Something I often think about is how we humans put our fate into some one else’s hands. Most people expect mainstream medicine to fix us with surgeries and prescriptions. Those things work for the time being. As soon as we feel better we move on with our lives with only a few small changes. The next time a problem crops up we trot back to the doctor’s office for more pills which usually get us feeling fairly decent again until the next time. Round and round we go until they can’t fix us anymore. And then we blame their lack of knowledge or concern for our demise.

What if we took control of our own fate? Is there something we can do to improve our health before we get sick? Or, if we get sick, then maybe there are things we can do to improve our situation. What would happen if we took responsibility for where our life is at? How does it feel to know that every ache and pain is a result of choices we’ve made; the relationships in our life, good or bad, are consequences of our own decisions or that the job we love or hate is because of our choices?

Doesn’t that put a new perspective on things? Looking at my life like that helps me to realize that I brought my kidney failure on myself. It also helps me to realize that there are things I can do to improve my situation. Naturopathic doctors believe all disease comes from a place. They are helping me look for that place and then start the healing process from there. This is working very well for me. I have more courage than I ever had before. I can distance myself, and in some cases, completely removed myself from the relationships that were unhealthy for me. I was able to walk away from a job that was a very poisonous environment. I am eating different than I used to. It is such a feeling of power to make these choices, to know that there is so much I can do to make my life better. My health is improving daily from a direct result of the new choices I am making.

I know there are a lot of people who don’t want to believe this. They have lived their lives blaming others and like putting their life circumstances onto some one else’s shoulders. I wonder how our health would improve if we realized the impact a simple choice makes on our lives? What if we worked really hard to heal before we are on our death bed? There are so many things to discover about the power our mind has over our health. I believe it has far more control than we think. It is a lot of hard work but dying doesn’t look so easy either.

Put your self through a little test. The next time you feel that you have a cold coming on, tell yourself how good you feel. When you usually say, “I think I’m coming down with a cold.” Instead say, “I feel so good today.” Keep telling your self that throughout the day and see what happens. I can’t wait to hear the results. Let me know.

Until next time, take care. MD