{"id":357,"date":"2009-04-24T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/04\/how-do-you-cleanse.html"},"modified":"2009-04-24T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T12:00:07","slug":"how-do-you-cleanse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/04\/how-do-you-cleanse.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Bless Before, Cleanse After"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/ducksandsoap.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ducksandsoap.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/04\/ducksandsoap-thumb-245x189-4519.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"189\" width=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/span>This week, I found myself having several conversations about a decidedly heavy, negative, upsetting topic.&nbsp; I was talking to spiritually-oriented friend about it, and she advised me to take care to protect myself before and cleanse myself after these conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Say a blessing of protection before you go into the conversations, she advised.&nbsp; And as soon as possible, take a shower afterward.&nbsp; My friend knows me, knows that I am a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/03\/acupuncture-for-sensitive-bodies.html\">sensitive body<\/a> (and that I&#8217;ve caught three different respiratory viruses this spring), so she had my attention.<\/p>\n<p>I started thinking about all the toxic energies that swirl around us in everyday interactions, conversations, life.&nbsp; Blessing ourselves before and cleansing ourselves after feels like a really useful intention to carry through any day.&nbsp; Let&#8217;s come up with more ways to accomplish it!<\/p>\n<p><b>How do you self-protect?&nbsp; How do you cleanse?&nbsp; Looking forward to your ideas.<\/p>\n<p><\/b>Here&#8217;s something to get us started: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Emotional-Health\/Bipolar\/2008\/09\/10-Ways-to-Transform-Toxic-Thoughts.aspx\">10 Ways to Transform Toxic Thoughts<\/a>.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b>(image via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.how-to-purify-water.com\/Slippery-Soft-Water.html\">http:\/\/www.how-to-purify-water.com\/Slippery-Soft-Water.html<\/a>)<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, I found myself having several conversations about a decidedly heavy, negative, upsetting topic.&nbsp; I was talking to spiritually-oriented friend about it, and she advised me to take care to protect myself before and cleanse myself after these conversations. 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