Wellness:
Wellness is more than about physical health and good living. It is also not about a state of living in bliss either, nor about living a life without pain, tears, suffering or problems. These things are part of life and in the long run gives us more understanding, builds strength and character and makes us compassionate towards others undergoing what we once went through. In fact if taken in the right spirit, it makes life richer for us as well as for others.
We live in pill popping times, when there seems to be a pill for everything -for relieving pain, for loosing weight, for boosting memory, for "improving" sex lives, for reducing "unmanageable" stress etc.. We live in an age of shortcuts, "quick wealth" and of microwave cooking. Unfortunately, as with all things visible & invisible, only time can truly make a difference. That which is acquired over time has a greater level of permanence accompanied by the satisfaction of having worked and struggled for it. The next time you needlessly pop a pill (some times you might need to!) for something as trivial as a body ache or headache, try and listen to what your body is trying to tell you. Maybe you pushed yourself too hard and only need to rest for the day, or your body has been hurt and needs rest to heal. Taking a pain killer suppresses only the pain -you might unknowingly do permanent damage to that part of your body which was crying out for rest. Every time you pop an antibiotic (once again -sometimes you must), bear in mind that you are also destroying beneficial bacteria living symbiotically in your gut and not giving your immune system sufficient time to do its job. The more you let your immune system work, the stronger it gets. Our bodies were designed to heal and are in perfect harmony with the rest of creation. I'm more terrified of synthetic chemicals which the body doesn't know how to handle than bacteria and viruses which have inhabited the planet with us for as long as we can recollect. In fact, they were probably here before we were! Our defense mechanism, (in a healthy body) knows how to deal with them. I believe that vaccination is an on going thing which happens naturally and is not a one time shot.
Wellness is also about eating all of the right things in season and in the right quantity. They need to be eaten fresh in their natural states -grown naturally without any accelerants or genetic manipulation and without being refined. Meat and milk should be from grass fed, free range cattle, and the same goes for eggs, poultry and meat. This way the animals enjoy life as they were intended to, eat natural diets and are healthier than stall fed cattle -whose meats are higher in fat content. We also don't know what highly stressed out, captive and abused animals accumulate in their flesh.
Finally, wellness also encompasses making peace with God and those around you. (This is covered in another section under ethereal stuff ) Hope you find this collection of posts helpful!
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