Complete Health (Hooray!)

Right now, at this very moment, I don’t think I could be any happier.  Or more content.  Sitting in my new (temporary) home, in the sun porch, warm and cozy with a blanket over my lap, wearing slippers, comfy pants and an old (re-discovered) favorite Wisconsin sweatshirt of mine from my college days.  A candle’s flame flickers beside me, and next to that, an incense stick burns, filling the air with its lovely scent.  It’s a chilly 30 degrees out, but the sky is a beautiful bright blue, with only a few wispy clouds, allowing the warm sunlight to filter its way in through the windows. Thus far, I have spent the day sipping on tea, listening to music, and reading my old journals.  Many I have not read for years.  It is turning out to be a nice, quiet, reflective, peaceful day, and I couldn’t be more pleased.  This is a moment I have been craving for quite some time. 

In case you were wondering, I have taken the plunge.  I have left my boat in Florida, and relocated myself to Upstate New York, to give myself some much-needed and well-deserved time to rest and regroup.  Time to sleep, eat, exercise and be creative.  Over this next month, my goal is to get on track towards attaining “COMPLETE HEALTH”.  That is the phrase I’ve had in my mind for a while now.  COMPLETE HEALTH.  By complete, I mean body, mind, and soul.  By health, I mean to the core.  Not superficially healthy, but truly treating the source of any ailments and imbalances I carry in my life.  And getting back to basics.  Simplifying.

To do this, I am fully committed to, and very excited to be experimenting with and incorporating new lifestyle habits that I intend to maintain indefinitely.  I am cooking myself fresh, organic, vegan meals.  I have eliminated sugar, gluten, and all processed foods from my diet.  For my body and home, I am using only organic or as natural as possible of products I can find.  I am doing yoga and exercising.  I am reading several books on holistic wellness, vegan diet, digestive wellness, etc.  I also plan to give myself plenty of time to meditate, paint, manifest, write, etc.  I even brought with me supplies to crochet, and needlepoint (yes, I am excited to needlepoint dish towels!!  Whoo-hoo!!! ).  Basically, I am open to doing anything that feeds me in a healthy way.

My first "home"-cooked meal.  Quinoa Vegan Chili.  Yum!

I am on day three here, and thus far have felt I am in the right place for me, at the right time.  Coming here, I knew not a soul, but on my few outings exploring the area, every person I have encountered has been amazing.  Friendly, helpful, and seemingly so happy to meet me.  My deep interests of spirituality and holistic/conscious living are reflected by so many here that it is actually the mainstream way to live, rather than an “alternative”.   “Sigh”.  It’s so wonderful.

As for the physical place itself, the scenery is breath taking, even though this time of year the grass is brown and the trees are bare.  It makes no difference, it still is beautiful.  The mountains, the forests, the waterfalls, streams and rivers, are all so big and powerful.  I can’t help but feel humble among such beauty as this.

I do not hold any expectations over what may come of my time here.  I am just going to go with it and enjoy the experience.  I will simply cherish this time that I am so lucky to have, to reconnect with my long-neglected and forgotten about self.  Time to build up my strength, manifest my dreams and desires, and allow room for the Universe to work it’s magic.  Wish me luck!!