Celebrating 420 in Quarantine

Chantelle
April 20, 2020
Addiction / Healing / Healthy Living / Mental Health / Sobriety

Today is a day for celebration. 420 is commenced, but there's only one issue: We're all in quarantine. Since this is the first year in over 15 years that I haven't spent 420 with other people, I figured I share it with all of you. As we all know, and for those of you who don't know, I am 100% pro cannabis. This includes legalization for all medical and recreational use. Weed always gets a bad reputation of being a gateway drug. For me, weed has helped me stay OFF of drugs. I've been sober for over four years now and the only medication I use to stay sober is marijuana. There isn't a better day to celebrate my appreciation for cannabis than today, 420. For those of you who still think cannabis is dangerous, or the devil's lettuce, I wanted to list some of the other things found in the scientific study by Harvard University on the medical uses of Marijuana. Cannabis has so many medicinal properties that could…

Four Years Sober: Still An Addict

Chantelle
January 7, 2020
Addiction / Healing / Sobriety

January 8, 2020 marks four years sober for me; I haven't had a single alcoholic drink in four years. Sobriety is one of the hardest things I've had to go through and I'm very grateful to have been able to get myself to where I am now. I'm still an addict though, and I think I will most likely always be one. I just put up a video that went over the pros and cons of sobriety. I'll put the video here in case you want to check it out. https://youtu.be/9zhaQppcHok While I was making that video, I came to the conclusion of, "Even though I'm four years sober, I'm still an addict." I just replaced alcohol with various things. The main thing I've replaced alcohol with is food. I definitely have struggled with food addiction my entire life, but I didn't truly realize it until I was actually sober. The definition of food addiction according to Medical News Today is, "When the need to eat becomes compulsive or uncontrollable.…

Law of Attraction: The Scales of Life

Imagine that your life is a scale; One of those “old-school” ones with two sides. One side of the scale represents everything good in life, or all of your positive thoughts, emotions or actions. The other side of the scale represents all of the bad things, or the negative thoughts, emotions or actions. What most of us don’t realize, though, is that we control what we put into either side of the scale. Through the law of attraction, the more we put into one side or the other, life will ultimately become “better” or “worse.” Rhonda Byrnes talks about this concept a lot in her book (and movie), The Secret, to better explain the Law of Attraction and how it works. Recently, I lost control of that thought process. I tilted my scale deep into the dark side. When it rains, it pours, right? However, I was having a really hard time seeing anything positive in my life. It was one thing after another for about six long months. I…

Happy Solstice – Shortest Day Of The Year

Chantelle
December 21, 2018
Astrology / Astronomy / Gratitude / Healing

This year, on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, we are blessed with not only the sight of a full moon but also a meteor shower! The full moon is technically tomorrow on the 22nd, but it will be visible to the human eye tonight. While you're staring at the moon, don't forget to search the sky for "falling stars" because it's probably actually a meteor. That's because tonight starts the annual Ursids Meteor Shower and during peak times you could see up to 10 "shooting stars" an hour! This triple whammy of a night is a great night to charge your crystals. I have been looking forward to this night for a multitude of reasons. From now on until June 21, 2019, our days will continuously get longer. It will be lighter longer and get warmer throughout the days. The warmer weather is on its way, and we only have to make it through a couple more months of colder weather before spring shows its face.…

5 Documentaries That Will Make You Go Vegan

Chantelle
December 11, 2018
Healthy Living / Personal Development / Uncategorized / Vegan

Since watching documentaries is what made me decide to go vegan, I have compiled a list of five documentaries that will make you go vegan as well. I have watched so many different documentaries on health, nutrition, veganism, weight loss, animal cruelty, environmental issues and more. Truly, I believe that you would consciously decide to leave animals off of your plate if you watch this list of five films (including a sixth as a bonus documentary). I suggest you watch them in this order as well. Earthlings This film is hard to watch, I’m not going to lie. If you honestly refuse to watch it because of the horrible things you see, that should be your first sign that you don’t agree with the animal agricultural business. Every time you buy a burger, or chicken nuggets, or that turkey sub, you are contributing to the cruelty behind the meat. It may not be taking the knife to their throat, but you’re paying them to do so. This documentary will really…