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| 10.05.04 (12:47 pm) |
Interesting, this thing called choice.
Such power in it, but so few who use it or even recognize it.
Victimization runs rampant, worn proudly like a medal, offering comfort to those who are content to place their fate in the hands of others. It is so easy to place blame externally and remain inactive in our own wholeness. When things don't go quite in our favour, we have relinquished responsibility and blind ourselves in the illusion that it's someone else's fault.
Holistic, natural living isn't about fault or blame. It is about taking responsibility for ourselves.
Unlike blame, responsibility isn't shameful or resentful. Responsibility is solid, confident, humble knowledge that we are in control of our choices in every moment. It is recognizing that the power of choice exists only in this moment, therefore we are responsible only for what we do, feel, think and believe right NOW.
Attitudes toward our own health are an excellent example of this. So many of us indulge ourselves in whatever lifestyle feels good at the time, then run to a doctor or take medicine to remove the symptoms of the illness that our poor choices created in the first place. (Interestingly, typically all we're really doing is exchanging our original symptoms for a different set of symptoms, commonly known as "side effects", but we believe that we're healing. Alas, I digress.)
True health care means making decisions in each moment which contribute to our overall, natural health and wellness. We can choose to eat a healthful dish instead of munching on sweets and salty foods. We can choose to exercise, rest properly, and eat well to enhance our immune system, rather than running to the drugstore or doctor every time we have an ailment. We can choose to nurture our emotional wellbeing with a balanced blend of solitude and socializing, and we can choose to honour our spirit in whatever way is appropriate to us.
Wholeness and wellness aren't about feeling shamed into choosing healthy alternatives. They are about making the best decision for ourselves in each moment, based on caring for the long term wellness of our whole body, mind and spirit.
So, be aware that you have a choice in all that you do, think, feel and believe in every moment. Step up to the plate and refuse to be a victim to your illusions. You are not a slave - you are powerful right now because you have choices. There is nothing anyone else can make you think, feel, believe or do right now. You may believe someone can make you do something right now, but they cannot. You have the choice of yes or no.
Perhaps the road back to responsibility seems too long, or you feel you've come too far down the road you're on. Don't look ahead nor back; your power of choice is only in this moment. Take each small step that is in front of you, for that is all you have... right now. A whole bunch of "right nows" will add up, and you'll soon be experiencing the results of exercising your freedom of choice.
Believe in yourself; believe in your own power of choice.
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