What Goes in Inevitably Comes Out.

Food. It sustains life. It nourishes your body. It brings about all kinds of sensual pleasure. Its one of the most revered yet hated things on the planet. Just the right amount and type can make you feel like a king. Too much of the wrong stuff can make you quite literally hate you life for a bit. Its a balance. However, I'm not here to talk about physical food. Don't get me wrong I LOVE food. It is one of my favorite things in ALL its various forms. We are intimate friends and lethal foes. We go way back. Yet as the old adage goes "Man can not live by bread alone" (thank God because I have to watch those carbs lol). I'm more interested in what we feed out minds. What we take in on a daily basis and how it manifests itself...because as we all know, eating leads to...well lets just say what goes in must come out.

Ever have one of those moments where you sit and take stock of where you're at? You look at your life, the people, the things that comprise your world and feel like nothing is "right?" You are dissatisfied, miserable, lonely, feeling unattractive, out of control, and/or helpless? Heck,we all have. I've heard time and time again that rarely is it the situation that needs to change but rather the person involved.Its up to us to take action. Instead of blaming someone else or shutting down ask yourself how are you feeding yourself and how has that led you to such a state? The body, when treated right, is a fine oiled machine. Same goes for the mind. Feed it properly and I guarantee things will turn around. We live in a world where we are told you are not worthy or really living unless you look a certain way (skinny, muscular, or ripped), own certain things (an iPhone for example), or do certain things (i.e. make lots of money) that the pressure can be to be too much at times. We spend too much energy absorbing negativity and the notion that we aren't good enough instead of being thankful for what we do have and owning what we have to offer. We're too preoccupied with comparing, beating up, hating ourselves rather than loving and celebrating our authenticity and uniqueness. If you're despising yourself with negative thoughts and affirmations then how the hell do you expect your life to have any semblance of happiness or joy? How do you expect the world to open its arms, embrace and love you if you are so unwilling to do it yourself?

Look, I'm not trying to be "self-helpy" or to be some sort of coach but all I know is that in my darkest moments I have to force myself to change how I think, feel, live. In short, I have to eat different food. If my body doesn't digest a certain food well then I need to stop eating that food, right? Same is with the mind. I have to listen to different music, read different books. I have to watch who I'm around and how they affect me. Because its all energy and if you're careless you can be affected by some highly damaging influences. All I say is be mindful. Find those things in this world that rev you up. That make you feel worthy. Celebrate your life by honoring it with support, nurturing and love. Believe that you can manifest the greatest things and then take in the proper sustenance. You'll start to love the progression of the changes and what you put out will come back on you ten fold. I may be young but I tell you, I know what I know.

with love,
Samuel