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How I Cured Morgellons
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10/25/2021 8:10:32 AM |
What a wonderful post! You follow Terry in putting a fine point on what it actually takes to get completely well…and that is to adhere to the sum of the parts like there is literally no choice. I’ve been doing this for a while and am significantly better (though not yet well) and I thought I knew everything there was to know…and that the only thing between me and getting well is just to do all of it with extreme adherence to the plan. However…I did not know all of the vegetables you listed were nightshades. I’m a big bell pepper fan but no more! We have so much good information on this site…but you did a very nice job of summarizing the main points. I’m sure it will help many people. As to sticking to the plan…I read something the other day that really made me think and put my everyday choices in a different light. It was a quote from Spinoza who was a Dutch philosopher in the 1600’s. Here’s the quote: “Human infirmity in moderating and checking the emotions I name bondage: for, when a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.” I made a connection to this quote and our battle with toxic disease because our emotions are what drive our ability to adhere to the sum of the parts (or not). For example…it can be very difficult to regulate the emotion of fear…fear that this will never improve…fear that we’ll be tortured with this disease forever…fear that…maybe this won’t work. This type of thinking can lead to despair and then to giving up…or at the least fudging the sum of the parts in one way or another. This especially true with endeavors that take so long. Long endeavors require so much faith and so much ability to regulate our emotions along the way. I think one of the best things Mel has done (among so many great things) is to continuously offer weekly conference calls to help us stave off the inherent despair of this long game. It hit me after reading Vel’s post (and of course all of Terry’s) that the key to adhering to the sum of the parts is the ability to regulate our emotions on a consistent basis. Of course, I think Spinoza was referring to other types of emotions, but the idea definitely transfers to our situation as well. Somerset Maugham was a twentieth century English playwright, novelist and short story writer. His best-selling work of his career was “Of Human Bondage” which was a novel based on the above quote by Spinoza. There was even an old movie made of this work…some of you may have seen it. The major theme of the novel is that the submission to passion is human bondage, while the exercise of reason is human liberty. "Passion" can also manifest itself in fear and despair...so...this theme can definitely be examined for our situation as well. Vel…you and others have laid out a roadmap to help us choose “reason” rather than “bondage.” Thank you so much for your wonderful post. Love, Karen | |||
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