Unlearning to Relearn!

This was meant to be just an Instagram post…then it got long…so it became my first blog in a really, really long time!

I post a lot about unlearning to relearn. Here’s what I mean. Most who know me or have known me for a while know that I’ve worked in the healthcare field in some manner for well over 25 years now. So I know it seems strange that I’d want to unlearn from all of that experience. But in the past few years my eyes have been opened so much and I’m realizing how most of what I’ve learned is how to treat symptoms in order to feel better while waiting for the next issue to arise. I’ve started to wonder why as technology and science have evolved we have more sickness not less. I’ve started to question it all. And in doing so, in opening my mind, in being willing to unlearn….I’ve learned so much more!

The biggest part of this journey is having that open mind and being willing to look at things from a new angle then seeing the proof for yourself. I’ve posted before about how cutting out seed oils and avoiding sunscreen/sunglasses has changed my life, I’m proof positive that what some see as crazy, actually is true and works. Let me share another story with you!

Last week after walking the field on our property I had an experience that was a first for me, chiggers. Let me just tell you, they are no joke! The bites appeared on Wednesday and by that night my entire body was covered from head to toe. I had some homeopathic remedies on hand, but not enough, and by Thursday I had to resort to a conventional faithful, Benadryl. It was truly the only way I could function or get any rest. What also happened by Thursday was that I started sharing the symptoms of my husband’s head cold. I never catch anything, seriously, I didn’t even get sick when he had the plague of 2020. I fully believe the only reason I caught this cold was due to my body’s immune system already being in battle with the chigger bites.

I treated my cold with homeopathic remedies too, because I keep them on hand. The only problem was they didn’t help. Now I’m smart enough to know it wasn’t the remedy it was me, and because I don’t have any conventional remedies in the house there was nothing else to take. You see, the benadryl helped with the itching, so it took care of those symptoms, BUT, it didn’t get rid of the chigger bites (more on that in a minute). You know what else it did? It counteracted every different thing I tried to clear the congestion out of my head!! It also made me completely void of energy so I spent all of Friday and Saturday feeling like a walking zombie. I took naps both days (I don’t take naps) and I still slept all night. No this wasn’t from the cold, because it really was not that serious, my head was stuffy that was it. It was totally a result of Benadryl. 

I’ve now not had any Benadryl in over 24 hours and while it took a bit yesterday for it to wear off today I feel like a completely different person. You know what else? All of my head congestion is clearing finally without even taking anything for it, but because I’m not taking anything to make it worse either. 

So my point is this, I tried newer thinking with homeopathy but when I didn’t get immediate results I opted for my older thinking and went with Benadryl. All I did was suppress my symptoms and prolong my suffering, I didn’t heal anything, but I gained valuable insight and unlearned to relearn again! And the additional piece I learned was how to quickly heal chigger bites, rubbing alcohol. You can thank my husband for that. I tried Calendula, Lavender Oil, Baking Soda and Witch Hazel. But just good old Rubbing Alcohol is what actually started to dry the bites up and heal them!

Open your mind, question things, be willing to unlearn so you can RELEARN!