Beautiful Attitude
I’ve been aware of Louise Hay’s brilliant philosophy on the body mind connection for many years. When I accepted my calling to resume this work (only this time to do it as my main work), I was a bit challenged by the word “heal” in the title of Louise’s book, You Can Heal Your Life. My belief is that we are all perfect, whole and complete, just the way we are. That means that there is absolutely nothing to “heal.” To me, if you thought you had to heal something, that meant that you were starting with the premise that something about you was broken or not right or sufficient. This did not fit for me and I really wanted to avoid any implications that there was something not quite right with those I would be guiding.
The dictionary definition of heal is “to make whole and healthy; to cure [a method of medical treatment]; to remedy, repair.” I certainly don’t want to get into any tangles with the medical establishment that I’m treading in their territory. And I certainly don’t want to look at any individual and define them by any condition that they may have. Everyone is already whole. Then I was led to a definition that resonates so strongly for me that I actually put the word healing in the name of my practice—Lightn-ing Bug Healing.
“To heal is to make happy.” ~ A Course In Miracles
Looked at through this lens, I now read the title of Louise’s book in my mind as “You Can Have a Happy Life.” And that, of course, is precisely what Louise’s philosophy is all about. Anything that appears to not be working in our lives is a result of covering over our perfection by adopting beliefs that make us unhappy and cause us stress. This mental and emotional stress then becomes physical stress. We’re not stepping on anyone’s toes here. Any doctor will tell you that emotional stress negatively affects your health—at least when it comes to things like heart disease and cancer. Most haven’t yet leaped as far as to see a connection between emotional stress and all dis-ease. There are, however, many researchers and doctors who are now coming to understand the broad implications of the body and mind connection.
There are doctors who will now suggest to their patients that, along with their medical treatment, they try things like meditation, deep breathing exercises and yoga to calm their mind and reduce stress. These can be very effective coping mechanisms, but they may not get to the root of the stress very quickly or at all. That’s what I love about the work that I do. Each of the modalities I work with have their own approach to helping clients be happy, to “find their light.”
I’ll be writing about what I’ve learned from the You Can Heal Your Life philosophy and finding lasting happiness for yourself.
I’m going to be sharing with you how Rebirthing Breathwork can bring joy and light to your life. I’ll also share with you spiritual purification techniques as taught by Leonard Orr, the founder of the rebirthing movement.
I will also post some of the shamanic teachings brought from the Inka people to the West by Alberto Villoldo. More light and happiness for you.
Whenever I’m prompted by my guides, I’ll make random posts. My particular guides like to go on about what really matters in life and how to get happy.
Given the definition of healing as “to make happy,” not all healing will result in a full remission of physical symptoms (although I still hold to the possibility of that outcome). Some illnesses may persist, but the person experiencing that condition can come to terms with it and live their life fully and in complete joy. Others may make their transition and pass from this world—but their healing is to do it in peace and feeling totally loved. We will never know another soul’s journey. Very often, we don’t even know our own. What counts is that we live in love, in peace, in happiness. That is authentic healing, and what I wish for you: love, joy and living your own true and happylife.
Many blessings,
Sharon
Tags: Body Mind Connection, happy life, stress