Lessons learned in 2020

(0:02) Hi, this is Dr. Daniels, and you are listening to Healing with Dr. Daniels. This is the Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 edition, yay! I think we're all really excited about a new year. So, today's title is Lessons Learned in 2020 and How You Can Use These Lessons to Create an Amazing 2021. Wow, we have all learned a lot in 2020, haven't we?

(0:43) But first, update on mom. So, mom is home. She has celebrated successfully, whoo, 2020 Christmas, 2021 New Year's, and she is alive and home and happy. My daughter has committed to caring for her and putting necessary personnel in place over the next six weeks. So, we hope things are stabilizing.

(1:22) Mom had some pain, and my daughter panicked and said, "Oh my God, we've got a little, no, mom has pain, it's bigger than Tylenol." So sure enough, a bowel movement and some water relieved the pain. My daughter is now realizing that there are very practical, straightforward things that can be done. So she's growing in that role and getting more confident. And of course, mom's doing pretty well.

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(2:32) Okay, next, we've got to take our turpentine, yay. So we have our bottle. As I said, you must label your bottles. Any kind of labeling that works for you is fine. This is clearly turpentine, so we will not have any family members or guests drinking it.

(2:53) And we have our spoon. I've upgraded to a proper teaspoon, not a dessert spoon, so that I can have empty space on the back of the spoon here and not get turpentine on my lips, ick. All right, here we have some sugar. I think it's enough sugar. We want to get our turpentine, squeeze that squeezer all the way back up, up, up, up. All right, as you can see, this is almost to the top, close enough, we're going to go with it. And we're going to put this on our sugar. Oh good, you can see the sugar turning grayish.

(3:37) It's not always visible on our special, on our camera. All right, great. We have some water here. The reason I put the water in my mouth first is because I allow the water to flow over the spoon and lift the sugar and turpentine off the spoon, making it easier to get it down.

(4:11) Then we have Shilajit. I'm using a chopstick. We want 200 milligrams. No, the chopstick is not calibrated. But here's our Shilajit. We stick our chopstick in there, pull it forward, twirl it around. That's a lot. That is clearly, to my eye, more than 200 milligrams. So we're going to scrape some off. There we go. That is about 200 milligrams. We're going to take that, and we're going to put it in there. And as you can see, it is not easily dissolved.

(4:58) I want to tell you, I have been really enjoying taking my tamarind with the Shilajit. And we just take this and squeeze it up, and it is more dark gooey-ness. Let me show you what we're going to do here. There we go. And we're just going to squish that in there. And that's going to give us some tamarind-flavored goodness. This is just plain tamarind. There is no sugar added. As you can see, the tamarind is quite black there. We're going to let all this percolate here while we do the show and come back to it.

(5:46) Yeah. Now we're going to mitigate our mess here. Put things away. If I still had kids at home, I would say so the kids don't have to clean it up. But I'm the person doing the cleaning these days, so I've become more neat.

(6:06) All right. That brings us back to Lessons Learned from 2020. I think for most of us, it is safe to say that 2020 held a lot of surprises. And, of course, experiences vary, but I think there are some basic lessons we learned. I'm going to go through 10 of these lessons, what they are, and how we can apply this amazing knowledge.

(6:34) Some of these things are just principles that have been around really for a long time, but it's just that our experience with 2020 has really just brought these things to the forefront and made them top of mind.

(6:49) So the first thing is, I think people have learned more than ever that what is inside of you is far more important than external events. And this lesson should, could, would prompt a lot of introspection, self-examination. I think each one of us can really take this opportunity in the next week or a couple of weeks and examine our values, our feelings, and our actions and what happened in 2020.

(7:26) Examining ourselves in terms of our feelings, our values, our actions leads to the next thing, which is realizing that each of us can initiate change in our lives. No need for external authority. We can do it here. This also brings to mind what Socrates said, which is, an unexamined life is not worth living.

(7:48) And when I first heard that, I was like, just justifying sitting around doing nothing. But really, if you don't examine your life, you don't think about your life, then you can't come to the realization that you can change your life. And that you are really the decision maker. And I think that many of us have come to that conclusion.

(8:23) What led us to that conclusion, of course, is the understanding that experts don't have all the answers. Experts are fallible. And so if experts are that fallible, as they appear to have been in the past year, then each one of us really should, could, and does have the right to make our own decisions. There's no basis for deciding that your life should be at any level turned over to experts. And that's something that Socrates said, Thomas Paine said the same thing, and many philosophers in prior eras. But we've just learned this very harsh lesson in 2020.

(9:28) The next thing is people are appreciating more the value of freedom. So once you've engaged in this self-examination, once you've decided maybe what you could do better for 2021, and once you realize that you can initiate these changes, there's a deficiency that's immediately obvious, and that would be freedom. The freedom to do what is needed to be healthy and to be happy.

(9:59) We saw this freedom greatly restricted in 2020, when people were not able to get the exercise they needed, whether that involved going to the gym, or the beach, or engaging in outside activities or sports. And so people appreciated that freedom is extremely valuable. For what? To allow you to act on and implement the changes you need to make in your life. So it's my hope for everyone that for 2021, people will take a look inside, examine themselves, and 2020 is a great example to use. You know, what did you do in 2020? What would you do differently? What about your feelings? What about your values? What about your actions? How can you adjust these to have a more positive 2021? And then exercising the freedom to implement those changes.

(11:07) Now, freedom is nice, but you can't get far without some courage. Yup. So now you've got the self-reflection going on. You've got some things that you've figured out can be changed. I mean, it's a short list of five things, long list of 50, whatever. But you need the courage to make these changes in life choices and behavior that you've realized as a result of your reflection without waiting for external pressure, disaster. And this courage, I think, will allow people to really take a lot of positive action in 2021. And improve their life really immensely.

(12:01) I know certainly in our family, in 2020, collectively experiencing my mother's precipitous health decline, many of her grandchildren are taking a look at their life and saying, "Whoa, at 89, what do I want to be able to say about my life? And what do I need to do today to be on track for those events?" That's just a small example. Another example is maybe someone had a brick and mortar type occupation and they need to diversify to something that is online. Or maybe they need to intensify into a brick and mortar type of activity that would not be subject to the events of 2020. So freedom, but again, freedom, useless without courage.

(13:00) The next thing that lesson number six from 2020 is nothing is inevitable. Nothing is inevitable. We all endure dire predictions of death, destruction, the end of anything and everything. And I think it's safe to say for most of us, the predictions did not come true. Maybe different things happen, but what was predicted actually did not happen. So nothing is inevitable. And so when you understand that nothing is inevitable, of course death, but while you're alive, there's no particular activity that's inevitable. Like you don't have to do this right now. You can be doing something else. So since nothing is inevitable, that means that you do have a choice. And as long as you keep reminding yourself that you do have a choice and spend some time in meditating as what the choices might be, the choices actually multiply. So nothing is inevitable.

(14:09) And if you have goals, go for them. Plan to achieve those goals in 2021, no matter what. For example, one of my goals for 2020 was to work at my center splits, but the gyms all closed. And I was waiting for the gyms to open. I didn't even want to visit the gyms. They said, "Oh, Dr. Daniels, don't you worry. We're going to open next week, next week." Well, here we are, end of the year. And it's only been the last month that I said, "Wait a minute. I'm going to get going on my splits and work on them no matter what." And so I, and I think most people would do well to abandon the concept of inevitability and realize that your goals can be achieved no matter what. You can just go over, under, around, through, find another way. But, you know, your life, your happiness, your fulfillment can and should proceed uninterrupted.

(15:13) And number seven, this is exciting, or I think this is eight. Let's see, where are we? Seven or eight? I'll call it seven. Emergence of self-reliance or redefining self-reliance. I know all your preppers out there. My husband was a prepper. And so historically, self-reliance, I won't say historically, but recently in the past, I would say 50 years, has been defined as a stockpile of food or stuff or a bunker. But I think as a result of 2020, the idea, the concept of self-reliance has totally changed. And it's no longer a stockpile of food or stuff, but building a durable, sustainable method, or as they say in the business, supply chain, to provide for food and shelter long-term. And this is what, this is a challenge, but it's something that if you think about it, work on it, you can actually develop, like, what's better for you. In other words, what is going to be a way that you're going to have a sustainable food supply all year long, whether or not there's grocery stores. Maybe you'll get a tower garden in your living room. Actually, I went to visit a friend yesterday, and she has an amazing tower garden that she has going. And she has a little itty-bitty greenhouse on the back porch. I said, "Oh my God, this is amazing." So for her, that would be a long-term food supply. As she harvests each head of lettuce, just another head of lettuce. And by the time she's ready for lettuce, she'll have another head grown. And of course, there's other things in her garden as well. But that's just one example of self-reliance that doesn't involve a stockpile of food. Maybe it involves looking at skill sets to develop that you can barter with. But the point is, more people are thinking of being self-reliant or reliant on a system other than the existing food supply system, other than the existing system of shelter. And so people are building redundancy into what used to be basic needs that we took for granted.

(17:48) Next is number eight, there is no safety net. There is no safety net. I know, there's checks being mailed out all over the place, but there's no safety net. We're all going to die. That is, you can just take that as fact. And so anyone who says to you that they're going to protect you from death, that they're going to shield you from death, we have to seriously question that promise. And we have to seriously question the price others might want us to pay for that false promise.

(18:29) My father, he would always, oh, he could so work them. He would say, "Don't let anyone tell you immortality, you're going to die. Don't let anyone tell you you're not going to die. If someone tells you you're not going to die, run away from them. Don't even give them a penny." So what does this mean? This means that when someone tells you "shut down your business or people are going to die" or someone tells you "stay at home or don't visit your dying grandmother because it could kill you or kill her," then you have to realize run or die. And ask is there another promise that they could give you in exchange for obedience. So there's no safety net. We're all going to die. And so I think the sooner that we adults, that would be people, let's say 18 and over, understand that we are going to die, then we realize there's nothing we can do to prevent death. There just isn't. But there may be something we can do to make the rest of our days or moments more enjoyable. There might be something we can do to delay death. But to not die, that's not a possibility. And I think if people could understand this, that you're going to die no matter what you do, whether you take a particular medication or whether you don't, whether you wash your hands or whether you don't. Once you understand that, then it increases your sense of calm and you don't feel anxious because there's not anything you really need to do to avoid anything because death is inevitable. Now, if someone says, "Okay, do this so you'll earn enough money to pay rent," well, there's a proposition maybe worth considering. But immortality, no.

(20:00) Next, there are no guarantees. None. A lot of people say, "You know, if only I do what I'm told, then things will work out. If I do what I'm told, then I'll get the results that were promised." And, of course, that's not always the case. You know, we saw in 2020 devastating shuttered businesses, locked down communities, stopping all economic activity, and still no end to misery. And what people are experiencing is even more restrictions. So you have to realize there are no guarantees. What does that mean? Since there's no guarantees in terms of when promises are made, they're not necessarily kept. You can simply do an exercise. What if this promise is not going to be kept? What if this thing I'm being told to do isn't going to work? So that type of thinking, I think, we'll see more of in 2021. And we'll have people diverting their energy and resources into things that they personally feel are going to be more productive.

(21:56) And finally, the ultimate superpower people are going to cultivate is flexibility. Flexibility. The ability to change. The ability to do things a different way. And I think that's really super important. But that goes along with the self-reliance, which is building your own redundant supply chain. And I think these are the basic lessons that we've learned in 2020. And if we can apply them in 2021, I think each one of us will have just an amazing life. I know for me, I've taken a look at 2020. I said, "Yeah, I'm doing my exercises at home. I'm going to have my splits, my center splits. I already have left front and right front splits. But I'm going to have my center splits by the end of 2021. I'm going to be walking around the block. And I'm going to get back to riding my bicycle."

(22:57) So those are things I'm going to do for 2021. And these are things that, again, in 2020, I was waiting for restrictions to lift. And now I realize, oh no, I'm not going to wait for anything. I'm just going to get going with my little goals because I'm not getting any younger. But then again, who is?

(23:33) All right, so here we have shilajit. Yay! And you'll see this little thing kicking around in there. I don't know if you can see it. Yeah, there you go. Those are tamarind seeds. I must have got the wrong tamarind-shilajit mix. Oh, well, down the hatch. I love tamarind. I get most of it.

(24:23) Okay, questions! Aloha. What type of collagen is good for plantar fasciitis? I do not recommend collagen for plantar fasciitis. Because most people with plantar fasciitis have pretty bad pain and they need pretty quick relief. So the thing to do that will give them the most relief quickly is to get about four to six cups of castor oil, pour it into a bread pan, put your foot in there, and do that for about two hours a day. For usually one or maybe three days at the most. And it's gone. Now as far as collagen goes, just to strengthen the collagen that you do have down there, probably pig feet or cow feet. I would say cow feet would be better.

(25:19) Dr. Daniels, can your candida protocol be used to rid one's body of mold? Actually, yes. So the candida cleaner protocol is available at vitalitycapsules.com. You can go there, vitalitycapsules.com, and download your free report, The Candida Cleaner. And that will tell you all about the protocol.

(25:53) Now also, you can send in questions for this show to jdaaniels at gmail.com. And this person says, "Thank you for all the great information, especially the turpentine remedy, which I have found to be totally amazing and effective in years past. Just incredible. It has done so many good things for my health." Well, you're welcome.

(26:14) I had a baby recently. Congratulations. And am breastfeeding. Outstanding. And wondering about if there's any variation of the turpentine remedy that would be safe and effective for candida thrush between the baby and me. Alright, so let me see if I can understand the question. This person is breastfeeding and the baby has thrush. I think that's the question. So you can take one drop of turpentine, put it on your index finger, rub the baby's tongue, and bam, thrush gone. Now, how did it get there? It got there because there is some kind of refined sugar in your diet. You need to get rid of it. It could be honey, it could be maple syrup, it could be white sugar, it could be white flour. But that's the source of it. Thank you again for your help and Happy New Year.

(27:04) That was great news in your Sunday podcast. However, we are confused about your party diets. I thought you were a vegetarian during those years. Which years? All the meals were meat-based. So back when I was vegan, my family did have meat-based meals. And I did buy and cook the meats. I didn't eat the meats. But as an act of diplomacy to get along with my family, I bought and cooked the meats for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mom did the fresh ham for New Year's because it was pretty easy.

(27:55) Are those your holiday meal recommendations? No. When not on the Candida Report diet? So when you're not on the Candida Clinic Report diet, I think you should eat whatever you feel like eating. As long as you're feeling good, that's good. Your podcast is just too short, but we appreciate your insights. When I get more resources, I will take your Healers class again.

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(29:05) This person says, "Thank you so much for all you do to help enlighten us on health issues." I think happens. Oh, yes, it does.

(30:10) How are we doing here? We are right at 30 minutes. All right, awesome. We will see you again next week. And as always, think happens and Happy New Year.