April 14, 2008 Autism

Comedy Central should be applauded for holding a terrfiic fund raiser.  Very funny; very effective.  And without the garbage of most fundraisers.  I think their writers took a break for Adam Sandler’s routine – more than made up for by Sara Silverman and Chris Rock/Steven Wright.

I think they were smart to focus on educating autistic children.  I know that homeopathy can reverse autism.  But I realize that homeopathy is not easy to find out about and it’s tricky.  And the psychological trauma of a “cure” must play havoc with the parents, not to mention the kids.

From what I’ve seeen and read, we can all learn much from this.  Apparently some parts of the mind are unblocked with those children.  They exceed genius, but in a fixed dimension.  The kids can teach us; but we don’t come close to trying to learn.  We try to cure.

That’s like trying to cure indigenous people from their inherent knowledge of sustanability; socialization and spiritual fulfillment.

March 22, 2008 Figuring it Out

This is more about my curing my asthma.  It’s been a tough few days; I’ve been wheezing – somewhat differently – none on inhale – much on exhale… so - uncomfortable but more mental than physical.  My body is most definitely going through changes.  My weight loss is significant.  My ability to breathe is significant.  My ability to smell is still surprising – sometimes harsh, sometimes thrilling.  And it’s been a tough week..

In terms of my commitment, it’s distracting, making my environment sustainable — and the attention shifting to me is a diversion from attention to social justice and spiritual fulfillment, though personally, I never neglect that.

March 11. 2008 Better

Quick update:  Homeopathy cure is working.  It will take another few weeks.  But I feel great.

You know how it is  – You decide to get a yellow chrysler and then when you’re driving you keep seeing yellow chryslers.  Well, tonight I’m going to see Debbie Ford.  Because I’m interested in the organization that’s presenting her, Transformations.  I had never heard of her by name and certainly not by reputation.  I decided two weeks ago.  Since then my inbox keeps telling me there’s a Ford in my future.  She’s a presenter at the Omega institute.  She has just published a new book that several places I get mail from are promoting.  She is one of the producers and appears in The Moses Code, opening next week.

I was initially going because I am interested in the audience and the questions — I want to get a sense of the people involved with Transformations.  Now I want to meet Debbie Ford…and here I thought I wanted a yellow Chrysler.

March 6, 2008 Sleepy

I have been in the habit of eating my way through Whole Foods whenever I shop there, at least once a week.  But now I’m on this anti-asthma homeopathic regimen.  I can’t eat anything they serve until I get over the hump.  Yesterday I decided I was fine.  I wasn’t.  So I precipitated another attack.  I obviously had no one to blame except myself.  The context I’ve created is that I’m committed to my growth (also again decided to listen to Nancy – who was unable to stop me.)

sheesh

March 3, 2008 On the Lamb

Ho Ho.  March has come in like a lamb.  Saturday starts daylight savings time.  Everything happens earlier, warmth, time, Easter.  The primaries might be decided tomorrow for both parties, which means Labor Day, the traditional election campaign beginning, may start in March.  All bewildering.  I generally try to write essays ahead – kind of a literary pay it forward, but this is perplexing.

In one of my boooks, Guide to a Fulfilled Life I’ve collected essays, quotes and poems from my weekly site e-letters.  And I’ve started collecting and editing a second volume – definitely keeping busy – Hey, it’s obviously spring.  I found most of these essays (I’m going back now) were missing poems.  Yesterday I wrote 3.  Really challenging.  But what makes a poem is your assertion.  I’m good at assertion, also declaration, also speaking the future – environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment,

March 2,2008 Titles

The hardest part about writing a daily journal is coming up with unique titles.  I mean I can always come up with something to write about, but labrling it… I dunno.

Actually I should call this chamomile.  Let me explain.  When you’re going through a homeopathic treatment (which I am, for asthma) there are certain substances which are antidotes, that will totally negate the treatmint.  These are chamomile, mint and tea tree oil.

Seems easy to avoid.  I don’t drink that herbal tea, I can use Tom’s Straeberry toothpaste and I have no idea what tea tree oil is, but I won’t use it.  Sounds easy.  Then I took a shower, washed my hair and when I got out to shave, I had an asthma episode.  Turns out the shampoo had chamomile, then I found that most herbal shampoos have it (I now use Mane and Tail).. I searched further.  Laundry detergents, so when I wash my clothes I’m antidoting; many cleaning products, Murphy Oil Soap.  My God, I’m surrounded by the fucking stuff.

So this weekend, we washed EVERYTHING in our house.  Everything.  It has so far taken 2 1/2 days…Nancy does most of it; she’s exhausted.  But we’re clean.  My asthma is going, going, almost gone.  So are her chronic headaches.  And then I’ll work on my eyes.  And, oh yes, We’ve each probably dropped around 10 pounds.

February 27, 2008 Strangenesses

Just want to talk about some strange things that happen (not really twighlight zone stuff)

First – report on my asthma healing process) — I am clearly getting healthier.  My voice has regained timber.  My nose is clearing up:  I;m breathing through both nostrils.  And I’ve had more asthma atttacks these last few weeks than I’ve had in years.  I’ve begun to understand – layers of medicinal protection are being stripped away and I’m feeling the benefits and suffering the consequences.  The latter will last until the reversal, the building of healthy tissues occurs.  Meanwhile, I’m losing weight, tooo,

Second -I had a conference call last night.  Three of us were on, but only 2 of us spoke.  The third guy kept hearing that he was the only one on the call.  Don’t know why or how to handle it.

Thjird – I can’t remember; guess it wasn’t so strange.

February 20, 2008 Whelmed

I’m committed to mastering Life 2.0, but I’m not overwhelmed at the prospect, just whelmed.  My daughter Sunny keeps telling me that she’s awed by the fact that I keep learning and growing when I’m 71,  I just think that’s the point of living; I don’t expect to ever stop until, of course, I stop.

What’s Life 2.0? I’m more actively causing, participating, playing, contributing.  I am my avatar (who else’s should I be?) The circumstances of our lives seem to push us around.  We seem to be pawns in life’s game or leaves in an autumn wind.  But we’re always cause in our own lives.  I am;  it’s just a matter of saying so even when other explanations are possible.  It’s only a matter of who writes the history books.

On my asthma:  Last night I slept with my mouth closed for the first time in many years.  And when I meditated this morning I was able to brethe through my nose – for the first time!

L

February 19, 2008 More on Curing Asthma

I believe this homeopathy cure will work.  That is probably an essential step in getting it to work -  probably true for anything that works for us (Law of Attraction) whether we know it or not.

It’s funny that I say this after the  most difficult asthma days I’ve had in months.  But I am now tasting food I haven’t really tasted in years and smelling things I haven’t been aware of in years.  My onion-like body is peeling away layers an layers of medication imposed insensitivity.  I’ve also been taking low doses of steroids for years (now a heavily advertised asthma ‘cure’ called Advair) so I’ve been slowly robbing my own immune system of power.

It’s clear that this process of stripping layers and then rebuilding the stregth of what’s naturally there will take some time.  So the self-imposeed dietary restrictions are only temporary.  Still, there are certain foods I miss and will continue to miss.  Too bad.  A very small price to pay for no asthma and no medications.  Very small. 

My wife has suffered from chronic headaches, maybe from age 12 on.  She had been addicted to Excedrin.  So she’s going through her own stripping and rebuilding.  Nice thing is that we’re handling this food restriction together.  Will be nice to slim down together.  She hasn’t had a headache in a week – for the first time in a long, long time.

So we’re learning as much as we can – so we can be a knowledgable source of support for our kids.  I really think this is all a part of our international green revolution:  sustainability, justice, spirituality — discovering our ownership and power.

February 18, 2008 Excitement

This was a very peculiar weekend.  I’ve written about some of it, about my asthma attack yesterday.  Well, I’m starting to learn about my own body and mind  and it has been a difficult, though ultimately rewarding, learning experience.  I used to pride myself on my unawareness, confusing it with a kind of macho – I’d make fun of Nancy because of her sensitivity, never realizing the price I’d paid for not being aware.

First – medication had always stopped my asthma.  Curing it naturally — it lasted through the next day and even today.  No fun.

My biggest insight was that I had put down curing asthma as a goal and that’s why I was doing this change in my regimen.  But I saw it was, “might as well try this” without believing it would work…  I wasn’t committed to my commitment.  I didn’t believe in my own goal (and I’m a coach!)…  That’s the source of cheating.