In order to advance to a higher level spiritually you must first develop the will to do so! Delusions are everywhere along with the irrational habits/ addictions that come with them. The mind can not perform on a really high level if one is unable or unwilling to do what it takes to become as healthy as one is able in order to maximize the unique abilities one possesses! I focus on intense physical-spiritual(meditative)training and a very strict healthy diet for that reason which I have developed over decades! We do live in a permissive age in which people who excel are often put down for hurting the self-esteem of those who do not! Limitations are part of life, so we need to figure out what areas we are good at and what areas we are limited in!
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I am a “differently abled”spiritual pioneer trying desperately to elevate spiritual expertise on a backward planet
Posted by astrogoodwin on May 14, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/05/14/i-am-a-differently-abledspiritual-pioneer-trying-desperately-to-elevate-spiritual-expertise-on-a-backward-planet/
Right Shoulder dislocation update: rehab and my extremely valuable spiritual purpose
I could not sleep lying down for 5 weeks due to pain and refused to take pain killers or to risk hurting arm in sleep! A few days ago, I found a position on my back with a pillow holding my arm up in a position it could tolerate, although it was still painful! I do seem to have rotator cuff damage limiting my arm movement and producing pain! I can now eat with my right hand, brush my teeth with both hands(right hand helping best it can) and use a can opener! I still type with my left hand only! I can lift water bottles(not huge ones) with right hand, but using biceps only! When I do my frequent meditative walks, I do alternately swing my arms toward the front of my body which should help loosen up my range of motion! I do carefully test my range of motion in my right arm and do experiment a little with exercises found on youtube videos on shoulder rehab.
Did not go back to VA hospital since emergency room visit at time of accident(very early morning Apr 01-Easter.) Gave up on VA hospital after finding a serious parking problems there(when going to a walk-in appointment 9 days after accident) with an awful lot of traffic circling the hospital over and over again trying to find any parking spaces that would become available. I was in severe pain due to discomfort related to being in car and dealing with seat belt and my friend who drove me was also not feeling well! I was going to tell them anyway, that I would do the rehab on my own while at that follow up appointment! I can not afford anything that could put me in more dire financial shape, and trust myself a lot more than the medical profession when it comes to understanding my neurologically different body which I am extremely tuned into spiritually due to intense effort at this over a lifetime!
I may not know exactly what is going on related to all the damage that occurred as a result of the fall, but I can still use my extremely well trained intuition along with my knowledge and research in health and healing to guide me. I have been avoiding outside medical help my whole life and depending on myself to keep myself healthy, so this approach is not new to me! I have dealt with quite a number of serious health situations in my life on my own, motivated to quite a degree by my financial situation along with my confidence in my own ability to handle it on my own! Healing has a very strong spiritual side to it, which science often underestimates! My focus being extremely on the spiritual allows me to come strongly from that direction when it comes to healing myself.
We are still so backward spiritually on a planet that tends to be very resistant to advancing further in a a rational way in this area! People like me struggle to exist despite having so much to offer! I am training spiritually to handle extreme pain lately in order to make me stand out to a really great degree spiritually from others. I have to go up against the arrogance that exists in a time in which so many serious problems exist that people so readily choose to ignore! Crises often are required in order for people to lose their spiritual arrogance and face the harsh reality with the humility required to do the hard work required to find and apply the answers and solutions needed to make this world a healthy place to exist on spiritually! I have done my part and I need people to value and utilize what I have to offer spiritually! I should not be struggling just to survive in this world! I have so much stuff on the spiritual that is all over the internet! Anyone who is into advancing themselves and this world further spiritually should be willing to explore the value of what I have come up with! The collective mindset on this planet is just to locked in spiritually, making it hard to get certain ideas to reach many people. I just have been pretty much ignored with few people even reading what I have presented over a decade of posting stuff on the internet. For those who are serious about making a positive difference spiritually here is my link to links to an awful lot of the stuff I have on the internet:
https://astrogoodwin.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/links-to-my-spiritual-stuff-on-internet/
Posted by astrogoodwin on May 10, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/05/10/right-shoulder-dislocation-update-rehab-and-my-extremely-valuable-spiritual-purpose/
Change in my new very advanced Astrology System
Posted by astrogoodwin on May 7, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/05/07/change-in-my-new-very-advanced-astrology-system/
Update on my shoulder dislocation recovery!
My arm may never completely recover, since I apparently had a lot of damage associated with the fall and dislocation Most people progress faster than I am! I most likely have rotator cuff(tendon) damage and maybe a fracture in my elbow. along with nerve damage and muscle tear! But, it will all heal well enough in time. The VA Hospital did not check out more than what was required to relocate the shoulder with the specialist called in to the ER early Easter morning! Xrays where limited to dislocation site! But, I do have many good sources on the internet including videos to help guide me during the healing process! I trust myself more than the medical profession when it comes to figuring out the best course to heal myself. My nutrition and meditative exercises give me an advantage over others! It is true I have to be patient and weather the storm and pain that comes with it. But it is helping me get even stronger spiritually!
I do not advise anyone to do the type of risky things I do! I only get away with it because of the unique abilities I was born with along with all the practice I have had during a lifetime of living on the edge physically and spiritually. One can become very good at something when one does it over and over again and with great spiritual focus on getting away with it safely! The desire to survive can enable one to do amazing things with what capabilities one possesses!
Posted by astrogoodwin on April 27, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/04/27/update-on-my-shoulder-dislocation-recovery/
Value of inner and outer debates in order to get more of a handle on the truth!
I debate the value of my ideas within myself and with others! I appreciate those who can handle a rational debate on where the truth most likely lies. I am into spiritual growth, not just acceptance of ideas that a lot of people are overly attached to without much thought as to the real value they have in helping them perform well in this very complicated technological age we now exist in. People often think they have more of a handle on the truth than they actually have. Life is a complicated puzzle that will never be completely figured out. Mystery will always exist, which is a good thing! It takes a hard mental and spiritual effort to get more of a handle on what is true in any area one wants to excel in. Not questioning things or debating things is an approach that keeps people from understanding any subject more deeply! Some people just want to be around those who agree with them, and demonize those who do not! The truth is complicated, and requires the ability to see things from many sides and angles! I stay clear of people who stifle discussion!
Posted by astrogoodwin on April 25, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/04/25/value-of-inner-and-outer-debates-in-order-to-get-more-of-a-handle-on-the-truth/
How am I feeling 6 days after my shoulder was dislocated and put back early Easter Sunday?
At times not good at all: fever and nausea with intense pain in arm, at other times a lot better! Use ice on forehead and arm. Getting a little better over time. Must sleep sitting up using pillow on table or arm will hurt too much, Appointment Tuesday! Do not want to use the VA hospital too much! once cleared to rehab my injury I can do so myself using really good videos on youtube. I just did a lot of damage! I do not want a huge bill and do not trust the medical profession that much when it comes to understanding my unique body! I do feel that as soon as my tissues heals enough, I will start making really fast progress! I just have a very sensitive body that has been really pushed to the edge. But I am use to living on the edge and really trust my intuition will guide me well in the healing process! I do not take pain killers now, did take Ibuprofen at the beginning, but did not like the acid reflux and other side affects. So a lot of the pain is the result of this. But. I feel that I will heal faster if I feel the pain and am not knocked with pain killers. I am optimistic that I will come back stronger than ever! Tuesday will give me information on how the healing process is going! All so complicated. My body is use to being pushed hard by me, so I will continue to challenge it in any way I think will speed up its progress even if at times quite painful!
Posted by astrogoodwin on April 7, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/04/07/how-am-i-feeling-6-days-after-my-shoulder-was-dislocated-and-put-back-early-easter-sunday/
Addictions tune one out from reality spiritually!
Included in addictions are anything one feels compelled to become strongly attached to despite their harmful impact on your ability to cope with reality! Cigarettes are extremely addictive and often are not considered for the spirit altering addictive impact they have on people! People would not smoke them and face the really harmful physical harm they do to them if they did not have such a psychological/spiritual hold on them! Food addictions also can be extremely strong and also can have a very negative impact on health! Obesity has reached an epidemic level in this world in recent times along with so many other serious health problems that result from overeating and eating unhealthy, but very addictive(flavorful)foods designed by the food industry to boost sales! One can develop enough hunger between meals especially if you exercise that you will find healthy foods attractive. Frequent small meals can help one to get a constant supply of nutrition! Just make them small enough that one will get a constant supply of nutrition!
Addiction to spiritual beliefs also cause harm by preventing people from improving them, which is really needed in an age in which advanced technology is causing so many serious problems that need to be addressed by people with their spiritual energy very tuned in and grounded in a rational way on the challenging physical reality we now exist in! Hedonism is the enemy of spiritual development, and is extremely present in this modern age we live in! The USA tends to have an economic system geared too much toward the pursuit of pleasure and unhealthy excesses!
Addictions also distort the mind making delusions more attractive than reality, and making the effort to connect with serious sources of information about the reality we exist in more difficult! So much misinformation is circulating in this world often that support extreme viewpoints which can be very intoxicating to those with out a good enough grip on the complex reality we exist in with all of its mysteries and variables that requires one being able to see many sides of any issue in order to figure out how to get a better picture of what is true. People often become addictive to extreme viewpoints and to the crazy conspiracy theories that support them! We have so many serious mental health problems in this world as a result of all the unhealthy addictions that tune people out from reality while harming their physical and spiritual health!
We badly need to advance further spiritually on this planet where its technology has advance a lot in recent history, but that has not advanced as much spiritually! We just do not have the spiritual maturity on this planet to handle the serious problems of our age. Addictions play a major role in holding us back spiritually! Addictions to the beliefs of the past keep us from developing a better spiritual connection to reality so that we can seriously recognize what we need to do to get more out of ourselves spiritually, and then as a result, better able to contribute in cooperation with others to making this world a better place to exist on!
Posted by astrogoodwin on March 19, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/03/19/addictions-tune-one-out-from-reality-spiritually/
I find that orgasmic like bliss and hedonistic desire hinder meaningful spiritual development
Posted by astrogoodwin on March 15, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/03/15/i-find-that-orgasmic-like-bliss-and-hedonistic-desire-hinder-meaningful-spiritual-development/
Moving toward eating healthier
I am not a professional in the field of nutrition, but do have a lot of understanding about diet from a spiritual perspective due to decades of focus in this area! Consulting with a competent medical professional with knowledge of nutrition is always advisable in order not to risk possible harm as a result of making drastic changes in ones diet! It can be quite risky if one does not know enough about what you are doing when making changes in your diet especially when they are quite strong ones!!!
Personally, I only eat food in order to perform better! I am extreme when it comes to my dietary strictness! My mainly oatmeal and cooked greens diet with vitamin and mineral supplements does enable me to push the edge intensely with the extreme spiritual-physical exercise routine I need to do to be the spiritual pioneer I am! Different diets work for different people! One needs to read up on diet from good/reliable sources and find the diet that works for you! Extreme diets like mine will work only for rare individuals with a very extreme focus on the spiritual with the extreme training and spiritual programming done over a long period of time that come with it! It takes a long time to adjust to an extreme type diet like mine and a lot of nutritional research and intuitive/spiritual awareness of what will work best for your individual/unique needs based on what types of demands you place on the body! Different body types are required to do different types of work and diets need to be tailored to meet the different demands put on your body! Again, nutritional experts should be consulted when needed to ensure one does not harm oneself with a diet that does not meet your needs well enough!
The body takes a while to change so one has to make gradually changes in it. One can not focus so much on weight, since it takes quite a while to lose it. One will feel healthier as you eat healthier and get more exercise! Walking is a good exercise to start with! Food can be very addictive since the food industry has designed a lot of its products to be that way. If you build up a good enough hunger you will find healthy food more appealing! You need to eat regularly so you get a constant supply of good nutrition especially protein! Eating small meals and lowering your daily calorie intake will help one to become hungrier between meals! One can eat less at a meal when one is less hungry and a little more when one is quite hungry! Building up a healthier appetite is good, but one should not go long periods without nutrition and stress the body too much!
Most people do not need a lot of protein, but a regular supply! Vegetables are important! The focus need to be on becoming healthier, and this takes time, but one will notice subtle changes over time. You will become more tuned in spiritually as you lose your addiction to food and eat mainly for health reasons! One needs to try to get one pleasure from doing positive things to make this world a better place by contributing what talent ones has to it. One needs to be spiritually strong in this world and understand that over indulgence and addictions are what is messing up this world spiritually! People just do not take this world and its problems seriously enough! Healing oneself and the traumas of ones past is not easy! One has to toughen oneself up, and that takes a continuous effort over a long period of time to achieve, But, one has to take one step at a time and understand that when one starts steering a good course in life one will get some benefits spiritually immediately! Remember that excess fat and refined sugar is what overloads the body with calories!
Here is a link to my blog post on this topic. We are all different so need to tailor our diet to fit what works best for us! https://astrogoodwin.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/the-diet-i-use-to-help-me-handle-my-intense-physicalspiritual-exercise-2/
Posted by astrogoodwin on March 14, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/03/14/moving-toward-eating-healthier/
We all judge ourselves and others intuitively&badly need to work at improving at it!
Posted by astrogoodwin on March 3, 2018
https://astrogoodwin.com/2018/03/03/we-all-judge-ourselves-and-others-intuitivelybadly-need-to-work-at-improving-at-it/
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