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
a dragon fruit
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a papaya
water of 2 young coconuts
handful of chlorella tablets
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water


Physiologically and psychologically there is often SO much tying us to our food choices, as discussed at length in my book "Raw Emotions". What I find interesting to observe is that for so many of us, it seems to take us hitting "Rock Bottom" before we are finally willing to access the energy to make sincere shifts in our lives...e.g. if someone who has been eating SAD for decades and consistently struggling with any attempts to improve their intake suddenly learns that they have developed cancer in their body, they may *finally* be willing to direct their energy into improving their intake, making some healthier choices, taking some of those supplements and herbs that have been sitting on their shelves for months and so on...(though of course, many people won't even find the willingness to initiate shifts in their lives despite facing a health challenge such as cancer...)
Hitting "Rock Bottom" can frequently give someone the impetus to finally shift...and *yet*, how much easier life could be for so many people if they would choose to direct their energy into embracing healing shifts in their lives *before* they ever reach Rock Bottom... I do feel that as the raw food movement and health awareness in general keeps on expanding, people can potentially find it easier to find the motivation and support to eat more healthily - there are so many groups to connect to, books, DVDs and other resources to refer to these days - we can collectively inspire each other into taking action NOW rather than allowing our collective health to steadily slide into a pit before we're willing to direct energy into making shifts - together we are so much more powerful than when we are each in our own little bubble of concerns and patterns ;)


on January the 4th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
2 tbsp bee pollen
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
water of a young coconut
little bowl of zucchini pasta with basil/cilantro sauce (avocado, lime juice, basil, cilantro, sea salt, garlic), followed by half an AMAZING banana :)
2 cups water


on January the 5th I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a dragon fruit
water of a young coconut
little bowl of zucchini pasta with basil/cilantro sauce (avocado, lime juice, basil, cilantro, sea salt, garlic)
mug of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
2 cups water


SO, how can *you* help others today on a "preventative" path to boosting their health NOW, rather than watching them slide into a pit before dragging themselves out...? Reaching out to help others can of course be very tricky territory to navigate, as we can encounter huge resistance, anger, negativity and more...my suggestion would be to start with someone who you can clearly see is trying to improve their intake and struggling in some way - it might be someone at your local potluck group, maybe someone at your place of work, a family member, whomever comes to mind - see what kind of little offerings of support and assistance you might be able to extend to this person, or co-create together - maybe you plan to have a day making raw goodies together, you invite them over for a meal, lend them a book, take a visit to their house to see how you could together set things up to make it easier for them to make healthier choices and so on - for someone who is struggling, these small acts of support could mean ALL the difference in terms of them feeling more inspired and on track. Then, if they start to really integrate shifts in their own lives, imagine how much they can then go on to help others and so on and so on - the ripple keeps spreading...
Some of us may think "I don't know enough myself to help anyone else" - to this I would suggest that we all, always have *something* to share with others, even if you've only been on a "healthier" path for a week, you're further down the learning curve than someone who just heard abt raw foods today... ;) So, I would love to suggest that we all take a deep healing breath, think of someone in our lives who might LOVE a helping hand on their path today and reach out to offer that support - together we can help to make major shifts feel fun while simultaneously helping so many people in our networks to sidestep the pattern of ever hitting "Rock Bottom"...

Here's to vibrantly healthy beings everywhere - Happy New Year :)

 

All love and vibrations of joy, 

A. Stokes-Monarch. xxx