By Lisa Lin, RMT, HHPR
You are hardwired to heal. This is evident when we cut our finger, get a bruise or a cold and it magically gets better; often you don’t even notice this capacity of your system is always at work. Sometimes the body and mind encounter environments, disease, infection, and injury which can overwhelm the healing system.
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE IS TO LOVE AND CARE FOR YOURSELF THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
This builds your healing ‘bank account’. When you do acts of self care and self love, your health bank account grows. When you don’t take care of yourself (physically, mentally and emotionally), you are using up the funds in your account to manage the distress on your system. If you have been running your account lower and lower without filling it up, your system has fewer and fewer resources to prevent and manage illness and injury when it naturally comes along. It becomes harder for the body to cope. Examples of what this might look like: chronic illness and pain, injuries that don’t heal, frequent colds and headaches. There is infinite possibility in your ability to heal. We don’t have a crystal ball for our health, but we can learn, do the work, build on positive thinking and change outdated beliefs that no longer serve us. Here are a few very basic tips.
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1. Always speak kindly about yourself – eliminate negative self talk
2. Listen to your body and your heart – what do you need to be well? (you know, the answer just might be hiding if you haven’t been listening)
3. If you know you are not taking care of yourself and something needs to change – pick one simple change, such as drinking more water or going to bed at the same time everyday.
4. Get educated. Learn about your health. Read a book, watch a documentary, surf the web (with a critical eye of course), take a class, consult a wellness practitioner.
5. You are never alone. There is a whole community in this big wide world of compassionate and kind people who will naturally show up in your life when you make the decision to become healthier and happier.