The Freedom Of Boundaries
Hello, Friends!
Faced with the difficulties my husband and I had conceiving, our choices were always clear. Guided by our Faith, we knew that we would only focus on healing our bodies so that conception would happen within the marital embrace. There was, is, so much freedom within boundaries!
Having boundaries also means that you commit 100% to your available options.
What did 100% commitment look like for us? Let me share an example. We used to love going to an Ethiopian restaurant that served more than delicious food; it was an experience, a piece of my Continent where I felt at home as we ate injera by hand. However, when we decided to prioritise organic eating, it was no longer an option and dining out became less viable.
Determined, I recreated our favourite dishes and even though I lacked the proper equipment, I even made injera once. This is a reminder that I should try that again. Since we were committed to our goal, we did not succumb to sentimentality or to our tastebuds.
I have a strong aversion to regrets. I often think about reaching the end of my life and reflecting on missed opportunities. Let me share a story. I once worked in an office where there was always much laughter and we all got on really well. One year, as we were planning the Christmas party I offered a suggestion; in addition to all the fun and silly gift exchanges, what if we shared something about one person? You know the words and sentiments that are usually saved for newspaper obituaries? The things we should share with someone when we can still hear each other’s voices? Unfortunately, my suggestion was met with awkward silence, and although I tried to convince them that it was worth doing, we did not. I was the youngest in the office and maybe they thought me naïve, or just daft.
Tragically, by the following Christmas, one of our coworkers had died after battling breast cancer. She knew how much I appreciated everything she had taught me and mostly her tender and sweet heart. I hope she’d heard it from the others as well.
Committing to lifestyle changes has had ripple effects. All that I learned informed our choices for our care during pregnancy, our birth plan, and the choices we made and continue to make for our children after birth.
I cook all our meals, make what we put on our skin, I have recipes for when we are feeling poorly, and so when my first born once asked me to make him a metal aeroplane, I was baffled.
“But Mama,” he explained, “you know how to make everything!”
I do not, and you might not want to, and that’s okay. There are more options on the market now if you are committed to a healthy lifestyle for yourself and family.
However, it does take 100% commitment.
I don’t want you to have those “what ifs” when it is too late to make a difference. If I had a daughter struggling to conceive, this is the therapy I’d recommend. It is the reason I studied and continue to study it; we are created beautifully and there is still so much we do not know about the human body. Rather than putting a plaster, even a natural one, over your symptoms, this programme brings healing on a cellular level.
Book a call to learn more, and I’ll be happy to walk with you as you take committed action.