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Originally Posted by Lil Chris  I'm intrigued by this conversation and line of thinking (but don't quite understand). Currently i'm experiencing ankylosing spondilitis (a fusing of the spine and painful arthritis). Now according to this topic I'm "being" unhealthy. How do I get to a state of being healthy...? I realize i'm living in a state of "flux" and things can and always do change and I think i'm the one in charge, but how do I take control... Am I making any sense? Please help me to understand... |
Lil Chris, your way of being lies in your response and your choice, not in what happens. Ankylosing spondilitis happens. And yes, being unhealthy is one way of being you could choose around that. And there are many other ways of being you could choose. It sounds like controlling is one way of being that is appealing to you right now, but at the same time, not giving you a whole lot of power.
Is there an empowering or inspiring way of being that you might take on? One way to find an empowering or inspiring way of being is to look at what you are currently being (response-wise, like controlling) and see what that's costing you and others, then see what arises out of that.
For instance, in the throes of my depression this past winter, I looked boldly and saw that I was being second-rate. (I was believing the thought that I was second-rate.) Believing that thought had me feeling powerless, sad, dead, stopped, resentful, and exhausted. It left others in my life feeling baffled, sad, unsatisfied, separate, and pulled down. The possibility that arose for me was being Free -- that really inspired me and was a way of being that I was willing to adopt right then and there. Just remembering inventing that possibility for myself has me feeling good right now. At the time, it was a wonderful platform that launched me to be free of the anti-depressants and psychiatrist that were doing more harm than good. It also had me feeling a little bit better, so that I could get up and exercise, and make good food and lots of water a priority. Most of all, Being Free was the kick in the butt that really helped me in making a clean and loving break with the job I had been doing for 5 years, but no longer enjoyed.
The way of being that will make a difference in your life is not so obvious as "being healthy." Take a look and see what you're being that has life occurring for you now the way that it does. You might see something that surprises the heck out of you.
Angela