The Misfortune That Led To My Natural Health Education
Fire- The Ultimate Decluttering Tool
In the early 90s, after having become single for the first time in a long time, I began living in a home owned by my mother. It was a lonely existence, and it didn’t take long for me to meet up with a guy I had known previously (it felt like another lifetime), and I’m ashamed to say I settled and decided to stay in a relationship with this not-so-nice person.
Shortly after moving almost every stick of furniture, clothing, books, and jewelry into his rental, disaster happened. You see, the guy I moved in with had a “friend” with a very dubious past that he was trying to help get back on his feet after getting into some trouble. So of course the way to pay back anyone trying to help you is to rob them blind, right? And that’s just what he did. We were both at work one day, and the “friend” and one of his “friends” came to our place and stole everything of worth—mostly my things, of course.
But that’s not all. On their way out the door with my stereo system, jewelry, and collectibles, they decided to light the place up, literally. Theft would have devastated me, but this nearly destroyed me. Because not only were my valuables never to be seen again, but the things I held even more dear—family photos, letters, documents, other personal effects, and even one of my beloved cats, Ashley—all were lost forever in that fire.
Every cloud has a silver lining, though. I had renter’s insurance. The loss was so great that the insurance company gave me the max payout, which still wasn’t 1/4 of what I lost, but it was enough to keep me on my feet and pay for most of my natural health education; my mom helped with the rest, God bless her soul.
Working as a receptionist at various doctor’s offices had peaked my interest in the medical world. But I was soon very disillusioned by the “take a number and take this pill” mentality of it all. And the more I studied natural health, the more I came to realize that for every ailment and imbalance within the human (or animal) body, there was an equally healing herb, food, or protocol given by God Himself to put it all back into balance.
So now you know the short version of how this path began. I hope to be able to walk it for many years to come!
