Healthy "Norms"

Now a days we are so sedentary. The norm is no longer "normal." What I'm saying is that we were created to move, play, and eat live whole nutrient rich foods. Because we don't live in a Healthy environment we must create our own. Can we really forget what Human Beings are created for and how we are supposed to live?

.... To Live, Move and Have our Being.....

Have you seen the Disney movie Wall-E? If not you should watch it just to pick-up on the subliminal message.

Remember who you are. What were you like when you were a child? Find this energy again. It is possible to be alive AND well. I'm reading a book about the aging community in different countries. Many Americans are aging completely different then so many others in surrounding countries. Can we dare to be different? I'd like to try to. Let's encourage each other to be "normal."

I want to live from the truth. I know there is "life" there. I personally want to wake up and smell the roses.

Let's Journey together.

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Victim Vs Victor! by Laurie Jackson 11/12/10

Victim Vs Victor:

I found myself blaming others for my problems yet again. I knew this was wrong and simply not wise. I do what I always do. I googled! “How to quit blaming others for your problems.” I found a good article but it didn’t capture me at the heart of my issue. Plan B didn’t work so I went to plan A. J I asked God about it! He said something that got straight to the heart of me, of course. He said: “blaming others requires a victim mentality.”

I continued to think and ponder this all day. I know people who live and breathe the victim mentality. I didn’t want to follow in their footsteps. I adamantly forced myself to stop having a victim mentality. I was surprised and shocked with how easy and quick it was to switch my thoughts from victim to victor. All I had to do was what I’ve done many other times and rely on a power greater then myself. Suddenly I had hope for my situation. I couldn’t believe how quick I went from victim to victor. At the core of who I am, I realized I am a victor and NOT a victim.

A victim comes from a belief of powerlessness and shame! A victim has no power but their own and depending on how they feel that day, they may be very unstable and wishy -washy about life because unless they resolve their own powerlessness, will forever be a victim. A victim blames others or circumstances for all their problems because it helps them feel a “false” sense of power. A victim is self centered and self focused because, yet again, their only hope is from their sorry selves and since they’re “hopeless” they really have no hope at all. A victim will use others and try to manipulate hope from an empty source just to make them selves feel hopeful. It’s a dead-end of course. A victim feels that they are not "allowed" to have boundaries. A victim will use the guise of helping others from a place of pity, powerlessness and hopelessness toward the other person. A victim can only see others as a victim as well. They may say to themselves, “That person has it good because their circumstances are better.” A victim lives from a place of self- hate and self -loathing. A victim is ultimately full of pride and self -sufficiency and it doesn’t work well for them. Dr Phil may ask them, “how’s that work’n for ya?” A victim chooses to live in a matrix of lies!

The VICTOR can see the true source of power that required humility to un-blind them. They can see a revelation of an overcoming spirit full of love and life from this humbled state. Their power comes from a place apart from themselves. A victor finds hope because they’ve humbled themselves to something greater then themselves. A victor doesn’t need to live in denial about their mistakes because they live from hope and love. They see their mistakes as just mistakes and they don’t NEED them to be an extension of who they are at the core. They’ve given up their powerlessness for something more powerful. Love! They believe they are loved! A victor can help another not based on pity but from a true place of “power.” A victor may or may not help a person the way they expect, because they can see deeper into the issues. Remember, the victor doesn’t need lies to hide behind. They’ve faced their shame and chose love, power and a sound mind.

When you’ve been raised un-healthy and have been truly victimized you may take on a victim mentality because it is very painful to face some memories and often the shame seems unbearable. Shame is a sign that you were not created to be involved it whatever it was that caused the SHAME in the first place. It’s a sign of how frick’n valuable you really are. We were created for beauty and goodness! The core of all human beings is made for royalty! We are magnificent and created for love, victory and peace!

Peace out! All for one and one for all! J

"Secretariat" my movie review... by Laurie Jackson

“SECRETARIAT” my movie review… by Laurie Jackson 10/23/2010

Watching the movie “Secretariat” was not just entertainment for me, it was therapeutic. I felt counseled by the wisdom of historical humanity.

I noticed three things, four if I include that the star looked like a splitting image of Mary Tyler Moore.

Because this was a true story, I valued the lessons of this journey and what I imparted from it. Firstly, I noticed she followed her intuition. When it “seemed” like she was wrong she chose to follow what was “right” in her heart. Love seemed to be at the root of this and not pride. Love for her father and belief in His wisdom.

Secondly, I really keyed in on how difficult it is to truly follow your heart. You don’t always get patted on the back. You don’t always “seem” to win right away. The only thing you have is the satisfaction that you felt you made the wisest and best choice you honestly discerned and for that you at least have no “deep” regret nagging at you.

Thirdly I could see that in this true story of a victorious person, like so many others, she was alone and isolated during her hardest season. People don’t want to support you when they don’t believe in you. They will celebrate later when there is evidence of your success. Most, even close family and friends, won’t back you up when your heart leads you to do something “different” or unconventional. All great leaders have this in common. Good leaders don’t need to use fear and manipulation to convince other people around them to agree with them. I believe it is because truly great leaders are motivated and empowered by Love.

I loved this story and I loved that she looked just like Mary Tyler Moore. This helped submerge my mind into the time and setting that the story actually took place.

The lady is still alive today and did a cameo in her movie; so don’t forget to stay for the very end.

IN COURAGE MEANT IN RELATED SHIPS: by Laurie Jackson

Today started out to be a very discouraging day. I immediately called on the loving, wise and trusted friends that I consider pure gifts from God himself. Of course they came through, they ALWAYS do. If I've learned one thing, it's to ask for help. We all need it. The rich and famous, the wise and learned need it just as much as the poor and desolate. I’ve tried to help numerous home-less people and I’ve learned so much from “all” types. One thing I’m realizing is that “Shame” or the lie that we are the only ones that ever feel bad is what disables us to ask for help. We are all in need of courage because we all struggle with FEAR. The opposite of fear is love and the only thing that counter- acts our fears and insecurities, is the presence of Love. A friend that can help you embrace "courage" while facing the fears that you may be struggling with on any given day is a must have! This is love in action or rather, in deed! Barbara Streisand sang it best…. PEOPLE… PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE. In the world. I can’t help myself, I love her! I’m not talking about being codependent or having toxic relationships. I’m speaking from a healthy relational stance on all of this.

If I'm not in need of "encouragement," I end up being the encourager. Being an encourager usually inspires the very person dishing it out. So never feel bad for asking, because when people help people, this gives life to everyone involved. “Paying it forward” is really what's going on here. The energy of life or rather Love itself permeates everything and everyone. Vulnerability means you have the power and strength in you to be wounded. To be honest with yourself and a few others “that you can trust,” is so freeing. I’ve had to learn the hard way to not trust everyone. I believe if we follow our hearts in this area or our “gut feelings” we’ll usually be accurate. You don’t have to tell everything to everyone. Again, I’ve come from the school of hard knocks here. J

What are we afraid of? I'll name a few, and I'm sure I'll miss a bunch here. We are afraid of losing and or being less then. We are afraid of not accomplishing our dreams. We’re afraid of being sad and lonely. Everyone I’ve ever known is or has been afraid that they’ve messed up their future from their past mistakes. We all fear not having our needs met. Everyone is afraid of pain, failure or even being the cause of another person’s pain. We are afraid of being afraid!

About a year ago, I made a list of people that I believe God had “planted” to be an important part of my life. I wrote a note to myself and categorized them in groups. I know I know it's starting to sound weird here. But let me explain. My therapy program suggested this! You see, when we feel down, we don't think rationally and as clear as usual. So I had to "remember" who to call and that I indeed had a vast reservoir of friends whom I could trust my heart with. I also used this list to remind me to “invest” in these particular friendships. Sounds contrived and fake? Not my motive at all. I just kept getting in a slump and staying there. It works both ways. All my friends call me when they are down too, and or happy. J

We need a “variety” of people in our lives. The healthiest human beings have numerous connections to many different types of people. This doesn't mean to have tons of acquaintances or fans, but rather close friendships that you can honestly trust your heart with and invest back into their lives as well.

Another healthy aspect of relationships that I’ve been learning about is that you need more then one, two or even three good friends because “one” person can not meet all of your needs and vice versa. All of us have different gifts to offer each other. I have friends that I love to laugh with. I have certain people I can call on for wisdom. Some friends are more gifted in the heart issues of life and some are better at helping you with logical, more concrete problem solving. When I began to be mindful to the supportive community of people that were just naturally placed around me, I realized how good I had it. I think it’s important to start looking, investing and even asking God to show you who He has “given” you. Again this works “both” ways. I am much more “available” to these relationships now, from just simply being aware and more in-tuned to the others around me.

Having Healthy relationships doesn’t seem to be that easy for some of us. I think it is very similar to spiritual or physical health. You either learned it well from your up bringing, you didn’t learn it at all or you learned how to be “crazy as hell.” J At any rate, all types of health can be learned. We are amazing human beings. The more I know myself, appreciate my strengths and learn from my own weakness’, the more I adore and see how magnificent the people around me are. I suppose healthy relationships start with having a healthy one with you. Give yourself Love and the encouragement you need by asking others for help. This enables us to better encourage others as well. I LOVE PEOPLE!

Enjoying the Journey, the ride and sometimes what seems like a rickety old roller coaster. With love, Laurie

DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET…. By Laurie Jackson 10/9/2010

DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET…. By Laurie Jackson 10/9/2010

I’m getting so upset as I watch my friends and family members have cancer, get surgery and suffer in so many ways, just because we are not ASKING ANY QUESTIONS! We are just going along with the Emperor and not wearing any clothes, humiliating ourselves. Not to mention freezing our butts off.

Everyone knows the “Frog in the pot analogy” right? If you don’t, let me explain. You can put a frog in a luke-warm pot right on the stove without a lid. They won’t jump out because they like it there. The water feels great! Well, because they are cold blooded and stupid, you can slowly turn up the heat as there body temperature adapts they STILL will NOT jump out, hence killing themselves even though all along they could have jumped out! Get it? We are not cold blooded nor dumb. Or are we? As I grow-up and attain more wisdom with age, I become ever more aware of this mental health issue. (I so wish the grey hair and wrinkles were not included.) LOL… Anyway, I’m getting so aggravated with the many “Basket cases” in our culture. Let me explain.

You got the medical institution, I love the Doctors they save lives! If I had a severed arm I would go straight to the Emergency room. I have not heard of a better place to go for help in this situation. If you have, let me know and I will consider “OTHER OPTIONS.” If I had cancer, I would consider ALL my options. There is ALWAYS MORE then one solution to any given problem. I’ve read too much about health at this point to just sit through chemo. I would consider it, but I would also consider or at least ask some questions and not just take one person’s opinion. Isn’t this just basic wisdom? Here is a verse for all you scriptures huggers out there. (Proverbs 24:6)…there is wisdom in a multitude of counsel). BTW I’m a fellow “scripture hugger”. I love the scriptures. It can always back up pure truth. If it’s not pure, well, you’ll have to take it out of context first. Anyway back to the subject.

I’m just exasperated with how crazy everyone seems to be getting. It’s like we’re living in the Fricken Twilight Zone. Not thinking for ourselves, not asking any questions, taking one persons word for it. Come on people lets surmise a little. I love Martin Luther King Jr. He is one of my favorite people. He said:

"Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking.
There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked
solutions." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

So let’s talk about Theology. Oh yes I did write that. I used to think my pastor new all the answers, in-fact, when I was a newly wed; I used to think my husband had all the answers. I learned quickly that he did not. I believe Even Jesus Christ himself wants us to think, surmise and ask questions about the truth. All the Jewish people were trained to reason and think. This is the very culture Jesus chose to live in. I read a book called “Velvet Elvis”. It was phenomenal, and it covered much about the Jewish culture and how they were taught to reason together. I’ve learned more from the Holy Spirit asking Him questions then I’ve ever learned from a five- point sermon. Just saying! Now I’ve learned a lot from a sermon here and there but I always think about what is being taught, for myself, as well. The best teachers will encourage this. I posted this the other day on face book. I had so many amazing responses and met some new great friends.
ANY: institution that doesn't encourage you to "think for yourself" but rather tells you how and what to think is Occult and you should not give them that much control. This goes for the marriage institution, family, school, medical, your government and your church institution. Wow, I just had to get that out there......What does everyone “think” about this?~ Laurie Jackson
And my friend loved it so much that she translated it into Spanish:
Cualquier institucion que no te motiva a "pensar" por "ti" mismo, pero
al contrario te dice "que y como" pensar es un culto y no le debemos dar control. Esto incluye la institucion del matrimonio, familia, escuela,
medico, el govierno y hasta tu iglesia. Wow! solo necesitaba comentar
esto.... Cual es tu pensar acerca ...de esto? Por Laurie Jackson ☺
Thanks Cecilia! ☺
Then there’s the Government. America is based on people who wanted to serve the king of their choice. Need I go on here? There is a time for war and to fight for what you believe is true (proverbs: 24:6). I would not want to live in any other country. I believe we have the best government in the world. I hope we keep it a democracy. I really do. I’ll do my part and ponder. Oh and I’ll vote too. ☺ I used to just ask my husband, whom he was voting for because I was too lazy to think and research the issues for myself. Even though we still tend to vote the same, at least I know it’s my own vote now. ☺
The smart, wise and savvy business man/women will tell you NOT to put all your eggs in one basket. This is true for finances as well as community and even friendships. I took an amazing course from Britain called,” Uncommon Knowledge.” They taught about healthy community and relationships. It never dawned on me that I had all my eggs in one basket until of course I dropped the entire basket. Ooops! If you’re a work-a-holic… all your friends and support for life will be in ONE community. If you’re a church a-holic all your friends and support for life will be in one community. It is best to not be an “a holic” of any kind… lol. I’m learning that it is indeed healthy and wise to NOT have all your eggs in one basket.

Let us reason together………...

If the frog was “thinking” at all, he may say to himself. “I know I’m cold blooded and made to adapt my temperature to my environment, so I “think” I will jump out of THIS pot and check to see what’s going on elsewhere. If nothing is awry, then I’ll go back to my pot that I enjoyed.” But at least he checked it out. You see what I’m saying?

This mindset of “Not thinking for yourself” is permeating all of our institutions. Education becomes horrific, if the teacher does not encourage the student to reason.

To "put all your eggs in one basket" is to risk losing everything all at one time. Example: "My Husband is a very careful investor; he never puts all of his eggs in one basket." If you had a certain number of "eggs", it would be safest to put those eggs in different "baskets" and not "put them all in one basket". To "put all your eggs in one basket" would be to risk losing all of your "eggs" in case you drop that one "basket". Example: "The best way to gamble is to only bet small amounts of money and never put all your eggs in one basket." Example: "We know that you want to become an actor and we support you, but we still want you to graduate from college. Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Another thought is: if one egg is “cracked”, all of its icky, gooey yokey stuff will get all over the other eggs. If you’re in that basket, just get out for a minute and get cleaned up so that you can help “Humpty Dumpty” get put back together again. ☺ (Matt 7:3-11)

I’m teaching my children to think for themselves. I give them my thoughts, sometimes weather they want them or not, but I still encourage them to think it through, ponder a little, see what others are saying. If it’s true now, it will be true later. If they are “truly” looking for the “truth.” they’ll “truly” find it. ☺

If the Doctor that is giving you an angioplasty has clogged arteries himself, get the angioplasty because he knows how to do that well. But DON’T ask him to help you keep your arteries from being clogged. ?? He obviously has not looked into all the solutions. You don’t have to stay in the pot people! I so admire my husband for looking into alternative medicine just after he had a minor heart attack. He is a wise egg! ☺ Get out there, ponder, cogitate and ask some questions for heaven sake!

One last great story and perrrrrfect example is this one. There was this young mother that was cutting off the ends of her ham before she put it in the pot. Her husband asked her why she did this. She said she didn’t really know, except that’s what her mom did. She then, asked her mother why SHE cut the ends of the ham off before putting the ham in the pot. Her mother didn’t know either and told her to go ask Grandma because that’s who she learned it from. You can only guess what Grandma said. Grandma says, “Because the pot was too small and we didn’t have enough money to buy a bigger pot!”

Hope you’re laughing and or at least “thinking” about it. ☺ I love you all, Laurie <3 <3 <3

DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET…. By Laurie Jackson 10/9/2010

I’m getting so upset as I watch my friends and family members have cancer, get surgery and suffer in so many ways, just because we are not ASKING ANY QUESTIONS! We are just going along with the Emperor and not wearing any clothes, humiliating ourselves. Not to mention freezing our butts off.

Everyone knows the “Frog in the pot analogy” right? If you don’t, let me explain. You can put a frog in a luke-warm pot right on the stove without a lid. They won’t jump out because they like it there. The water feels great! Well, because they are cold blooded and stupid, you can slowly turn up the heat as there body temperature adapts they STILL will NOT jump out, hence killing themselves even though all along they could have jumped out! Get it? We are not cold blooded nor dumb. Or are we? As I grow-up and attain more wisdom with age, I become ever more aware of this mental health issue. (I so wish the grey hair and wrinkles were not included.) LOL… Anyway, I’m getting so aggravated with the many “Basket cases” in our culture. Let me explain.

You got the medical institution, I love the Doctors they save lives! If I had a severed arm I would go straight to the Emergency room. I have not heard of a better place to go for help in this situation. If you have, let me know and I will consider “OTHER OPTIONS.” If I had cancer, I would consider ALL my options. There is ALWAYS MORE then one solution to any given problem. I’ve read too much about health at this point to just sit through chemo. I would consider it, but I would also consider or at least ask some questions and not just take one person’s opinion. Isn’t this just basic wisdom? Here is a verse for all you scriptures huggers out there. (Proverbs 24:6)…there is wisdom in a multitude of counsel). BTW I’m a fellow “scripture hugger”. I love the scriptures. It can always back up pure truth. If it’s not pure, well, you’ll have to take it out of context first. Anyway back to the subject.

I’m just exasperated with how crazy everyone seems to be getting. It’s like we’re living in the Fricken Twilight Zone. Not thinking for ourselves, not asking any questions, taking one persons word for it. Come on people lets surmise a little. I love Martin Luther King Jr. He is one of my favorite people. He said:

"Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking.
There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked
solutions." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

So let’s talk about Theology. Oh yes I did write that. I used to think my pastor new all the answers, in-fact, when I was a newly wed; I used to think my husband had all the answers. I learned quickly that he did not. I believe Even Jesus Christ himself wants us to think, ponder and ask questions about the truth. All the Jewish people were trained to reason and think. This is the very culture Jesus chose to live in. I read a book called “Velvet Elvis”. It was phenomenal, and it covered much about the Jewish culture and how they were taught to reason together. I’ve learned more from the Holy Spirit asking Him questions then I’ve ever learned from a five- point sermon. Just saying! Now I’ve learned a lot from a sermon here and there but I always think about what is being taught, for myself, as well. The best teachers will encourage this. I posted this the other day on face book. I had so many amazing responses and met some new great friends.
ANY: institution that doesn't encourage you to "think for yourself" but rather tells you how and what to think is Occult and you should not give them that much control. This goes for the marriage institution, family, school, medical, your government and your church institution. Wow, I just had to get that out there......What does everyone “think” about this?~ Laurie Jackson
And my friend loved it so much that she translated it into Spanish:
Cualquier institucion que no te motiva a "pensar" por "ti" mismo, pero
al contrario te dice "que y como" pensar es un culto y no le debemos dar control. Esto incluye la institucion del matrimonio, familia, escuela,
medico, el govierno y hasta tu iglesia. Wow! solo necesitaba comentar
esto.... Cual es tu pensar acerca ...de esto? Por Laurie Jackson ☺
Thanks Cecilia! ☺
Then there’s the Government. America is based on people who wanted to serve the king of their choice. Need I go on here? There is a time for war and to fight for what you believe is true (proverbs: 24:6). I would not want to live in any other country. I believe we have the best government in the world. I hope we keep it a democracy. I really do. I’ll do my part and ponder. Oh and I’ll vote too. ☺ I used to just ask my husband, whom he was voting for because I was too lazy to think and research the issues for myself. Even though we still tend to vote the same, at least I know it’s my own vote now. ☺
The smart, wise and savvy business man/women will tell you NOT to put all your eggs in one basket. This is true for finances as well as community and even friendships. I took an amazing course from Britain called,” Uncommon Knowledge.” They taught about healthy community and relationships. It never dawned on me that I had all my eggs in one basket until of course I dropped the entire basket. Ooops! If you’re a work-a-holic… all your friends and support for life will be in ONE community. If you’re a church a-holic all your friends and support for life will be in one community. It is best to not be an “a holic” of any kind… lol. I’m learning that it is indeed healthy and wise to NOT have all your eggs in one basket.

Let us reason together………...

If the frog was “thinking” at all, he may say to himself. “I know I’m cold blooded and made to adapt my temperature to my environment, so I “think” I will jump out of THIS pot and check to see what’s going on elsewhere. If nothing is awry, then I’ll go back to my pot that I enjoyed.” But at least he checked it out. You see what I’m saying?

This mindset of “Not thinking for yourself” is permeating all of our institutions. Education becomes horrific, if the teacher does not encourage the student to reason.

To "put all your eggs in one basket" is to risk losing everything all at one time. Example: "My Husband is a very careful investor; he never puts all of his eggs in one basket." If you had a certain number of "eggs", it would be safest to put those eggs in different "baskets" and not "put them all in one basket". To "put all your eggs in one basket" would be to risk losing all of your "eggs" in case you drop that one "basket". Example: "The best way to gamble is to only bet small amounts of money and never put all your eggs in one basket." Example: "We know that you want to become an actor and we support you, but we still want you to graduate from college. Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Another thought is: if one egg is “cracked”, all of its icky, gooey yokey stuff will get all over the other eggs. If you’re in that basket, just get out for a minute and get cleaned up so that you can help “Humpty Dumpty” get put back together again. ☺ (Matt 7:3-11)

I’m teaching my children to think for themselves. I give them my thoughts, sometimes weather they want them or not, but I still encourage them to think it through, ponder a little, see what others are saying. If it’s true now, it will be true later. If they are “truly” looking for the “truth.” they’ll “truly” find it. ☺

If the Doctor that is giving you an angioplasty has clogged arteries himself, get the angioplasty because he knows how to do that well. But DON’T ask him to help you keep your arteries from being clogged. ?? He obviously has not looked into all the solutions. You don’t have to stay in the pot people! I so admire my husband for looking into alternative medicine just after he had a minor heart attack. He is a wise egg! ☺ Get out there, ponder, cogitate and ask some questions for heaven sake!

One last great story and perrrrrfect example is this one. There was this young mother that was cutting off the ends of her ham before she put it in the pot. Her husband asked her why she did this. She said she didn’t really know, except that’s what her mom did. She then, asked her mother why SHE cut the ends of the ham off before putting the ham in the pot. Her mother didn’t know either and told her to go ask Grandma because that’s who she learned it from. You can only guess what Grandma said. Grandma says, “Because the pot was too small and we didn’t have enough money to buy a bigger pot!”

Hope you’re laughing and or at least “thinking” about it. ☺ I love you all, Laurie <3 <3 <3

SURVIVING VS THRIVING AND MISSING LINKS: Spirit, mind and Body: By Laurie Jackson

SURVIVING VS THRIVING AND MISSING LINKS:
Spirit, mind and Body: By Laurie Jackson

I haven’t blogged much because I’ve been seriously enjoying this summer. It had nothing to do with the weather, obviously! ☺ My sister said I should just make myself blog every week and she even gave me a name for one… “Just For The Blog Of It!’ She makes me laugh every time we’re together! Every time!!!!! I had to disagree though, at least for now. I would rather wait for the right timing and inspiration before I blog away. For your benefit and mine. ☺ So here’s what happened: (that was for all you “Monk” fans out there)

For many years I functioned and lived in survival mode. I didn’t realize it at the time because I hadn’t experienced much of a thriving mode. Memories of thriving were moments in child hood when I had energy and felt loved but since my early adolescents I’ve struggled with Asthma, depression, mood swings and low self esteem. As I became a teenager I would devour self-help books and look to God in the bible for help. I found some comfort and many of the books I read did help and gave me hope to keep on trying.

As I became a young mother, suddenly my issues became even more immanent to conquer, as I wanted to be a loving and fit role model for our precious child. In desperation and out of the immense Love I had for our new baby, I began to admit I was at the end of my own resources and needed divine intervention for many of my spiritual and psychological torment.

This is When “Surviving” had moments of “Thriving” I would find God in such a real way. I would sense His presence. Then It would seem to fade or end. I would work hard again to “keep” God around so I could get help. At this point of my (blog/biography) I will fast forward many years. This cycle went on and on. I received much revelation from God about His Way, Truth and Life but it was still such a roller coaster yet slowly coming to the end of the ride. God works it all out for good “doesn’t He?” The missing link was that God needed to get “religion” or rather the “leaven” out of my heart, mind and soul. This was exactly what was causing most of my problems. A very helpful resource, out of many, that God led me to was:

http://lifestream.org/


God spent a lot of time with me in much solitude cleaning me up from all the leaven that had been deposited in my Theology. It was a Journey full of hard and maybe some unnecessary trials.

Next, was my mind, the way I processed my thoughts, and problem solved was extremely unproductive and sometimes just plain harmful. An excellent resource that I wish I had my hands on when I was a young teenager was a $99.00 dollar course I found on -line. This simple way of “learning” how to think should be taught in schools. This program was actually developed in Britain and they have taught it in some of their middle schools as well.
I would have never been open to a “secular” psychology program when I was full of “religion.” Some of us learned toxic and destructive thinking patterns from role models who simply didn’t have role models and skills for themselves… etc… I found this web site called “Uncommon Knowledge” to be some of the simplest and best counseling I’ve ever received.

http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/


Next, was and final resolution of my physiological state. As I mentioned earlier, I had severe Asthma as a child. “Back-in-the-day”.. ☺ the Doctors didn’t know any better but to give people an over extended prescription of “antibiotics” They now know that is causes all sorts of problems. To make a long story short… I will say that being exposed to antibiotics on such a long term basis caused me to have an imbalance of candida or an allergic reaction to some foods. I believe this was the root of an eating disorder I struggled with for years. I remember thinking that I just simply felt better when I didn’t eat. I later figured out I could eat “certain” things and would still feel okay. I know now I needed to eat much more of the food that I could eat because as a result I kept see-sawing back and forth from starving myself to causing an imbalance in my system. I would keep going back to a vegetarian diet. I had just enough knowledge to be a danger to myself. I needed to know How, What and Why. After many years of self- study stemming out of desperation. I found a cure for this and most ailments. Except a severed limb of course. This resource may help you with any physical ailments you may have.

http://www.raw-food-health.net/

You can also visit my on-line coaching program at:
http://beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/ljackson

My life is not perfect! In fact that is a toxic way to think. You will set your self up for failure and become a “defeated perfectionist.” This mind set has permeated my spiritual, emotional and physical life. Just giving up the “all or nothing thinking” can do wonders by itself.

I shared this because I feel inspired by what God has done and is still doing in my life. I am grateful for the wisdom that surrounds us. If we just weed through all the other stuff and follow our hearts I believe Truth and freedom are not a distant future. Each trial creates more roots and causes us to bear more fruit in our lives. I hope you’ve been inspired and I hope these links help you on your own journey.

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