What we resist persist. This seem to be the most hardest lesson for
people to learn. I had a conversation with someone and while upset and angry he said I wish
I could get rid of this pain that I feel right now. He was taking a
lot of pain meds and it is taking a toll on his body. After trying to
comfort him for hours I asked him have your ever tried being ok with
the pain and not be angry that you have this pain? He angrily said
NO! I will never except this pain. I calmly said you do know that
what you resist persist. Right? What if the only way to over come the
pain is by embracing it?
I can see the struggle in his eyes. What I was asking was crazy. He
understood what I was saying but he could not at all wrap his mind
around letting go and being ok with what is. In his mind he had to
fight the pain like an evil with in him that he had to cast out. I
said pain is not evil. It is simply our body telling us that we need
to make some changes but the changes start in our mind first.
Sometimes we put more focus on the problem then we do on the solution
because it all goes back to what we resist persist. It is a vicious
cycle that many people can not see.
We all must come to understand that there are things that attract and
things that repel. If we want peace in our lives we must start within
ourselves.... Zen Master Thick Nhat Hanh key teaching is that
through mindfulness we can learn to live happily in the present
moment- the only way to truly develop peace both in oneself and in the
world.... Mindfulness: A mental state achieved by focusing one's
awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and
accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a
therapeutic technique.... Being peacefully mindful will attract great
things into our life and the world.... Sadly "Everyone knows that
peace has to begin with oneslef, but not many people know how to do
it". -Thich Nhat Hanh
Many people believe that if we have this or that we will have peace
in our lives but nothing out side of ourselves ever brings us peace
or comfort. Peace and comfort always start from within us first and
manifest outward. Healing starts in the mind first. If you brake a
bone and believe that there is no way for a doctor to fix it no
matter how many surgeries you have the doctor will not be able to fix
your broken bone. But if you hold in your mind and see your bones
being fixed and understand no matter what the out come will be you
know you will be alright then you will have a greater chance of
healing your broken bone.
I speak from experience. If I would have believed that I am going
blind and there was no way to keep my eye sight I know that today I
would have been totally bind or mostly blind. The doctor believed
that a year from his diagnosis I would be mostly blind. 2 years
pasted and I am not even close to being blind lol and the doctor was
amazed because my first eye test was really really bad. He recently
said “I don't know how you did it but what ever you are doing keep
doing it because it's working.” ^_^ What I did was for a whole year
before my last eye test I acted like I could see. I believed I could
see. When someone asked about my eyes because I have to ware sun
glasses I would tell them I have Macular Degeneration BUT I can see
everything that I needed to see. Any time I talked about my eyes I
always ended with I can still see everything that I needed to see. I
always ended on a positive note.
Did I have my moments of brake down? Yes... Yes I did because I was
still fighting those thoughts that always said just thinking
positively Barbara wont heal your eyes. But I kept coming back to the
fact that I already attracted so much in my life so why not this? Why
not keep my eye sight? But greater still I thought well what if I did
loose my eye sight what's the worse that could happen? In the end I
was ok with what ever the out come was to be. Sight or no sight I
know I am still blessed and I have every thing that I need. I learned
to embrace what is and not fight it. In the end I found peace within
myself no matter what the future outcome.
Do I have problems with my eye sight? Yes but I can still see what I
need to see. Lol I am here writing this blog sharing my experiences
and if this just helps one person in this world then I've done my
job. I have learned that life is not fixed. What is today will be
different tomorrow. We can't be so ridged in our thinking. We must
let go and flow with life knowing that we have everything we need to
succeed. Right now YOU have everything you need to over come pain,
stress, financial worries, marital worries, Job stress, illnesses and
so on. If you are having a hard time seeing that fact then please
don't hesitate to ask for help. Talks to a trusted friend, your
preacher at church, a counselor or a life coach. I am here if you
need to talk....You have everything you need in order to succeed...
Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and the
door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7
I hope you create a wonderful day today. Stay Awesome ^_^
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