Nourishing Our Sacred Bodies and Magical Selves

This is an article I found in some old word doc files.  It was written May 20, 2004.  The note at top of article: (adapted from forthcoming book in progress, Spirit Rising).    I have added it as a page to our other blog here.

I read over this essay and had to smile - it shows a bit of history of my weight struggles and how I was putting down in writing what I was following even before I knew what blogging was - and even had hopes of a book some day. I have left it as is for historical purposes, (but also did a quick updated, edited version that I added to The One Diet blog).

It includes a whole self approach, a pledge, affirmations and many other facets of the healthy lifestyle plan that I am following today. It was written shortly after I had lost 112 lbs. and before I turned 50. Life circumstances and hitting a long lasting plateau caused me to stop following a healthy plan, and I regained all 112 and more within a short period of time (about 3 months), it took several more months for me to gather the strength and determination to get back on track and start over again which is what I did when we started this blog last year May 1, 2006.

Here are the affirmations, which can be used in many ways (not just for dieting):

Affirmation for Morning, Mid-day, and Evening (or as often as needed):  Visualization with pentacle or circle and\or colors of the elements

I am balanced
I am focused
I am strong
I am inspired
I am well

I am grounded (north, green, earth)
I am focused (east, yellow, air)
I am energized (south, red, fire)
I am balanced (west, blue, water)
I am one with Mother Earth (center, white, spirit)

I am calm, I am focused, I am energized, I am balanced, I am well.

(note for Mother Earth, can subsitute Great Spirit, Mother Earth & Sky Father, The Divine or whatever name or phrase best suits your spiritual path.)

As you say each line see yourself in your mind’s eye as healthy, strong and vibrant; feel the life force of Nature coming up from the earth and down from the sky filling your whole being with energy, wellness, and vitality.

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I hope you enjoy reading it, full article is here.

Bright Blessings, Lady Rose