Debbie_L
01-11-2003, 07:48 PM
Original Post Dated 10/06/02
Hello to Everyone!
I am so pleased to have found this group and although "nervous" about the cleanse, I am excited as well. I have been read through much of the two recommended books, am devouring all the emails and information that comes from Jos-hua, the website and Netwonder and find it all to be simply fascinating. Jos-hua, your love and caring is so evident it actually leaps off the pages!
I am 41 and married to the most wonderful man in the world and have 2 girls - 17 and 20, a dog and 2 cats and live in NJ, USA. I own a computer training company and sometimes work from home, sometimes at a client site so it will be fairly easy to put aside the time for the cleanse. My biggest and most difficult area of stress is my 17 yr old who has been diagnosed bipolar. I want so much to help her but see her make unwise choices all the time. She has been my biggest blessing for all the personal lessons Ive learned in dealing with her. Its easier to let go now and just trust. I make sure I take all the steps I have to and then I just turn her over to God who certainly knows more than I do. Im thinking this cleanse (of course, that's disgusting to a 17 year old) would be of tremendous benefit to her as well.
I have had a weight problem most of my life and do like to eat and cook "gourmet". Eating plans are not new to me nor to most of us. Food combining is something I have done before (Fit for Life) and once I also did Atkins (I actually went directly to him in NYC) after which I had my appendix almost burst! Talk about the wrong foods! Yikes! It made me feel better when Jos-hua said that even he "indulges" once in a while and I guess as long as you are vigilant most of the time it seems to be ok. That's great news and comforting too. What I find gives me the most stress in this area is that once my mind expands with new knowledge (like WHY we food combine), it finds it difficult to go back to the old way of thinking and when I break food combining rules, self-defeating guilt can set in with all the negative self talk and has to be fought against.
I have been "directed" for some time now to do a cleanse and even tried going to a colonic clinic. It was uncomfortable but okay overall (I only went once) but Im thinking this home-gravity method is going to be a lot better than the forced water. I always try to follow my intuition - the last time I was this strongly directed to do something was 3 years ago - to have a Reiki treatment. Since that time I have become a Reiki master and have resolved dozens of limiting and paralyzing emotional issues. Since that part of my life has been relatively "cleaned up" I find it much easier to focus on the physical body and have now turned my attention to this vessel that houses "me". Its just a logical part of the overall "journey".
While I know it is important to not place too much attachment on the outcome, I can tell you I would be OVER-joyed if I could get rid of my meds for blood pressure and thyroid, drop some of this weight and get rid of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome and crazy menstrual periods. All the reading Ive done indicates this is more than possible - its likely - but I think its important to give up the attachment to outcome and just do it. I believe strongly that I am loved and cared for and am being directed because this is the best possible road for me at this time.
It is my intention to be a loving, contributing member to this board and I am so impressed by the posts Ive read thus far. Although my work can make me so busy I dont even open my snail mail, I do promise to read every post and contribute as often as I can to lend support as soon as I have some experience with this cleansing behind me. I am looking to do the actual cleanse around Oct 24 or 25.
Thank you in advance for being there for me!
Namaste
Debbie
Hello to Everyone!
I am so pleased to have found this group and although "nervous" about the cleanse, I am excited as well. I have been read through much of the two recommended books, am devouring all the emails and information that comes from Jos-hua, the website and Netwonder and find it all to be simply fascinating. Jos-hua, your love and caring is so evident it actually leaps off the pages!
I am 41 and married to the most wonderful man in the world and have 2 girls - 17 and 20, a dog and 2 cats and live in NJ, USA. I own a computer training company and sometimes work from home, sometimes at a client site so it will be fairly easy to put aside the time for the cleanse. My biggest and most difficult area of stress is my 17 yr old who has been diagnosed bipolar. I want so much to help her but see her make unwise choices all the time. She has been my biggest blessing for all the personal lessons Ive learned in dealing with her. Its easier to let go now and just trust. I make sure I take all the steps I have to and then I just turn her over to God who certainly knows more than I do. Im thinking this cleanse (of course, that's disgusting to a 17 year old) would be of tremendous benefit to her as well.
I have had a weight problem most of my life and do like to eat and cook "gourmet". Eating plans are not new to me nor to most of us. Food combining is something I have done before (Fit for Life) and once I also did Atkins (I actually went directly to him in NYC) after which I had my appendix almost burst! Talk about the wrong foods! Yikes! It made me feel better when Jos-hua said that even he "indulges" once in a while and I guess as long as you are vigilant most of the time it seems to be ok. That's great news and comforting too. What I find gives me the most stress in this area is that once my mind expands with new knowledge (like WHY we food combine), it finds it difficult to go back to the old way of thinking and when I break food combining rules, self-defeating guilt can set in with all the negative self talk and has to be fought against.
I have been "directed" for some time now to do a cleanse and even tried going to a colonic clinic. It was uncomfortable but okay overall (I only went once) but Im thinking this home-gravity method is going to be a lot better than the forced water. I always try to follow my intuition - the last time I was this strongly directed to do something was 3 years ago - to have a Reiki treatment. Since that time I have become a Reiki master and have resolved dozens of limiting and paralyzing emotional issues. Since that part of my life has been relatively "cleaned up" I find it much easier to focus on the physical body and have now turned my attention to this vessel that houses "me". Its just a logical part of the overall "journey".
While I know it is important to not place too much attachment on the outcome, I can tell you I would be OVER-joyed if I could get rid of my meds for blood pressure and thyroid, drop some of this weight and get rid of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome and crazy menstrual periods. All the reading Ive done indicates this is more than possible - its likely - but I think its important to give up the attachment to outcome and just do it. I believe strongly that I am loved and cared for and am being directed because this is the best possible road for me at this time.
It is my intention to be a loving, contributing member to this board and I am so impressed by the posts Ive read thus far. Although my work can make me so busy I dont even open my snail mail, I do promise to read every post and contribute as often as I can to lend support as soon as I have some experience with this cleansing behind me. I am looking to do the actual cleanse around Oct 24 or 25.
Thank you in advance for being there for me!
Namaste
Debbie