Living Toxic

Most of you are aware that toxins are dangerous.  At high levels, they can be deadly, at lower levels, they weaken and wear you down.

They can come from foods you eat, products you use, your physical environment and relationships.

When you find yourself feeling exhausted all of the time, think about these things.

What kind of foods are you eating? Do you take in a lot of artificial ingredients and chemicals? What are your cosmetics and toiletries made of? Are you breathing in polluted air, indoors or outside? Who do you spend the most time with?

Toxins come from a variety of sources and often you don’t feel their effects until it is too late.

With foods and environmental factors, you can eliminate and then see how you feel.

Personal relationships are harder. Karma may bring you close to people who challenge you and drain your energy.

Once you have learned the karmic lesson, you have no need to hold on to a toxic relationship, in fact, the lesson may be the act of breaking free itself.

Low-level toxins are a part of life on Earth. There are many that occur naturally that are hard to avoid.

You will never eliminate all toxic substances from your life, so do not obsess over it. Do the best you can to eat healthy, clean foods and avoid environmental pollutants.

A relationship that drains you is not in your best interest. Look for the lesson in it, then lovingly move on.

This does not make you a bad person. You have a right to good feelings and radiant health. 

Life on Earth is a gift. If you are not enjoying it, then you are not doing it right. Do not judge yourself for this, few of you are. 

You can always change and try new things while eliminating that which poisons you.

Look for and learn about the toxins you take in every day. At the lowest levels, toxins may make you sick or tired.

At higher levels or years of constant exposure they can kill. All of them. 

Take back your body and spirit. They are your vehicles for learning, growing and fulfilling your destiny on this planet. 

They are the only ones you’ve got. This time. Why not make this time, the best time of your lives. ~Silas

Feeding the Need

You enjoy your food and drink. We do not blame you. We would love to experience it as you do, but our bodies do not allow it.

Fine, rich food and drink are a wonderful way to celebrate special occasions. Your body can recuperate from such indulgences. It is part of the human experience.

The problem is when indulgence is a daily ritual. Some of you can eat and drink all you want and hardly feel the effects, others will feel sluggishness, a suppression of the immune system, guilt and an expansion of the waist line. So, why do something that is bad for you?

You are hungry, and thirsty. Not in your physical body, but in your emotions and your spiritual energy. Your bodies have mechanisms that tell you when you should not eat something, or when you have had enough. Your emotions have no such mechanisms. The need must be satisfied. If you will not deal with your inner hunger, you will eat, drink, take drugs or engage in casual sex until the need is satisfied. Then you have the vicious cycle of guilt which causes more bad feelings which need to be quieted.

So, the answer is: alternative fuel sources. Gather a list of things that calm and comfort you things that do not damage your bodies. A warm bath, a walk in nature, a favorite sport, arts and crafts, journal writing, singing, dancing and so forth, can satisfy you without adding calories or toxins.

When you do eat or drink, make it a healthy celebration of colors and flavor. Eat and drink slowly, enjoying every morsel and sip. What is the point of indulging in a favorite food if you eat so absentmindedly that you do not enjoy it.

In fact, the whole point of three-dimensional existence is to enjoy it. Learn to enjoy life always, and your body will soon be a reflection of your inner beauty and happiness. Then your word "diet" will cease to be about depravation and revert to it's original meaning, which is simply, the foods that you regularly eat. We ask you to try this. You have nothing to lose, but pounds and pain. ~Silas

Jinnzania's side notes: I've been a chronic dieter my entire life. I've ignored dietary guidelines and been as much as fifty pounds overweight. I've compulsively dieted until I was a walking ninety-five pound skeleton. Eating everything I wanted did not make me happy, and being unnaturally thin did not help either.

I started walking, dancing, eating food I'd cooked rather than unwrapped. I started journaling and writing poetry. I improved the quality of my life as well as my food. Whenever I feel the need to indulge I make it something tasty and satisfying. I get the pint of gourmet ice cream instead of the gallon-sized, bland generic brand. I'll get a small bar of amazing, dark chocolate rather than a rubbery, over sweetened candy bar from the convenience store. More expensive, yes, so I eat less and enjoy it more. The results: I haven't been that heavy since. I've gained and lost a bit, and my life hasn't been perfect, but I always find myself, and get back to my good habits. I found that it's not only responsible, but an act of self-love. What could be more satisfying than that?