In a recent post on Facebook by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer which is a panel discussion with Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Dr. David Agus, the question was posed: What would be the most important thing you can do for yourself in relation to personal health? Deepak Chopra and Friends Q&A with Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann
The combined three answers were: know yourself, love yourself and observe your thoughts.
So I asked myself what am I putting into my body and is it sustaining the level of spiritual energy that I need to do my work?
HHHmmmm….really, this is not a question I want to think about. If you know me, you already know how much I dislike cooking. Mainly because it is such a chore to create a menu that is balanced. I am not creative when it comes to food, so I have created a thinking pattern that it is a chore.
For me, if it takes more than 10 minutes to make a meal it is too long. Now I am the first to admit my fault in this thinking, but when something becomes a chore it is very hard for me to do it.
In listening to the discussion my biggest take away was: Each expressed the importance to do the research and to use your own common sense when it comes to what we put into our bodies. To become self aware seems to be a daunting task in this portion of my life.
“Course correction” was one of the words used quite frequently with this discussion panel and it seemed to resonate with me as well. The words they referred to explain these words: to continuously correct the course your on, to challenge what you know and to change to how you feel. If you feel sluggish, find food that makes you feel energetic. Wow, what logic….duh, why didn’t I think of that!
Is is my duty, my right and my obligation to search or reach for help if I feel inadequate in an area, so I reached to my friend and co-worker Teresa Schlup, a nutrition coach for help. Her first question to me was, “What is my goal in becoming more nutritiously aware?” My answer was to change the body to sustain the spiritual energy level for my work. When those words actually came out of my mouth, I have to admit I was stunned, even though I had thought about it before, I never actually spoke it out loud.
So, I am now on a path of course correction around food, I am slowly changing my thinking to reflect love, care, nutrition, compassion and energy. I love the work I do and when the body is telling me that some days it is not able to sustain the energy level needed for a full day of work, then I really need to take a look at myself and change what needs to be changed. So today I am committed to change the energy level! Any one want to join me?
