What is healing? That’s a very broad question. Similar to saying “what is history?” Healing often happens as a result of a conscious decision to either continue down the trodden past of your history or to choose a different path altogether. Just as there are different areas of world/Earth-based history (mind-blowing to even consider intergalactic history), there are different facets of your personal history. Certainly there is physical history, emotional, mental and spiritual history. There is also genetic, epigenetic, ancestral history, karmic history. And also dietary history, history of movement, history of exposure to arts and culture, history of exposure to trauma, history of travel, history of laughter, history of experiencing joy. Really, every moment of the individual’s life, and theoretically, their entire Soul journey provides us with tools and information about whether to stay the current path of our healing journey or change the course.
This is why it is essential to have some time to reflect, meditate, walk in the woods, be present with who you are and who you want to be. What do you want to learn in this life, in the time that you have left on this beautiful gift of a planet? Consider asking yourself this question habitually, perhaps daily upon waking or during your time of reflection. How do you want to express your beautiful self today?
It’s important that we acknowledge the realities and limitations in life. Some days, just making it through the day is the way we can express our beautiful selves. There may be times for TV and popcorn, for retreating to bed sobbing your heart out. The grief, and sometimes the numbness is the best we can do. That’s okay. The important thing is that we recognize that we are making the choice. This is how people become empowered, by understanding that they are choosing. And empowerment is an essential on the path to healing. When looking down your choice of paths consider that. It is a requirement for the road “home”.
When we are in those down moment of numbness and grief, we can also choose to reach out to know that there are others in the world. And at times, we are all one of those others, and we need to be ready to step up with loving kindness, acknowledging this person’s struggles, and helping however we can. That may look like calling an aid car or handing someone a five dollar bill. It might include a warm embrace, a listening ear and quiet mouth. It might mean a shared meal and some laughs. And again recognizing that it is your choice to be there in the way that you can for that person (or animal, tree, etc).
Health, living history. What is yours, what do you want it to be? What will you choose today? Tomorrow you have the choice again. Every day is a new day with choice, with creating your direction, your health, your history.