by Liz B | Feb 26, 2022 | Thoughts and Reflection, Writing
You can touch true divinity while on earth. The often difficult part is the longing for what you experienced after it fades into a memory, and you’re left to re-integrate with your current reality.
An awakening soul will in the beginning of the journey come to a fork in the road, a choice between two worlds. They can’t imagine continuing the way they have, it no longer fits them. But they are afraid of what lies ahead. It requires a great deal of faith in themselves and they will have little to no social or societal validation. They aren’t sure they are ready for the journey. But, continuing on their old path will at some point mean denial of what they experienced and ultimately of their own truth deep within.
They will bear deep challenges but in the end they will be gaining the courage to always be living their highest truth — a sight not often seen in the world. With this comes capability of knowing higher worlds and principles such as divine love, deep humility, and much greater insight into the self.
by Liz B | Feb 26, 2022 | Reflections, Self-Improvement, Spirituality, Writing
Some of us are called to walk very unique and lonely paths in life that test us in every way possible. Sometimes these paths are rarely understood or talked about, and so often you must walk them alone.
These experiences can take you places you never imagined to be real. Something that makes you intuitively realize… this is not ordinary. This is not a typical part of this world we live in here. This is a touch of something higher.
But yet… they resonate with you. There’s something familiar about them. Like you’re just remembering something you long had forgotten.
And they will then often bring up the most intense triggers, attachments, fear, pain, you name it…it is a battlefield of the ego and the soul, and I’ve been on this field (consciously) for over half my life.
They shake the ground you walk on so radically that you cannot be the same person afterwards.
While it happens you are so fully captivated by it, only to be thrown back to the wolves afterwards. But now you have a new spark inside you, a seed has been planted…this marks the beginning of a new journey… to at least understand what the hell you just saw.
This journey can beat you repeatedly down to the ground while you’re flailing about like a fish until finally you realize you have no control over it and all you can do is surrender.
We sometimes face the deepest depths of hell and end up dying to ourselves, only so we can truly be reborn to a new reality and deeper understanding of our real selves.
This is the ultimate destruction of who you thought you were, required to make room for the new.
by Liz B | Feb 6, 2022 | Digestive Issues, Health
Probiotics and prebiotics are hot subjects in the nutrition world right now. Despite their similarity in sound, the two perform distinct roles in your health. Probiotics are good bacteria, and prebiotics are the good bacteria’s nourishment.
But what are they exactly and how do they work?
Prebiotics are plant fibers that have been modified to act as prebiotics. They serve as fertilizers in the stomach, encouraging the growth of beneficial microorganisms.
Many fruits and vegetables include prebiotics, especially those that contain complex carbohydrates like fiber and resistant starch. Because these carbs can’t be digested by your body, they travel through your digestive system and become food for bacteria and other germs.
Foods that are high in prebiotic fiber include:
- Beans
- Bananas
- Asparagus
- Garlic
- Berries
- Onions
- Oats
- Leeks
Probiotics differ from other supplements in that they include living organisms, usually specific strains of bacteria, that contribute to the population of beneficial bacteria in your gut.
Probiotics, like prebiotics, can be consumed through food and supplements. Yogurt is probably the most popular probiotic food. Yogurt is manufactured by fermenting milk with microorganisms that are then left in the finished product. Probiotics can also be found in bacteria-fermented foods like:
- Kombucha tea
- Some types of pickles
- Kimchi
- Sauerkraut
Live organisms are also present in probiotic supplements. A single dosage may contain a single microbe strain or a mixture of microorganisms. Probiotic supplement companies, like prebiotic supplement companies, target specific ailments like irritable bowel syndrome.
Prebiotics and probiotics operate together. Prebiotics are living probiotics’ breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and they can enhance gut health. Including health-promoting functional foods — such as those that include both prebiotics and probiotics — in your diet will help you become healthier.
