I always love your analogies. Rumba. Baby. “Pain is not noise, it is signal”. Yesssss 🙏 I welcome the pain and all it holds for my Highest Purpose. I was once told “illness is the path of knowledge”. I would not take back even cancer as it has led me to that path. In that sense, it has served me and saved me.
I hear you. and. There is a line between accepting pain (as a necessary at times teacher) to glorifying it, let alone glorifying illness. Illness may be but one path. I rather take the wellness path to wisdom.
The “pain is not noise, it is signal”. Really spoke to me also bc this is something I’ve always expressed to my doctors regarding injuries. They wanted me to get epidural injections in my cervical and lumbar spine which I refused. I always said to them, it makes no sense to me, why would I numb the pain? Then I can’t fix it, bc I won’t feel what’s wrong and could potentially make it worse. That was absolutely the right choice I made and my dedication to alternative ways of healing has proven effective in my healing journey.
Definitely would rather wellness path too! Unfortunately that’s not what my cards dealt me. I actually would have considered myself a pretty “healthy” person prior to cancer. All my friends were shocked and considered me one of the healthiest people they knew. I did all the wellness things from my early 20’s until I was diagnosed at 40. But they say cancer ferments in the body for 5-15 years prior to it showing up. All the alkaline water, detoxes, yoga, energy healings, supplements, fermented food and drinks, coconut water, infrared sauna, special diets, high vibrational music, etc etc etc, none of it stopped cancer from happening. It was simply my path. And I’ve learned so much as a result. For me cancer has been humbling. I always thought I knew so much when it came to health and wellness, yet there’s always so much more.
My comment was in no way a criticism on YOUR path or any individual path. I was referring to the quote that “Illness is the path..” which I will not even complete quoting as I strongly oppose it as it is a limiting belief. Our words create reality and this sentence is an extremely problematic string of words to repeat. Illness may be one path. It is not THE path.
Yes I can see what you mean about the limiting belief. I think for me, I didn’t take it as she meant it as illness being the only path to knowledge. But in terms of how we use our words, you’re right that we have to be careful about what we are subconsciously programming in that way. A simple change from “the” to “a” shifts the meaning of that sentence. I suppose for me, the way she said it resonates, bc that has been my experience (illness was also a part of hers). My illness and injuries have been the path of knowledge for me, but certainly not the only. Wisdom I think comes with personal evolution in so many ways. I didn’t think past what she said until you brought it to my attention now and I think it’s a very good point you are making. Sometimes we need an outside perspective to allow us to refocus and reconsider what we are actually thinking! 😄 So thank you for that.
This makes me think of another medicine woman who spoke about how with every challenge she experienced, she gained more wisdom. She joked she didn’t want more wisdom and everyone laughed. I think this is a very universal concept that overcoming challenges leads to growth, success, wisdom, goals, etc. and I feel it is similar to the other statement discussed in one sense, if analyzing it simplistically. Would you say that is also a limiting belief the idea of having to overcome challenges to reach the light at the end of the tunnel perse? And what should be the alternative thought affirmation, when this seems to be a very commonly shared “way of thinking”. Especially since we see this reinforced in motivational circles or with highly successful people confirming that was “the way” for them.
I always love your analogies. Rumba. Baby. “Pain is not noise, it is signal”. Yesssss 🙏 I welcome the pain and all it holds for my Highest Purpose. I was once told “illness is the path of knowledge”. I would not take back even cancer as it has led me to that path. In that sense, it has served me and saved me.
I hear you. and. There is a line between accepting pain (as a necessary at times teacher) to glorifying it, let alone glorifying illness. Illness may be but one path. I rather take the wellness path to wisdom.
The “pain is not noise, it is signal”. Really spoke to me also bc this is something I’ve always expressed to my doctors regarding injuries. They wanted me to get epidural injections in my cervical and lumbar spine which I refused. I always said to them, it makes no sense to me, why would I numb the pain? Then I can’t fix it, bc I won’t feel what’s wrong and could potentially make it worse. That was absolutely the right choice I made and my dedication to alternative ways of healing has proven effective in my healing journey.
Definitely would rather wellness path too! Unfortunately that’s not what my cards dealt me. I actually would have considered myself a pretty “healthy” person prior to cancer. All my friends were shocked and considered me one of the healthiest people they knew. I did all the wellness things from my early 20’s until I was diagnosed at 40. But they say cancer ferments in the body for 5-15 years prior to it showing up. All the alkaline water, detoxes, yoga, energy healings, supplements, fermented food and drinks, coconut water, infrared sauna, special diets, high vibrational music, etc etc etc, none of it stopped cancer from happening. It was simply my path. And I’ve learned so much as a result. For me cancer has been humbling. I always thought I knew so much when it came to health and wellness, yet there’s always so much more.
My comment was in no way a criticism on YOUR path or any individual path. I was referring to the quote that “Illness is the path..” which I will not even complete quoting as I strongly oppose it as it is a limiting belief. Our words create reality and this sentence is an extremely problematic string of words to repeat. Illness may be one path. It is not THE path.
Yes I can see what you mean about the limiting belief. I think for me, I didn’t take it as she meant it as illness being the only path to knowledge. But in terms of how we use our words, you’re right that we have to be careful about what we are subconsciously programming in that way. A simple change from “the” to “a” shifts the meaning of that sentence. I suppose for me, the way she said it resonates, bc that has been my experience (illness was also a part of hers). My illness and injuries have been the path of knowledge for me, but certainly not the only. Wisdom I think comes with personal evolution in so many ways. I didn’t think past what she said until you brought it to my attention now and I think it’s a very good point you are making. Sometimes we need an outside perspective to allow us to refocus and reconsider what we are actually thinking! 😄 So thank you for that.
This makes me think of another medicine woman who spoke about how with every challenge she experienced, she gained more wisdom. She joked she didn’t want more wisdom and everyone laughed. I think this is a very universal concept that overcoming challenges leads to growth, success, wisdom, goals, etc. and I feel it is similar to the other statement discussed in one sense, if analyzing it simplistically. Would you say that is also a limiting belief the idea of having to overcome challenges to reach the light at the end of the tunnel perse? And what should be the alternative thought affirmation, when this seems to be a very commonly shared “way of thinking”. Especially since we see this reinforced in motivational circles or with highly successful people confirming that was “the way” for them.
mEcro, I dig it. There is a lot to be said, considered, explored in this space between micro and macro… thanks for your thoughts.