When Wellness Makes You Look Like A Fool

I don’t feel the slightest of shame that six or seven years ago I got into a fit of laughter when a friend proclaimed:

“…and now I get colonics twice a month.”

Or when I resisted all attempts at obsessing over adding apple cider vinegar to my daily diet. And I certainly made no secret about my skepticism to even entertain the idea of sucking appetite suppressant lollipops. Nah I’m good, thanks Kim Kardashian.

Now, as someone who years later, had their own unique ‘awakening’ I don’t turn my nose up so quickly to things that point to energy draining, vibrational healing, and days like ‘Manifestation Monday’. I’ve walked the line and found myself pleasantly in a nearby self-created bluebell field of ‘Spirituality and Wellness”.

It’s important during this new wave of “wellness”, a word forgotten not so long after the early 60s when Halbert Dunn coined the term, not to drown in all that it desperately wants to encompass.

What wellness isn’t

First let me say, personally wellness can mean a smorgasbord of things as long as it fosters and encourages overall well-being. That can mean for yourself or others around you. It can be as simple as implementing healthier sleep habits, creating a self care routine for yourself, or as complicated as attending retreats geared to bring you back to self awareness. The key is to create health, happiness, and prosperity in both your personal and…