ONE SPIRIT COMMUNITY

By Shauna Puma St. Angel

As we become more independent in early adulthood we begin to take much more responsibility for ourselves. 

When we are finally “released upon the world” as Independent beings, we are responsible for “taking care” of ourselves. At some point along the way, however, the Standard American relinquishes their self care – their personal responsibility for taking proper care of themselves – and hands it over to Americas “Health Care” system.  This system is mostly designed to deal with disease & sickness after it occurs as well as emergency medical needs. It is not a system for disease prevention or for providing tools & techniques for empowering the people to care for themselves.  Healthy lifestyle choices and patterns that will assist in providing a truly healthy life path must be made by an individual.

So I ask you, are you part of the health care system, or are you ready to take a leadership role in your life and properly provide Self Care? Are you making the conscious effort to learn about what you are putting in your body? Are you aware that what you eat, drink and breathe has a direct effect on your health? Do you believe that you are what you eat?

With awareness you begin to see the connection of eating live nutritious foods to living a healthy vibrant  life. The Standard American Diet (SAD) consisting of processed, over cooked, mineral deficient non-organic food creates the perfect opportunity for a multitude of diseases to occur. When the body has been filled with these substances over a period of time and is then experiencing some form of disease the norm has been to take pharmaceutical drugs to eliminate the side effects of that disease. Our “health care” system has taken on this role of dispensing out “drugs” which generally only address the side effects of poor lifestyle choices. 

Do you think it is possible to maintain a sustainable healthy life depending on drugs and medications? We are incredibly fortunate to be living in a time of such abundant resources and information at our fingertips. We have the opportunity to have all the information we need to begin making the right decisions, to become a leader in our own life. With increased awareness of how to properly take care of our health and the abundance of healthy foods, supplements & superfoods we have access to living vibrantly healthy!

Now is the time to educate ones-self on the multitude of options for self care. In every community there are people gathering for events, workshops, conferences, festivals and retreats to learn about healing, wellness, meditation, mind & body connection, yoga, spirituality and much more.  During these transformational times we must Self educate in order to learn the tools and techniques to become an awakened leader and be responsible for the health of our mind, body & spirit.

Focusing on and learning about the food and water one consumes is a great starting point. Being surrounded by community members who are also practicing self care helps to reinforce the shift into new patterns.    Believe & know that you have the ability to choose what kind of care you deserve to be the awakened leader that you are!