Fatigue and Negativity
Nancy told me that I needed to let the battery on my laptop and cell phone run down before charging it. She was talking about my laptop, not my body, unfortunately. I don’t let the batteries run down. I do let my body run down. I have to confess that I’m a burn the candle at both ends kind of gal and then I start in the middle. There’s a big life out there to live and I want to, by God, live it, not sleep it. The problem with that is I become vulnerable to negativity. I have been able to keep negativity out of my mouth, keeping it at bay in my mind takes a little more effort when I have used myself up.
The body is a vessel for the soul. Haven’t we heard that a hundred times over? I know I have and yet I still abuse it and treat it like crap. I’ll stay up late, drink too much caffeine, eat too much sugar and don’t drink enough water. Getting enough water is an issue for me. I wait until I am shot all to hell and running on fumes before it occurs to me that I haven’t had enough water and by then it’s too late. I have reusable bottles of water everywhere. I just don’t pick them up when I am tired or busy.
I like how I feel without negativity. Where there is not love, there is negativity. Where there is not joy, there is negativity. Negativity is a choice. It’s just that simple. I choose what I listen to, what I think, what I believe, what I say. It’s always my choice. I’m not a victim of the universe. In fact the universe is trying to help me and I get in the way with negativity.
Today I am making up for letting my body run down. I’m moving at a snail’s pace and drinking lots and lots of water and eating fruits and vegetables. I passed on an iced coffee at the farmer’s stand, skipped the cookies that normally go with a pot of afternoon tea and did not go paddling today.
I’m being gentle with myself. That’s a nice change. Prior to this challenge I would have beat myself up and pushed a little harder. Or, I would have felt resentful that I couldn’t go paddling and do what I wanted to do. I rather like this feeling of being tender with myself. There, you have it, the absence of negativity allows me to be tender with myself and with that, my friends, I am filled with a joy that is exquisitely delicious. I love it.
thank you so much Lisa, that helps a lot. I know he tried to blame me for so much stuff, but like I told all of his family and mine none of that added up to a divorce. I do realize it's his needs, it just hurts so bad to think how many years he's
How funny....i only very recently (within last week) read the coconut oil articles on the web. (100 uses, 80 uses etc.) so i bouht some and ordered some from amazon. (Im a stockpiler.)
Have started trying some of the uses. I tried using it a
Watermusic, I love your posts about negativity. I’m going to try to go back and read all of your earlier posts on this subject. Our lives are full of choices. We can’t change others (and I don’t want to do that) but we have huge control over who we are, what we choose to do and who and what we allow into our lives. I really have enjoyed reading your posts and find that much of what you talk about really resonates with me… thanks for the inspiration!
Watermusic
Good for you, being aware of our choices.
I would like to share something with you about my negativity. I have arthritis and have been taking Ibuprofen to help ease the pain. What I have noticed is after taking this medicine for a week I became very negative, could not see anything positive and ate more than I needed. Have you heard of these side effects before?
No, but I was curious about it and Googled it. There does seem to be a connection between ibuprofen and moods. http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA351138 This is a great site for a balanced approach to health.
I have noticed a big connection between diet and mood. I passed on sugar yesterday and today to make it easier to keep free of negativity.
Congrats on listening to the body. I give myself a veg day once a month. It’s what I need to keep going.