Connie, a 12-year old stray dog with advanced osteo-arthritis turned out to be a pain management guru.
When Connie's whining, sleeplessness, and need for attention was deemed to be separation anxiety and her personality and personal choices were viewed as attention getting, Connie was actually waging a war with pain that was more intense than her very loving caregivers knew.
When Connie's meds were increased her face softened, her hair laid flatter, she slept peacefully, she whined less and her exuberant, people-loving, hard-working personality surged forth: she walked faster, she pulled on the leash, she walked further until she hurt herself, and then, and only then, did she lay down and rest.
When her pain meds were decreased her pain increased, her sleep was interrupted, she wandered around the house at night, she whined more, was capable of less...you get the drift.
There was no psychological overlay to her behaviour: Connie was unaware of medications or dosage. It was simple: the worse she felt the less she could do, the better she felt the more she did-- she did what she loved until it hurt and then she rested. This is animal nature, it is our nature: when we feel better we do better.
For those of us managing extreme pain, including mental/emotional pain, consider Connie's situation and stop beating yourself up. Walk a mile in Connie's paws, she does her best every day, when she can do more she does more and sometimes she endures great pain and long recovery because she simply must satisfy her spirit's need to do what she loves.
That is the nature of pain management. While Connie's first choice is to follow her spirit and do what she loves, people take care of business until it takes them down and they leave the rest, messy house, dirty dishes, lost connections. Connie's caregivers and our families and friends help us when they ride along with the ups and downs of the pain wave and they do with us when we can, do for us when we can't and don't punish us when we shouldn't have done it but we did it anyways.
Stuff happens. Not just to
you or to me, but to everyone. It's the human condition.
People get sick, they get injured, they lose their jobs and loved ones, they have breakdowns and crisis. When
it hits the fan it doesn't just affect part of us, it affects the
wholeness of us and we need a holistic healing response.
When things happen and we really need to heal or to have things
change in a big way, let's face it, there may be a lot we don't
control. The thing we do control is what we think, how we respond &
what we do to improve the situation. The Universe does its part, what we think
and do is our part.
When
I am blessed to be part of someone's holistic healing journey, I put
my 22 years of Reiki and Energy Medicine training coupled with eight
years of New Thought & Affirmative Prayer training to work.
Reiki, even at a great distance, is intelligent energy which
penetrates the human energy field and body using ancient symbols
and energy vibrations that shift the constructs of disease and
distress holistically to promote healing and make good things happen.
Don't be a stranger, get in "touch" by email.
Today is a rough draft
for tomorrow.
Do your best and
move on.
We live in community.
Be a Source of love.
That's it. www.secrethealingpath.com
One people. One spirit, one spiritual idea.
One language.
One creation.
That creation is love.
Eye to eye. See.
Heart to heart. Know.
Give.
One movement.
One moment.
That moment is now.
Do.
One reality.
That reality is love.
Do only this.
www-->Deah
We took a bag of bread for my 3-year-old grand-daughter to feed the baby ducks, geese and other birds that hatch every spring in a small lake in the middle of the city.
When we got to the shore we saw a crocodile floating in the water.
There are no crocs in Canadian water, it 's too cold. Maybe a baby croc that was let loose in spring could survive--even thrive--in Canada in the the warm spring and summer water. Regardless how it got there, there was a croc in the lake.
Oblivious to the potential danger of a hungry crocodile on the prowl, my grand-daughter ran a few meters down the shore. Pumped up with adrenaline, poised for a rescue like a pride of lions, our eyes darted back and forth between the crocodile and my granddaughter.
Faced with facts, our minds made up a story, formulated a belief and then we acted as though it was true. We were ready to croc-wrangle to protect our little girl at all costs.
That's how false beliefs are created. We all do it.
We examined the facts. The "croc" didn't move, it stayed still like a plastic toy tethered in place in the lake and we knew it was fake. Our false beliefs dissolved and, feeling more than a little stupid, we refocused on feeding baby birds.
Beliefs, including false beliefs, broadcast what our subconscious mind believes we are worthy of to the universe, this creates a strong magnetic loop and we attract it. Beliefs govern the volume of good we can accept, claim and manifest in our lives. The universe does not play tit-for-tat, it matches the essence of our beliefs for good and for bad. Can't, never, always and strong emotions such as fear or anger attracts something to be afraid of, something to be mad about. Positive beliefs and emotions such as confidence attracts success, love and joy.
The realm of possibility is both infinite and impersonal. Every experience exists for each person, our beliefs filter what we attract and experience.
I am a work in progress, too. I appreciated the croc hoax. It highlighted the need for me to constantly examine the facts, recognize the stories I make up, recognize my beliefs, release what isn't true, let go of beliefs that no longer serve me and consciously re-choose New Thoughts and new beliefs that align with what I want to create.
Sometimes pain, feeling hopeless, or experiencing depression stemming from actual events, circumstances and facts leads to false beliefs that devastate a person's spirit and lead them to commit suicide. I don't have my poop in a group all the time either, I've been there, if you are searching the internet for help I am here for you.
www-->Deah
My heart is with the many people who were killed, injured and traumatized by the bomb blasts in Boston yesterday.
From the sidelines all I can do is send a huge cloud of love and Reiki knowing those who are praying for help will tap into the stream of Reiki and utilize its healing potential in their personal healing journeys.
As we know, Reiki can't magically replace life or regrow limbs. It will support healing by attracting the exact right people, information, resources and money together to provide the elements for healing and create the best case healing scenario.
As I send Reiki and Love, I hold the idea that we are One people, united in Spirit, therefore we are love and peace, and, however far some have fallen from grace, we embrace who and what we really are and it manifests now as one peaceful & blessed nation. Gratefully and graciously I release my prayer knowing it is so in the mind of Creation.
Please contact me if I may send Distance Reiki to you personally.
From my Heart to yours Blessings,
Deah
