WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF HEALING
1. Giving and
receiving are two sides of the same coin. What is truly important cannot be
lost in a health challenge, and all that is of value can only increase when
shared.
Regardless of the
condition of our bodies, giving and receiving love can be our central goal and
focus. When I was recovering from a severe bacterial infection that took me close
to death, I found that I was able to receive the love and care of those around
me much more than I had in the past. Previously, giving to others had been
easier for me than receiving from others, and I discovered that with a balance
of giving and receiving, we are healed.
2. Regardless of my
physical condition, I am a whole, complete, and loving person. If I choose, my
health challenge can teach me lessons that will bring more, never less, into my
life.
I have always tried
to stay in shape, and I have done many athletic endeavors. At one point, my
body became ravaged from my disease, and my physical ability became a shadow of
what it once was. Instead of riding a bike one hundred miles, I was barely able
to walk, and I was skinnier than I had ever thought I could be. It was during
this time that I was guided to begin the ultimate endeavor: choosing to find
the truth of who I am beyond my physical form. Now, I still strive to be in
shape, but I never lose sight of the ultimate lesson: I am not a body. I am
free. I am as Life created me.
3. The present
moment always offers the choice: Do I want what peace of mind offers, or do I
want what fear offers?
After getting
repeated bad news from doctors, I found it was not easy to remain peaceful. I
was afraid, no question about it. Yet at some point, I began to look at the
fear, to question its origins. I said to myself, 'Okay, I am afraid. This is
all happening. But I don't have to take my fear as gospel. There is a quieter
voice in me that says with certainty "None of this really has an effect on
the truth of who you are. None of this has the ability to stop you from giving
and receiving love." '
4. Through
compassion for all life, my suffering is reduced.
As I took the
primary focus off of myself and my body and focused instead on extending
compassion, quite miraculous things happened. Extending compassion, rather than
expending energy on suffering and preoccupation with the body, creates healing.
5. True health
comes from the ability to love yourself and others unconditionally, regardless
of the obstacles you see.
As I stopped
thinking that my health was defined by my physical state and began to see
beyond all the obstacles I believed existed because of my health challenge, I
found much more peace of mind. To be healthy is to be unwavering in our
commitment to seeing the opportunity to love each and every moment.
6. Your inner
teacher, the quiet voice within, goes beyond all guilt and shame and whispers
the truth. You need only to choose to listen.
I now know that
there are two distinctly different voices that I can listen to when approaching
my health and physical condition: the voice of my ego or the voice of Life. As
we turn to Life, our inner teacher, we are better able to respond to what is
happening now and better able to see the path ahead.
7. No physical
condition can stop you from making gains on your spiritual path.
I found that
everything can be fodder for my spiritual growth, and within this truth, we can
live a life of gratitude rather than worrying about what may or may not happen.
Though at times I
still get trapped in the ego's fear-based way of making decisions, I have
committed myself to Life-centered decision-making. So I consistently practice
quieting the endless chatter of the ego and its fear-based thinking in order to
allow myself to hear the wisdom of Life.
-- Excerpt from How to Say Yes When Your Body Says No:
Discover the Silver Lining in Life's Toughest Health Challenges by Lee
Jampolsky
+ Need I say more?
+ I have work to do on my Healing Page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Healing” to John@abundancetrek.com.
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