Healing comes from within. There is nothing mysterious or subtle about this process. The subconscious mind simply directs the healing alpha brain waves to the diseased cells. I’ve seen it happen thousands of times. All it takes is faith, fortitude and an open mind.
~Gladys
T. McGarey, M.D., M.D.(H), author of “The Physician Within You.”
“Physician, heal thyself."
Through the years, I've heard that a lot from my former personal physician and
now life-coach, Dr. McGarey – the godmother of holistic medicine in America –
who at age 93 lives an active life and is prescription free. But most recently I’ve heard it from my inner
guidance. A while ago, it was in response
to asking what I needed to learn concerning a family relationship. At the time,
I understood that admonition to mean that I had more inner work to do
to continue healing and releasing false beliefs and life patterns that created
my resistance to healthy relationships in the first place.
But a series of recently
experienced medical-dental problems caused me to take that message
literally. When I asked my inner
guidance for help, I got the now familiar answer, “Physician, heal thyself.” After I checked in with Dr. Gladys, she
added that it was certainly possible that the dental challenge was also the
cause of a number of the maladies I had been experiencing.
It took me a week to settle down and let go of
blaming myself for ever eating sugar or ever thinking I was too
tired to floss. When I finally finished venting, I remembered that everything
happens to us for a reason, and I knew it was time to start accepting what
is and to turn my thoughts to what I could do about the condition.
That’s when it began to dawn on me that this
challenge was the beginning of a major lesson. Part of my spiritual
philosophy includes the belief that we can heal ourselves by aligning with the
God-power within us and putting our faith where our mouth is – so to
speak.
I was so grateful that the first thoughts that
popped into my mind were positive. I recalled the accounts in Dr. Gladys’
book and in conversations with her patients that included wonderful healing
stories and they happened to ordinary human beings, just like me. These
were followed by realizing that I wasn’t going to commit to any specific
medical-dental treatment until I investigated all the options, which meant I
was taking responsibility for the decision-making process before me. I
was being "the physician."
When I asked my guidance for more details, I was
reminded that I have been working for a long time on owning the belief that in
aligning myself with the God-energy within me, my word is in alignment with the
natural Law of Mind. This means thoughts
are things and what we focus on (positive or negative) – tend to manifest in
our lives. This is true, but I never truly thought I would be put to the
test and asked to live it – again and again. My full belief is that the
more I grow from trust to complete faith in this energy/power that is in
everyone and everything, the more I am capable of healing my current health
problems, and helping others learn to do the same.
At that point I remembered what someone told me
years ago about the difference between hope, trust and faith. He used this visualization to cement the
difference in my mind: I was to close my
eyes and imagine myself watching a daring and dangerous high-wire act, in which
a man is going to push a wheelbarrow across the wire to the other side of the
huge tent … without a net. I hoped and trusted that the man would be successful;
after all he was a professional. Then my friend leaned in close and said,
“Faith is getting in the wheelbarrow.” I felt the difference viscerally.
According to my inner guidance, I am ready to
move from trust to faith, and I knew from experience that I would be guided and
supported every step of the way. Further recommendations were
to: 1) Set my intention to help heal
myself, and to claim that daily as often as possible, 2) follow my doctors’ recommendations
about taking proactive steps to begin healing any inflammation or infection,
and 3) to continue my healthy nutritional routine, and exercise program, which
will assist the healing on a cellular level.
But in fairness, I must share the flip side
of my proactive outlook. Negative thoughts did come up, but they were not
as long-lasting or as strong as those in the past. Evidently my many
years of inner work have helped me heal some of the energy within me that
fostered feelings of being unworthy, undeserving and unlovable.
My first negative thoughts were: Do I deserve
this healing? Do I fully
believe and trust in my faith in a higher power? Am I spiritually aware
enough to seek such a big request from God? Should I have started with a lesser
need? Or should I have chosen first to seek a healing for someone else?
These negative thoughts were easily quelled by
repeating some positive affirmations (directed prayers), and I was able to
center myself rather quickly. I also remembered that several months ago I
had also asked for guidance to help me continue experiencing life on Earth so
that I could fulfill my life purposes, potential and true heart and soul
desires. I was told that I would have to improve my diet and focus on
foods that offered maximum nutrition, and to continue actively moving my body
to maintain optimal health. I was also to keep on with the inner work,
and my daily spiritual practice, which includes seeking a closer connection
with the Oneness-God.
I was fascinated when told by my inner guidance
that there’s nothing to be healed – “… only the Truth to be revealed,”
I think I understand what that means. We are already perfect in Spirit,
and when we can focus on elevating our thoughts to meet and rise above the
energy level that produced the condition in the first place; that’s when the
healing can happen.
At that point, we will naturally be moved to
express heart-felt gratitude and to give thanks for the healing and for our faith, fortitude and open mind.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of my
own healing. Dr. Gladys taught me years
ago that there is no healing without love.
Since I chose the path of love at age 10, I have become quite facile with
loving and giving to others. I’m
thinking my lesson in this life adventure is to love myself – to fill any
emptiness within me which strengthens my faith in me – thus enhancing my desire to have life and to have it more
abundantly.
As I align with the physician within, partner with my doctors,
love myself, and support my body’s natural impulse to heal … I accept, allow
and claim health, wholeness and joy.
FYI: If you would like to
connect with, “The Physician Within You,”
go to Amazon.com and scoop up Dr. Gladys’ classic how-to book. Here are just the brief titles of her 10 Commandments of Wholeness: 1) Be
positive. Give yourself something to
live for; 2) Love yourself without
being indulgent; 3) Be forgiving; 4) Keep your life balanced; 5) Take time to
meditate and pray; 6) Listen to the messages from your body; 7) Look for humor
and joy in every situation; 8) Breathe deeply; 9) Dream yourself to health, and
10) Know that healing comes from within.
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Copyright© 2014 by Fern Stewart Welch
Copyright© 2014 by Fern Stewart Welch
The author’s books: “Becoming a Spiritual
Warrior of the Heart, (April 2013); “Tea with Elisabeth,” recipient of the 2010
Silver Award for Non-fiction; “You Can Live A Balanced Life In An Unbalanced
World,” (Nov. 2008); and “The Heart Knows the Way – How to Follow Your Heart to
a Conscious Connection with the Divine Spirit Within,” (Feb. 2008), are
available at Amazon.com, other online booksellers, as well as bookstore chains
such as Barnes & Noble.
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