♥Hi Friends!
WE ARE CHILDREN OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER! In fact, spiritually we are His first generation (that’s quite the pedigree chart!) He has sent us down here with a purpose and if we choose, we can accomplish it. With that knowledge of who we are and Whose we are, we can do hard things. And because of that, we can do AMAZING things!
There’s one who also knows our potential and our connection to the Divine. He wants nothing more than for us to NOT remember who we are and Whose we are. And along with his evil gang will do anything he can to confuse us. I think there’s two ways he does this.
1. He gets us completely off course and we lose our way. We end up joining his posse, with no recollection of our Heavenly connection.
2. If that doesn’t work, he’ll do everything he can to distract us, slow us down, and make us less effective disciples of our Heavenly Father. This is almost scarier to me because it’s much less obvious. He’s sneaky, tricky and cunning. And with these skills he comouflages those distractions so that we have a hard time seeing them for what they really are and how much they impede our purpose and HEALING.
I like to refer to these distractions (or they could be called distractive energy) as “toxins”. Satan comes at us with these toxins from all angles, in every way he can. (Remember from my last post that everything has matter or energy and therefore negative energy or toxins in one area affect the other areas in the ‘HEALING TRIANGLE’.)
Here’s a few examples:
SPIRITUAL TOXINS–addiction of any kind (pornography, alcohol, drugs, food, media), too much media (TV, music, internet or computer time, smart phones, computer games), greed, envy, selfishness, stress, depression, not knowing who we are, approval from the world, comparing, negative self-talk, abuse, illness, trials, the SAD (Standard American Diet) diet, our sedentary lifestyles
PHYSICAL TOXINS–the SAD diet, our sedentary lifestyles, much of our municipal water, the air we breathe, stress, illness, medicine and pharmaceuticals, addiction of any kind (pornography, alcohol, drugs, food, media), too much media (TV, music, internet or computer time, smart phones, computer games)
EMOTIONAL TOXINS–addiction of any kind (pornography, alcohol, drugs, food, media), too much media (TV, music, internet or computer time, smart phones, computer games), greed, envy, selfishness, stress, depression, not knowing who we are, approval from the world, comparing, negative self-talk, abuse, illness, trials, the SAD diet, our sedentary lifestyles
This should get you thinking, make you mad, and empower you all at the same time! And since knowledge is power, let’s talk answers.
Simply put, get rid of them (we’ll talk more about how over the course of time) and replace them with the good stuff (think opposite of “garbage in, garbage out”.) Look for and invite HEALING energy in to your life! How does this help? As you do, and as you HEAL, you free up energy in one area of the ‘TRIANGLE’ to go and HEAL in another area.
Here’s a few examples:
SPIRITUAL HEALERS– love, charity, service, prayer, meditation, scripture study, accessing the power of the Atonement, repenting and forgiving, gratitude, empathy, self-awareness, positive self-talk, therapy, trials (if we let them), HEALING foods, moving forward and doing something (including exercise), hard work, sleep, the sun, the earth
PHYSICAL HEALERS–HEALING foods, clean water, moving forward and doing something (including exercise), hard work, sleep, healing herbs, the sun, the earth, prayer, meditation, scripture study, love, service, the Atonement, repenting and forgiving, gratitude, self-awareness, positive self-talk, trials (if we let them)
EMOTIONAL HEALERS–love, charity, service, prayer, meditation, scripture study, accessing the power of the Atonement, repenting and forgiving, gratitude, empathy, self-awareness, positive self-talk, therapy, trials (if we let them), HEALING foods, moving and doing something (including exercise), hard work, sleep, the sun, the earth
There’s so many that overlap! The “good news” is that the answers lie in becoming more like our Father and His son Jesus Christ. They lie in seeking to understand His plan for us and our older brother’s Atonement. Why? Because His ways are always HEALING.
And again, pray to the Author of the SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL and EMOTIONAL you. Pray for help in recognizing the Adversary’s toxins so that you can avoid them and move forward. He is your Heavenly Father and nobody else even comes close to knowing you better!
♥Love you!
PS: Click here to check out this article from The Bravewell Collaborative for a little science on the subject.
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I made a few changes and came up with this plant-based version of the FAMOUS (in the Peterson family circle), ‘comfort food’ (because she makes it with love) goulash that Grandma Peterson makes. LOOOOOVE it!
RED BEAN GOULOSH
- 1 lb whole grain penne or spiral pasta
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 Tbsp avocado oil or EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
- 2 quarts or 2 28 oz cans chopped tomatoes, blended in blender
- 3 15 oz cans of kidney beans, drained
- 1 carrot, grated
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp raw honey
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 dashes of ground oregano
- 1 tsp salt plus more to taste
- 3 cups frozen corn
Saute onion in oil in dutch oven size pan for about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans, carrot, garlic, honey, chili powder, oregano and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally. Prepare pasta according to directions while the sauce simmers and the flavors mix together. Drain and along with the corn add to the sauce and warm through until corn is crisp tender. Adjust salt if needed.