Hello everyone,
For a while I was encouraged by some of my Blog Readers, to turn my Blog in to a Book! "It seems that you had a very Interesting Life Shira! You should write a book about it!"XI was told by my friends and the few relatives who are still around...x"What do you mean by 'Had'? I still Do! thanks for the Medecine, which is now avalable for people my age!" I answerded... Howevre, I have noticed, that my 'Sense of Humor' is not as sharp as it used to be... Encouraged by my doctor, I was checked for the possibility of Dementia, or Alzheimer (God Forbid!) Unlike many people in my age group, my memory is still very strong! However, after resisting my doctor's advised for a Memory lose test, I finally agreed... "Do you know what is the best thing about Memory Loss? "X I was telling everyone who wanted to hear:x "We forget that we are losing it!"
I was a bit surprised, when my doctor left a message on the phone, asking for 'Rabbi Karen Deitsch' (my daughter) to call him in order to discuss my Test Results...Why would he want to talk to Her instead of Me?" I wondered... Karen, who called me after their conversation, sounded very calm, (a bit x to calm) I took another test which Thank God, lasted one hour only... My husband's cousin Marcia, who has always been "My Best Friend", came from Florida, X in order to be with me."You seem to be much more Nervous then I am, Marcia!" I told her...It seemed that "Fearless Shira", was about to face one of the biggest Health Challenges of her life; but I was not afraid: My 'Inner Optimist', was telling me not to worry and promised I would come through this ordeal with '"Flying colors!"
I have written before about my parents, who were among the 'Early Poisoners', who established the first 'Vegetarian Village' in Israel and together with their neighbors, refused to use Fertilizers, which acording to them, would poison the fruit and vegetables!:"People should Never Eat Meat!"X My brother and I were told repeatedly, by our Veterinarian parents: "Just think of the Terrible Pain, which these poor animals experience, as they are being slotred!..." I could understand, why people kill Snakes and other kind of dangerous creatures, but what did the poor cows, lambs, chickens, turkeys and rabbits do to us inorder to deserve such a horoble ending?!
I remembered several parents from my school, who came to our house and were complaining that X"Because of your daughter, our kids are refusing to eat meat!" These visits gave my parents a 'Great opportunity', to try and 'Convert' More People to Vegetarianism and to stop them from eating Meat! Besides their Vegetarianism, my parents practiced Meditation and Yoga, which they learned from books, way before Yoga became popular in the Western World.There was a big library in our small home most of the books were about 'Health and Proper Eating! How to Avoid Toxic Food,You are what you eat and Say No to the Western Medicine!" As well as several others, about Vegetarianism and Health...There were also several books for children like Romi and me... At one point, my brother Romi began to rebel against our parents 'Vegetarian Way of Life'... Many years later, after my parents past away, he told me x"You may take all these stupid books Shira! I don't want them, I love to eat Meat!"xI was happy to take the books! After all, reading any kind of book, was always one of my Greatest Passions and still is...
Al and I created several groups of friends in L.A; inviting them to our home in order to celebrate Holidays,Birthdays and other events. Other gusts and family members arrived from New Jersey,where Al grew up, as well as from Washington D.C, Israel, Italy and France...Those wonderful visits, would come to an end, when the Corona Virus arrived...The death toll was rising daily, as people were staying home, afraid to go out...We were all 'Glued' to the T.V screen, watching with horror the news about the rising Death Toll from the Corona Virus... It was a dark time, where socializing came to a complete stop People stopped inviting family members and friends to their homes, for Dinner parties and Barbecues and stopped going to the Theater, Concerts and any other kind of gathering... Everyone was horrified , by this new disease which was spreading like a wild fire all around the world!
Besides the Pandemic, other disasters were taking place around the Globe...On the T.V screen, we were able to see "Civil Unrest, Political Corruption, Elections Fraud and a Ban on Legal abortions!"As well as the bitter long war, between Russia and the Ukraine, which was 'Giving Birth' to fear and rumors about an up coming Third World War... On the Television sets, we could see how devastating Wild Fires were consuming forests and houses, Torrential Rains, Floods, Starving Refuges, with their old parents and sick children, who were able to escape the wars in their countries and come to the United States, hoping for a better life and were witnessing their dreams crush, as they and their crying babies, were sent back to the country from which they fled...
Several years, after the Corona Pandemic came under control, I was finally able to deal with my deep pain over my devastating loss of Al; my beloved husband and best friend over fifty years...I was working as a Psychologist; specializing in Clinical Hypnotherapy and Voice Dialog. At one point my clients were telling me: X"You must be very tired Dr Shira, maybe you should take it more easy; rest and Meditate, as you always tell us to do! It really helps you know!" Years later after I was diagnosed by my doctors with the "Beginning of Dementia", my friends and clients became very concerned:x"Did you forget that I am Free of Fear'?" I reminded them, trying to calm everyone down...I must admit, that in spite of my "Big bravery and optimism", I was finding myself going through a few 'Dark Moments of my own'; realizing I could not afford to 'Indulge' in my own pain:"X After all, I have an obligation to my clients and should stop paying so much attention to my own worries...
I can not remember when and where I was, when I learned for the first time about an Alternative New Healing Method, besides the Traditional Psychology and Hypnotherapy, which I have been using at my work.I began to recommend Proper Nutrition, Meditation,Acupuncture and other 'Natural Tools,'beside 'Conventional Medicine' and was always looking for the latest information about"Dementia", as I was searched for new ways of healing my clients, friends, family members and now myself...
I would now like to invite you dear raders, dear readers, to sing the familiar song from the Musical "Fiddler on The Roof"... "Let's drink to Life Lechaim, Lechaim, Lechaim to Life !" Then hold up my wine glass :"To Life in the Fifth Dimension!"X Below, are several photos of my Grand daughter Eliya, who is a 'Dog lover'; holding, hugging and kissing the few dogs w belonging to our small family and friends in L.A and declaring, that when she grows up, she is going to become a Veterinarian!
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| Savta Shira with Eliyah |
Eliyah and Koah |
Eliyah with Moses |
Eliyah and Bear |
With Love and Light,
Shira
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