Remembering What Nature Feels Like

Too many of you have gotten yourselves off track.  You then attempt to keep yourselves there through overstimulation.  

When you stop, your body tries to balance itself, usually with sleep. As you cannot sleep during the work day, you must then overstimulate more with caffeinated beverages and sweet foods.  

You continually do this to yourself for decades, and teach your children the same habits, so that your children learn also to fuel their bodies with caffeine, sugar, electronic devices and screen time.

You force your bodies to conform to an unnatural condition. Then you cry out when your bodies attack you. This “attack” (sickness, headache, fatigue) is an attempt to bring about a state of balance. 

You can help your body do this by cutting down and eliminating things that over-stimulate. A better diet, more rest, exercise, spending time in quiet places, and outdoors can assist your body as it tries to balance itself. 

Can’t do it? “Gotta have my coffee! Need that sugar fix! Outdoors? Bugs, dirt, sunlight….ahhhhh, I’m melting!” 

You don’t have to give up all of the things you enjoy, just try to reach a point where it is you who are controlling the substance or situation: “I think I’d like some coffee this morning vs. Fill my mug and get out of the way!” When you’ve reached the latter stage, you are not receiving pleasure from the beverage, just feeding your need. 

There is a lovely, pleasant experience in that perfect cup of coffee or the mellow, warm feeling from an occasional alcoholic beverage.  There is that fun, giddy feeling of watching a favorite television show or the heart-filling moment when you connect meaningfully with a friend or loved on the phone. 

Do it enough to enjoy it. Back off when enjoyment becomes need. 

A body, mind and spirit in balance can experience many amazing sensations. You will find more joy in daily experiences when you stop needing and start appreciating. ~Silas