I moved into my place over a month ago now, and I cannot sleep. My mind is racing, my notebooks are getting full, and I find myself walking in circles. I am so ADD right now that it is very hard to accomplish anything. I wake up at 3:30 and I make myself toast and jelly nearly every morning and can never fall back asleep. I am hitting the point of delirium. This is not like me at all.
So what does this have to do with a Naked Man with PB&J Sandwiches?
Last night my girlfriends, a couple of my neighbors and I were enjoying the beautiful night on our deck with a bottle of wine (ok yes it was 5 bottles). One of the neighbors is the guy that use to live in my condo. So, it comes out last night that while he was living in my place he would wake up at 3:30 in the morning and make PB&J sandwiches while in the nude. My other neighbors saw him nude a few too many times upon returning from a night out!
So, all the pieces start coming together now. He cant ever fall asleep, his mind races all the time, and he wakes up every morning at 3:30, makes himself PB&J and cant fall back asleep. I have picked up his energy! I would be eating PB&J too, but am allergic to peanut butter, so I just eat the toast with the jelly. Weird, huh?
The Power of Energy Imprints
Spaces retain energy imprints of their previous owners. It is always a wise idea to space clear your place before moving into it, because these imprints can be very powerful. I was being stubborn though and wanted to paint and decorate before I energetically cleared my space. I sure could have saved myself from many a sleepless night! Yet, I learned a valuable lesson in the power of energy imprints.
Read more about Space Clearing on Karen Kingstons website. Karen is an authority on space clearing and a truly amazing women. I had the opportunity to study with her in Bali and am so grateful for all that she taught me about the power of energy. Life changing.
I use the must have list a lot. When planning vacations, job searching, business planning, dating, and searching for places to live. It helps you to get at the core of what you want, find that which is for your highest good, and saves you from a lot of bad dates!
The Power of Intention:
“When you set an intention, when you commit, the entire universe conspires to make it happen.” - Sandy Forster
When we live with intention all else that doesn’t align with our purpose falls away. Making a list is a powerful tool to creating intention and manifesting change in our lives. It creates focus, clarity, and energy. I created a must have list for my new home and then forgot about it, yet it still created the space and the energy for me to find my dream home. I recently found my list and my new place has everything that was on my must have list, half of what was on my would be nice list, and a couple of the things on my gracious touches. I have met many people that do these lists, and they continue to do them because it is such a powerful tool and the evidence is very tangible.
The Three Categories:
Must Haves: This is where I put those things that I absolutely cannot live without. When I made my dream home list it included large outdoor space, location where I could walk to everything, a social building, easy parking, low taxes, low assessment…These are those things that are deal breakers if they are missing.
Would be Nice: These are those items that it would be great to have, but when it comes down to it you could live without it. On mine I had items such as garage parking, vintage character, radiant heating…
Gracious Touches: The items that are pure bonus, such as an Italian designer kitchen with an Aga stove…Or the spiritual, meditating, yoga practicing, fantastic cooking, wants to farm, super funny, down to earth, hot guy that happens to live nearby.
Making your list:
When you sit down and make your list, be sure to put a good amount of thought into it. Get to the core of what you are searching for. I originally had on my must haves 2 plus bedrooms. Yet, as I looked at it longer I realized that what I wanted was a social place. I didn’t want the alienation that often comes with living in a big city and living in a small space. I thought having a roommate would help that, but so would living in a social building with great neighbors. So, on my must haves it changed from a 2 bedroom place to a social building. I ended up actually getting a studio which I absolutely love. It is so much cheaper, and I live in an amazing building that entertains a lot.
Creating for your Highest Good:
At the top of every list, I write for the highest good of all concerned and then I circle it. Over my life I have come to realize that as much as I think I know what I want or what I need, in reality Spirit knows best and I need to trust that.
I have been doing a lot of research this weekend about MCS and catching up on the newest findings. I came down with MCS 10 years ago, and today I consider myself healed. Yes, I still avoid all the toxins that I can and can have horrible reactions when I am not careful with my environment. Yet, I feel better now then I ever did. Even before I got MCS.
Anyways, I was thinking about how upset I would get when I was ill and everyone was telling me it was in my head. Even when I was in the hospital. (Probably the worst place to be!) It seems like the research pieces and opinion pieces that I have come across lately look at MCS as only a psychological condition or only as a physical condition.
I do not believe any disease can only be looked at on a physical level or only on a psychological level. I think those of us with MCS are actually quiet lucky that there is so much focus on the psychological aspect.( If only it was not attached to us in such a disrespectful manner and always minimizing the reality of the physical manifestations… ) I believe to have true healing you must look at illness on all levels - physical, mental and spiritual. I think that we all have a great opportunity to heal if we spend the time working on all these levels of healing. I think we have to be very careful not to get so frustrated by everyone telling us that it is all in our head, that we go the other way and do not take the time to work on the mental level of ourselves.
My healing I attribute to a lot of physical work - changing my diet, ridding my home of toxins, and exercise. Yet, I would not have the healing that I have today if I did not work equally as hard on my mental and spiritual health as well.
So now when someone tells me that it is all in my head, I just smile. While I know that the physical aspect is very real, it no longer bothers me if they do not believe it. I know my reality and realize you can not make someone see things your way. It used to take up so much of my energy trying to make people believe me, cause I took it so personally that they thought I was crazy. I have found it is better to spend that energy on myself and not worry so much about what others think. (as long as they are not coming into my house wearing perfume!)
I do realize that this is a very serious issue on the physical side and we have to raise our voices on the issue and continue to do research and raise awareness, yet there is no reason to be fighting about it. I do not like this us vs. them that I see in so much of the writing. Lets spend our energy on creating healthy buildings and healthy lifestyles that people will be so inspired by our energy and our increased sense of well-being that they will be asking us how we do it. Our lives will then speak for themselves. There will be no need to argue.
After 30+ hours of travel and three plane rides, I have made it back to Chicago! Once I recover from my jet-lag, I will have many posts coming your way! In case you were wondering what happened to me and why there have not been any posts for awhile… Internet cafes in South Africa are a test in patience to write anything on. I cant wait to get back into my writing groove. More after my nap!
launching soon! :)
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Internet cafes in South Africa are a test in patience to write anything on. I cant wait to get back into my writing groove. More after my nap!
