The Mind Body Connection
During my journey to heal my body, I am figuring out that only focusing on healing through food is not enough. There is a strong mind body connection that has to be nourished too. I feel my thoughts deeply impact my healing. The power of food, thoughts, body and mind working harmoniously together is the recipe for full healing. Healthy nourishing food is so important because it gives the body the fuel it needs to heal and repair itself. Positive, happy thoughts gives the body and all of its miraculous bodily functions a happy place to do great works and dwell. I believe the holy spirit lives within me and I want to create a happy peaceful temple for it to dwell. God is good, and he has given me this body to use to enjoy the beauty of life and do great works for him, my family and the world.
I believe if you allow yourself to see everything negatively, then your life will be negative. However, if you allow yourself to see the positive in everything, then you will live a positive life. It is all a choice on how you choose to view the world. I have chosen to see the positive in everything even the most challenging of challenges. When I find the positive in the challenge, there is always an opportunity within it waiting for me to unfold. I choose to be happy. I choose to find the joy in everything I do. I choose to listen to the quiet whispers and subtle gifts the Lord shares with me during ordinary everyday life. At church yesterday I was able to serve the Lord by being a eucharistic minister and give holy communion to the sick. I find great joy in helping people especially those in great need. A ninety two year old man gave my family 3 prayer cards with Jesus' picture on it with the ten commandments written on the back. I found this to be a powerful moment inspired by God. I am starting to see Jesus in ordinary people and all their kind acts directed by God's will. I believe your thinking can greatly impact all you do, how you feel and your road to recovery. Do you choose to see the positive in everything? Everyone has blessings, we just have to wake up and see and appreciate them.
Gratitude is also so important. I have started to write a section in my journal focusing on gratitude. I write a few things that I am truly thankful for that day. It is easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of everyday life and forget to be thankful for the blessings that are bestowed upon you. I choose to look at the every day ordinary things and be forever thankful because people and things can be here today but gone tomorrow. I choose to live in the moment and enjoy what is right in front of me. If tomorrow comes, I will enjoy it then. I also choose to leave the past in the past because it can not be changed, so why should I let it destroy my present day. I choose to surround myself with other positive people because their presence in my life will positively affect me and my journey. In living like this, I feel I am a great role model for my children. Instilling positive thinking and living in young children is a gift that will keep on giving throughout the rest of their lives. There are days when mothering gets overwhelming and tiring, so now I surrender it to the lord and allow him to carry me through it. He has never let me down, and he is always by my side. When I do not feel like doing the household tasks of the day, I surrender it to the lord and do it with love for my family. Showing love to yourself and others is also very healing. I believe my thinking can either positively impact my healing journey or continue to cause disease. I choose to have positive, happy healing thoughts through out my day to benefit me and the people that I encounter. When life gets hard to handle remember, "I can't, God can and I let him." I encourage you to find the serenity prayer and say it daily. It has changed my life, and I believe it can change yours too.
Another great practice is to say positive affirmations to yourself all day. Just the act of saying these affirmations can change your outlook on life and can help heal your body and soul. Every day I say, "My body is already in the process of healing and restoring itself". I choose to be open to every day miracles that are set before me, and new ideas that allow for possible positive growth to my overall healing. Life can be an unbelievable breath taking experience and all you have to do is choose to see it that way. Choose love, joy, peace and happiness and God will bring you energy to do great works for others and a feeling of serenity. There is no greater gift. You have it all when you lift your head off your pillow in the morning and breathe air. Its called life and you have the power to enjoy it just by changing your thinking positively. I call this greatness a gift and a blessing.
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