My kids amaze me on many levels. They’re smart, funny, silly, adventurous, cuddly, creative, generous, thoughtful, faithful, loyal, athletic, wild and strong.
They’re also healthy little people. They’ve had less time and less opportunity to be exposed to toxicity – they *should* be healthy, darnit!
Last night and this morning, our daughter amazed me again with her display of Innate Intelligence at work. Her immune system put on quite a powerful, efficient show.
When I left for work in the afternoon, she was “fine”. Playing outside, running, swimming, sunning and so on.
When we met up 5 hours later at her brother’s swim class, I saw the color – or lack thereof – of her face and mouth and wondered if she was ok. It wasn’t 10 minutes later when she turned to me and said, “Mommy, can you hold me? I don’t feel very well all of a sudden.”
When I picked her up, she was a hot, sticky little thing. Her body temperature felt sky high – her skin was burning hot. She asked me to take her to the bathroom because she felt like she needed to toss her cookies or pass out. I felt her body go limp in my arms. Uh-oh. I walked faster!!
Once we got to the bathroom, she faced the toilet… asked me to hold her up… and after a couple moments just turned to me and said, “I can’t… I just need to lie down.”
This kid really knows her body after 8 years! I picked her up, walked her out to the car and drove her and her little brother home. She fell asleep as soon as her bum hit the booster seat! She asked to lie down as soon as we got home. Her body temperature was already coming down. No dinner – lots of water – lots of sleep.
She woke up this morning with a song in her voice and a skip in her step! Totally fine, totally happy. Wild! She asked if it would be OK to pass on track practice this morning, just to make sure her body stayed on the “right path” to getting better. Smart kid. (Gets it from her mother! hee hee!)
I LOVE how the immune system can be SO quick and efficient in identifying a problem, dealing with it, and moving on.
Then again, when you consistently provide the raw materials for health – good nutrition, good movement, good mindset, good environment – your immune system has a better chance of doing what it’s supposed to do, when it’s supposed to do it!







