All of us participate in word spillover.
Our words spill over into meaning that becomes our experience.
Teachers shape student self-view by voicing expectations. Parents either erect or dismantle hope in their children by words that praise or defeat.
By the same token, we sabotage ourselves when we say, "I'm exhausted."
But, you say, "I am exhausted." (True, but for now stop saying it to yourself--your self needs to quit hearing it.)
There are two giant, concurrent word wars in our culture whose single mission is to defeat us. The first, as we've just pointed out, is what we tell ourselves.
The second--and most chilling to me--is the word war of American advertising that cares much less about your well-being and zeroes in on selling you that which is designed to slowly deteriorate your health.
If you want to take this journey of intent and care to find the energy for your calling, be prepared to throw out two items: (1) the phrase I am exhausted, and (2) much, if not most, of everything that you have been taught about the American way of eating.
Today--buy a small notebook. There is a new teacher in town.
Her name is Truth About Nutrition and she wants you to join her. Her class is Recovery Health. Hope to see you there.
