12 Dec. 2010 hello colorful world

Watch your thoughts because they become your words. Watch your words because they become your actions. Watch your actions because they become your character. And watch your character because it ultimately becomes your destiny."- Ayurvedic Philosophy



Being diagnosed with MS is an opportunity to grow and evolve. It does not mean doing all the same things as one had done before one's diagnosis. It is a wake up call to those who recognize that something has to change. You cannot do all the same things and expect things to be different.



The body mind and spirit connection is critical to healing. No drug provides this triad. The bad news is there cannot be a cure for MS by physical means alone, neither natural nor pharmaceutical. While it may sound cliche, you can be sure that the body mind and spiritual connections work interdependently. Your physical body is affected by the subtle aspects of your thoughts, emotions and feelings, both of which are connected with your spiritual connection. And what does this all entail? For body, aside from any medications or herbal supplements, the focus is on nourishing and detoxing the body, exercise, yoga, acupuncture or any form that promotes circulation of the life force throughout one's body, and eliminates or reduces stagnation. For mind, great attention should be placed on emotional triggers, strengtheners and releases. For spirit, prayer and/or meditation must be given regular attention. Not one of the three critical elements should be disregarded.



Some of you may already know this, and this is a reminder to anyone who does not. I seem to be running a lot into a woman who has MS and is in a wheelchair. My observation is she is doing very little to try to improve her situation. The tone in her voice is monotone. She seems very hesitant to believe her situation can change. She is easily distracted and unfocused. And this woman is highly intelligent, an engineer. But she has no passion, no direction, her energy has dwindled. Please don't let yourselves let your spirit, your passion, your efforts subside. I just want to shake this woman up, but I can only hope that one day she joins this group, and I am waiting for her to join it because I fear she is going to continue to let herself get worse. And I am asking you all, I am telling you, do not let yourselves lose hope that one can improve with MS, one can flourish, but it comes from the inside out. There is no two ways around this. Get yourselves fired up. Work on the three elements every single day. The people who you love who have MS need to be inspired every single day. We did not get MS overnight, and it does not go away overnight. But it can become manageable and you can have mastery over it. But you have to beileve it, and you have to follow through on what you need to do. And the answer may not be exactly the same for us all, but the healing of the three elements is universal for MS and for any disease or medical condition as well as for vibrant health.

                              



                                           Now all of you Enjoy life, Because it's wonderfull.