{"id":618,"date":"2011-11-25T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-26T05:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alwayssupportourheroes.com\/WordPress\/?p=618"},"modified":"2011-11-25T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-26T05:22:09","slug":"what-is-toxicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alwayssupportourheroes.com\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"What is “toxicity”?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I can't wait to feel this good again! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is a question I have been asking myself for a very long time.\u00a0 The definition in the Dictionary is “having the quality, or condition of being harmful, destructive, or deadly”.\u00a0 Interesting.<\/p>\n

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You see, I have been on a “detoxification diet” for the past 22 days.\u00a0 The doctor has me eating only fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.\u00a0 The reason was quite simple, he wanted to grant my wish and get me off of all the medications I was on for throughout the past six months.\u00a0 Quite possibly the most horrific days I have had to face so far, was when I couldn’t get out of bed and all I could do was throw up from the pain.\u00a0 This is what happens when we rid our lives of toxins.<\/p>\n

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I don’t take the irony of this comment lightly.\u00a0 In the past year I have had to let go of some extremely toxic people in my life.\u00a0 My definition of people who are toxic to me … is that they keep me from the Light.<\/strong>\u00a0 They take up my time with chaos and drama.\u00a0 They drink or do other extra carricular activities that prohibit them from being accountable for their words or actions.\u00a0 They blame me or someone else (actually anyone else) for any and everything that is wrong in their life.\u00a0 Basically they sucked the energy right out of me, and took away my joy.\u00a0 Kind of like being on a pain medicine that only puts me to sleep, but never takes away the pain.\u00a0 When I wake up, the symptoms are still there.<\/p>\n

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Right now, I am fighting with everything I have got to keep my sanity. <\/strong> I cannot believe it has been over six months that I have had THE SAME HEADACHE.\u00a0 I pray constantly for the day I will be without pain.\u00a0 The day I can go back to the job I love so very much.\u00a0 The time when my days do not revolve around whether I have a doctors appointment or not.\u00a0 The moment when I won’t be winded from walking up a flight of stairs.\u00a0 And the night I will be able to sleep without tossing and turning in hopes I will get comfortable enough to actually get some rest.<\/p>\n

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The past three weeks, as I said, have been extremely difficult for me.\u00a0 But what has kept me going is the strength of my family and friends.\u00a0 You have been here to listen, give advice, and remind me that although I am not flying right now, my life still has tremendous purpose.\u00a0 My mind was so focused on “Mail Call” and getting the stuff out to the troops, I had perspective.\u00a0\u00a0 And I thank God for the friend who told me to remember the Wounded Warriors or my orphans in South Africa when I needed a reality check.\u00a0 They keep me grounded in my thoughts every day.\u00a0 Many things upset me these past two\u00a0weeks.\u00a0 Most importantly was the transition from short to long term disability.\u00a0 I have had to jump through hoops at Social Security to get disability paperwork submitted.\u00a0 (I had to do this in order to get long term disability approved).\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve faced some personal challenges that upset me tremendously.\u00a0 Sometimes being as loving and kind as I am, means people hurt me deeply.\u00a0 I think they don’t realize to what degree.<\/p>\n

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Wednesday\u00a0I made my way\u00a0to S. Cal to be with Julie’s kids and my dear friends for Thanksgiving.\u00a0 I \u00a0was a bit nervous going\u00a0to the airport (can you believe I am saying this????).\u00a0 I felt like a duck out of water.\u00a0 The last doctor I went to told me he didn’t know what was wrong with me and he couldn’t help me.\u00a0 What I hear when someone says that to me is “you are a lost cause”.\u00a0 And to me, those words are toxic.\u00a0 My self talk needs to be a little gentler (or a lot!) and kinder.\u00a0 I need to stop beating myself up because I cannot work, and accept it.\u00a0 And I am so thankful for friends and family \u00a0who build me up.\u00a0 I never want to know what life would be like without any of them!<\/p>\n

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And I need to take this precious time to REST and enjoy exactly where I am … because I was reminded today, that I am exactly where God wants me to be.\u00a0 He will heal me, but it needs to be for His glory.\u00a0 He is using me to show someone a miracle … I can feel it.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I believe I need to work on getting more toxicity out of my life (mentally and physically).\u00a0 What do you think????\u00a0 But for the record, I still feel blessed beyond measure … because I have friends to lean on, NO MATTER WHAT!!<\/p>\n

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My hope is you are able to remove yourself from any chaos or negativity, and find peace with those you allow yourself to spend time with regularly.\u00a0 My prayers are for you to know you are valued, appreciated, and worthy … of peace of heart, mind, and soul.\u00a0 Topped with Good Health.\u00a0 With that, we each will continue to have much to be thankful for, won’t we?\u00a0 … by the way, I really will pay someone to get rid of “Throb” and this constant ringing in my ears … let me know your cost.\u00a0 lol<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Happy thoughts and positive energy to you and yours this holiday season!<\/p>\n

Always,<\/p>\n

Robin<\/p>\n

“The Sky Angel”<\/p>\n

PO Box 449<\/p>\n

Mercer Island, WA 98040<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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