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I woke up to the realisation that I wasn’t being very holistic in my approach to caring for myself & have taken a few steps to start fixing that! Let me tell you about it…

In college we learn about treating the body “holistically”, this means we shouldn’t only treat one factor/element, but approach the treatment of the body by integrating the whole person.

Maybe hearing the word so much makes us forget the complex understanding behind it, & so, we are left struggling to sort the pieces of our puzzles. All the areas of our lives are impacted by more than one factor, even when we don’t realise it, & when we take the time to unpack it all, we will often find that everything still fits together. Anxiety, stress, pain, fatigue, gut issues, skin concerns… everything has a “Why” & it’s time we start treating it all holistically.

I’m constantly in awe of how the brain works. We have built-in safety features & the amazing human body finds ways to tell us what we need, if only we’d listen. Instead of throwing judgement & anger at ourselves, extending grace, being kind to ourselves & asking o9urselves what we need can heal us in miraculous ways.

Matis has always recognised the importance of the holistic approach. A few years ago, the super smart bunch of scientists in Paris developed a professional product called “receptivity concentrate”; which we use (now by another name) in Matis signature facials to boost the skin’s ability/ “willingness” to receive the active ingredients. Matis saw that the body’s physical & mental posture have a direct impact on how the skin behaves & how well it reacts to active ingredients. WOW! 🤯

I’ve decided to find a few “receptivity concentrates” of my own to increase my ability to fix the areas in my life that haven’t responded to the prescribed treatment plan. 😉The first step is something I hope you’ll all start doing with me… skincare from the inside! (pause to sip my coffee with collagen, Vit C & probiotics…) mmm

Besides collagen being amazing for the skin, I wanted to find a brand that would also help me support an anti-inflammatory diet, something to increase mobility, promote bone & joint health, & reduce pain! – I believe I found it!

Veniva also gave me the idea to blab about skincare & the like on an Instagram page instead of holding her clients captive in reception so I obliged 😂 I must admit, the personal page still makes me nervous but hey, they say we should share our courage with others, so here goes nothin’ 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/thebeauty_connoisseur/

I have been so sick & tired of being sick & tired, something HAD TO change. One Sunday a friend spoke life into me after a very low few days, that talk challenged me to push back & disrupt what used to be “the norm” in my life; it reminded me of things I so easily forget. She probably doesn’t even realise how her love lifted me up, sometimes even the most eloquent use of language can’t define feelings; thank you ❤️

The plan is to create a more holistic approach in all the areas of my life to bring out the best version of myself & I just had to share it with you all. The younger, glowing, more energetic, pain free, happy & healthy version of us is waiting!

Let’s go!“

I started writing this blog last week & had a different title, actually, I had a whole different opening. Pastor Gini preached a word that I felt was just for me on Sunday & it gave me a slightly different outlook – thanks Pastor Gini! I may have recently experienced a somewhat existential crisis & I’ve heard so many stories of different people’s experience when it comes to a new season of life. Just when you feel like you have no idea which direction you’re going, things uncomfortably shift but after the dust settles there’s always the story of all the good that came from it even though at the time, everything felt like it was falling apart.

With June upon us & a whirlwind of change everywhere, I can’t help but wonder… do many people feel overwhelmed & a tad flustered mid year? Does the middle of the year come with an inevitable probable mini mid life crisis for those of us that don’t have a built in “calm down” button? Maybe we should look at the middle of the year like “lunch-time” in the day? We’re always so “New Year-New Me in Jan, & so exhausted in December that we should come with a warning label. Maybe this is the right time to refocus. Take a time out, pull out a chair, unpack the what was & what is to come; time to shake things up a bit & also a time of letting the chips fall as they may. We have to become wiser when it comes to the battles we face, which ones are redirection, & which ones need you to move, take up space & do something.

I have come to understand that in the most stressful seasons, in the times we’re convinced there’s no way forward, that we have to stop, eat lunch, & hand it over to God. Releasing can bring such great relief, but it’s in our belief that we have the ability to control every outcome, that creates the needless frustration & fear. Everything really does always work out in the end but why is it so hard for us in the midst of these trying times? While we’re in the middle of our “lunch time” is when we often get the answers we need, we have those lightbulb moments, & we are then able to answer the “What’s next?

Nobody is responsible to fulfill your potential – not even God; isn’t that profound? Sometimes He’s waiting for you to move… & He’ll meet you there.

Last week I was chatting to a friend about what comes out of you when you’re hard pressed & it reminded me of a scripture that says “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of”. Let’s continue to always search our hearts & do the introspective work of removing what doesn’t make us better, let’s make sure that when we are in fact hard pressed that what comes out of us is still sweet juice & a joyful noise.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NIV
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

If you find yourself in the lunchtime of the year, know that you are not alone. Everyday comes with new trials & challenges but it also comes with favor, mercy & joy. I choose to hold onto the little things that bring joy to my days & remain confident in the fact that what I’m doing is enough.

Let’s enter the new month faithful & fearless

With Love,

Laurien

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