Comments on: Envisioning My Present and Future

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:23:00 +0000

@Elizabeth — you are absolutely right about finding the underlying cause. So many doctors hand you a pill and send you home.

I love that you are focusing on color. I just realized my board doesn’t have much color at all. Interesting.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:07:00 +0000

I think the other part of the equation is trying to treat the underlying issue, not just the symptoms that result because of the issue – which is part of what they can hopefully learn by spending all that time talking to you.

I created a vision board the other week. It made me realize that color is a huge part of what inspires me, and I don’t have much color in my home. Since then, I have been very inspired and my home is slowly becoming more colorful. 🙂

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:24:00 +0000

@sense — I can only speak from my own experiences, but western medicine has failed me on multiple occasions. I think the key difference between western medicine and new age medicine is time. These days doctors have a revolving door of patients. You wait forever to be seen and then spend just a few minutes in front of a practitioner. In my experience, acupuncturists, massage therapists and naturopaths take the time to talk with patients, to understand the whole of the patient, not just what hurts, but also how they are responding to those pains. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to see a doctor without being thoroughly examined. That has never happened when I’ve turned to new age medicine. I became a believer when I saw the true ‘care’ of those without white coats. It’s a sad reality.

By: Sense

Sense — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:07:00 +0000

I don't hold much stock in 'alternative' medicine. I don't know why I'm so against herbal supplements, acupuncture, and the like--I know they work for some people, but I have trouble with the fact that we don't know WHY it works (draining energy from one chakra or whatever? it all sounds so HOKEY to me! ah, i'm a scientist through and through). it seems suspiciously placebo effect to me. can you share your experiences and explain it to me a little better?

That said, I DO believe that our outlooks have more power over our health than we know. We see what we expect to see in the world--negative or positive. And, the more positivity you put out there, the more that comes back to you (or maybe we become more aware of it?).

i bet, after making your board, you'll start seeing some opportunities come your way to make them come to fruition!