Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Unconscious Mind...the Emuna Mind
I'd like to think that how I view myself and how I respond to life is coming from a conscious place, and that I am fairly in control. However, I am learning that the conscious mind is only a small part of our greater mind. In fact, our unconscious throws a lot more weight in terms of our thoughts and feelings than we realize.
Ah, yes, the unconscious mind. This was the cornerstone of Sigmund's Freud's psychoanalytic theory. Formed in our childhood, this 'dark' side of the mind harbors a lot of repressed emotions and memories, negativity, and things we are simply not aware of. And people will unknowingly act on that negativity or the positivity that resides there.
And this could explain why a seemingly well-adjusted guy has trouble maintaining a job or has difficulty staying in a healthy relationships. If in his unconscious, he really believes he is a loser and unworthy of love, this is what he will keep attracting in to his life. The unconscious mind will be expressed!!
Now what? If I've had a lot of hard knocks in life, all these negative experiences are probably swimming in my unconscious mind, waiting to explode, or worse is actually bringing more negative experiences into my sphere. C'mon there was my emotionally abusive father, difficult incidences at school, and yo, there's constant negative messages about Blacks in the news, in the movies, there's misinformation about Jews, there's a lot of crap out there!!
I don't know about y'all, but I find this horrifying!!!
Ok, there are websites that go on and on about this, and they're all quite fascinating. And some suggest meditation and positive affirmations to re-program our unconscious mind. And that's all great. One website had the fascinating perspective that positive affirmations don't truly remove the painful feelings and might just be a lame whitewashing attempt over true pain. Interesting point!!
Well, in Jewish Breslov Chassidic thought, hitbodedut is stressed big time. Hitbodedut is basically talking to G-d. It's taught that in order to change ourselves, we must imagine the change and we must express this desire in words OUT LOUD.
The world was created with Ten Sayings. Hashem 'spoke' and the world was formed.
We, too, can create with our speech. But it begins in the mind.
The Jews were in Egypt for 210 years. That means they were enslaved for decades upon decades. They had surely adopted a slave mentality. Low self-esteem, depression, misery might have been as common as their daily staple. Yet, there was a glimmer of hope. In their minds, they believed that G-d/ Hashem would save them through a Deliverer. (Remember the Ten Commandments movie. I don't think Moses looked anything like Charlton Heston, but I do love that film!)
And because they believed, this truth became manifest. Not only that, but on the night of their great exodus from Egypt, G-d commanded them to do a sacrifice, a korban Pesach. They were to slaughter the sheep, the god of their enemy. Why was this celebratory act done while they were still in Egypt, still in the mire of that 'dark' place?? I heard a beautiful vort explaining that before a person can actually be free, they have to first imagine themselves free in their mind.
I call this the Emuna Mind.
The Emuna Mind connects to the good that G-d wants to give us. And the Emuna Mind needs speech to exist. G-d doesn't want to see people enslaved, languishing in ghettos with low self-esteem. He doesn't want genocide. He doesn't want the oppression of spirit. When we look around the natural world, we can see how much G-d loves Life, Health, Kindness and Abundance. It's all over the natural world, and it's all over the Torah.
The negativity in our unconscious is most likely going to take us away from that life, love and abundance. I don't need to analyze my unconscious to know that. My unconscious is my Egypt, where my enslaved mind hides. I know 'cuz I've had hard knocks!! And so have you.
Jews are commanded to remember the Exodus from Egypt every day. Egypt is a difficult place to leave. Most of the people chose to stay and did not leave with Moses. And once in the desert, even the brave that left often thought of returning to the familiar comfort of enslavement.
G-d took us out of Egypt. And He does so every day.
But He is looking for our desire to leave.
By speaking honestly to G-d, learning about the good He wants for us, imagining that good manifesting in our lives, and expressing that through our speech, we can revolutionize every cell in our minds, in our bodies and every cell in the whole world to create our Exodus from Egypt.
G-d bless!!
Check it out:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-difference-between-the-unconscious-and-the-subconscious.htm
http://www.lifetrainings.com/Your-unconscious-mind-is-running-you-life.html
Ah, yes, the unconscious mind. This was the cornerstone of Sigmund's Freud's psychoanalytic theory. Formed in our childhood, this 'dark' side of the mind harbors a lot of repressed emotions and memories, negativity, and things we are simply not aware of. And people will unknowingly act on that negativity or the positivity that resides there.
And this could explain why a seemingly well-adjusted guy has trouble maintaining a job or has difficulty staying in a healthy relationships. If in his unconscious, he really believes he is a loser and unworthy of love, this is what he will keep attracting in to his life. The unconscious mind will be expressed!!
Now what? If I've had a lot of hard knocks in life, all these negative experiences are probably swimming in my unconscious mind, waiting to explode, or worse is actually bringing more negative experiences into my sphere. C'mon there was my emotionally abusive father, difficult incidences at school, and yo, there's constant negative messages about Blacks in the news, in the movies, there's misinformation about Jews, there's a lot of crap out there!!
I don't know about y'all, but I find this horrifying!!!
Ok, there are websites that go on and on about this, and they're all quite fascinating. And some suggest meditation and positive affirmations to re-program our unconscious mind. And that's all great. One website had the fascinating perspective that positive affirmations don't truly remove the painful feelings and might just be a lame whitewashing attempt over true pain. Interesting point!!
Well, in Jewish Breslov Chassidic thought, hitbodedut is stressed big time. Hitbodedut is basically talking to G-d. It's taught that in order to change ourselves, we must imagine the change and we must express this desire in words OUT LOUD.
The world was created with Ten Sayings. Hashem 'spoke' and the world was formed.
We, too, can create with our speech. But it begins in the mind.
The Jews were in Egypt for 210 years. That means they were enslaved for decades upon decades. They had surely adopted a slave mentality. Low self-esteem, depression, misery might have been as common as their daily staple. Yet, there was a glimmer of hope. In their minds, they believed that G-d/ Hashem would save them through a Deliverer. (Remember the Ten Commandments movie. I don't think Moses looked anything like Charlton Heston, but I do love that film!)
And because they believed, this truth became manifest. Not only that, but on the night of their great exodus from Egypt, G-d commanded them to do a sacrifice, a korban Pesach. They were to slaughter the sheep, the god of their enemy. Why was this celebratory act done while they were still in Egypt, still in the mire of that 'dark' place?? I heard a beautiful vort explaining that before a person can actually be free, they have to first imagine themselves free in their mind.
I call this the Emuna Mind.
The negativity in our unconscious is most likely going to take us away from that life, love and abundance. I don't need to analyze my unconscious to know that. My unconscious is my Egypt, where my enslaved mind hides. I know 'cuz I've had hard knocks!! And so have you.
Jews are commanded to remember the Exodus from Egypt every day. Egypt is a difficult place to leave. Most of the people chose to stay and did not leave with Moses. And once in the desert, even the brave that left often thought of returning to the familiar comfort of enslavement.
G-d took us out of Egypt. And He does so every day.
But He is looking for our desire to leave.
By speaking honestly to G-d, learning about the good He wants for us, imagining that good manifesting in our lives, and expressing that through our speech, we can revolutionize every cell in our minds, in our bodies and every cell in the whole world to create our Exodus from Egypt.
G-d bless!!
Check it out:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-difference-between-the-unconscious-and-the-subconscious.htm
http://www.lifetrainings.com/Your-unconscious-mind-is-running-you-life.html
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Cabbage and Cru (ciferous) Awareness...
Read about broccoli's powerful punch against cancer:
G-d bless!!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Cabbage and Cru (ciferous) Awareness Month!
What are cruciferous vegetables? They include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, kohlrabi, kale, brussel spoouts and few more.... Research out of the University of Illinois has proven that sulforaphane, an organosulfur found in cruciferous vegetables can help prevent cancer. hat tip to NaturalNews.com G-d bless!! Check it out! http://www.naturalnews.com/030163_sulforaphane_cancer.html
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Junks or Jewels...
Is having a healthy sexual life bland and tasteless??
Just like healthy eating brings vitality, power, and strength to the body, so will a healthy
sexual life...
Healthy is what gives life.
Unhealthy is what takes away life; like the junks
like porn, like masturbation, like sex outside of marriage, like spilling seed, like insensivity towards
ones spouse,
In every nook and corner, you'll read how it is good and helpful to release tension by pleasuring oneself, exploring oneself or what have you. This is what everyone says.
But the Torah says otherwise.
Hey, why you trying to control my life???
Is G-d trying to control your life? That's the great fear. But actually, far from it. In His love, G-d provides advice so that we can CHOOSE the jewels and stay far away from the junks that lead to spiritual nail fungus, diabetes, and cancer...
Get the picture?
And. well, golly do Jews have sex?? Do Noahides??
Listen, G-d doesn't tell a person not to eat b/c it's part of our makeup. We need to eat. And He's not telling us not to have sex. The Torah actually stresses the importance of marriage. In Genesis (2:18 ) it's written ,"it is not good that man be alone." When men and women are unmarried, they are more prone to fall into nasty habits like masturbation and spilling seed. The seeds implanted in wo/man have a divine source, like everything in the world.
And is not meant to be thrown away for fleeting pleasure.
So, then what?? Are we doomed to hush our flaming passions into the somber chambers of a religious institution and watch forlornly as all our sexuality and spirit are squeezed out of us, turning us into bland and dull-eyed monks??
Wouldn't you like to think so?
But if the question is never asked of what we SHOULD be doing, then yes, it will seem like it.
Just like how healthy eating at first seems like a cruel death for our taste buds!!
But it's not really death is it?? It's actually life.
And it can taste good.
First, we need a healthy dose of curiousity to hear what G-d has to say about sexuality in the Torah....
G-d bless!!!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Friday, October 21, 2011
Halloween Zombie
Top 10 signs that you are a zombie:
http://www.naturalnews.com/033916_top_ten_signs_zombie.html
ie. If you only read the front of food packages -- and not the back -- you might be a zombie.
G-d bless!!
ps: I don't know about the Ron Paul one.
http://www.naturalnews.com/033916_top_ten_signs_zombie.html
ie. If you only read the front of food packages -- and not the back -- you might be a zombie.
G-d bless!!
ps: I don't know about the Ron Paul one.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Taking Down Monsanto and GMO Foods
I read an article today that got me so excited.
Groups, "Organic Consumers Association, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap, Center for Food Safety, Mercola.com, Nature's Path, Natural News.com, LabelGMOs.org, Food Democracy Now, and the Institute for Responsible Technology, filed papers with the California Attorney General's office to place a Citizens Initiative on the Ballot in November, 2012 that would require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and food ingredients."
In Europe, it is law that foods must be labeled if they are genetically engineered, but in America no such law exists and therefore all sorts of food stuff and ingredients can be sold to the American consumer w/o their knowledge. Monsanto, the "biotech bully" are really heading the GMO production, and it's fantastic that people are gathering together to end their tyranny!
This is what we need!! Strength, courage, prayer, and action! Consumer power can really shift the tide to our benefit. And why not?? If we are going to pay money to buy food, it better be the real deal and not some rip-off!
Right now, the Citizens' Initiative is in need of volunteers, donations, and signatures to help forward the cause.
For more info and to get involved, check out:
http://www.organicconsumersfund.org/label/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/03/cbi-taking-down-monsanto-gmo-products.aspx?e_cid=20111003_DNL_art_1
G-d bless!!!
Groups, "Organic Consumers Association, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap, Center for Food Safety, Mercola.com, Nature's Path, Natural News.com, LabelGMOs.org, Food Democracy Now, and the Institute for Responsible Technology, filed papers with the California Attorney General's office to place a Citizens Initiative on the Ballot in November, 2012 that would require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and food ingredients."
In Europe, it is law that foods must be labeled if they are genetically engineered, but in America no such law exists and therefore all sorts of food stuff and ingredients can be sold to the American consumer w/o their knowledge. Monsanto, the "biotech bully" are really heading the GMO production, and it's fantastic that people are gathering together to end their tyranny!
This is what we need!! Strength, courage, prayer, and action! Consumer power can really shift the tide to our benefit. And why not?? If we are going to pay money to buy food, it better be the real deal and not some rip-off!
Right now, the Citizens' Initiative is in need of volunteers, donations, and signatures to help forward the cause.
For more info and to get involved, check out:
http://www.organicconsumersfund.org/label/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/10/03/cbi-taking-down-monsanto-gmo-products.aspx?e_cid=20111003_DNL_art_1
G-d bless!!!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, December 23, 2010
aah, the Outbacks..
Having lived my whole life in the city, I never expected to find myself staying in the outskirts of Jerusalem, in Gush Ezion-countryside! And I have to say, I'm lovin' it. The air is fresh, the pace is slower than that of the city, and down the road, the donkey is braying his own tune.
Granted, it has its challenges.
A couple of weeks back, we had a seroius attack of fleas from the neighborhood strays. And, when the storm winds blew, I thought the rickety roof from my caravan had flown away. (it hadn't)
And I do miss Jerusalem. The hustle and bustle. The availability of simple items like Prigat Cranberry Juice (great for bladder infections!) The many, various get-togethers and events.
Yet, when I've reached the end of my shopping list and head back home to the Gush, my shoulders relax and I look forward to going back home. Quiet as it is. Rugged and rocky.
Aah! The outbacks.
There are certain things that should never change.
But things have to change.
Peoples develop, nations arise.
Technology advances. Stem cells. Biotech.
Facebook.
Speed.
Thank G-d, it gets a lot of stuff done.
hey, I like my laptop. And my washer!
And yet certain things should never change.
Listening to the innervoice.
Speaking to G-d.
Giving charity.
Respecting oneself.
Slowing down.
Having compassion.
Eating REAL food.
Being happy.
Love.
Holiness.
G-d bless!
Granted, it has its challenges.
A couple of weeks back, we had a seroius attack of fleas from the neighborhood strays. And, when the storm winds blew, I thought the rickety roof from my caravan had flown away. (it hadn't)
And I do miss Jerusalem. The hustle and bustle. The availability of simple items like Prigat Cranberry Juice (great for bladder infections!) The many, various get-togethers and events.
Yet, when I've reached the end of my shopping list and head back home to the Gush, my shoulders relax and I look forward to going back home. Quiet as it is. Rugged and rocky.
Aah! The outbacks.
There are certain things that should never change.
But things have to change.
Peoples develop, nations arise.
Technology advances. Stem cells. Biotech.
Facebook.
Speed.
Thank G-d, it gets a lot of stuff done.
hey, I like my laptop. And my washer!
And yet certain things should never change.
Listening to the innervoice.
Speaking to G-d.
Giving charity.
Respecting oneself.
Slowing down.
Having compassion.
Eating REAL food.
Being happy.
Love.
Holiness.
G-d bless!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
The Marvelous Magnetic Magic of Magnesium!!
And NOW...
the
marvelous
the
magnetic
the
magical
mineral of 2010...
MAGNESIUM!!!!
On the program today, this wonderful G-dly gift will help protect and strenghten your body for better health by...
1. contributing to cell growth and development. Protein synthesis galore!
2. regulating nerve and muscle tone, thus preventing muscle fatigue, migraines, etc. and ensuring proper transmission of nerve cell signals.
3. regulating blood pressure,
4. releasing and binding serotonin in the brain
5. working with CALCIUM to provide structure to our bones, as 2/3 of magnesisum is found in our bones.
6. in fact, providing support to our cardiovascular system, digestive system, nervous system, muscles, kidneys, liver, hormone-secreting glands, and brain!!
Now, food processing does deplete magnesium. Most of the mineral is removed when wheat is refined into white flour; alot is lost when molasses is turned into sugar. And vegetables lose it when they are boiled in water or frozen. Antacid use, certain meds, and farming practices also deplete magnesium.
But fear not, folks!!! Fear not!!
This magnificent mineral can be found in many MANY sources including, but not limited to:
Kelp, swich chard, spinach, summer squash, millet, molasses, almonds, beets, cooked beans and oats, cucumbers with the peel, celery, ripe tomatoes...
Whew! I'm outta breath!
You, too, can benefit from this much needed nutrient for the rest of your life by going to your local supermarket and getting magneisum-rich foods for yourself and your family...
TODAY!!!! TODAY!!! TODAY!!!
G-d bless!
Check it out:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=75
the
marvelous
the
magnetic
the
magical
mineral of 2010...
MAGNESIUM!!!!
On the program today, this wonderful G-dly gift will help protect and strenghten your body for better health by...
1. contributing to cell growth and development. Protein synthesis galore!
2. regulating nerve and muscle tone, thus preventing muscle fatigue, migraines, etc. and ensuring proper transmission of nerve cell signals.
3. regulating blood pressure,
4. releasing and binding serotonin in the brain
5. working with CALCIUM to provide structure to our bones, as 2/3 of magnesisum is found in our bones.
6. in fact, providing support to our cardiovascular system, digestive system, nervous system, muscles, kidneys, liver, hormone-secreting glands, and brain!!
Now, food processing does deplete magnesium. Most of the mineral is removed when wheat is refined into white flour; alot is lost when molasses is turned into sugar. And vegetables lose it when they are boiled in water or frozen. Antacid use, certain meds, and farming practices also deplete magnesium.
But fear not, folks!!! Fear not!!
This magnificent mineral can be found in many MANY sources including, but not limited to:
Kelp, swich chard, spinach, summer squash, millet, molasses, almonds, beets, cooked beans and oats, cucumbers with the peel, celery, ripe tomatoes...
Whew! I'm outta breath!
You, too, can benefit from this much needed nutrient for the rest of your life by going to your local supermarket and getting magneisum-rich foods for yourself and your family...
TODAY!!!! TODAY!!! TODAY!!!
G-d bless!
Check it out:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=75
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Basics
"If you want to optimize your health, you simply must return to the basics of healthy food choices. And try as they may, industry lobbyists still cannot force you to buy these types of junk foods. The choice is entirely yours, and consumer demand will always win eventually, so the more people demand healthy, unadulterated foods, the more they must produce, one way or another."
*A good reminder for us to add vegs and greens to our meals. I remember having once a bag of chocolates for dinner!! It's one thing to have it here and there, but to replace a whole meal is too much. At least that was just one day. Can you imagine if I kept that up??! On this track, what will the next generations be eating??!!
ooh, gotta stay on track!!
G-d bless!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The Dangers of WiFi
On September 13-15, an International Expert Conference on Cell Phones and Health is scheduled to take place in Washington D.C. (Which the cellphone industry is boycotting...)
A very necessary conference given that there are growing scientific research showing that the radio waves transmitted by cell phones and other wireless devices can cause brain tumors, harm blood cells and cause cellular changes, damage one's DNA trigger Alzehimer's disease, damage one's eyes and a host of other problems.
And children are especially at risk.
In fact, in Australia there's been an increase in pediatric brain cancers of 21 percent in one decade. In Europe and the U.K., the numbers have grown as well.
In 2005, the British National Radiological Protection Board advised that children younger than age 8 should not be given a cell phone b/c of the risks involved. And just last year, the department of public health in Toronto warmed that children under 8 should only use a cell phone in emergencies and teenagers should limit calls to less than 10 minutes.
Lloyd Morgan, author and member of the Bioelectromangetics Society writes, "Exposure to cell phone radiation is the largest human health experiment ever undertaken, without informed consent, and has some 4 billion participants enrolled."
Something to think about, folks.
G-d bless
Check out:
http://www.microwavenews.com/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx
A very necessary conference given that there are growing scientific research showing that the radio waves transmitted by cell phones and other wireless devices can cause brain tumors, harm blood cells and cause cellular changes, damage one's DNA trigger Alzehimer's disease, damage one's eyes and a host of other problems.
And children are especially at risk.
In fact, in Australia there's been an increase in pediatric brain cancers of 21 percent in one decade. In Europe and the U.K., the numbers have grown as well.
In 2005, the British National Radiological Protection Board advised that children younger than age 8 should not be given a cell phone b/c of the risks involved. And just last year, the department of public health in Toronto warmed that children under 8 should only use a cell phone in emergencies and teenagers should limit calls to less than 10 minutes.
Lloyd Morgan, author and member of the Bioelectromangetics Society writes, "Exposure to cell phone radiation is the largest human health experiment ever undertaken, without informed consent, and has some 4 billion participants enrolled."
Something to think about, folks.
G-d bless
Check out:
http://www.microwavenews.com/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/current.aspx
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