SPIRITUALITY; AN IMPORTANT PART IN LIFE AND HEALTH

Is There More to Achieving and Maintaining Health Than Just Science   

I have, for years, avoided adding this section to my writings.  I cannot ignore the importance of this crucial component to one’s health for politically correct reasons.  The fact is the more years that pass, and the more people I treat, it has become so obvious that they are spiritually drained.  It is amazing, how many of my clients enter my program whose spirits are broken.  They are walking around without hope and happiness.  Hatred, War, Violence, Disease, Financial Worries, Political Discourse, whatever the triggers, they are devastating.  People, to put it mildly, are miserable.  I would go so far to say many people are just existing, not living.  Hope, Positive Outlooks, Forgiveness are diminishing.  All of this has added up to break the spirit of many.  We have guidelines to conduct our lives and we see others as well as ourselves break these daily.  Over time, the destructive process of going against what is in store for us has paid a treacherous price.  Most of my clients just “don’t care”.  We need to work on us as Spiritual individuals and regain a belief of Hope, Charity, Love and Compassion.   The unhealthy death of your spirit is a cause of disease.  We are all spiritual creatures and no matter what religion we practice, spirituality is a strong component.  We must regain a positive spirit and learn to practice spirituality in our daily lives.  Without it we are destined to endure lives full of emptiness and despair.  We are intended to have so much more in store for us, but it is up to us to identify the positive and negative that clogs the path to good health. In over 30 years of clinical practice I have been witness to many things.  The one constant when it comes to my clients improving their health is; the ones who believe in something beyond the trappings of this earth do better on their program.  There is something within us that when we believe in something outside of ourselves, maybe we take our health and that of others more seriously.  I AM NOT saying that if you are not a spiritual person that you are destined to sickness and disease, Not at all.  I am trying to state an observation that I have noticed over and over.  I truly believe that believing in something other than our immediate surroundings gives us a power/energy that assists us in defeating an illness, but also gives us a higher level of commitment to achieve positive outcomes.  Take this for what it is worth.  I believe we are intended to live our lives full of HOPE, HAPPINESS and ultimately good HEALTH.