Robin Vinge

Naturopathic Medicine

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The Journey of Personal Healing

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If there is one thing that I am really familiar with, it’s the journey of personal healing. Dealing with anorexia nervosa as a teenager and later on being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I have definitely been on a journey of personal healing in my life. Despite my challenges along the way,  I am grateful for the journey. And I have to say I have never felt better physically in my life than now. With each little step of self discovery which comes when you agree to really explore your own personal landscape, shedding light on all the dark corners of your existence brings you to a more profound level of joy, self love and self acceptance than you might have thought was possible. The journey of personal healing requires looking at your life with almost a microscopic lens; your behavior, your faults, your habits, your attitudes, your challenges through the light of self understanding. In this way, you hold yourself accountable and end up as a side benefit living your life in a more conscious way. You are then helping in a small way to heal the world. You are but a link in the chain. By agreeing to take the journey of personal healing you can then help others along the way. What you say to others around you can influence their life in a positive way. Share your stories of personal inspiration with others. This uplifts them and they can then pass this story on to the next person that they encounter if they are so moved. The world needs inspiration right now and stories of positivity.

The journey of personal healing requires attention to the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual sides of illness. If you don’t work on all of these areas, then you don’t experience the maximum rate of healing that you could. There is so much power within yourself to heal from illness. I have experienced this in my own life and therefore feel well equipped to help you in this manner. The power is within you and all you need to do is tap into this power. Does healing mean curing? Not always but healing always brings you to greater degree of happiness, more love both for yourself and others around you and a more divine expression of your personal beauty in the world. We are all wanting to express our personal beauty in the world. This is expressing the God within. As a result of taking this journey, your health inevidibly improves. Then you leave the rest up to the divine. This is trusting the journey of personal healing. You trust inside yourself that you are on the right path. It feels right to you. You can trust in that feeling. I will explore the four corners of healing in my next blog. The mental side of healing will be explored to start.

Grateful for the Love

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I had a great long weekend. It wasn’t as sunny as it was supposed to be but it was spent in the comfort of my partner’s house listening to the rain falling on the roof with a crackling fire in the fireplace; the predominant feeling that I am left with is I am grateful for the love. I am grateful for the love of my partner. I am grateful for all the people that I have come to know in Bragg Creek who are so kind to me. I am grateful for the people that work at the stores that I grocery shop at that acknowledge me. I am grateful for my friend that I walk with on the weekends. If I really think about the people that I am grateful for, it regularly brings tears of joy to my eyes. I look back over my life and the only thing I regret is that I did not always have an open heart to the people around me. I was self absorbed for a majority of my life. So now I go to the opposite pole. I tell people how much I love them and do that as often as I can. At the end of your life what means most to you are all the people in it not the successes in your working life or your personal accomplishments. What means the most to me are the heart connections in my life. I want to foster more and nurture more heart connections in my life. Then I will be truly living at a level that I can be satisfied with. I will be a cup that is overflowing…I am grateful for the love…

Being the best that you can be

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Being the best that you can be is likely what everyone strives for. It is good to take stock, from time to time, where you are at in your life’s path; are you on track or off track and how do you get in the flow of your life. Ask yourself that question and see what the answer is.     Life requires that you be the best that you can be in every moment. Take stock of where you are off track in your life and take an action step to make it better. And most importantly, be consistent. Consistency is key in whatever arena you are working in. I have to bring myself back to this point all the time because my interests vary and I can easily get off track. Start your day off by writing all the things down that you need to accomplish in your day and then factor in critical steps that you require to keep yourself in balance with regards to your health. You have to be consistent with your self care to make your day run more smoothly. That is a must so decide that those things are non- negotiable for your health. What do you need to do to stay on track with your diet each day? What are the non-negotiables with regards to your diet? No to a donut and coffee perhaps and yes to a hot homemade cereal with berries and raw nuts like walnuts. This simple decision can have a major effect on how your energy is, how your mood is, and how productive  you are. Coffee has some health benefits and it is most people’s morning ritual so I don’t usually interfere with it…If you feel that coffee is only used to increase your energy in the morning then you might want to look at more strategies to get energized. Cut down on sugar and refined carbohydrates (read flour). Choose more whole grains instead to maximize energy. Consider an adrenal supportive product like rhodiola or ashwagandha to help increase your resistance to stress. Take time in your day to breathe. When you feel your stress levels rising, take five minutes to breathe. Take 10 deep breaths daily. This will help oxygenate your body and help promote the parasympathetic nervous system which is all about relaxation. Take time in your day to exercise. Even 30 minutes spent walking daily is good for your heart,  helps improve blood sugar control and reduces stress. Lastly bring a good attitude into your day. See the value in the people that are around you. Let them know that you value them. Come from a place of love versus an angry or critical stance. Think about these things before you start your day and choose to bring a positive attitude into your day. This will help you be the best that you can be.