Most of us deal with daily chaos in unconscious ways — namely, by self-medicating.

We watch crime shows on television, eat sweets, drink red wine, read celebrity gossip — in fact, there are a thousand ways to medicate day-to-day anxiety.

For many of us, the journey of personal growth begins with a series of successful replacements:

~ exchanging less healthy ways of self-medicating with more healthy ways

Just because someone says something nasty to us does not mean that we have to take it personally or attack back – we have a choice.

The problem is that it’s easier to believe that we have no choice over our feelings and everything bad that happens to us is someone else’s fault. Perhaps a person who is healthy mentally understands personal responsibility too.

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I’ve not had a lot of experience with protein shakes; never added it to a green smoothie but will give it a try. Whole Foods had a sample of the Vega (chai flavor) which was surprisingly good (not a fan of chai).

Do you use make the shakes only at times? If so do you use water or a milk base?

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