Okay, I've only had this a couple of days, but I've received a few reactions that contradict what my intentions for this blog really are.
I'm really not sure why I'm writing this blog or what it's going to end up like. All I know is that I wish I could communicate to more people than I am, and I like to share and debate and explore different philosophies and try and help people care and take pride in themselves and the world.
Over the past few years I have gone through a great deal, and in trying to heal different wounds and make sense of everything I spent a lot of time trying to discover who I am... I guess in a spiritual sense, which wasn't really something I cared that much about before. I read a lot and wrote a lot and spoke to a number of people who taught me a great deal. While I continue to struggle in different ways, I am much healthier and more confident in myself than I ever was. For the most part, writing this blog is to help me solidify what I have learned, and to keep growing and challenging myself. I also want to reach other people my age who maybe haven't been exposed to this information in their lives.
This "information" isn't any kind of ultimate truth or gospel. It's just what works for me.
I really don't claim to know anything other than my own experiences. And I suppose I just want to share what my experiences have been because they've benefited me so much . Maybe instead of writing about what all the doctors said about cheeseburgers, I should have let you know how much happier and healthier I have personally been since cutting dairy, wheat, and sugar out of my diet... how I've overcome anxieties that I used to have my whole life, lost weight, cleared my skin up, and built up my confidence. I almost only feel depressed now when I eat too much wheat and sugar....my mood crashes and I get bloated and irritable. But I thought I'd be more convincing if I had facts.
I have been criticized for sounding preachy and I have edited a few of my earlier posts to sound much more how I intended. I guess I'm just not used to this blogging thing and it apparently came across cold and "better-than-thou". I sincerely don't want to be that way. I spent hours in the library researching the cheeseburger stuff because I wanted to learn it for myself, and because I don't just want to claim things out of my ass.
I really encourage you to disagree with anything I have to say. Send me an e-mail or post a comment and start a debate. I think that's how we continue to learn.
I'm really not sure why I'm writing this blog or what it's going to end up like. All I know is that I wish I could communicate to more people than I am, and I like to share and debate and explore different philosophies and try and help people care and take pride in themselves and the world.
Over the past few years I have gone through a great deal, and in trying to heal different wounds and make sense of everything I spent a lot of time trying to discover who I am... I guess in a spiritual sense, which wasn't really something I cared that much about before. I read a lot and wrote a lot and spoke to a number of people who taught me a great deal. While I continue to struggle in different ways, I am much healthier and more confident in myself than I ever was. For the most part, writing this blog is to help me solidify what I have learned, and to keep growing and challenging myself. I also want to reach other people my age who maybe haven't been exposed to this information in their lives.
This "information" isn't any kind of ultimate truth or gospel. It's just what works for me.
I really don't claim to know anything other than my own experiences. And I suppose I just want to share what my experiences have been because they've benefited me so much . Maybe instead of writing about what all the doctors said about cheeseburgers, I should have let you know how much happier and healthier I have personally been since cutting dairy, wheat, and sugar out of my diet... how I've overcome anxieties that I used to have my whole life, lost weight, cleared my skin up, and built up my confidence. I almost only feel depressed now when I eat too much wheat and sugar....my mood crashes and I get bloated and irritable. But I thought I'd be more convincing if I had facts.
I have been criticized for sounding preachy and I have edited a few of my earlier posts to sound much more how I intended. I guess I'm just not used to this blogging thing and it apparently came across cold and "better-than-thou". I sincerely don't want to be that way. I spent hours in the library researching the cheeseburger stuff because I wanted to learn it for myself, and because I don't just want to claim things out of my ass.
I really encourage you to disagree with anything I have to say. Send me an e-mail or post a comment and start a debate. I think that's how we continue to learn.
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