FRIENDS-

Well, the Raving about Harmony was lacking. As my girl friend noted, I spend most of my day focused on my spirituality. Even when I am doing other things such as work, I am still focused. One would think that I would be more aware of Harmony than I am. After all, it is one of the goals of practicing this stuff. But then again, "I am not done in the oven yet." But, I am somewhat disappointed in myself.

Ohhh... get over it! But, now that you are conscious of it, work on it in the 'now'. Improve... grow... learn to understand. (My alter ego speaking here.)

Okay, I will focus more on being aware of more harmony around me... and, practice more harmony throughout my day. And, IT IS SO!

Oh yes... people I do these Ravings for myself... that is true. I do not have to share them with you. But, I care for you. I just care for people... especially ones that are close to me. What I write is to make you think. I will write that again... What I write is to make you think. It is also to make me think and realize what I believe. And, I believe that to take care of myself... to live a long life... to enjoy that long life... the most important issue to me is my connection to Spirit. I have learned that when I ignore it, my life becomes miserable. Now, for one that wrote the motto "If it is not FUN, it is not FUNdamental.", being miserable is not the way I chose to be.

I can loose a job and still find myself having fun. I lost a job... fine. I will find another one. I can loose a friend. It may cause me sadness, but I will get over it and I will make new friends. I can loose just about anything and it may cause discomfort for awhile; but, I can recover and replace it. They are just experiences. So, my well being is the most important thing in my life. The intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual parts of my being are the things that are going to determine how much fun I am going to have... or... how much I will be able to participate in life raising children, doing a job, playing, interacting, etc. As Stuart Wilde says, "Life was never meant to be a struggle. Just a gentle progression from one point to another, much life walking through a valley on a sunny day." And, I believe this... And, I am working out how to do this better each moment.

So, what I share with myself... with you is what I am finding allows me to do this. It is my "I AM" Project. If what I share helps you realize or achieve your "I AM" Project, then we all have been blessed with something special. Cause what I share is a combination of ego and Spirit working through me. The more that I stay with it, the more I become conscious with... move into harmony with... the Spirit.

Actually, as some say, "I cannot believe that you are sharing your diary with the world." Well... sometimes I cannot either. But, there is an honesty issue that I must deal with. And, what better way to work through honesty than to share your thoughts with the world.

EnJOY!

I have not seen a conventional doctor since 1987. I recently have started seeing holistic doctors. I have no pills in my medicine cabinet and have basically been off any medication since 1989... for sure since 1995. I have broken my foot twice... my elbow... several toes... a couple fingers... have dealt with sciatic nerve damage... and recently two broken bones in my knee since that time. I think that is it but something says I have forgot some. Oh well... you get the picture. It is not that I have not necessarily had the need for a doctor, it is that I decided to heal myself... and... have been successful... with a little or lot of help from my healing friends.

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This is not to say that you should ignore the use of doctors. I am not a Christian Scientist that does not believe in doctors. If you have created enough dis-ease in your mind to have manifested disease of the body, then it is possible you should see a doctor. My suggestion would be to find an excellent holistic doctor and see them on a maintenance level. Be educated on how to maintain a healthy regime through healthy foods, herbs, exercise, and proper affirmations.

Also, I have not necessarily seen doctors, but I have seen those that have the healing powers through the years. Sometimes I cannot bring forth what is necessary to heal myself. But, I can work with it and I can always see a friend that has the powers.

But, Health is not just a thing of the body... in fact, it starts in the mind. Health is the sum total of your spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical beliefs manifesting in your physical. Please hear me now... Health is the sum total of your spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical beliefs you have that is showing as you in the physical. Now, I am not talking about someone that was born with an apparent disability. And, I say apparent because that might be our impression. It may serve their purpose on this tour here this time. They may need that to learn a lesson. And, they may be healthier than any one of us that was born with so-called perfect form. I am talking about what we do with our bodies after birth. Do we feed it properly? Have we found it important enough... this temple of God... to study the proper foods and then eat them? Do we maintain a healthy exercise program? Do we know what muscle structure is and spend time maintaining it? Are we conscious of the fact that we are just as responsible for the physical as the emotional, intellectual and spiritual parts of ourselves?

Health is a daily issue. How much we are conscious of it will determine how long we stay in this playground... how comfortable we will be... how much fun we will have... and, how unlimited we may be in the things we get to do. Thinking about it... the 'fun' issue is probably why I have stayed focused on my health through the years.

Again, I am reminded that it is all tied together. You know people... in truth... it really has been the affirmations done on a daily basis that has kept me healthy in all areas. Until recently, I have eaten just about everything I wanted and stayed fit. I have always been active with roller skating, biking, racquetball, walking, living where there are stairs to climb, swimming,... basic sports activities. But, food I have been off and on eating what one considers healthy. I have always had a health affirmation that I have used. I wrote the one in the Minute Meditations back in the 70's. I usually have said a blessing before eating. Jesus said, "It is as you believe." Or, something like that. My belief is that I will always be healthy and it has never really wavered.

Some might be thinking that I have a lot of years doing this and there is no way that they could get themselves this way. Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! You can change your belief system in an instant... I actually believe you can change your physical structure in an instant. And, even so, most of you are in your 40's or 50's. Do you realize that you could live another 40 to 50 years? Even if you do not change in an instant, wouldn't it be wise to start doing affirmations daily to change your beliefs. Do you want to live another 40 to 50 years with the body you have now... or the way your body is headed? At this point, I do suggest that you also get with a healthy diet and exercise program. It will help empower your belief system.

Okay now... I will probably step on some feet here. How many of you head for the aspirin in the medicine cabinet when you get a headache? How many of you have a medicine cabinet filled with pharmaceuticals for every ache and pain? WHY? The human body was not made to ingest synthetics. And, why do we keep rewarding the chemical companies for poisoning us. I just read a book written at the beginning of the 90s that shared how many people in the U.S. were killed... murdered by prescription medicines. I do not remember the number... but, I was astonished. What if I told you that I truly believe that the synthetics ingested through medications is what has brought cancer into our lives. The body does not know what to do with some of the synthetics the system receives. So, it moves them into pockets somewhere in our body and they fester. But that is not the issue... the issue is that we are not willing to slow down and realize our health. A headache means that your brain is tired... hurt. Instead of giving it a chemical that only dulls the pain, why not take a moment and rest the brain? Why not say, "Okay Spirit. I am listening and I am taking the time to meditate right now. I am going to stop the mind-chatter and realize that you know what to do. Thank You!" No chemicals... just doing what I should do. A cold means that you are confused. In fact, you have gone way past the headache stage. Oh yes... let's hit the medicine cabinet. NO! Let's take the time to slow down. Meditate... treat yourself good... rest. Do some herbs to help restore the bodies balance.

It comes down to what is important to you. Quick fix... which will most likely affect the rest of your life with something worse from putting the synthetics in your body. Of course, that way will mean that you probably won't miss any work... now. But, what will you miss in the future while in bed or treatment for cancer when you should be retired and enjoying. Or, you can take care of yourself and solve the whole problem by doing the spiritual work you need to fix the situation completely... without any side affects. I don't know... sometimes...

Health... We got to take care of this issue. Without it... life is miserable. We cannot take care of the things that we need to or desire to. With it... life has so many possibilities for fun... well being. Personally, I want those possibilities... I want to be able to play with my grand-children... even my great grand-children when they arrive. I want to participate in life... all my life. Not just so many years and then be a sickly burden to my family. Yes... I will continue doing my affirmation of health each day. I will be conscious and realizing about my body... what I eat... how I exercise. This is a temple of God and I respect it as such. YUPPERS!