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@Rasheed it really depends on what the body is utilizing its calcium for. Doesn’t matter how much calcium is being consumed if all the calcium is being used as a buffer against acid build up to protect the cells. Even calcium in the bones will be leached if the parathyroid isn’t working properly. The best source of calcium is fresh fruits and veges, not the acid/mucus forming cow milk our bodies can’t even properly digest

Actually just saw this link on FB. Do you practice any breathing exercises before cold exposure? This is 3 rounds guided breathing to increase oxygen levels in the cells. Also can try skin scrubbing to get the lymph system draining well to keep the organs strong

Yes the weak and insecure man is sick, not in alignment with himself and should only pursue the allowing of whatever is needed to regain vitality and shift into abundance. For many years all my dates had the same emotional trigger they'd eventually lead into, rejection. The most heart wrenching pain, shock to the core i'd sometimes have to dissociate from, this is why i feel paralyzed whenever in a situation to express affection for another, the ego trap

I’ve recently noticed then acknowledged my lack of respect for woman, particularly their feminine side. I’ve never been good at complementing or flirting. Whenever I feel attraction for someone, there seems to be a shadow of hate that’s triggered and I believe it has to do with my mother. I believe this even shows up in the expression of my own feminine side. With this struggle I tend to end up hurting all the woman who come into my life, even the “friends”. This has increased my fear around connecting with the opposite sex. I am nearly 30 and never even spoke much with woman until I was in my early 20s, always thought I needed to find the one, and had just a few short term partners What are your recommendations for working through this wound? I’ve always felt awkward around woman, and in my last few shroom trips I freely expressed a feminine side of me I’d never completely let out before I’ve also begun to understand the personality aspects in woman I’ve been programmed to desire relative to my parents who did divorce honestly I do have a pretty good idea on how to bring more integrity into my life and relationships but am definitely open to anyone’s thoughts on this, especially @Emerald

yes and I am grateful to have been given responsibility to take on such suffering. There is no place, no more room for blame, as I did this for many years and eventually had to forgive myself and her. I remember when I first spoke about it on the phone with her after it all clicked and I’d forgiven her/myself. She was very quick to take on the blame, but I told her she didn’t know what she didn’t know and that I wasn’t sharing this so she could help but so I would let it go. Now there’s just some thought patterns that play out that go against how I wish to feel, usually from self criticism and the feeding of fear

@Bazooka Jesus Is it possible to choose a new identity, a new perception and beliefs that creates a world/reality as cushiony as an Internet forum to interact with? @Lentoyes it’s going to mirror the self beliefs

@Etherial Cat it’s always tough being the source of happiness for others..we are forced to find ways to escape, usually through imagination and or addictions. They call us selfish and ungrateful to not cater to their needs even when it’s against our own happiness Yes I think it threatens my well being because I still feel and believe that if they have their self expression and healthy sense of self then I cannot have mine too

No she gave into our needs, gave us everything, took on our responsibility and over worried

Thanks for the kind words/support, objective views and suggestions people! Yes it has to do with the misunderstandings of what love and relationships are supposed to be like and how to heal the trauma. Fragmentations breeds fragmentation until the pieces get put back together. The broken is attracted to missing pieces seen in another It has nothing to do with others and everything to do with myself, aspects of myself, so re-parenting and inner child work, learning about attachments has really been helpful. The woman who trigger me or who i find unattractive tend to be very extroverted and always expressing what's on their mind. This means they would be the best to be around to help grow and heal, let go of this old identity @modmythMy mother ended up being my shadow aspect so i always judged her as being weak for needing others approval to feel/be happy/fulfilled, seemingly unable to ask for what she actually wanted, she puts everyone else first because she never knows herself outside of what others give her. Always felt like i knew what was best for her and how she could do things better for herself just like my father. He's very controlling and needs everything done his way

@Anna1 is it okay not to fully trust ourselves?

@Anna1 simply put, trust issues.

Trust the body my friend. This seems completely normal to me. Sleep is a form of meditation, forget what society and our cultures tell us about how many hours is needed of sleep because it’s always conducive to ones level of consciousness and energy flow throughout the body I’ve heard the body uses different times of the day to focus or attend to energy healing of various organs, glands or chakras

@universe Fuck it, complementing or expressing gratitude it is! Right on the money ?? ?

Focus/attention gives power to whatever you are trying to resist. Sitting with the urges, cleaning up the diet, breath work, yoga, meditation, body movement, all excellent substitute habit routines. Personally I never bought into the whole no fap hype and managed to keep myself under control through discipline, guilt management and positive focus/self love. Recently discovered the relation food consumption (standard diet vs raw/vege clean eating) plays in controlling sexual drive and hormones. Also recently experienced upward energy movement through root chakra through releasing energy blockages and meditation

Flow is not a state, it is Truth or the fabric of reality that is You. It’s in the Recognition of this that the seeming “experience is had” stop trying, start allowing, watch and learn yourself without judging. Eventually self observing makes any activity flow like water

Don’t underestimate the placebo effect, it’s quite amazing always throwing our sciences and adopted beliefs into question haha

Yes the focus has shifted within the individual and the collective. I think our focus is key. Some only notice the awakened or high vibrational aspects in and of the movies today while others are stuck in judgment not realizing it’s self judgment creating an inability to assist in raising the collective frequency which is actually just a mirror of our own frequency. We allow and choose what responsibility of the collective to take on and how we’d like to manipulate the whole

Exactly I might say I’m a soft to hardware developer It’s a powerful means of attraction to leave things up to the imagination of another, what might get them curious and how would you like to spice up your date or interaction @Forrest Adkins You are your own judge, I fact, the judger is the judged. Can and will you be willing to send this cultural idea to the grave? Have you begun the necessary systemic approaches to insuring your desired self worth? Don’t let the ideas of others hold back the joy and excitement of going with desire

Haha we don’t really gotta do or say anything, am I right? ? What makes one say they will do something they know they won’t do..is this nothing but an unfriending of the imaginary self ? ————————————————-

@LfcCharlie4 I think what zero is saying is someone who understands themselves does not get controlled by their emotions, resist, get lost in, judge or fall victim to identifying experience as being separate from themselves, awareness of the interconnectedness of reality as a whole sees and accepts the experiences without the distortion and assumptions

Oh wow! How exciting you put out this desire....come across any cow patties lately? If you do get to experience a trip I wouldn’t expect much, maybe expect the unexpected haha An insane spectacular unimaginable blessing you are and that is life

"recognize yourself in nature and recognize the nature in yourself" "recognize the medicine inherent in all animals regardless of how revered or rejected they are within humanity at large" "express the medicine inherent within your spirit animal" Personally i am not sure what is my spirit animal but this may offer some guidance

@Consilience Interesting and i am glad you shared this experience here. I feel there is a purpose for experiencing these sorts of "wake up calls" that arise in our lives without any notice whatsoever. Everyone who reads this here can relate to some degree on what it might feel like to experience this event, the ever changing nature of reality, and the illusion of safety the mind creates in knowing, routine and familiarity. Are we constantly overlooking a Truth beyond measure and experience? Does this feel like a call to action? Not even directly relating to the incident but in general and if so, what's it mean?