Thanks for the reminder to be thankful on a daily basis for the positive childhood I was blessed with. That is not to say there weren't difficult times but when we are given the tools and support system within our family of origin we possess a unique strength to cope with life's adversity, which in turn is less stress over time on our bodies.
I think the key to optimal health is daily balancing ourselves in all three areas.(Physical,Spiritual,Mental-emotional)When I am not feeling well it is usually an imbalance somewhere and I need to take time to find where. Since most people fail to examine their spiritual or emotional state I would say you are right that our bodies feel it physically the most because it is more socially acceptable.(eg.saying "I have a sore back as opposed to I have a wounded spirit") Which brings me back to the family of origin again . A place to freely express yourself and be accepted for who you are and loved unconditionally, promotes a healthy environment for learning those coping skills. Funny how a little cottage story can hold within it so much depth. Thanks for opening up my eyes to see it Peter.
Lyrical. What a wonderful read. And what a wonderful childhood you had. My daughter is in a parent-participation pre-school. Parents get together and talk about lots of stuff, including our own childhoods. It's so obvious which parents had wonderful childhoods like you did, and which had the opposite. I'll bet, as a nurse treating very sick people you regularly come across patients who had very difficult childhoods. I say this because I suspect that a great deal of illness arises from issues going back to painful early childhood events, submerged in our subconscious for decades, wreaking havoc on our health as we age.
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Thanks for the reminder to be thankful on a daily basis for the positive childhood I was blessed with. That is not to say there weren't difficult times but when we are given the tools and support system within our family of origin we possess a unique strength to cope with life's adversity, which in turn is less stress over time on our bodies. I think the key to optimal health is daily balancing ourselves in all three areas.(Physical,Spiritual,Mental-emotional)When I am not feeling well it is usually an imbalance somewhere and I need to take time to find where. Since most people fail to examine their spiritual or emotional state I would say you are right that our bodies feel it physically the most because it is more socially acceptable.(eg.saying "I have a sore back as opposed to I have a wounded spirit") Which brings me back to the family of origin again . A place to freely express yourself and be accepted for who you are and loved unconditionally, promotes a healthy environment for learning those coping skills. Funny how a little cottage story can hold within it so much depth. Thanks for opening up my eyes to see it Peter.
Lyrical. What a wonderful read. And what a wonderful childhood you had. My daughter is in a parent-participation pre-school. Parents get together and talk about lots of stuff, including our own childhoods. It's so obvious which parents had wonderful childhoods like you did, and which had the opposite. I'll bet, as a nurse treating very sick people you regularly come across patients who had very difficult childhoods. I say this because I suspect that a great deal of illness arises from issues going back to painful early childhood events, submerged in our subconscious for decades, wreaking havoc on our health as we age.