Those Sneaky Muther F’ers

Hello Amazing Humans,
How are you all feeling?  I would love to hear from you, please feel free to share what is going on in your life and how this medicine work is impacting you.
I feel called to write about or shed light on those things we are aware of and not aware of at the same time.  When we really get present to those things, it seems so obvious.  Those things in life that are playing out in our lives that impact us in ways that may be holding us back, creating blocks or obstacles.   The things we think we know about and convince ourselves that it is ok.  The things that energetically drain us and we are just not ready to look at.  Our mind makes up reasons, excuses, comparisons to others and to ourselves to make it ok to continue.  Slowly, these things chip away at our energy, vitality, perception of the world, personal growth, connection to others and ourselves.  Is there something that is coming up for you while reading these words?

“Inner peace does not usually look like being perfectly blissful or being pristinely calm. More often it is the awareness that tough emotions are moving through you without giving them control. You feel the chaos.  Choose not to give it any fuel and intentionally choose to move gently through your day.” Yung Pueblo

The beautiful thing about this discovery is we recognize life gives us messages the entire time.  The ways in which we make choices, conversations, body signals, behaviors, moods, actions, perceptions, motivation, drive, commitments, focus, essentially, why we do what we do. The biggest thing is are we ready to see, feel, hear, smell, taste them? We have been gifted the 5 senses, intuition and a beautiful body/mind to guide us through life.  Are we truly respecting and honoring all of these gifts?

The latest and recent discovery about myself is how coffee and the cell phone has been over stimulating my nervous system.  Gahhhh, I have been in denial.  The sneaky coffee stimulant was creeping in and I was slowly increasing the amount of consumption and drinking it later in the day too.  Well no wonder my sleep isn’t very good, waking up tired, feeling more fatigue during the day creating a cycle of stimulation.  I was making it ok because I was adding adaptogenic powders in my coffee because it makes it healthier.  I was not being honest with myself and trying to cover up the stimulation with healthy stuff.  Then add in the phone usage, texting, scrolling on instagram/facebook.  I was using the excuse of there are so many things I am learning about on instagram and facebook, which is true.  However, the exposure to blue light and emf etc have a negative impact, especially before bed.

I recently had conversation with a friend who is super passionate about sleep hygiene.  The information he shared about the importance of sleep and the things that impact it negatively are mind blowing and so simple.  My friend said that we shouldn’t drink coffee past 2pm because drinking it any later than that, impacts your sleep.  Another thing is waiting 90 minutes after waking to have your coffee is super important.  Drinking coffee right away interferes with the production neurotransmitter Adenosine, which helps us with our natural rhythms of sleep. Adenosine plays a crucial role in promoting sleep by inhibiting arousal systems and activating sleep promoting neurons.  What amazing information to learn due to a sneaky muther f’er coffee lol  Moderation is key as excess can turn into toxicity.   Really appreciating the gifts of awareness around those sneaky muther f’er things that stir up your life.

Message from the Shark Spirit: “The shark is only dangerous when we don’t acknowledge it.  Something big needs to be exposed.  It is lurking in the depths and creating tension.  Shark energy takes over us when we are hesitant to be honest, to be totally “ourselves” or to say what we really want.  It may be tempting to continue pretending nothing is wrong, but when shark energy is at play we feel its presence encircling us.”  The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Card Deck by Kim Krans

A really great question to ask yourself is, what are you pretending not to notice?  Those are the very things that are limiting your possibilities, your authentic ways of expression and even more so, just being you!  Some of the greatest gifts are hidden in the things we avoid or pretend not to notice.  It takes courage, presence, curiosity and willingness to dive into these nuances.  Even though it can be uncomfortable, it is the most rewarding beyond your belief.  The mind can be used as your greatest contrast tool.  In the contrast we get to see the beautiful gift waiting for us to acknowledge.

I just started reading an amazing book called “The Next Conversation” by Jefferson Fisher.  It is absolutely mind blowing with its simple teachings of learning how to communicate and connect with not only yourself but with others.  How to really listen and look past the exterior projection of someone.  As we know when we communicate with someone we are only getting the tip of the iceberg sometimes.  Having the curiosity and compassion to look past the exterior and dive into the depths of what someone is actually trying to say is such a gift.  This is where true connection can happen which is what life is truly all about.

Thank you for reading!  Hope you found something valuable that touches you in a loving way.

For those of you who are interested in a 5meo experience, I have been using a technique that is much more soothing for the nervous system.  This gentler technique slows it down so that you can remember a lot more, be more present, with off the charts benefits.  Send me an email to ibogajourney@protonmail.com and we can have a chat about it.

Here is a go fund me link that I have created for a beautiful community in Cameroon Africa for a dear wood brother.  Their community teaching farm was burned down by a bush fire in 2023.  This farm taught the community how to grow and raise their food.  It was also an animal rescue shelter for abused animals or injured wildlife.  They are needing 92,000 to rebuild the farm in a stronger way.  I am super passionate about reaching this goal and giving back to the people and the land.  I appreciate any assistance you can give and please share with others.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fire-recovery-modern-training-farm-project-in-cameroon/cl/o?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Thank you again for truly having the courage to live as authentically as possible.  This is where true peace resides.

Basse,

Treenz

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