Very few things can stop me in my tracks and even fewer can stop me from writing, but this week a severe bout of food poisoning has almost managed both. By necessity – given that I can’t hang about for too long – this is going to be a very quick note …Oddly enough, when I went to the chemist to get the requisite electrolytes to replace all the salts my body has lost, the first question the pharmacist asked was if I was taking anything to stop the process. Hmm … as my body appeared to be frantically trying to throw off a toxic load of lunch – courtesy of the fish family, now officially off my Christmas card list – it seemed a bit daft to try and hold it in there. I may not be rocket scientist, but that seems a no-brainer to me.
We over-medicate, over-insure and play it over-cautious trying to mitigate the risks of life, but basically shit just happens anyway and we need to learn to roll with the punches.
This week, take a moment to consider where in your life you might be failing to see things as they really are. Are you trying to keep yourself safe in a situation that can never be that way? Is your life intentionally risk-free (and therefore dull)? Where, when something bad happens, do you frantically try to stop a necessary healing process? Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom to shake off something that’s poisoning our lives. Temporary pain is worth the price of healing.
Be brave, bite the bullet and let go of something toxic this week – although hopefully not quite as literally as I have …
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