Am I the only one that has been worrying about health and the environment lately? This goes along with my last post about worrying about making decisions XD Now a days there are soooo many things out there telling us that the way we've been eating and living for the past... 100 years or so is "toxic" and stuff for us and its probably one of the main reasons we have so many problems, health wise, environment wise and so on. I used to worry about this stuff a lot more a few year ago when I first started getting into really trying to eat better and use greener techniques in daily living and stuff, but then I got away from it a bit for a while out of laziness and now I'm getting back into it again.
I don't know if eating organic raw vegan foods is the best for me, or if going a step further and growing all my food is best or if DIYing all my skincare, haircare and body care stuff is best and so on or so forth, but I've been... thinking, I guess, that I should try to pick some of these conscious habits up again and even try some new ones.
I think this started back up again just last week when I watched a SunKissAlba video where she talked about her skin care routine and she mentioned a brand I've considered trying in the past, Living Libations. Another YTer I like, HolisticHabits, loves that brand (especially because its a Canadian brand and she's Canadian) and I've been wanting to try it ever since she mentioned it. But my skincare routine has been working (Paula's Choice) and the Living Libations stuff is definitely even pricier than PC... and I ain't the richest person. So... basically lately I've been wanting to switch, at least my skin care and mouth care regimens to either all organic "good stuff" or to DIYs... Its just ugh in a way because just buying the "good stuff" is more pricey and DIYs... well... I'm lazy x"D And for a few days I was really getting on myself to switch like RIGHT AWAY, but I don't have the money to switch everything RIGHT AWAY unless I pull from savings and stuff, so I was feeling bad that here I am, I have this opportunity to switch to more environmentally favorable products and to switch to things that are better for me... but I'm not doing them. I worry about that x"D In my mind it works almost like: if you see a person beating up on someone, and you know its wrong and you have the power to most likely stop them, do you? or do you just walk away because you might fail or hurt yourself in the process. I know that situation is a bit more of a drastic one, but its like that in my head. Here I have the choice to do something that seems better for me and for the world (I guess) and I'm not doing it... yet anyway x"D And this all just stems from me wanting to do what is right and good to God. I wanna be so good and perfect and treat His creation with so much care that I almost worry myself to death in the process... which I know is not good. Cause I tend to wonder too, "well... God gave us modern technology to do all these things, shouldn't it then be ok to use it? But then again, he gave us our intellect, and what if we're just using it wrong to create selfish things like anti-aging products when we could be thinking about how to-- I dunno-- create more sustainable food sources" 0_o I tend to think like that, and even more in depth. I always wonder if we're doing the right thing and what is best for our bodies as individuals and as a community and all that. And I gotta tell ya, it gets tiring. That might be why I used to read and watch movies and anime and create stories of my own for so long, because when I start thinking of real world applications and making decisions and choices that actually effect me and others... its just so much more daunting :O Do you see my problem? Do you???? 0_o Cause its real and its... ugh... a lot x"D And in order to not freak out I have to constantly pray and ask for God's peace and remind myself that He is a good father and as long as we follow his commandments, it really probably doesn't matter what facial wash I'm using or what toothpaste I use. Those are more trivial things that are important, but aren't as important as the state of my soul and my relationship wit God. Does that make sense? And now I'm worrying that I've got the correct idea here... It never ends. Jeez. Thanks original sin.
Anyway, I've come to the conclusion that unless what I want goes on super sale and I'm able to afford what I want before the end of the year, I'm just going to wait until after Christmas and until after I've bought everyone's gifts and all that to "worry" about myself. I'll make it my New Year's Resolution XP Nah, but seriously, I don't think it'll kill anyone to wait one more month to do all this stuff. Though, I have already started oil pulling, cause I hear that's good, and I have this giant tub of organic, cold pressed, coconut oil from Costco XD
So yeah... ummm, if anyone is able to take something away from this YAY! XD If you need me to tell you something to take away from this, I guess its that... if you want to change something to make something better for you or others and you have the means and ability to do it right away, go ahead. But don't freak out, like me, if you aren't able to right away. I don't think God will punish you for not buying that organic apple if you can't afford it. Do what you can with what you have and when you can do something better, go ahead :) Don't feel like you have to do it right away. Then again, if its the case where you think you should stop something bad, do that right away. Cause most likely you'll save money and help yourself all at once.
Yeah.... I think I'm done for now XP Toodles!
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