Menstration = Cleansing = Letting Go = Grief

This is probably innitialy the most disgusting post you'll ever read, but whn you think about this, it will make sense. Getting your period is one of the most awkward thing a girl will ever go through, but stop and think for a minute about the process.

Typically, every twenty eight days, this part of a woman's cycle occurrs. You bleed, you whinge and mitch and moan that you got them, usually at the most inconvenient time and for that few days you're feeling unconfortable and icky.

Think about it this way. While your inclination to skip over the subject far out weighs the desire to address it, it is possible to think of it on a spiritual level. It is a form of release, a cleansing of sorts, where all the bad energy from that month of your life is simply washed away. On a scientific level, the uterus is relining itself and you're releasing the egg, but with that in mind, think of this.

When you release the unfertilised egg, you are letting go of the potential of bringing a child into this world, yet again, as well as letting go of the unwanted energy that your body has grown accustomed to having as a part of you. In a sense, it is a loss and becomes something you grieve over, which will result in the extremes of emotion. The result - PMS. You're cranky and everyone around you is copping it. Mix it in with bouts of sadness that you can't explain and relate this back to what you know of the grieving process, because it is possible to grieve the things you're better off without. Then when you come out the otherside of it all, you find yourself strong again and feeling in more of positive state, until the next time.

It's not such a gross thing anymore, but something really beautiful.

Health kick no..... I've lost count.

Today, Tuesday, is the fourth day of eating slightly healthier than I ever have. I've been prepaing salads to eat everyday and cutting right back on my sugar intake. I've cheated a little with this by putting sweetener in my cereal instead of sugar, but I also don't eat all the milk I have on my cereal. Although it is a waste, I tip out the excess milk rather than eat it as I used to. Another change is that I haven't had soft drink since friday night and even then it was coke zero when took a swig of it out of the bottle. I've cut back on fruit juice to 1 or 2 per day, with meals. Other than that, I've been drinking lots of water, refilling the bottle constantly. I've been feeling great. I have Alot more energy and I've been feeling slightly more positive about myself and life in general. It is a matter of remaining disciplined enough to stick it out in the long term and not slip back in to old habits. The next thing I need to change is the amount of exercise, I do, which presently is next to none.

Health kick no..... I've lost count.

Today, Tuesday, is the fourth day of eating slightly healthier than I ever have. I've been prepaing salads to eat everyday and cutting right back on my sugar intake. I've cheated a little with this by putting sweetener in my cereal instead of sugar, but I also don't eat all the milk I have on my cereal. Although it is a waste, I tip out the excess milk rather than eat it as I used to. Another change is that I haven't had soft drink since friday night and even then it was coke zero when took a swig of it out of the bottle. I've cut back on fruit juice to 1 or 2 per day, with meals. Other than that, I've been drinking lots of water, refilling the bottle constantly. I've been feeling great. I have Alot more energy and I've been feeling slightly more positive about myself and life in general. It is a matter of remaining disciplined enough to stick it out in the long term and not slip back in to old habits. The next thing I need to change is the amount of exercise, I do, which presently is next to none.