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6/7/2016 4:11:30 AM | Yo countess Chrissie - I was thinking about you (and Fiona and this thread) this week when my spouse did a funky version of a Scottish accent - it was something English - Irish and Scottish (better than what I could do - but we all laughed with him ) and sometimes in your writing I can feel your accent - like with the yer - ;) Even with the singing - Think I heard some Scottish diction just now! Ha! And talk about a rippling effect - I smiled from ear to ear to imagine you singing - and then you have such varied music selections dear countess -bah! So fun! I had (and have) my share of singing days - need them - meets verbal needs for my extrovert/introvert mix! And also, like you said - releases joy into the air and releases Body stress. "Let us all sing...." Ahhhh An old quote comes to mind from your post! "God respects me when I work - but God loves me when I sing" And while the theology is not spot on with that quote - cos God loves us always A when we work - or even if we are angry with HIm! And because work is a gift from God (which is why he gave us flow) well he has to enjoy and live us when we use given talents - etc. But That point about he love us when we sing..... It always strikes something in me about the power of singing - God does love it when we sing- it is good for us as humans and it can cast off heaviness! And like you said -we "need to remember to sing and play" And actually for me - long before I had MD I had to grind out my contentment - I had to grow into "being" and even tho my testimony does not have any "major" milestone events that brought me to God - it was only when I let him fill that hole inside (a hole only he could fill) that allowed me to "be" and find contentment - it allowed me to sing a new song! Then.... when I was "finding myself" in my early 20s - I really learned first hand the benefit of exactly what you talked about in your reply - ;) And when you said the words song and play - it reminded me of back in 91 and then in 93- I had this long work commutes - and every day I would hear the radio teaching of chuck swindoll - Larry Burkett - Charles Stanley - and this show called focus on the family (which has some controversial views - but their daily guests had stories that fortified me - taught me - and some stories are still with me in small ways - ) And so even tho yes - I have a high optimism personality over all - I am still human - and as Martin seligman (thrive book) shared about how he shifted his pessimism to become intentionally more optimistic! I believe we can all grind out contentment with knowledge - proper input - and right thinking! The garbage in - garbage out idea comes to mind! So as folks heal from a chronic illness - make sure to feed your spirit man - feed our mind with stuff that gives life - get under sound teaching - this is how we get rooted and grounded in god's wisdom and joy (Which is sometimes so simple it can sometimes confuse the wise of the world - who miss potent stuff) We are not necessarily perfect - but we can find overall contentment as we able to problem solve and learn to live with joy! So much wellness comes from feeding on truth and Finding mentors and teachers who can minister to your soul - And for me - so much of my outlook "now" is really from dear ol chuck swindoll in the days of the early 90s - he even wrote a book called "laugh again "- and his daily teachings were so good - but it was also the way he laughed during and at the end of his shows - and I see now that he modeled JOY! (thru laughing and all that) and I benefitted greatly! - also - chuck's personal story is InspirIng! Chuck had parents who kinda did not want him (really) and I think he was told he was a mistake - (something like that) and he Once shared about how his grandpa (or uncle) filled in the gap In his life! Chuck's story is a story of how a surrogate can meet the needs when primary people can't! It is is such a powerful message of how God brings others to fill in the gap in our lives! It is such a powerful story about how things can really suck - but God had make the crooked way straight! God can bring so much good from wrong - good from let downs - and good from rejection - God can bring good from lack or from situations that were bad - he "works all things for good" and invites us to boldly come to him to recieve his love and to rest in him and to see how he provides and has a way of restoring our lives and then giving us "desires of our heart" God gives us desires that we did not know we even had! And many times it is only thru adversity and trial that this is accomlished - for some reason- we sometimes need adversity! but God has very very good things in store - tomorrow and later - but also for right now - and that is worth singing about! :) I was actually thinking about this recently also because of the forum thread I read here where "child abuse" was involved for someone - and my heart was moved for that person! the righteous side of anger pissed me off because it is so wrong - and I am sorry to those who heal from this kind of early trauma! But healing is available - God says we are new creatures in Christ - and because he knows the number of hairs on our head - because he is all powerful - and because he made our hair and our head - ha! well he also knows the specifics of what each person needs to heal and recover with! God can help each one let Go of the pain as they find ways to cope (there are some amazing books out there for starters) and God can use the past to shape and carve out a very healthy (and useful) future - it takes time - but he can and will provide the resources - people just need to ask and seek him.... And I have mentioned on Mel's site before how during my tough days of MD - I had seasons of listening to Joyce Meyer - and sometimes I played four or five shows in a row! It empowered me! And side note - joyce's healing story also has Child abuse in her background - and she has testimonies about how God has healed her - she also has various resources For anyone who has similar backgorunds to work thru! Joyce is not perfect - but her varied teachins have counseling aspects and it is hearty! And so many people have some hurts from childhood - or from life! Or from getting a disease that involves body bugs and then it gets labeled as Delusional! Not friggin fair! BUt God has good in store - yes he does! And for anyone out there who has some suitcases of emotions packed from childhood - it is never ever too late to work on healing - keep this in mind as you work thru MD- ;) this can be a holistic time in many life Areas! and like rabbi Schneider once said - "time does NOT heal all wounds" - time by itself is not enough to be therapeutic - sure - it can sometimes soften parts - but often "time" just stores things or masks issues - sadly -- time in and of itself is not usually enough to assuage and repair pain and brokenness - but the healing hand of God can heal all - as he leads the people and resources into someone's life to give them what they need - and so I write this to the lady who shared her story - but to anyone else who also has a bit of angst to maybe work thru from childhood - suitcases can be - unpacked - sorted and new bags can replace them with an improving you! ----- I also prayed for everyone with 'MD this week -because with Mohammed Ali dying last week - it brought up some dementia talk Arond here - and ya know....... I believe that folks who do all this healing for MD will likely never get Alzheimer's - just from what I have learned about some possible correlations with dementia - and how a couple researchers think it is maybe an expression of a third level diabetes - or related to heavy metal - fungi and toxins and then leads to dirty web like neurons - And even tho I am far from being a grandmother -(I hope) --I smile to think that Because of my MD healing journey - I will LIKELY be very healthy in my old age - I could even sing about it! All this good stuff you are doing for your body is PRICELESS - and you are strong and healthier each day ;) And dear countess c- maybe as a grandma someday - I will call you to help me possibly locate a version of "wombles of Wimbledon - common we be" to enjoy with -'grand baby or two ! Ha! Oh and this reminds me when Joyce Meyer shared a child story- Her older son once complained to Joyce about her having a bad parenting style! Joyce had a great reply (paraphrasing) Joyce told her son that no parent is perfect and then she shared that she (as a parent) tremendously improved from her parents - and then she said "son - the good news is that you can improve on what I have (or have not) done!" It was a great reply - There is no perrfection - but we improve. Joyce had that freedom and confidence to "be" human and to make small strides for improvement - We do small things to improve and instead of always seeing how we do not measure up - we have to be intentional about seeing the very real ways we are doing so many things right! Parenting is humbling - whew - I know ! But so is life - and we have to become more and more mindful of making sure we have helpful thinking ! perspective matters! Oh it takes time - but when we get away from misguided thinking - from the constant put downs - or from only flaw finding- when we identify and get rid of stinking thinking - We can embrace more joy and more life celebration! More freedom! when we get under solid teaching - and wisdom - When we listen and learn from people who are seasoned and who can minister to our soul and mind - we then get sculpted - edified - and strengthened! And when we belt out a song from Annie - that kind of singing and being in the "now" is ----- it is life giving! God does not always move us "from" things - because many times his way is to delivers us "through"them! And MD is one crazy affliction - oh my goodness - but God has your back and fixijg the body terrain is a key part! and another thing that made me sad last month was seeing the practitioner letter on Mel's site is dated the year 2006- yikes - ten years! ?? Ten years have gone by and this illness is still considered delusioal? after all these years the mainstream allopathic medical community is still NOT taking this seriously- I saw a show about AIDS and how they had to have parades and fight to get research and medical seriousness - what will it take for MD awareness? My heart aches for anyone who has this affliction - but I have extra empathy for those who were lables delusional on top of it! Wtf! Talk about adding insult to injury ! Talk about making someone more upset! And for some folks - this delusional diagnosis means no benefits - oh wow - so I do hope that the truth will be revealed about this illness - there has to be some more breakthroughs coming! Also - it might be time to get an updated doctor letter here - because ten years is a bit old! In the research world articles used usually have to be within 3 to 5 years (unless they are seminal) and so I assume that a medical doctor would want a more current document (just a suggestion guys) - And so just like the prorocol has advanced here - well I pray and hope the needed outside research will get done- argh! I firmly believe that "cestodes" are involved - along with nematodes and the Trematodes - from what I passed and from my informal (but decent) research in the topic! Then the slime - and fungi and the mycotoxins and bacteria and virusses that come as byproducts - and maybe for some dental exposures exacerbated things - and other toxins from jobs or life of travel - But this is another prayer I pray - for MD awareness to be raised! Oh and by the way - the reason I came to the forum today (and then found countess C's post reply) - was because I wanted to share some information I found about DE (diatomaceous earth) and WHY we should NOT take de internally- or if one does - to only use it sparingly - Here is "one" reason why we should say No to using DE.... De taken internally "can perforate the colon" and in the long run it can pull from immunity - "there is discussion about whether DE is amorphous or crystalline - but all amorphous DE has crystalline and any crystalline is way too much" (per Don -5-2013) So De might cause subtle - but real - damage to the colon - I am going to try and find out more about it from this guy in one of my yoga classes - this kind of stuff is his area and so I will report back "if" he has anything to add. And by the way Cc- you mentioned a lot of nice "bath" options - ;) And when you said Epsom salt - it reminded me of my very favorite magnesiums - it is magnesium chloride and it has been shown to be extremely helpful for many chronic illnesses - esp. Lyme disease - Also - there is a skin oil of magnesium chloride that some folks use / cheap and all natural too! and I know a ND who uses magnesium chloide to help people with migraines - and actually - it was This same guy from my yoga class that brought us in some magnesium chloride granules - (I gave him some doterra essential oil drops in return ;) ) anyhow -magnesium chloride is really good for a bath too - it is supposed to be one of the most available and balanced magnesiums - and lupus folks use it on their sores. Just an idea.... Ok - that is all from lady T - and thanks again to countess C for the note - have a great week and cheers. -and to everyone who reads this - be strong -take things one day at a time - one hour at a time - And try not to grow weary - but if and when you do - I invite you to see for yourself (if you do not know already) but see how awesome God is and boldly take him up on his word when he says he will give rest to the weary and he will restore and replenish - and "all things work for good to those who love the lord...." Peace and harmony to you! ;) |
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