Well, it's been a while since I've written here on the blog. The class I was teaching and the planning and scheming for future workshops took over and now we're here, at the end of November...
One career-related piece of wisdom that emerged from my recent (and ongoing) excursion into holistic health is that, apparently, a career you detest is as bad for your health, from the biochemical standpoint, as consuming that public enemy number one - refined sugar. Apparently, negative emotions that result from a job we dislike produce similar chemical reactions in our bodies as acid-ash foods - foods that create an environment that is conducive to inflammation and disease. In contrast, alkaline foods (and, it turns out, positive emotions) create an environment that is conducive to health and vitality. (For more on the subject, see Dr. Theodore Baroody's classic "Alkalize or Die.")
I've always felt that when we suppress our natural creativity and true gifts for the sake of a career that leaves us unhappy, we harm our health. I never realized though that there were actual chemical reactions taking place that were, in fact, ruining our health at the very basic, biochemical level. Doesn't it kind of put the question of career change in much starker terms? If you hate your job but keep staying because it provides you with "stability" and "security," you might as well ask yourself: How much for my health?
Anyway, have a happy Thanksgiving everyone and see you back here in a few days!
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