Changes
by David Bowie
I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell t hem to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time
Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time
Let the words settle in for a while. What kind of picture comes to your mind's eye? What did it look like? For me, I see a reflection of my hopes and dreams and also a reflection of my realities. Everything changes all the time and never really stays the same at all. I found myself discussing this with the 9 and 10-years olds today. We all have the ability to shape and mold what those changes will be. The better focused and prepared we are for the fact of the changes, the more control we have. A perfect example of how we can control outcomes is to look at our health. The reality is we may have been born with an illness or contracted an illness or just have a hereditary disposition toward a particular disease or medical concern. Knowing this, we can exercise control and steere our course of life as we desire. Our failure would be to do nothing at all when we clearly have control.
I have been thinking a lot about this matter and I discussed it last night with my stepdaughter Daly who is living with us presently. Because we live together, we often eat together and shop for food and health items and so the discussion arose about ways to make small changes to improve our overall health and wellness. As it happens, I have this wonderful book that I referred to yesterday. I have 4 or 5 medical conditions ranging from minor to more serious and I read-up on them all to create a list of Natural foods, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements to use for optimum health. I confessed to Daly that I was feeling overly fatigued. I assumed I would need to get to the Doctor for a check up but then it dawned on me that I...and ALL of us have the ability to improve ourselves. What can a doctor tell me? The first thing Dr. Beaupre will ask is if I have been eating a healthy diet and taking vitamins and water. Then he will ask how my stress is and have I been exercising. Well! I should just march myself right out of his office then and there because I eat like a teenager...drink too much coffee and getting exercise but it is not on a regular basis. So first things first, I decided to modify and take action to feel better. I started slowly, using the supplements I have on-hand. No need to break the bank on items I need to buy. I upped my daily intake of Vitamin C and Vitamins D and Calcium. I increased my water intake, walking and Fresh Fruits. In less than a week my energy was higher than ever. I never would have believed it was true until I felt the difference and now I believe.
I have a wonderful list now. I combine all my successful systems from the past and what I have learned on my own and I know I can feel optimum health. I have a few goals for my health right now. I will list them:
1. Lower "bad Cholesterol" and raise the Good.
2. Maintain low overall cholesterol
3. Manage Low Iron/Anemia with daily intake of Natural Minerals found in salad.
4. Become a Runner
5. Deepen my Yoga
6. Deepen my meditation
7. Eliminate Animal Fat
8. eliminate or moderate refined sugars.
9. Teach my children to do the same.
I hate to end the list on an odd number but somehow that odd number makes me feel lucky today. I do feel very lucky today and also very loved. My other Step-Daughter Didi reached out to share some spiritual encouragement and it made me really happy. The physical and spiritual need to work together for any person to attain perfect health. Our spiritual balance results in good mental health. Combining that good mental health with exercise and a healthy diet is the best course to take toward warding off illnesses...especially major illnesses. No one is in perfect health. Even if we don't see it on a test, issues can exist below the surface and that is precisely why I believe good mental health can protect us. I perform daily affirmations of my good health. I EXPECT good health and I offer gratitude for my good health.
So turn and face the strain. Turn and face what strains you...what stresses you. Face it head on. Do not be afraid of it...embrace it. Doing so will make you stronger. You will be STRONGER. Have faith. IF you believe something is good...good for you...then live it out. Live that dream. Do not be persuaded by people who are naysayers because there will be plenty of them. If you listen to their negativity and change to their beliefs over yours, you will have their negativity to weigh you down. Don't do it. I hope you will believe. I never saw negativity for what it was. I never realized what a miserable person I am sometimes. I have mood swings and I become irritable and I am impatient. This is what I am like when I am having a bad day or a bad moment. What I just described is what you would see in me on my worst day. There was a time when I would have denied it, but now I can admit it and work to CHANGE myself...in those moments..when I need faith and hope. I need to show Love for my life and all the good in it.
Today was amazing. Here are some pictures of our time exploring at Greenwich Bay...Our Beach...here in Warwick RI.
I will leave you with these beautiful images.
~namaste~
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