Grief can be overwhelming, particularly when it stems from an unexpected loss. While you’re navigating your way through this difficult time, it’s important to take small steps toward helpful healing. In fact, grief can be a process of growth and transition in which new personal goals and aspirations emerge.
The ancient science of Ayurveda says “You are what you digest!”. Digestion can mean many things: The foods we eat, the words we speak and listen, the company we keep, the news we watch and read. And of course, ingest. So, how do we stay connected and empathetic to what is happening around us, but at the same time strike an emotional balance so we do not tip over the edge due to severe anxiety? This is where the physical, mental and psychological digestion comes into play.
New experiences rewire your brain in ways old ones can’t and don’t. They are a little bit like tricking new muscles for workouts. New experiences keep us young and teach us that it is okay to make mistakes, to fail, get up and try again. Anika is grateful for the opportunity to mess up making her filter coffee.
Instead of junky snacks during this summer break, why not offer your kids seasonal fruits of different colors, textures and tastes for their midday munchies? My cousin Priya wrote these rhymes to persuade her then little guy to eat healthy. Maybe you can persuade yours to follow suit?
Einstein said, “Everything in life is a vibration. Match the frequency of the reality you want, and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.” Whatever vibration you express, you’ll draw those experiences, moments and people that match these vibrations.
I am grateful for the group of people around me. I am now socially accountable. Will I be able to climb that mountain, or complete my first triathlon? Who knows, but this I know: I can definitely do slightly better today than I did yesterday. And I am not going to let my mind convince me otherwise!
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