Does your feelings about yourself have any influence on the way your body feels?
Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that modern medicine doesn’t have a place in our life. However, I do believe that our attitude has an impact on the way we feel mentally and physically.
Here in CNY we are getting close to the 100 inch mark for snowfall. I accepted the fact that living in this area we are going to get a lot of snow, and I decided in the fall that I was not going to complain about snow from Thanksgiving to Easter. I have a positive attitude about snow- I love snow between Thanksgiving and Easter!! but after Easter, all bets are off!
So far, I have not become depressed because I have to clean off my car…….again! The fact that it snowed almost everyday during the month of January did not bother me, because I accepted that snow is going to come.
When we are sick, and we have the mental model that our illness is only going to get worse then it is only natural that our body gets a strong death message. Next thing you know, we start going downhill fast.
However, when we educate ourselves about how to fight any illness, and we surround ourselves with support and love we have a better chance of getting better, faster. That in addition to following what the doctors say (about medicine, diet or whatever else they suggest) and affirm our healing constantly with words, pictures and emotions, I believe leads us not only on an easier road to recovery, but a quicker road as well.
I also believe that our faith plays a big part in our healing as well. When we pray we are asking the one who created us, the one who knows our bodies better than we do; for healing and wholeness. God, our creator is there for us in the good times and in the bad.
I have seen more and more, the people who reach out to the church in their time of need, are often the ones with a positive attitude. They are the ones who look for the positive indications in their sickness or illness that things are going to get better. I think one reason they are able to do this is because they are able to pray to God and let all their cares, all their worries in God’s hands and they trust that God will watch over them, protect and heal them. Then they are able to live their lives in more of a positive and reassuring way.
I don’t think that it is coincidence that there is a connection between our ability to get better quickly and stay healthy longer the more that we have a hopeful and positive attitude about our health, and our reliance on God.
In the end we are the final authority on our bodies, and it is up to us to conclude what is best for us.
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