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When the nap attack descends

Grrrr, an untimely nap attack is upon me.  I know not to let these go without lying down and closing my eyes right away or else I suffer clarity of thought later.  This is too busy a week to be flakey and flighty.

Foods to Avoid With Diverticulitis

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Some people suffer with what is called diverticulitis.  This is when the small pockets called diverticula, located on the wall of the intestine, become inflamed.  When this happens, the pockets can become infected and the person will most likely suffer from pain and discomfort.  Research shows that this condition may be hereditary and that the foods you eat can really bring on this condition.  Your diet is very important as it helps you to stay healthy and fuel your body.  Without the proper nutrition, you can become sick and possibly develop diverticulitis.  If you suffer with this condition then you will want to watch what you eat so that you can allow your intestines time to heal properly.  There is a good list of foods to avoid with diverticulitis.  If you want your health to improve then you will take the steps to avoid these harmful foods. It is recommended that you eat a low residue diet, as it will help to reduce the amount of bowel that passes through the intestines. This will allow your body time to heal properly.

A low residue diet is one that is low in fiber.  You want to try to stay with a low fiber diet for at least 10 days for the best results.  There are certain foods such as chili peppers, sesame seeds, nuts, pumpkin and corn, which will make the condition worse and these foods should be avoided.  You also want to stay away from foods that are high in fiber such as bean and lentils.

Many people that suffer with this condition make the mistake of trying to eat at places such as pizza parlors and fast food joints.  Places such as these serve nothing but greasy and fried foods that will only irritate your condition and make it much worse.  You should stay away from fried foods, spicy foods, and pizza as they all can cause intestinal discomfort.  If you like these types of foods then it is better to make them yourself so you can control what ingredients are put in and go for baking the foods rather than frying them.

Refined foods can also wreak havoc this condition, especially refined foods such as white rice and white flour.  You need to learn to read the labels on the foods that you buy so you can see if they contain the foods that you need to avoid.  Many times, there are products that contain things as corn but it won’t be listed on the front of the package.

Anyway here is a list of foods to avoid with diverticulitis in general.

1) All the junk food such as burgers, pizzas, fried food and spicy food should be avoided.

2) Refined foods like white flour, white rice etc.

3) All the processed foods.  (Processed means anything with a label.)

4) Corn and corn products.

5) Nuts

6) Sesame seeds

7) Pumpkin

While there are certain foods that are known to cause more problems with this condition, many times it is a matter of trial and error to find which foods bother you and your particular situation.  When you find foods that irritate the condition, you should put them on your list of foods to stay away from.  It is also a good idea to have a list of foods that you know are safe to eat and ones that you can tolerate with little issues.

http://www.dietfordiverticulosis.org/foods-to-avoid-with-diverticulitis/

Today’s moon-Saturn square gives the opportunity to convert old wounds

Today’s moon-Saturn square gives to you the opportunity to convert your old wounds, as well as the old wounds of others, into brilliant opportunities.  “We are not creatures of circumstance,” Disraeli wrote . “We are creators of circumstance.” Liberate yourself from conventions that drag you down. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go, says astrologer Dennis Fairchild.

Recognizing when someone is a sacred step on your journey

It’s a special man who understands the depth of a moment in time and how it is such a part of the puzzle and necessary and sacred step on the path to his further destiny.  It’s a wise man who learns from the consequences of his actions so he stops gathering attention and affection just to have something else to conquer.  It’s a humble man who recognizes he’s started something and no matter how softly he tries to end and detach, it has to play out and he has to take his medicine.

It’s a blessed woman who understands the depth of a special moment and how necessary a step on the way to her happy future.  It’s a responsible woman who knows the power of her own enticement and knows when it’s time to have a moment and when it’s time to bow out gracefully. Continue reading →

Three Dreams by Willis Harman

IN THE FIRST DREAM  I am walking along a very rough terrain, on the way to climb a high and rather forbidding mountain, the top of which is concealed by mist and clouds.  It is clear that the ascent of this mountain symbolizes my whole life. Clambering over the rubble in front of me is not too daunting, but as I look ahead I see that my way is blocked by several cliffs that appear to be around ten feet high.  Beyond those are some still higher cliffs, the farthest being perhaps hundreds of feet high. I have no idea how I will deal with those when I get to them, but meanwhile there seems nothing to do but forge ahead. However, although I didn’t know notice it at first, I am growing in stature as I go along, so that by the time I finally reach the ten-foot cliffs I am tall enough that I can simply step up over them.  The same with the hundred-foot cliffs. Continue reading →

Ten Rules for Being Human by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period.

2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, “life.”

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The “failed” experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately “work.”

4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end. There’s no part of life that doesn’t contain its lessons. If you’re alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.

6. “There” is no better a place than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here”, you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”

7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life’s questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10. You will forget all this.

 

Two Wolves: A Cherokee Teaching

An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life…  He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.  One wolf is evil — he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego.  The other is good—he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.  This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”  They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”  The old Cherokee simply replied: “The one you feed.”