From “The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction” Series
Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
All dysfunction begins on the spiritual level of our Beingness in some form of misunderstanding or misalignment with information. The trickle down of this misalignment creates the potential for manifestation mentally, emotionally and/or physically. In all dysfunction, the silent prayer is for the awakening of self-awareness.
Please Note: This work is about your spiritual growth. It does not negate or judge any medical advice. It is meant to work in harmony with all allopathic recommendations, unless otherwise stated.
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The Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2
The medical community considers HSV to be a lifelong infection. Transmitted during close contact with the skin, saliva or genitals of an infected person, it is characterized by outbreaks on the face (known as cold sores or fever blisters) and the genital area. (Genital outbreaks are usually associated with HSV-2 but can also occur with HSV-1.)
General Read of HSV:
While HSV is a complex genome that replicates quickly, it has a slow, low vibration. It travels where there is pleasure. Wherever it goes it sets up home in that location, sneaking into the nervous system unseen and unwelcome.
HSV settles itself in the physical body and remains there most of the time comfortably quiet and unobtrusive. Although it chooses to not speak very often and to stay firmly rooted in its residence, HSV makes its presence known periodically in an outbreak.
Spiritual Read of HSV:
HSV Themes: seduction, touch, secrecy and drama
Healing Themes: personal Truth and self-responsibility
HSV hides or hibernates in the nervous system. It awakens periodically to seek out companionship. The virus loves drama and physical trauma. Because it lacks intelligence and self definition, it feels alive when its presence is known – and wants to share of itself selfishly calling in others to make ‘contact’ with it.
HSV lures others to itself in a seductive manner and shamelessly begs for them to touch. It leaves its mark on others in outbreaks that are a part of its dramatic flare.
There does, though, have to be a ‘ground of compliance’ on the Soul level for the HSV to take hold in the individual’s system. This will not be conscious but related to feelings of emptiness where a physical connection and the “need to please” meet and fill the void.
The Specific Dynamics of HSV in the Infected Person
The physical and emotional dynamics of HSV are the most obvious consequence of this viral infection. Healing, though, can only occur with a clear understanding of all implications.
Note: I believe there is the potential for us as human beings to heal All Things – even though, the medical community believes otherwise in the case of HSV.
Physically
There is discomfort and pain when an outbreak occurs. Symptoms are such that they can not be ignored.
Emotionally
HSV triggers a wide range of emotional responses that range from guilt to depression, from feelings of loss to blame, from denial to anger – to name a few.
Mentally
The consequences of actions are realized in the physical manifestation of HSV. Depending on the individual, thoughts will relate to issues of self-judgment, isolation, blame and/or vengeance.
Spiritually
Issues related to self-responsibility and personal Truth are forced. Without the knowledge about the deeper meaning of the HSV, the spiral of devolution continues with the thoughts from the mental plane creating a loss of Trust and Faith in What Is. These thoughts along with their partnered emotions maintain the physical condition.
The Shadow Aspect of HSV
HSV carries a shadow energy with it because of it’s stigma in society. With most viruses, the individual does not knowingly welcome it. In the case of HSV, even if the partner’s condition is known, the individual’s impulsivity may be the default deciding factor to the contact.
HSV is a cloud-like energy that is not clearly defined. It drifts, and although lazy, it is not entrenched and will go where it is called. It loves to be in the middle of the need to please. It rides or piggybacks on this need to become manifest. It forces Truth of actions taken that were meant to be hidden or secret.
Soul Mission Qualities
These are some general Soul qualities of the individual journeying with HSV.
• A willingness to walk with Dark Teachers through difficult challenges
• A dedication to personal Truth
• A need to find self by challenging the definition of self
• A sincere interest in companioning with others in personal and meaningful ways.
Soul Mission Challenges
This individual is more than likely to travel many similar challenging paths until the challenges are met.
• Since companionship is very important, issues of discretion and impulsivity will be present to be healed.
• Taking responsibility for the repercussions of personal actions will be a Life Theme.
A Healing Plan
Journaling is highly recommended to organize your thoughts, and to create a document to share with someone you trust or your spiritual community.
Physical Care
Powering up for a battle is not needed but can work for individuals who feel innately powerless in their lives. HPV already powers up parts of the immune system putting it into a defensive, fighting posture.
Emotional Wellness
Meditate on feeling Self-Kindness. Accept of What Is fully and connect to the feelings associated with courage and inner strength.
Mental Clarity
Meditate on personal resolve, rallying inner strength, finding clarity, developing focus, finding a life purpose, being self-responsible.
Spiritual Understanding
HSV is secretive, seductive and elusive but also not strong or intelligent. Positioning for the Highest Good best serves healing. HSV also wakes up the call to serve and interact with wisdom – as well as, the call for personal Truth. Reflection on personal mission and a dedication to the Clear Path will also serve the healing plan.
Reading of the Divine Mission to HSV
HSV powers up the immune system in very specific ways that create a ground of resistance to a future viral strain. This does not mean the HSV must remain active to serve this purpose. It can be healed, present or lie completely dormant and contained to have the same effect. The same homeopathic principle holds true for many present day inoculations which contain the very virus they are meant to resist.
Personal Declarations to Support Healing HSV
Personal declarations are best utilized when recited softly out loud two times a day – once in the morning upon rising and once in the evening before retiring. They can, of course, be printed out or copied out, kept on-person, and recited as needed. Journaling around thoughts and feelings is highly recommended as is conferring with a professional therapist or counselor who supports the healing intentions of the individual.
Personal Declarations to Support Healing HSV
I look to fill myself with the things that enrich my well-being.
I let go of my need to lure others into my circle of friends
Trusting that they will like me for who I am at Heart.
I choose to companion a Trust in the Best of What Can Be.
I am setting myself on the path of personal fulfillment.
I have everything I need in this moment to feel complete.
I intend to move forward without judgment, blame or guilt.
I do my best to take full responsibility for my life.
This includes taking full responsibility for my emotions and thoughts.
I rally the inner strength and courage I know I have within me.
I Trust that the Highest Good is being served in this moment.
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To a true and lasting sense of well-being…Corinne
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Forward this issue to anyone you feel can benefit from its contents, and if you choose to reproduce this article, please include the personal info below. Thanks!
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and many other enlightening and inspiring books
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Enriching Opportunities:
The next teleMeditation called “The Energy of Compassion” is scheduled for December 14th. Be sure to check out the past audios in the “Spiritual Implications of Life’s Journey” series - and be sure to register for updates about the teleMeditations while are there.
True Wellness Opportunities are fully addressed in the book called “The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and in the 16 month, opt-in anytime online program called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.”
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Allergies: Lessons in Tolerance
Part 3 from the “The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction” series
Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
All dysfunction begins on the spiritual level of our Beingness in some form of misunderstanding or misalignment with information. The trickle down of this misalignment creates the potential for manifestation mentally, emotionally and/or physically. In all dysfunction, the silent prayer is for the awakening of self-awareness.
Please Note: This work is about your spiritual growth. It is not about risking any physical harm to yourself.
General Spiritual Read of Allergies:
When allergy symptoms are present in the physical, they indicate an intolerance of something in the individual’s physical world. Spiritually, intolerance manifests in issues related to safety. Walls must be built and strategies devised to counteract a perceived invader/enemy. Consequently, the mission becomes one of healing issues related to boundaries.
Allergies gift the individual journeys into intolerance, and as such, they are Dark Teachers.
There is no clearer indication of intolerance than allergies because although, we are all the same DNA composite, we do not have identical allergies or sensitivities. We are each unique in our abilities to be tolerant.
Allergies are a spiritual mission manifest in the physical. They are a call to delve into issues of safety and intolerance.
General Energy Read of Allergies:
Allergies are a response to natural or unnatural elements in the environment. The select element will be perceived as toxic to the sufferer. The response will vary depending on the individual’s sensitivity and their level of intolerance.
When the toxic element moves into the physical body, it is perceived as dangerous and will illicit some form of defensive response. This response continues until the body perceives the invader to be gone or defeated. An allergic reaction to something in the physical world creates an active internal battle.
Emotional/Mental Read of the Allergy Sufferer:
Since allergies are lessons of tolerance then when intolerance is expressed through the allergy, it becomes distrust or fear emotionally, and resistance or defiance mentally.
Soul Mission Qualities of the Allergy Suffer:
Allergies are about a relationship between life on Earth and the physical body. They are not directly related to the Soul Mission. It would be more accurate to say they are related to challenges being met that support the Soul Mission.
Here are a few aspects of a Soul Mission as related to the allergy sufferer:
• A courageous spirit that places itself in situations that will trigger fear and/or discomfort that require resolution
• A calling to understand the true nature and implications of Oneness
• To learn Oneness through lessons of intolerance with Dark Teachers
• he aspiration to become All-Tolerant
Healing Response to Allergies:
Some guiding thoughts for reflection:
• Open to the possibility that the Earth is a safe place to live.
• Nothing that is of the Earth is dangerous to you unless you believe it to be.
• We are all about 90% air/ether/spirit. To hold onto anything we have to fully employ the 10% of us that is physical.
• We are meant to receive All Things but to hold nothing.
• To hold onto or cling to something is to see it distort from its Divine Nature and become what you intend it to be. (This action is Divinely Inspired and will call in Dark Teachers to assist you in your journey.)
• Meditate on Oneness where you, all of life on Earth, and the Divine are One. If we are all One then there is nothing dangerous to any one of us. Love prevails and is everywhere and in everything. It is perception coupled with action that makes us unsafe. i.e. “I am allergic to ________, but I will eat it anyway.)
• Without the belief, assumption or assertion of the allergy, it does not exist.
All of these concerns are addressed in the book called “The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and in the 16 month, opt-in anytime online program called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.”
Personal Declarations for the Allergy Sufferer
Personal declarations are best utilized when recited softly out loud two times a day – once in the morning upon rising and once in the evening before retiring. They can, of course, be printed out or copied out, kept on-person, and recited as needed. Journaling around thoughts and feelings is highly recommended as is conferring with a professional therapist or counselor who supports the healing intentions of the individual.
Personal Declarations to Support True Wellness
for the Allergy Sufferer
I aspire to be One
with myself,
my life on Earth,
and the Divine.
I am meant to receive everything
and to hold nothing.
All gifts to me
are registered instantly
when I am receiving
not holding.
If I hold something,
I distort its True Nature
and it becomes what I intend it to be.
There is nothing in all of my life
whether it is physical, emotional, mental or spiritual
that is meant to harm me.
It is in my perception of What Is
that I become fearful and unsafe.
I am safe.
I am Loved.
I am One with All That Is.
Note: None of the recommendations in this series negate the medical treatment the patient feels aligned with. This work is to be used in conjunction with the patient’s medical choices.
To a true and lasting sense of well-being…
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and other titles
Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
All dysfunction begins on the spiritual level of our Beingness in some form of misunderstanding or misalignment with information. The trickle down of this misalignment creates the potential for manifestation mentally, emotionally and/or physically. In all dysfunction, the silent prayer is for the awakening of self-awareness.
Please Note: This work is about your spiritual growth. It is not about risking any physical harm to yourself.
General Spiritual Read of Allergies:
When allergy symptoms are present in the physical, they indicate an intolerance of something in the individual’s physical world. Spiritually, intolerance manifests in issues related to safety. Walls must be built and strategies devised to counteract a perceived invader/enemy. Consequently, the mission becomes one of healing issues related to boundaries.
Allergies gift the individual journeys into intolerance, and as such, they are Dark Teachers.
There is no clearer indication of intolerance than allergies because although, we are all the same DNA composite, we do not have identical allergies or sensitivities. We are each unique in our abilities to be tolerant.
Allergies are a spiritual mission manifest in the physical. They are a call to delve into issues of safety and intolerance.
General Energy Read of Allergies:
Allergies are a response to natural or unnatural elements in the environment. The select element will be perceived as toxic to the sufferer. The response will vary depending on the individual’s sensitivity and their level of intolerance.
When the toxic element moves into the physical body, it is perceived as dangerous and will illicit some form of defensive response. This response continues until the body perceives the invader to be gone or defeated. An allergic reaction to something in the physical world creates an active internal battle.
Emotional/Mental Read of the Allergy Sufferer:
Since allergies are lessons of tolerance then when intolerance is expressed through the allergy, it becomes distrust or fear emotionally, and resistance or defiance mentally.
Soul Mission Qualities of the Allergy Suffer:
Allergies are about a relationship between life on Earth and the physical body. They are not directly related to the Soul Mission. It would be more accurate to say they are related to challenges being met that support the Soul Mission.
Here are a few aspects of a Soul Mission as related to the allergy sufferer:
• A courageous spirit that places itself in situations that will trigger fear and/or discomfort that require resolution
• A calling to understand the true nature and implications of Oneness
• To learn Oneness through lessons of intolerance with Dark Teachers
• he aspiration to become All-Tolerant
Healing Response to Allergies:
Some guiding thoughts for reflection:
• Open to the possibility that the Earth is a safe place to live.
• Nothing that is of the Earth is dangerous to you unless you believe it to be.
• We are all about 90% air/ether/spirit. To hold onto anything we have to fully employ the 10% of us that is physical.
• We are meant to receive All Things but to hold nothing.
• To hold onto or cling to something is to see it distort from its Divine Nature and become what you intend it to be. (This action is Divinely Inspired and will call in Dark Teachers to assist you in your journey.)
• Meditate on Oneness where you, all of life on Earth, and the Divine are One. If we are all One then there is nothing dangerous to any one of us. Love prevails and is everywhere and in everything. It is perception coupled with action that makes us unsafe. i.e. “I am allergic to ________, but I will eat it anyway.)
• Without the belief, assumption or assertion of the allergy, it does not exist.
All of these concerns are addressed in the book called “The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and in the 16 month, opt-in anytime online program called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.”
Personal Declarations for the Allergy Sufferer
Personal declarations are best utilized when recited softly out loud two times a day – once in the morning upon rising and once in the evening before retiring. They can, of course, be printed out or copied out, kept on-person, and recited as needed. Journaling around thoughts and feelings is highly recommended as is conferring with a professional therapist or counselor who supports the healing intentions of the individual.
Personal Declarations to Support True Wellness
for the Allergy Sufferer
I aspire to be One
with myself,
my life on Earth,
and the Divine.
I am meant to receive everything
and to hold nothing.
All gifts to me
are registered instantly
when I am receiving
not holding.
If I hold something,
I distort its True Nature
and it becomes what I intend it to be.
There is nothing in all of my life
whether it is physical, emotional, mental or spiritual
that is meant to harm me.
It is in my perception of What Is
that I become fearful and unsafe.
I am safe.
I am Loved.
I am One with All That Is.
Note: None of the recommendations in this series negate the medical treatment the patient feels aligned with. This work is to be used in conjunction with the patient’s medical choices.
To a true and lasting sense of well-being…
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and other titles
Thursday, April 23, 2009
CANCER: Self-Love Gone Astray
Part 2 from the "The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction" series
As long as there is life,
there is the potential
to develop a deeper understanding
of What Is –
and to self-discover
a transcendent sense of well-being.
Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Cancer: Self-Love Gone Astray
All illness begins on the spiritual level of our Beingness in some form of misunderstanding or misalignment with information. The trickle down of this misalignment creates the manifest mental, emotional and physical dysfunction. In all illness, the silent prayer is for self-destruct. It must be recognized and redirected.
General Spiritual Read of Cancer:
Cancer is about the absence of Self-Love or the inability to truly receive Love. Everything is given away. The body feels the disconnection from the essence of self. If this pattern is repeated long enough, the body may decide to create something new at the cellular level because it longs to be Loved.
Without Love, we die. The physical body knows this, and left long enough it begins to scramble in desperation to create something new that it deems Loveable.
This begins the cellular miscommunication and alternative creation that has trickled down through the thought and emoting processes of the individual. The physical body will do everything it can to redirect the focus back to Self-Love. It is screaming, “Look at ME! Do you Love me now? Is this new form Acceptable? Please Love ME!”
Cancer will force the redirection of focus. The patient will have to stop their altruistic work. They will have to care for themselves. The cancer will direct focus back to the individual, and it will also direct the focus of others that surround the individual back to them. Family and friends will gather around the cancer patient to support them. Love will pour into and towards the individual for healing. People will say things like, “This couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. They do so much for others! For all that they give, this is so sad.” All of this out pouring of concern and Love will assist in the healing, but the greatest need will be for Self-Love.
The cancer cell is called in to construct a new, more Lovable self, but the cancer cell itself never intends to be Loved. It intends to destroy the old. Cancer resonates with the state of ‘no self-love or I don’t exist.’ The cancer patient has defined self through their service to others or by how much others appreciate them. The self simply does not exist.
The cancer cell is the consummate warrior – killing, transforming, and cannibalizing its enemy which is the healthy, unloved cell.
While the physical body is distressed and collapsed, the cancer is virile and strong.
General Energy Read of Cancer:
For the person with a cancer diagnosis, as with any dysfunction, there has been a long time resistance to the messages from Spirit. The self has begun to disappear because it has been resisted or denied for many years possibly even for an entire lifetime. The physical body in its infinite wisdom is changing its cellular structure to see if the new structure will gain respect and meet approval.
Emotional/Mental Read of the Cancer Patient:
There is a lack of self-love that is devolving into self-hatred. The perception is that life is out of control. Responses will be a mix of apathy, confusion, resistance and anger. Behaviors will seem to be out of character as the struggle to be well intensifies. The cancer patient has dedicated themselves to the care of others or to a cause. Most decisions in the past have been self-sacrificing. The fight back to wellness, to balance the dysfunction, will by necessity have to include many difficult self-indulgent choices.
Soul Mission Qualities of the Cancer Patient:
• A dedication to personal mission and a great sense of responsibility
• A caring, compassionate Heart
• A need to resolve relationships (self, others and the Divine)
• Great empathy for others
• A deep calling to find resolution around issues related to the spiritual concepts of Unconditional Love and Self-Love.
The cancer patient has distorted the mission and decides to dedicate their compassionate Heart to others only. They define their personal worth by how much they sacrifice for others.
Healing Response to Cancer:
The cancer patient has become the loser in the battle with the consummate warrior. The savior archetype must be activated. Here are some ways that the cancer patient can heal or save themselves through spiritual action:
• Open to the idea of making a new connection to self
• Learn Self-Love
• Heal any issues related to self-hatred
• Intend to resolve any anger issues
• Forgive self and others for choices made
• Practice Acceptance
• Aspire to know Truth in a new way
• Honor the sacrificial role that has been played and see it for its consequences to the self
• Learn to accept the Love freely given by others
• Be more Hopeful, Trusting, Faithful and Loving
• Welcome Unconditional Love
• Develop a clearer relationship with the Divine
All of these concerns are addressed in the book called
“The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and in the 16 month, opt-in anytime online program called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.”
Personal Declarations for the Cancer Patient
It would serve the person with the cancer diagnosis well to explore the following personal declarations. Although the issues they present will either be denied or discounted as important, they are pivotally important to well-being.
Personal declarations are best utilized when recited softly out loud two times a day – once in the morning upon rising and once in the evening before retiring. They can, of course, be printed out, kept on-person, and recited as needed. Journaling around thoughts and feelings is highly recommended as is conferring with a professional therapist or counselor who supports the healing intentions of the individual.
Personal Declarations to Support True Wellness
I have Loved others more than I have Loved myself.
Because I do not know myself,
I have dedicated myself to causes
that I think will define me.
Today
I know that my cancer tells me
that I am Loving others at the expense
of my own well-being.
In an effort to heal,
I allow myself to Love me
as much as I Love others.
Healing from cancer is not about Loving others less.
It is about Loving myself equally.
I do not know how to do this, but my Heart does.
I trust my Heart to show me how to Love myself.
When I Love myself,
I begin to truly see me and to be me.
I desire to know and Love myself.
I trust the Divine will show me the way if I get lost.
Note: None of the recommendations in this series negate the medical treatment the patient feels aligned with. This work is to be used in conjunction with the patient’s medical choices.
To a true and lasting sense of well-being…
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Forward this issue to anyone you feel can benefit from its contents, and if you choose to reproduce this article, please include the personal info below. Thanks!
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness”
As long as there is life,
there is the potential
to develop a deeper understanding
of What Is –
and to self-discover
a transcendent sense of well-being.
Our goal is to live the life gifted to us
aligned with ‘The Meaningful”
and Loving to our fullest potential.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Cancer: Self-Love Gone Astray
All illness begins on the spiritual level of our Beingness in some form of misunderstanding or misalignment with information. The trickle down of this misalignment creates the manifest mental, emotional and physical dysfunction. In all illness, the silent prayer is for self-destruct. It must be recognized and redirected.
General Spiritual Read of Cancer:
Cancer is about the absence of Self-Love or the inability to truly receive Love. Everything is given away. The body feels the disconnection from the essence of self. If this pattern is repeated long enough, the body may decide to create something new at the cellular level because it longs to be Loved.
Without Love, we die. The physical body knows this, and left long enough it begins to scramble in desperation to create something new that it deems Loveable.
This begins the cellular miscommunication and alternative creation that has trickled down through the thought and emoting processes of the individual. The physical body will do everything it can to redirect the focus back to Self-Love. It is screaming, “Look at ME! Do you Love me now? Is this new form Acceptable? Please Love ME!”
Cancer will force the redirection of focus. The patient will have to stop their altruistic work. They will have to care for themselves. The cancer will direct focus back to the individual, and it will also direct the focus of others that surround the individual back to them. Family and friends will gather around the cancer patient to support them. Love will pour into and towards the individual for healing. People will say things like, “This couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. They do so much for others! For all that they give, this is so sad.” All of this out pouring of concern and Love will assist in the healing, but the greatest need will be for Self-Love.
The cancer cell is called in to construct a new, more Lovable self, but the cancer cell itself never intends to be Loved. It intends to destroy the old. Cancer resonates with the state of ‘no self-love or I don’t exist.’ The cancer patient has defined self through their service to others or by how much others appreciate them. The self simply does not exist.
The cancer cell is the consummate warrior – killing, transforming, and cannibalizing its enemy which is the healthy, unloved cell.
While the physical body is distressed and collapsed, the cancer is virile and strong.
General Energy Read of Cancer:
For the person with a cancer diagnosis, as with any dysfunction, there has been a long time resistance to the messages from Spirit. The self has begun to disappear because it has been resisted or denied for many years possibly even for an entire lifetime. The physical body in its infinite wisdom is changing its cellular structure to see if the new structure will gain respect and meet approval.
Emotional/Mental Read of the Cancer Patient:
There is a lack of self-love that is devolving into self-hatred. The perception is that life is out of control. Responses will be a mix of apathy, confusion, resistance and anger. Behaviors will seem to be out of character as the struggle to be well intensifies. The cancer patient has dedicated themselves to the care of others or to a cause. Most decisions in the past have been self-sacrificing. The fight back to wellness, to balance the dysfunction, will by necessity have to include many difficult self-indulgent choices.
Soul Mission Qualities of the Cancer Patient:
• A dedication to personal mission and a great sense of responsibility
• A caring, compassionate Heart
• A need to resolve relationships (self, others and the Divine)
• Great empathy for others
• A deep calling to find resolution around issues related to the spiritual concepts of Unconditional Love and Self-Love.
The cancer patient has distorted the mission and decides to dedicate their compassionate Heart to others only. They define their personal worth by how much they sacrifice for others.
Healing Response to Cancer:
The cancer patient has become the loser in the battle with the consummate warrior. The savior archetype must be activated. Here are some ways that the cancer patient can heal or save themselves through spiritual action:
• Open to the idea of making a new connection to self
• Learn Self-Love
• Heal any issues related to self-hatred
• Intend to resolve any anger issues
• Forgive self and others for choices made
• Practice Acceptance
• Aspire to know Truth in a new way
• Honor the sacrificial role that has been played and see it for its consequences to the self
• Learn to accept the Love freely given by others
• Be more Hopeful, Trusting, Faithful and Loving
• Welcome Unconditional Love
• Develop a clearer relationship with the Divine
All of these concerns are addressed in the book called
“The Art and Practice of True Wellness” and in the 16 month, opt-in anytime online program called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.”
Personal Declarations for the Cancer Patient
It would serve the person with the cancer diagnosis well to explore the following personal declarations. Although the issues they present will either be denied or discounted as important, they are pivotally important to well-being.
Personal declarations are best utilized when recited softly out loud two times a day – once in the morning upon rising and once in the evening before retiring. They can, of course, be printed out, kept on-person, and recited as needed. Journaling around thoughts and feelings is highly recommended as is conferring with a professional therapist or counselor who supports the healing intentions of the individual.
Personal Declarations to Support True Wellness
I have Loved others more than I have Loved myself.
Because I do not know myself,
I have dedicated myself to causes
that I think will define me.
Today
I know that my cancer tells me
that I am Loving others at the expense
of my own well-being.
In an effort to heal,
I allow myself to Love me
as much as I Love others.
Healing from cancer is not about Loving others less.
It is about Loving myself equally.
I do not know how to do this, but my Heart does.
I trust my Heart to show me how to Love myself.
When I Love myself,
I begin to truly see me and to be me.
I desire to know and Love myself.
I trust the Divine will show me the way if I get lost.
Note: None of the recommendations in this series negate the medical treatment the patient feels aligned with. This work is to be used in conjunction with the patient’s medical choices.
To a true and lasting sense of well-being…
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Forward this issue to anyone you feel can benefit from its contents, and if you choose to reproduce this article, please include the personal info below. Thanks!
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness”
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction - The Common 'Cold'
Introduction
There are many factors that contribute to the descent down into illness and dysfunction.
Stress and fatigue are two factors that have a detrimental effect on physical health and overall well-being. They create repercussions that can be mental, emotional and physical in nature. How stress and fatigue impact on well-being will directly relate to the individual’s ability to cope with life’s challenges.
Feelings of self-doubt and unworthiness interfere with clarity of thought and the ability to accomplish task. Without a functional ability to follow through on the intention for wellness, it can not be achieved – and then the resulting stress and fatigue open the doorway for illness.
It is knowledge acquired that changes how we respond to the What Is in life – and equips us with the skills to cope in new, meaningful ways.
In the top-down Spirit-Body approach to wellness, the illness is recognized as actually beginning in the spiritual body with a break in Trust, Truth, Faith and/or unconditional Love.
This series of articles called “The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction” offer explorations into how and why the Spirit-Body approach to well-being is worth careful consideration.
The first article is about the common ‘cold’ because it is a major stressor worldwide as the seasons change.
To a deeper understanding the leads the way to wellness! Corinne@Spiritual-Healthcare.net
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Why Do We Catch ‘Colds?’
There is little information anywhere on why we actually catch ‘colds.’ Although there are an abundance of prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to ease symptoms, nobody has yet found a way to prevent colds.
The most prevalent thinking is to eradicate ‘colds’ with a drug regiment or a vaccine, but as a spiritual counselor and a student of energy anatomy, I have a slightly different perspective.
First, I assume there is Divine Inspiration behind ‘colds’ which means there is something being communicated to us when we get sick. (A Dark Teacher is speaking to us any time we suffer – and a ‘cold’ qualifies as suffering.)
Secondly, I want to know the exact energy dynamic of a ‘cold.’
And lastly, I want to know why we catch ‘colds’ or what the Divine is shouting for us to hear. When I understand the spiritual components, I feel I can make recommendations as to how to prevent ‘colds’ all together.
How a ‘Cold’ Begins
You actually do catch ‘colds.’ The energy dynamic that creates a ‘cold’ is always around you but to actually succumb to its possibilities (sneezing, coughing, sore throat, congestion, fever, headache), you have to literally catch that ‘cold’ as it passes by or through your life.
“Nature abhors a vacuum.” It’s true – and when you lose your ground in that which is enriching, a vacuum occurs. Instead of being filled to overflowing with the productive and supportive, you disconnect (most often unconsciously) from that which brings you comfort or Inner Peace. It is not your alignment with that which creates the vacuum but the act of losing your footing in The Meaningful that is the problem.
(For more information on The Meaningful, click on the link for a previous article.)
If you stop on the path of life and find yourself going through a litany of self-doubting, harsh judgments like “What a fool I’ve been! I’m going nowhere! I hate my life! Why did I do that?! What was I thinking when I said that?!” – you very effectively create a vacuum.
The Breakdown Continues
Here is something you know…Stress has a major impact on your immune system’s ability to tolerate the introduction of a viral, bacterial or fungal bombardment on your physical body.
But here is something you probably don’t know…When you unplug from your life, even fleetingly, you run the risk of inviting those same agents of misfortunate health consequences to set up camp. And here is the kicker…your physical body registers your intentions (or lack of them thereof) with biochemical changes in about 1/100 of a second! (Not a scientific fact, artistic liberty) So even before you consciously recognize your digression into unproductive thinking, your physical body has already responded.
But, good news! You can counter those thoughts and do your best to align with the highest good – in the next second and rectify what has happened. There is always a thought or an intention that can bring you back into balance.
Punishing self-talk and doubt create fertile ground for a ‘cold’ to take hold. They are negative expressions of potential that become manifest in your energy system when you create a vacuum. Negative expression resonates with a vacuum. The vacuum opens the door to the most similar, negative energy in your vicinity. This will be a ‘cold’ or any other dynamic that creates poor health. (i.e. strep throat, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia)
Side Note: We are receiving the effects of self-destructive thought and self-talk that creates a pathway for illness. Notice that this pathway follows the path of your breath. Illness will manifest where your breath travels with the negative expression.
Meanwhile productive, enriching thoughts and self-talk align you with more of the same and good, physical health. This is just the way energy works. Like attracts like. (This is true unless an agreement on the Soul level is creating the dysfunction. More about this later in this series.)
Manifesting a ‘Cold’
If the descent into negative expression continues and the fertile ground of doubt becomes fear, then Trust is broke, Faith wavers, and the still point where your own Wisdom guides you, lost in the fog of the approaching ‘cold’ – and you officially become ill and go down for a count of 7-10 days.
In general, doubt and fear are the initial, negative expressions of potential that create a broadening expansive vacuum in your energy system. Unless you stop the process of devolution, you will get sick in direct relationship to its depth and configuration.
What Does a ‘Cold’ Look Like Energetically?
A ‘cold’ looks like a fog, a dense gray vapor, which first appears in your lungs then travels to the weakest point in you.
If you primarily have thoughts that are misaligned from your intentions, you will get a head cold with congestion directly in proportion to the depth of your distrust, lack of confidence in self or the situation, or fear of what is happening.
If you have said things you deeply regret, a sore throat (or strep throat) will manifest.
If you have felt things were radically wrong in your life and were depressed or felt trapped, your fear of life will manifest in your lungs themselves. Depending on the depth of your fear, the vacuum may even fill with the dynamics of viral or bacterial pneumonia.
Plan of Action: How Not to Catch a ‘Cold’
You already have your best defense – KNOWLEDGE! With conscious awareness, you can make different, more productive choices. For instance:
1) Even though the process of descent begins immediately, you will have to think quite a number of self-doubting, harsh judgments before you manifest a ‘cold.’ That being said, then as soon as you catch yourself digressing – STOP!
• Relax.
• Sit down.
• Make it your primary new intention to come back to The Meaningful. Ask yourself, “Where is the Divine weaving through this situation? Since I am ever-supported, what am I not seeing or hearing?”
• Look and listen for The Meaningful. Even if it is not evident, turning your focus towards it makes all the difference.
2) If you have said something you regret, feel haunted by ‘what-if’ scenarios, or feel guilty then make amends as soon as possible!
3) If you feel your life is radically misaligned from your intentions, get help! because a cold is the least of your possible health manifestations. Do not continue another day along this path. Seek out professional help or begin to restructure your life immediately.
For instance, if you want to be vibrant and accomplished and you are working a job where your abilities are ignored, get yourself fully on track with vibrancy and move towards accomplishment.
If you want to live an active, healthy, lifestyle and eat poorly and are overweight then make new, strong commitments to yourself and create a support system that keeps you on track.
If you desire a close, intimate relationship then become the best person you can be, first.
In Conclusion
If the life you lead is misaligned from your best intentions, do not continue another day along this path. Work it out or restructure your life immediately.
If you get frequent ‘colds’ or low grade infections, you probably know exactly where your life is out of sync with your desires because your illness will hi-light them.
If you believe ‘colds’ build your immune system then you will be gifted many ‘colds’ and a vigilant immune system – and by all means immerse yourself in your beliefs!
But…if you do not believe in the inevitability of “colds’ then choose otherwise. A ‘cold’ is a mild indicator that we are out of alignment with our intentions. From a ‘cold’ it is a relatively easy way back to fulfillment – if you consider the other, more dire health consequences possible.
Begin today to make changes that serve your well-being.
Choose not to catch a ‘cold.’
Fill yourself with thoughts aligned with your dreams and highest intentions.
Until next time…Be well!
Forward this issue to anyone you feel can benefit from its contents, and if you choose to reproduce this article, please include the personal info below. Thanks!
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness”
There are many factors that contribute to the descent down into illness and dysfunction.
Stress and fatigue are two factors that have a detrimental effect on physical health and overall well-being. They create repercussions that can be mental, emotional and physical in nature. How stress and fatigue impact on well-being will directly relate to the individual’s ability to cope with life’s challenges.
Feelings of self-doubt and unworthiness interfere with clarity of thought and the ability to accomplish task. Without a functional ability to follow through on the intention for wellness, it can not be achieved – and then the resulting stress and fatigue open the doorway for illness.
It is knowledge acquired that changes how we respond to the What Is in life – and equips us with the skills to cope in new, meaningful ways.
In the top-down Spirit-Body approach to wellness, the illness is recognized as actually beginning in the spiritual body with a break in Trust, Truth, Faith and/or unconditional Love.
This series of articles called “The Spiritual Implications of Illness and Dysfunction” offer explorations into how and why the Spirit-Body approach to well-being is worth careful consideration.
The first article is about the common ‘cold’ because it is a major stressor worldwide as the seasons change.
To a deeper understanding the leads the way to wellness! Corinne@Spiritual-Healthcare.net
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Why Do We Catch ‘Colds?’
There is little information anywhere on why we actually catch ‘colds.’ Although there are an abundance of prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to ease symptoms, nobody has yet found a way to prevent colds.
The most prevalent thinking is to eradicate ‘colds’ with a drug regiment or a vaccine, but as a spiritual counselor and a student of energy anatomy, I have a slightly different perspective.
First, I assume there is Divine Inspiration behind ‘colds’ which means there is something being communicated to us when we get sick. (A Dark Teacher is speaking to us any time we suffer – and a ‘cold’ qualifies as suffering.)
Secondly, I want to know the exact energy dynamic of a ‘cold.’
And lastly, I want to know why we catch ‘colds’ or what the Divine is shouting for us to hear. When I understand the spiritual components, I feel I can make recommendations as to how to prevent ‘colds’ all together.
How a ‘Cold’ Begins
You actually do catch ‘colds.’ The energy dynamic that creates a ‘cold’ is always around you but to actually succumb to its possibilities (sneezing, coughing, sore throat, congestion, fever, headache), you have to literally catch that ‘cold’ as it passes by or through your life.
“Nature abhors a vacuum.” It’s true – and when you lose your ground in that which is enriching, a vacuum occurs. Instead of being filled to overflowing with the productive and supportive, you disconnect (most often unconsciously) from that which brings you comfort or Inner Peace. It is not your alignment with that which creates the vacuum but the act of losing your footing in The Meaningful that is the problem.
(For more information on The Meaningful, click on the link for a previous article.)
If you stop on the path of life and find yourself going through a litany of self-doubting, harsh judgments like “What a fool I’ve been! I’m going nowhere! I hate my life! Why did I do that?! What was I thinking when I said that?!” – you very effectively create a vacuum.
The Breakdown Continues
Here is something you know…Stress has a major impact on your immune system’s ability to tolerate the introduction of a viral, bacterial or fungal bombardment on your physical body.
But here is something you probably don’t know…When you unplug from your life, even fleetingly, you run the risk of inviting those same agents of misfortunate health consequences to set up camp. And here is the kicker…your physical body registers your intentions (or lack of them thereof) with biochemical changes in about 1/100 of a second! (Not a scientific fact, artistic liberty) So even before you consciously recognize your digression into unproductive thinking, your physical body has already responded.
But, good news! You can counter those thoughts and do your best to align with the highest good – in the next second and rectify what has happened. There is always a thought or an intention that can bring you back into balance.
Punishing self-talk and doubt create fertile ground for a ‘cold’ to take hold. They are negative expressions of potential that become manifest in your energy system when you create a vacuum. Negative expression resonates with a vacuum. The vacuum opens the door to the most similar, negative energy in your vicinity. This will be a ‘cold’ or any other dynamic that creates poor health. (i.e. strep throat, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia)
Side Note: We are receiving the effects of self-destructive thought and self-talk that creates a pathway for illness. Notice that this pathway follows the path of your breath. Illness will manifest where your breath travels with the negative expression.
Meanwhile productive, enriching thoughts and self-talk align you with more of the same and good, physical health. This is just the way energy works. Like attracts like. (This is true unless an agreement on the Soul level is creating the dysfunction. More about this later in this series.)
Manifesting a ‘Cold’
If the descent into negative expression continues and the fertile ground of doubt becomes fear, then Trust is broke, Faith wavers, and the still point where your own Wisdom guides you, lost in the fog of the approaching ‘cold’ – and you officially become ill and go down for a count of 7-10 days.
In general, doubt and fear are the initial, negative expressions of potential that create a broadening expansive vacuum in your energy system. Unless you stop the process of devolution, you will get sick in direct relationship to its depth and configuration.
What Does a ‘Cold’ Look Like Energetically?
A ‘cold’ looks like a fog, a dense gray vapor, which first appears in your lungs then travels to the weakest point in you.
If you primarily have thoughts that are misaligned from your intentions, you will get a head cold with congestion directly in proportion to the depth of your distrust, lack of confidence in self or the situation, or fear of what is happening.
If you have said things you deeply regret, a sore throat (or strep throat) will manifest.
If you have felt things were radically wrong in your life and were depressed or felt trapped, your fear of life will manifest in your lungs themselves. Depending on the depth of your fear, the vacuum may even fill with the dynamics of viral or bacterial pneumonia.
Plan of Action: How Not to Catch a ‘Cold’
You already have your best defense – KNOWLEDGE! With conscious awareness, you can make different, more productive choices. For instance:
1) Even though the process of descent begins immediately, you will have to think quite a number of self-doubting, harsh judgments before you manifest a ‘cold.’ That being said, then as soon as you catch yourself digressing – STOP!
• Relax.
• Sit down.
• Make it your primary new intention to come back to The Meaningful. Ask yourself, “Where is the Divine weaving through this situation? Since I am ever-supported, what am I not seeing or hearing?”
• Look and listen for The Meaningful. Even if it is not evident, turning your focus towards it makes all the difference.
2) If you have said something you regret, feel haunted by ‘what-if’ scenarios, or feel guilty then make amends as soon as possible!
3) If you feel your life is radically misaligned from your intentions, get help! because a cold is the least of your possible health manifestations. Do not continue another day along this path. Seek out professional help or begin to restructure your life immediately.
For instance, if you want to be vibrant and accomplished and you are working a job where your abilities are ignored, get yourself fully on track with vibrancy and move towards accomplishment.
If you want to live an active, healthy, lifestyle and eat poorly and are overweight then make new, strong commitments to yourself and create a support system that keeps you on track.
If you desire a close, intimate relationship then become the best person you can be, first.
In Conclusion
If the life you lead is misaligned from your best intentions, do not continue another day along this path. Work it out or restructure your life immediately.
If you get frequent ‘colds’ or low grade infections, you probably know exactly where your life is out of sync with your desires because your illness will hi-light them.
If you believe ‘colds’ build your immune system then you will be gifted many ‘colds’ and a vigilant immune system – and by all means immerse yourself in your beliefs!
But…if you do not believe in the inevitability of “colds’ then choose otherwise. A ‘cold’ is a mild indicator that we are out of alignment with our intentions. From a ‘cold’ it is a relatively easy way back to fulfillment – if you consider the other, more dire health consequences possible.
Begin today to make changes that serve your well-being.
Choose not to catch a ‘cold.’
Fill yourself with thoughts aligned with your dreams and highest intentions.
Until next time…Be well!
Forward this issue to anyone you feel can benefit from its contents, and if you choose to reproduce this article, please include the personal info below. Thanks!
Written by Corinne S. Ramage, Leader in True Wellness® Studies
Creator of The Spiritual Healthcare Network of online programs
Author of “The Art and Practice of True Wellness”
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Cancer: A Spiritual Perspective
Although I approach all subjects with an analytical, yet spiritual eye, there are occasions when I am called to be more esoteric and do a ‘reading.’
This time the request came from a psychiatric nurse who requested a reading of her gravely ill brother-in-law. Besides suffering from the complications of cancer, he had suffered a heart attack the day before and was placed on a respirator.
Here are the specific questions she posed to me and my answers to her about her brother-in-law:
• What does my brother-in-law need?
For all of you to come together as a family in a Loving way
• What can I do to be prepared?
Meet the challenge to see all of your family with unconditional, Loving eyes
I went on to make a further explanation about the energy of cancer. Here is that email:
Cancer is present to ‘right’ what is out of balance in the family. Your brother-in-law is the carrier of the message.
The higher wisdom of cancer intends to gather families together – and that is the entire point. Where Love is conditional, judgments exist and cancer will come forward to heal the dynamic. Your brother-in-law has been the vehicle to bring all of you back together.
Although other illnesses will bring people together, cancer does so on a cellular level. The cancer cell left to run its course wants to make every cell in the body a cancer cell. The goal of cancer is Oneness.
But much has to die in order for this Oneness to be present – the death of ways of thinking and emoting, the death of dreams, and the death of Loved Ones. All death leads to Oneness.
You can not stop the process by not gathering. The cancer dynamic is a Divinely Inspired message intending to bring all of you together beyond your dividing thoughts and emotions. None of you have realized how important it is to Forgive and Love. Being there for one another is as essential to you individually as it is for the very cells of your body.
Learn this now with your brother-in-law’s cancer. Learn to Love each other today, and then maintain unconditional Loving connections between all of you so no one has to get cancer again to gather the family.
Unconditional Love is speaking here very loudly.
As for the heart attack, his heart has made a last stand to gather all of you. I do not feel he is meant to come back. He may become more conscious one more time on a Soul level (but not on a physical level) to see if the ‘gathering’ has been achieved.
He is not meant to return. In this moment when I tune in, I see him being far away playing fetch with a large retriever-like dog. He has returned to a simple happiness he had completely lost track of in his physical life. I am sorry to say that he feels as if he is not in life or committed to it any longer. But then you already knew that.
Meet the challenge to come together as a family with unconditional Love for each other and free your family of the need for cancer’s presence.
(There is more I have written on cancer that I am including in a collection of stories and observations tentatively called “Living and Dying in the 21st Century.”)
This time the request came from a psychiatric nurse who requested a reading of her gravely ill brother-in-law. Besides suffering from the complications of cancer, he had suffered a heart attack the day before and was placed on a respirator.
Here are the specific questions she posed to me and my answers to her about her brother-in-law:
• What does my brother-in-law need?
For all of you to come together as a family in a Loving way
• What can I do to be prepared?
Meet the challenge to see all of your family with unconditional, Loving eyes
I went on to make a further explanation about the energy of cancer. Here is that email:
Cancer is present to ‘right’ what is out of balance in the family. Your brother-in-law is the carrier of the message.
The higher wisdom of cancer intends to gather families together – and that is the entire point. Where Love is conditional, judgments exist and cancer will come forward to heal the dynamic. Your brother-in-law has been the vehicle to bring all of you back together.
Although other illnesses will bring people together, cancer does so on a cellular level. The cancer cell left to run its course wants to make every cell in the body a cancer cell. The goal of cancer is Oneness.
But much has to die in order for this Oneness to be present – the death of ways of thinking and emoting, the death of dreams, and the death of Loved Ones. All death leads to Oneness.
You can not stop the process by not gathering. The cancer dynamic is a Divinely Inspired message intending to bring all of you together beyond your dividing thoughts and emotions. None of you have realized how important it is to Forgive and Love. Being there for one another is as essential to you individually as it is for the very cells of your body.
Learn this now with your brother-in-law’s cancer. Learn to Love each other today, and then maintain unconditional Loving connections between all of you so no one has to get cancer again to gather the family.
Unconditional Love is speaking here very loudly.
As for the heart attack, his heart has made a last stand to gather all of you. I do not feel he is meant to come back. He may become more conscious one more time on a Soul level (but not on a physical level) to see if the ‘gathering’ has been achieved.
He is not meant to return. In this moment when I tune in, I see him being far away playing fetch with a large retriever-like dog. He has returned to a simple happiness he had completely lost track of in his physical life. I am sorry to say that he feels as if he is not in life or committed to it any longer. But then you already knew that.
Meet the challenge to come together as a family with unconditional Love for each other and free your family of the need for cancer’s presence.
(There is more I have written on cancer that I am including in a collection of stories and observations tentatively called “Living and Dying in the 21st Century.”)
Sunday, November 11, 2007
We had our First Snow the other Night and the Angels Spoke of Healing
On the evening of November 9th and into the wee hours of November 10th, it snowed here in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.
It wasn’t a lot of snow, maybe - 2 inches but the impact of those few inches was felt, loud and clear. Those whispering, angelic voices were mocking me, I knew it!
I could hear their calming, sweet voices whispering words of support and inner peace. “Rest…Be at peace…Time for reflection…Sleep well…”
But…I resisted shouting, “It’s too early for snow! I don’t have the new all weather tires on my car yet. I haven’t finished raking the leaves in the side yard. The lawn furniture is still outside. I haven’t cut back the perennial grasses yet. Oil prices are out of control! If it is cold this early in the season, I could run out of wood for the wood stove. Is anybody out there listening???” SIGH.
So…this morning, it was 20 degrees at 7:00am – a true sign that winter is here to stay. I guess I’ll have to get over my resistance, put the snow shovel by the front door, and prepare myself to “rest" and “be at peace.” DOUBLE SIGH.
I did get out and take a few pictures from my front porch – and I must admit it is beautiful. Isn’t it?
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Surrendering to Car Repair
The day after I began writing a blog entry called “The Spiritual Process of Surrender Gone Wrong” the Service Engine Soon light on my car dashboard flickered on – again! Five hundred and fifty dollars had bought me three whole days of carefree driving. It was hardly worth the cost.
I had felt triumphant after the light had gone on the first time. The dealership had originally given me a long list of possible problems associated with the warning light that totaled a whopping $3,000!!
I had been cool and steely when I asked, “That I need new tires, which is the only thing I understand on this list, can not be indicated by the warning light – so this is my question, what on this list do you have to do to turn the light off?”
Sheepishly I’d been told, “Maybe, this.”
Well, as I said, that work lasted three days.
Is car repair such an inexact science that the mechanics can not figure out exactly what goes on in the engine? It’s a machine, albeit a complex one, but it is still a machine! One part interconnects to the other! Find the breakdown in the chain – and fix it!
I’ve heard all the reports about how often women get ripped off with car repairs. I felt disappointed, frustrated, angry and victimized. What was going on here?
Before I answer that question, let me back up at bit and share part of the original piece I began for “Surrender Gone Wrong:”
All of us, at one time or another, can become
1) frustrated, confused or lost in our challenges. We become
2) attached or dedicated to carrying our burdens around with us. We experience our troubles as heavy weight on our back or on our shoulders. We are emotionally distraught and our thoughts return to the same unproductive cycle again and again. At some point in this dysfunctional process,
3) the spiritual seeker will follow their training and Surrender to What Is. If the Hidden Teachings (the inner Truth or the silver lining) in the challenge are not discovered, then there is a further descent into
4) a loss of self or feelings of ungrounded-ness. Next in the process, there is a descent down into feelings of
5) defeat or victimization. Take it all one more step down, and you devolve into
6) stagnation or nothingness – or Surrender Gone Wrong.
Since I had derailed spiritually at step 3 and become ungrounded then victimized, I decided I had to do some personal work.
So what are the Hidden Teachings in having the service engine light come on twice? Pay attention? That seems obvious. Be cautious? Are there things about me I need to attend to? Is there a physical issue I need to address? Am I being called to have a full blown temper tantrum? To be patient? Now I was driven to resolve this.
Since the light said “Service Engine Soon,” maybe I had to pay closer attention to an issue that is subtle today and non-specific. Was there something going on with a family member? A friend? Was it going to be a tough winter? Maybe I should buy snow tires. What about my dog? Should I get him to the vet?
Exhausted with meaningless digression, I sat back. I knew that when I hit on an answer, I’d feel it. There would be that warmth and peace that wells up from the inside out – and I would know I’d gotten my answer. I put my pen down, ran my hands through my hair and gave it a yank out of frustration – and then I got it!
It’s a car! It’s only a car! My life is not a predictable sequence of cause and effect events! My body is not a machine because it can regenerate and replace old, worn out parts. It responds to every one of my thoughts and emotions, and it continues to function and thrive when I sleep. A machine can do none of the above.
My body is a miracle of interwoven interactions. Each cell has a mind of its own, is absolutely committed to the synchronicity and community of its family of cells, works in complete harmonious cooperation with my organs…and is, at the same time, blindly devoted to orders, suggestions and unconscious directions from me.
I got it! I am not a machine! On a spiritual level, I believe I get better and wiser for every day I live. Thank you, my dear car, for reminding me that I am part of a magical, fantastic interplay of happenstance, a magnificent orchestration, spontaneous brilliance, Divine Inspiration and all that is of the highest good. What a relief!
I relaxed back into my revelation with a sigh. It was all just a reminder. Now that was Surrender Gone Right. There was no defeat, victimization or stagnation. I had gone from Surrender to What Is to self-revelation.
Thanks for listening! There are spiritual lessons everywhere.
P.S. Right after I had my revelation, the mechanic came out and said, “Which do you like better $85 or $700?” (Was this a trick question from the Universe?) I responded hesitantly, “$85?” And he cheered, “You got it! You win!”
Ah, yes I had.
I had felt triumphant after the light had gone on the first time. The dealership had originally given me a long list of possible problems associated with the warning light that totaled a whopping $3,000!!
I had been cool and steely when I asked, “That I need new tires, which is the only thing I understand on this list, can not be indicated by the warning light – so this is my question, what on this list do you have to do to turn the light off?”
Sheepishly I’d been told, “Maybe, this.”
Well, as I said, that work lasted three days.
Is car repair such an inexact science that the mechanics can not figure out exactly what goes on in the engine? It’s a machine, albeit a complex one, but it is still a machine! One part interconnects to the other! Find the breakdown in the chain – and fix it!
I’ve heard all the reports about how often women get ripped off with car repairs. I felt disappointed, frustrated, angry and victimized. What was going on here?
Before I answer that question, let me back up at bit and share part of the original piece I began for “Surrender Gone Wrong:”
All of us, at one time or another, can become
1) frustrated, confused or lost in our challenges. We become
2) attached or dedicated to carrying our burdens around with us. We experience our troubles as heavy weight on our back or on our shoulders. We are emotionally distraught and our thoughts return to the same unproductive cycle again and again. At some point in this dysfunctional process,
3) the spiritual seeker will follow their training and Surrender to What Is. If the Hidden Teachings (the inner Truth or the silver lining) in the challenge are not discovered, then there is a further descent into
4) a loss of self or feelings of ungrounded-ness. Next in the process, there is a descent down into feelings of
5) defeat or victimization. Take it all one more step down, and you devolve into
6) stagnation or nothingness – or Surrender Gone Wrong.
Since I had derailed spiritually at step 3 and become ungrounded then victimized, I decided I had to do some personal work.
So what are the Hidden Teachings in having the service engine light come on twice? Pay attention? That seems obvious. Be cautious? Are there things about me I need to attend to? Is there a physical issue I need to address? Am I being called to have a full blown temper tantrum? To be patient? Now I was driven to resolve this.
Since the light said “Service Engine Soon,” maybe I had to pay closer attention to an issue that is subtle today and non-specific. Was there something going on with a family member? A friend? Was it going to be a tough winter? Maybe I should buy snow tires. What about my dog? Should I get him to the vet?
Exhausted with meaningless digression, I sat back. I knew that when I hit on an answer, I’d feel it. There would be that warmth and peace that wells up from the inside out – and I would know I’d gotten my answer. I put my pen down, ran my hands through my hair and gave it a yank out of frustration – and then I got it!
It’s a car! It’s only a car! My life is not a predictable sequence of cause and effect events! My body is not a machine because it can regenerate and replace old, worn out parts. It responds to every one of my thoughts and emotions, and it continues to function and thrive when I sleep. A machine can do none of the above.
My body is a miracle of interwoven interactions. Each cell has a mind of its own, is absolutely committed to the synchronicity and community of its family of cells, works in complete harmonious cooperation with my organs…and is, at the same time, blindly devoted to orders, suggestions and unconscious directions from me.
I got it! I am not a machine! On a spiritual level, I believe I get better and wiser for every day I live. Thank you, my dear car, for reminding me that I am part of a magical, fantastic interplay of happenstance, a magnificent orchestration, spontaneous brilliance, Divine Inspiration and all that is of the highest good. What a relief!
I relaxed back into my revelation with a sigh. It was all just a reminder. Now that was Surrender Gone Right. There was no defeat, victimization or stagnation. I had gone from Surrender to What Is to self-revelation.
Thanks for listening! There are spiritual lessons everywhere.
P.S. Right after I had my revelation, the mechanic came out and said, “Which do you like better $85 or $700?” (Was this a trick question from the Universe?) I responded hesitantly, “$85?” And he cheered, “You got it! You win!”
Ah, yes I had.
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