Lisa Ray Instagram – I’ve tried to encapsulate the nutritional and lifestyle changes post cancer that I embraced.
I’m not skilled at being short and snappy (my heart is firmly in a pre-digital world) so to simplify, I’m sharing the three principles that have transformed my life overall.
1. Toxicity. Anything that doesn’t serve you. Recognise where it shows up in your life – whether in food choices, relationships, people, self talk, the news, environment- and reduce your exposure as much as possible. I made some radical choices over the years since I was diagnosed. It started with diet and eating clean. That was relatively easy compared to cutting out toxic relationships, challenging my inner critic and even scaling back on professional commitments that comprised my emotional health. Today I choose a simpler, slower and more grounded lifestyle, closer to nature that supports my emotional and spiritual well being. I have never felt more content and fulfilled. Hustle culture has never been for me, rather living in alignment is what makes my soul sing.
2. Tune in. If you view your body as a sort of personal communication device, you will pick up on signals both from your environment and from within that will guide you with more integrity and accuracy than following a diet or a program. Getting diagnosed with cancer made me confront how disconnected I had been from my body. I was used to ignoring all my body’s signals until finally I had no choice but to listen. If you have been living in a disassociated state it will take time to learn how to tune in. But it’s so worth it.
3. The bonus point is Trust. But really, trust is the fundamental key to living in wholeness. I believe you can divide everyone up into two camps- you either believe life is FOR you or AGAINST you. And that belief system drives everything in your life. Despite all the ups and downs I believe there is a hand on my back and life is for me. I have focused very intently on trusting my intuition and inner wisdom.
And it has made all the difference.
I worked diligently on all three principles for years now. And one day the revelation arrrived:
The healer is in you.
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MUH @jaynadesaimakeupandhair | Posted on 11/Feb/2025 10:27:25
