Sugar Sux

Sugar SUX!!!

Yes my passion for educating and bitching has reached an all time high! I am here in the Philippines and I have semi-consciously and unwillingly jumped on the blood sugar roller coaster. Unfortunately the more you are aware of it the more frustrated you become - at myself mostly but just as much to the American Corporations and Governments for allowing this disaster to spread.

Last night I created a blog series and facebook page to a) spread the knowledge once again and b) to protest!

But can you imagine without this power of knowledge the detrimental effects it can and will lead to. For me its just a short ride, which upon my return to Health Island in Thailand and eventually to my motherland Australia, blood sugar will normalise and stabilise. For many of the people here this is vicious cycle of ups and downs and progressive depletion of health.

I am but a one man army, loaded with nothing more than a blog and a few fans. We talk about sustainability and yet the epidemic continues to grow with impact being mostly on the environment and the people.

Spread the message people and if not, make the change for your self!

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The igen

I thought I was a tech head or perhaps a facebook addict. But after 4 days here in the Philippines, I can honestly say that I am far from it. Since I have been here, I have seen a 2 year old play temple run (a very stupid game) on her brothers Samsung tablet that he uses for school; as well as all my nieces and nephews just sitting on the couch right next to each other with their own up to date high tech smart phone glued to their hands.

The concern that not only is it slightly frustrating to have a conversation with them but that its more frustrating and sad to see that kids are no longer playing with each other in each others presence, or running around screaming and laughing, making up silly games. The closest they get to engaging with one another is when they are sitting on the couch next to each other both overlooking a laptop or playing a versus match against one another the wii.

I also get it that here in the Phils its a part of the boredom factor, but is it not the responsibility of the parents to ensure that the children are engaged in PHYSICAL activity? not at all times, but WHY-O-WHY do they have to have phones with friggen 24 hour access to facebook. Who cares what your friends status is or what they are doing every minute...I'm guessing they are also driving their parents mad while sitting on their couch doing the same thing?

I may sound fairly judgemental in saying this, but the fact of the matter is that social media as it may be referred to has also had the reverse impact on this igen.

While for instance people like me use it for business or to share photos with friends and family while traveling. It seems that this is the pure source of communication for children here in the Philippines and probably everywhere...if this is how they are at such an early age...the idea of close connections and relationships will be as artificial as cyber reality.

Considering the evolution we have made as a race, why is it that we work so hard to improve communication and then being of the intelligence that we are it ends up that we become more disconnected...is that not un-intelligence!

Go fuck yourself technology! as I sign off on my blog that I access over high speed Internet....the oxymoron is that technological advancement is pleasure and pain all rolled into one!

New Energy...

To be free like a butterfly!

I have a profound sense of positive energy lifting me today. My day started with a guided Ashtanga Mysore practice. While I am still unable to do most of the primary series, it actually helped me with my mind focus and balance this morning...actually suprising, considering the practice it self made me feel that I have never done yoga before. But thank you Lia for guiding the way :)

Tomorrow I head to the Philippines to finally see my Mum and of course all the cousins and aunties and uncles...yay!...

Where did this energy and insight come from...

In my professional observation of my own life, I feel that most of this energy has come from being in tune mentally to the my inner flow and accepting what it is. In my old stubborn mindset of expectations and control I limit myself...and isn't life all about taking what comes your way in open arms and making the best of it.

I could say that 'oh man, I really just want to stay here and keep working at it'...beat my self and feel like a failure. 

But NO!...this is not at all how it is. Right now the universe has other plans for me and while things may not have come out the way I 'expected', it has shown me other signs that are guiding me in another direction...which is now back to Sydney.

I miss that place anyways...even if I was to stay longer, I think I would still book a flight home for a visit and see some familiar faces and just check into my roots. I love Sydney too, but all to often when I return back there after some time away, I appreciate it more...

So in my last few weeks here on the island, I can now finally kick back and let go of all the should'a', could'a' and would'a's...and simply embrace the Liz time, no energy out and just do the things that feel good for me!