The Silver lining...

has appeared when I've been struck to the core, talk about a whole new level of Grandma got ran over by a reindeer.

I woke from a dream of an old lady beating me w/ a cane...the old lady within that is! We've all heard of the inner child, but this would be my first in such an experience of the old lady within. In my profession now which came after years of recovery regarding the inner child who's voice was silenced, I'm blessed to watch the voices come alive for others through my aromatherapy practice. As the wisdom highlights ever so increase upon my head which can be seen by others, has nothing tho on the cane, walker, and being internally ran over by the lady in a wheelchair from within.

Wake up call...the days are going faster, my birthdays are coming sooner, and I'm hitting a benchmark of a birthday this next year that if I am anything like those women before me...I've lived 50% of my life already. The old lady is very loudly stating that she doesn't like the added assistance, and I have a chance to change all that. While I laugh...it hurts to think about the side effects that everyone feels when their health or mental wellness has deteriorated. I also know that living life does mean age increases but it doesn't mean that I've got to fall into the trap that all the decisions I make daily doesn't make a difference to how my body & brain will function in the future. I don't want to be mindlessly living.

We all know that our family lives more on the holistic side of living so we are still considered to be "weirdos" to most, but we are going to be amping that lifestyle up. When I realized that my labs showed in the last blog post the reversal of so many co-morbidities like diabetes, thyroid, cholesterol, and we haven't been sick with the "crud" like so many have been already...there's something to say for that. After taking care of Grandma who had Alzheimer's, nothing wants me to make sure everyone knows how important emotional health is to physical health...holding skeletons in our closets & not dealing with them leads to major health issues. Please know that no one ever has to share the details of their stories to be released of the affects of harboring those emotions whether you "feel" like you are holding on or not.

After a successful 6 months of being a full time entrepreneur, helping other's release their stumbling blocks in life & business; I am going to be courageous by restructuring my Release & Believe practice this new year...looking forward to a new project in store that will make it fall more within the guidelines of ministry. Wishing you all a very intentional
Happy New Year!

Ohhhh WOW...

the results from the blood work not only shocked me, but I'm now more determined than ever to do what needs to be done for my health. Let me give you a little history though before I expose the lab results.

The last time I had blood work done or went to the doctor for that matter (yay, that I haven't needed to go in over a year), I was pre-diabetic, I had high cholesterol, high blood pressure, thyroid issues, anxiety attacks, blah, blah, high this and that to the point it was like everything was wrong with me. I decided when we took on the journey to help the kiddo out, I was going to be on board for myself so I never took meds for any of that even after the diagnosis'. My old doctor didn't like me much then especially after I threw a fit and blamed the anxiety meds for causing me so many more issues & quit that.

I danced out of the doctor's office today...well skipped like a little girl with not a worry in the world. Our health journey has paid off with the doctor telling me today to keep doing what I'm doing...because it's working & he'd never seen such a good lab report. I do NOT have lupus (unless I'm weird & have fallen into that 2% category that I talked about in the blog post this morning), and I'm not believing that is the case. Not only do I NOT have that, I'm no longer pre-diabetic by any margin, nor do I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or thyroid issues. Matters of fact, I've not had an anxiety attack in a while...if I do, I know what to do. I cannot be more ecstatic about this news, as it's even better than I thought it could be. All issues have been totally reversed!

So why couldn't they tell me this over the phone? I had 5 sheets worth of lab work done, and since I had 3 "high" issues...the doctor has to see me to "prescribe" the treatment for that. So, let's talk about what was on the lab report...I've got some major inflammation going on which we knew by the inflamed optic nerve. There's something definitely still going on, but I can't support it until I know what I'm needing to support. Until then I'll be doing my own anti-inflammatory regime on top of what I'm already doing until more tests can be done thru the neurologist & rheumatologist which I won't see until January. The doctor absolutely loved that I was taking my health into my own hands, and not asking for a prescription(s) to band-aid the symptoms that has a need to discover the root. He's use to people always wanting the band-aid because we don't like the symptoms. I know the symptoms is our body's way of telling us there's something wrong; so until we find the root...I'll do without the domino effect. Until I can meet with the specialist, Praise the Almighty with me...thank you for your continued prayers and support.  I will continue to live the and support my family through whole foods/diet, alternative methods, and add more exercise because it has paid off! #releaseandbelieve has never been even more profound & #MountUp is just beginning!

A little praise report as well...K came home with the ewww snot running non-stop, raw nose, congestion, sneezing, head yuck. We did our thing that we do...and well within 24 hours, he's back to himself! :D