"When we awaken to our spirit, we naturally care for our bodies, and as spiritual writings contend, our bodies become temples of the holy spirit. Not far from the truth at all, this becomes our reality. It is a gift to have a healthy body and a productive life and a privilege to manifest in physical form to experience and enjoy life. We must play our role in maintaining this vessel." (Excerpt from Chp 13 Awaken Our Spirit Within by Patsie Smith)
Love = Growing in health
Fear = Compromised health
(Bruce Lipton M.D. Biology of Belief)
Dear all,
If the question is presented to you, "would you like to own all the money and gold in the world?" or "would you like to have optimum health?" which would you choose? Earlier this year I was told about a man who was a wealthy billionaire, who also had terminal cancer. He'd sent his men all over the world, to try and find the best oncologist money could buy, but to no avail. Sadly, he passed away with extreme distress, fear and anguish.
Most of us go about our lives without too much concern about 'health' until something starts to go awry, like we start to get sick or diagnosed with some kind of condition. Many don't think twice about grabbing fast-food takeaway dinners 3-4 times a week, loading up a shopping trolley with frozen dinners, snacking every day on cola soft drinks, chips and sweet cakes, drinking 4-5 cups of coffee per day, 3-4 glasses of wine every night, getting 3-4 hours sleep per night, working 10-12 hours a day at a computer screen, then lounging around afterwards in front of the television, and repeating those cycles again every day. On top of that, we have lists deadlines to meet, road rage when stuck in the traffic, grab and gobble our foods on the run, watch violent movies and news on the television and internet, have a mind that doesn't stop thinking, analyzing and worrying even when we sleep, harbor anger and hatred toward that ex, neighbor or abusive parent, stuck in unhappy relationships, live with fear of the world and its events, and so on. As well, we live in an environment surrounded by electromagnetic waves, pesticides and chemicals from what we inhale to what we eat. Then amazingly, one day when we get told we have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, an auto-immune condition, athritis, some kind of cancer, or, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety..... we somehow feel upset, despaired and angry that we have been randomly attacked and victimized by this supposedly evil and overpowering 'Disease'. We start to wage war or battle against this 'disease'.
Everything in life operates on a system of minute balance and interdependence. Our physical bodies is a reflection not just of our lifestyle and choices, but also a reflection of our minds, emotions and inner connection. We know all the rules for healthy living, from primary school we have been taught:
To be healthy - 1) eat healthy foods 2) daily exercise 3) 6-10 hrs sleep/night
But is it as simple as that?
The human body is not just an automated machine. It is a living, thinking, feeling, sensing being with a life force surging through it and a level of consciousness that can experience, create, imagine and has awareness. When something is not right on the physical level, it may indicate an imbalance in one, a few, or all levels of our being. The physical level is simply the final level of manifestation of any imbalance. The human body is also an ingenious system that has the ability to heal itself and create new life. Given the opportunity to return to or maintain balance, every single cell and strand of DNA in our system naturally tends to gravitate toward health, healing, vitality and life.
The diagnosis of a 'disease' or imbalance is important as it is a sign and message, a cry for help from our body, to take heed, evaluate, and make changes or choices. We have to be careful however, not to fall into the trap of identifying with the disease. It is not a separate entity with a life of its own, it is a part of us that is out of balance, and we have the power to make choices and changes to help bring it back to balance. This may be employed with the aid of allopathic medicine or natural medicine, or both. To identify with a disease will disempower us and almost keep us stuck in a cycle of sickness. Well known medical intuitive Carolyn Myss talks extensively about this aspect as 'woundology', how many people consciously or unconsciously may tend to 'enjoy' their disease by playing the role of the powerless victim. This continues to feed the disease for the mind continues to believe that it is stuck in the powerless state.
On the other hand, many who have hit rock-bottom, left with nothing else but the flicker of their own pure inner spirit, have miraculously found the courage to reclaim their own innate healing power and consequently, healed themselves. This constitutes the hard work of healing our pent up hurts and pains (emotional level), restructuring our thought patterns to empowering and positive ones (mental level), changing lifestyle and diet (behavioral level) and uncovering our true essence (spiritual level) toward a healed mind, body and soul. If we lack the courage, we may choose the easier though disempowering way of popping down tonne loads of drugs and chemicals with the hope of a quick-and-mask-fix. People like Louise Hay healed herself from breast cancer, Jessica Ainscough from a rare form of cancer, Andreas Moritz from severe childhood arthritis and gallstone attacks, Dr Sherrill Sellman from Hashimoto thyroid auto-immune condition and rheumatoid arthritis, Lisa Rankin M.D from depression, Dr Mark Cockrane from debilitating arthritis. And myself, from depression, suicide and alcohol dependency. The number of people who have journeyed down the paths of self healing are countless. This path is not easy for it means confronting our pains, fears, masks and having the courage to trust, learn, let go and change. But what emerges is true healing as our spirit awakens and we have genuine peace, freedom and health on every level of our being.
So when you next feel unwell or get handed a diagnosis of some sort by your doctor, the choice is yours. Do you wish to claim your own innate power or do you choose to hand over your power to this disease with a fancy name? Claiming your own power means having the courage to look at yourself and hear what messages of imbalance your body is trying to convey to you. It means having the courage to heal, reveal your true self, make changes and learn.We all have it in us.
Finally, please add a few more to the above list of 3 common rules for good health that we should obviously know:
4) drink lots of water 5) eat plenty of greens 6) find something to laugh at everyday 7) do something nice for someone else without expectation of anything in return, at least once a day
8) get a hug at least once a day (if not possible, get a massage once a week) 9) try at least something new every week 10) meditate/pray 11) eat slowly 12) breathe slower and deeper 13) forgive and let go, and last but most certainly not least - 14) reconnect with nature every day, even if its just looking up at the sky or walking bare feet on the grass.
Thank you dear all, for connecting. Blessings to you and your good health, on every level.
Patsie
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