(Mediocrity- a quality that is adequate or acceptable but not very good; Excellence- superiority; the quality or state of being outstanding and superior)

I have been thinking a lot lately about the ways our society and culture drives us to accept mediocrity as the norm for our lives. Some of this is so subtle we may not be aware of it and some of it we may think we can do nothing about. I, for one, am tired of the messages that we are pummeled with on a daily basis and invite you to choose to be tired of them as well. To that end I have shared some of the messages and/or assumptions that I feel are the most toxic for you to consider. What if you could create or accept a different reality? What if the pictures that are being painted for you on a daily basis are simply an illusion? If you knew that, would you make different choices?

Aging
How wonderful and magnificent this thing we call our body is! I am grateful that all of my parts work! And I wonder why we think we must age and lose function? That arthritis, hair loss and slowed metabolism are normal? Could this occur because it is what is programmed as an expectation into the collective and it becomes our self-fulfilling prophecy? What if it could be different? There are 3 types of age. Two of the three can be reversed or stopped, (we do this in our resetting your Bio-Stat retreat). Just because you are chronologically 50 does not mean you need to be psychologically 50 or that the cells of your body must function as a 50 year old. The question for you is: will you agree with the media, the collective and the illusion of all the evidence around you, or will you choose to be young regardless of your chronological age? We have all met people who looked and felt great and appeared younger than their years and we have all met people who looked old before their time. Do you ever wonder what the difference is in these two different situations?

Dis-ease
I am so grateful for an awareness I have and a choice I have made that says, headaches, indigestion, insomnia and depression are not normal and do not have to be tolerated. I know that I don’t need drugs to deal with any of these “conditions” because I know that there is no disease in the mind of God (or if you like spirit or universe). Each of these is a symptom of something else that is going on. Our bodies have an innate intelligence that knows what is needed. Our problem is that many of us are no longer in touch with our bodies. Instead we allow the pharmaceutical industry to program us via television, radio and print advertising into an acceptance of “dis-ease” as a normal occurrence that can be remedied with toxic medications.

ED
Men are given the message that erectile dysfunction is normal and you can correct it with a pill. So if you are a guy with it, you are not alone and, if you don’t have it, you may think something is wrong with you because you are not having the same experience all the other guys are having. And what about those smiling, happy, women who are with the guy that got the pill. The message loud and clear says; erectile dysfunction + a pill = a happy woman. YIKES! This is insane! It’s nuts! And the beat goes on . . .

Anorexic and Airbrushed
How do you feel about the constant messages young girls and women are given via airbrushed, anorexic models on the cover of trendy magazines. Do you choose to accept these messages as true . . . this is the look to get no matter what, or do you feel less than because you don’t look like that? Will you recognize that this bit of “perfection” is created and is not real? It is an illusion – the question is; will you let that illusion determine how you are in your world?

Being connected
Our quality of life seems to be eroding by the minute as we become more and more wired and “wi-fied”. Why do we think we need this and that this is a good idea? What is the impact of this technology on our health and well being? Where is the research that says it is safe? We have a habit of thinking our government will take care of us and to that end would never expose us to something that is untested or unsafe. What if we are wrong about that assumption? What if these wireless devices such as cell phones, are not safe? What if you chose to research this as I and others have and found there is a problem? Would you then take action to protect yourself? Would you make another choice?

What happened to being? The connection we are looking for will not be found by being online with a bunch of other people who are on line. This is not connecting, although it’s a pretty good illusion. Do you really want to be connected with others? That happens by being in relationship with others. And to do that we have to be present. Will you put aside the distractions and habits that cause you to check out or avoid real connection in order to be connected?

Good Enough?
Many of us have been programmed to live in fear and that fear causes us to settle and have a life that is less than magical and fun. Mediocrity is not fun and if you tell yourself the truth you will agree.

Choosing Excellence
It’s time to get angry about what’s going on and to use that anger to move to a new place of being. The government is not going to take care of us, they can’t - there are far too many special interest groups in the way. No one can or will rescue you but you. If you resonate with even one bit of what I have shared here it may be time to shift your awareness and perspective and change the reality of your life. Your well being is at stake. Wake up and leave the herd!

What will you choose?

With love and gratitude,
Karen
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