I remember feeling so worn down physically at the beginning of this journey. I was scatterbrained, and I couldn’t concentrate on any one thing long enough to do anything meaningful. As the days have gone by, that has changed so drastically. I’ve had days when my body hurt or I was down with low energy, but I’ve genuinely felt like it would ultimately be better the next day. And generally, everything has been okay the next day.
Over the last few months, I feel like I’ve seen a doctor every other week. I’ve seen my primary care physician, naturopath, rheumatologist, and gynecologist. I’ll be seeing a gastrologist next month. This might sound like I’m a hypochondriac, but it’s just that autoimmune symptoms can present in so many ways in the body. They’ve all had their say about my health. Aside from my naturopath, they’ve all said I’m doing okay.
My naturopath just says I’m getting better. His approach and philosophy are a bit different because he looks at the entire body instead of just one part of the body. I must admit I feel a sense of relief from hearing nothing major is wrong. With the help of my naturopath, I’ve gotten to the root of what I feel in my body. I have such a sense of confidence now. And not coincidently, it happens to be the same thing that I suspected after doing my research. He’s just been about to show it to me from the tests.
I feel like I’ve come a really long way since I started walking this path. I’ve advanced from meditating for five minutes to meditating for thirty minutes. I’ve transitioned from doing Qigong-inspired movements to jumping rope for exercise. I’ve gone from being completely dehydrated to drinking eighty ounces of water every day for the last twenty days. I didn’t know what being hydrated felt like before, and I certainly didn’t know how much it would impact how I felt. Taking ownership of my health and healing has set forth a journey of growing and healing in other ways. I was once told by someone I really respect that the first step on the path to enlightenment is getting your physical health in order. He said, without my body functioning at an optimal level, I would never experience the level of mental clarity for the transformation of my mind and opening of the receptors of spiritual wisdom. I knew it was true then because I experienced moments of it when fasting, but I know it differently now. I think the part I was missing was understanding that the magic is in consistently treating our bodies as the temples they are.
Lesson learning.