From the Editor's Computer
Ever notice how much easier it is to give
others advice?
The cliché “what you resist persists” must
have been coined just for me as it is more true than I ever want to admit.
I want my body to heal in MY way, on MY
timetable, at MY convenience. Ha! My body and life don’t seem to realize their
role in this whole journey, or they do and are completely ignoring me.
Thus, I have finally realized that I can’t
make my body heal through the sheer force of my incredible will. In fact, the more will power I exert, the
longer everything takes.
So, I’m giving in…I surrender.
Please note: that does NOT mean that I’m
giving up! It means I will not fight
what is happening any more.
When I have a setback, I will weather through
it. I will no longer try to fight my way
out, or stress myself trying to figure what triggered it.
My body is obviously healing in its own way,
on its own timetable. My life is changing
in its own way, on its own timetable.
All I can do is step out of the way and allow things to happen as they
happen.
I will now take each moment as it comes. Or at least do my best. I know I’ll probably forget more times than
I’ll care to admit as habits are hard to break, and this is a lot easier to say
than it is to practice.
But maybe, just maybe, easing the pressure on
myself to heal the way I think I should, will bring about the healing I want to
experience. It’s worth a shot, since MY
way hasn’t been too effective so far.
On Christmas Eve I noticed the clouds looked just like a pair of
outstretched angel wings which filled the entire eastern sky for a moment.
This new year I invite you to stretch your
own personal wings. You don’t even have
to do anything wild or outrageous. Just
stop adding unnecessary baggage to who you already are. (Eckhart Tolle)
You may find it the most risky thing you’ve
ever done in your life...to just be yourself exactly as you are. Not as you think you should be, or someone
else thinks you should be, or even how you want to be. Accept that you are the way you are right
now, and enjoy the new year!
Beth
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