| Everyone has had the experience of being sick in | | | | when you are well, because you want to be 'nice'? |
| their life. Did you get the spiritual awakening and the | | | | When you are sick, you are being more honest with |
| learning that was presented to you? | | | | yourself and others. |
| Many of you who are on the path of becoming | | | | 4. Looking after Self: When you are feeling low, you |
| aware know about the metaphysical causes of | | | | have to take your own needs seriously. Looking |
| illnesses. There are plenty of great books on that | | | | after your body becomes a matter of |
| topic, among them my favorite from Louise Hay and | | | | self-preservation. |
| Lise Bourbeau, which can be an excellent starting | | | | 5. Less Ego Fixation: If you are seriously weakened |
| point in understanding your dis-ease. | | | | by your illness you will no longer be bothered making |
| Let's look at it on a practical level: Take the example | | | | a point. It becomes less important to 'be right' and |
| of the reoccurring bouts of flu. What are the | | | | more important to 'be well'. |
| benefits and potentials for spiritual awakenings in | | | | 6. Sticking with the Essential: When you have throat |
| having the flu? | | | | pain, for example, you are only saying what is really |
| 1. Prioritizing: When your body is weakened by fever | | | | necessary, leaving out all the fluff. Similarly to the |
| and headache you only do what is really important or | | | | previous point you are less attached to being right or |
| urgent, like cancelling appointments, calling work to let | | | | being heard and trust that things will sort themselves |
| them know you are not well. You are not wasting | | | | out. |
| time with or worrying about unimportant, trivial | | | | 7. Allowing Help: This is a great chance for people |
| matters. | | | | who find it not so easy to accept help under normal |
| 2. Focus on Health: You become more health | | | | circumstances. When you are ill and cannot do certain |
| conscious, you are mindful of what you eat, drink | | | | tasks, you have to learn to accept and welcome |
| and what outside influences you expose yourself to. | | | | help. For the person helping you it is also much nicer |
| 3. Speaking the Truth: You might be telling people to | | | | to help you as they won't hear: 'Oh no, that's not |
| stop talking when you're physically, mentally or | | | | necessary, I can do it myself!' |
| emotionally not able to take in more. How often does | | | | So do you have to get sick to learn those lessons or |
| it happen that you are keeping your mouth shut, | | | | can you do it while you are well? |