| The news of illness can be caked with fear. And for | | | | thoughts like, "Why me?" and "How could I have |
| many people there can be a sense of wanting to flee | | | | prevented this?" Some people even believe they must |
| the body. Yet this is the time to deepen your | | | | have deserved their illness. This kind of thinking places |
| relationship with your body. It's the time for you and | | | | a wedge of un-forgiveness between you and your |
| your body to become an allied force that works | | | | body. Whatever it takes, forgive yourself so you can |
| together to promote health, well being, and peace. The | | | | melt away the emotional, mental and physical turmoil |
| following are 5 tips to help you create this allied force | | | | that keeps you from creating an internal environment |
| between you and your body. | | | | for yourself that promotes health and well being. |
| Forgive Your Body: It's easy to feel betrayed by your | | | | Listen to Your body: Now is the time to listen like |
| body when illness enters into the picture. But the | | | | you've never listened before. And this may feel like |
| wedge of un-forgiveness you create between you | | | | quite a role reversal at first since you are probably |
| and your body will keep you from working together | | | | better practiced in telling the body what to do vs. |
| towards peace, health and well-being. When you | | | | listening to the body as it tells you what it needs, what |
| forgive your body much of the emotional, mental and | | | | it wants, and how you can help. Listening to the body |
| physical resistance you experience with illness melts | | | | involves a willingness to let the body inform and direct |
| away-leaving you a more favorable environment to | | | | you. And if you can get past the initial feeling of being |
| manage illness. | | | | demoted to a position that might entail more listening |
| Forgive Yourself: Whatever it is that you believe you | | | | than telling than you will likely appreciate the direction in |
| should or shouldn't have done to keep your illness at | | | | which your body takes you. Remember, your body |
| bay-let it go! Take responsibility for the here and now | | | | knows a thing or two about what it needs to heal...so |
| and forgive yourself for any part you may believe you | | | | listen. |
| played in having this illness. It's easy to get lost in | | | | |