A lot of folks think that if you just believe enough in…
- mind-body healing, or
- a particular doctor or therapist’s approach, or
- a book, or
- an idea
…that you’ll be rewarded for your belief by magically healing.
But that’s not how it works, in my opinion.
Healing is about believing in yourself — your capability and your worthiness.
When you believe in yourself, you don’t see flare-ups as failures — so you keep going.
When you believe in yourself, you don’t give yourself ultimatums — so you respect the pace of your healing.
When you believe in your capability and worthiness, your belief is unconditional — so you don’t withhold belief while waiting for “proof.”
When you believe in yourself, you don’t abandon yourself — so you stick with yourself no matter what.
When you believe in yourself, you don’t put pressure on yourself — so your nervous system is allowed to recover from being over-stressed.
When you decide to believe in yourself, you commit to loving yourself unconditionally — and that’s the greatest healing of all.
Self-love paves the way to healing, not the other way around.
With mountains of love, encouragement and belief in you,
Anna
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