It's ok, I'm the one to avoid too. Except when they get desperate , then they ask for information which they ignore anyhow. They're under a spell of habitual ignorance, negativeness, and closed-mindedness. That's why they're travelling the road to illness. Don't let it get you down. Be grateful and cheery for what you have been taught and learnt ! It's golden.

I was trying to discuss some issue with a neighbor once. He said he was too busy trying to survive and take care of his family to bother with it. Yeah, that and drinking beer, and fishing and chasing skirts and blathering about his problems. I gave up.

'Forgive my sullenness - I'm back to being the "one to avoid" in the family - it can be quite depressing)'


HoW, have you ever read the "The Work" of Byron Katie?


http://www.thework.com/index.asp


From your pov, you're feeling as though you're the 'one to avoid'. YOU, my dear, are to be PURSUED for the wealth of knowledge, care & concern which you demonstrate on this forum alone. It truly is THEIR problem..not yours. You're simply being true to self & those whom you love. You're coming from your own Truth. I salute you for that. It's a virtue. :)

There's a wonderful book entitled "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie. I think you may benefit by it. I know I did.

lol, I'm that one in my family too! howEVer, my bro that's 3 yrs younger than me is fully gray, I still get called "miss" & "young lady" at 47.
My older bro's a pill-popper. When he & wifey moved, they had all their "meds" in a grocery bag, it was half full.
Sissy's coming around, though:)

Wait, explain this corn chip thing to me. I don't see additives on the label of ingrediants on the chips I like! That's the only kind of chip I eat, as I know the potato chip thing...

I worked with a gal like that. She had several organs removed but they could never find anything wrong. She actually had the sympathy of the people in charge. I would only shake my head at their gullability or was it stupidity. She told us that her mother had a burst appendix when she was pregnant with her and they had to take her (the fetus) out to operate on her mother and then put her back in. We figure they must have dropped her in the process. I shouldn't make fun but I have never met anyone that could top your story like she could. I suppose I should be a little ashamed that we would set her up just to see what she would come up with.

Hi Forumfolk :),

How perfectly timely to see this great thread (That happens a lot on this forum, has anybody else noticed that?).

I just left my (Almost 80 yo) Mother's home, where we two had a long talk, initiated by her- about the dangers of artificial ingredients and chemical additives, not only in food, but in bodycare products as well.. We even got into chemical fertilizers and farming. Mom had saved up about 7 products to ask me which would be healthiest to use for one of her pets which has a problem..

It hasn't always been this way. It has taken almost 20 years to get my family to come around. I used to get the rolled eyes, now I get questions instead, and people shut up and listen to the answer and think, instead of making a smart-a$$ed crack or arguing.

These days 4 family members use Colloidal Silver , and 2 of us make it ourselves. I am really the only one who insists on Organic produce, but we have had family discussions on GMOs. 2 of us use Color Therapy, and 2 others of us have Zappers and/or Beck Blood Electrifier units. 2 of us have extensive collections of Heirloom Vegetable seeds, and have made a concerted effort to develop Pioneering skills as a personal adventure. 1 of us (That would be me) is a compounding Herbalist. I am also the Librarian, so far :).

Last weekend during a family gathering, I was caught totally by surprise by my Mother sitting everyone down to make a long speech about recycling, and about how it has become every person's job to help un-trash this Earth, and to be conscious of the long-range effects upon the Planet of whatever we are doing. It turned into a great discussion. All the kids got involved too.

My point is, persist in your message. Don't let someone else's ignorant attitude shut you down. Keep going on your own, and they'll come around when the time comes for them.. Look at this Earth. They're going to have to.

Like the Wise Teacher said:
Every molecule that moves affects the direction of the future.

Keep them molecules moving, so that when everybody else finally catches up, you can show them how to stride..

That's my $.01999...

XO

Ladylove :)