Avoiding Colds, Flu's, And Other Illnesses

Some people have a cycle where they are frequently sick.  One thing after another.  The reason this happens is because of their emotions.  Illnesses like colds and flu's are not really diseases of the body.  They are known as somatics because you can avoid getting them and they are preceded by an emotional event.  In order for an illness to gain a foothold in a us, the virus must find a hospitable environment - the right milieu - in order to thrive.

What makes the environment in your body hospitable?  Check this out... if you feel symptoms of a virus coming on, then 1-3 days ago, you had an emotional event.  There was something that upset you, whether it made you scared, sad, mad - whatever - and you didn’t deal with it and let it go.  Instead you fretted over it, did replays of whatever upset you, and generally did not let it go. It festered inside you and manifested as your illness.

It might seem like there’s nothing a person can do to prevent that.  You might even be one of those people that believes we are helpless to emotion.  Both of those assumptions are wrong.  Be skeptical if you want to, but then pay attention to your life and sicknesses and, instead of just dismissing it, prove it right or wrong for yourself.  As soon as you realize you’re getting sick, think back anywhere from the last 24 hours to three days ago.  What happened?  I guarantee you something did.  It may take you awhile to realize what it was.  Maybe you’ll need help from trusted family members to see what it was.

Once you find it, acknowledge it.  Acknowledge that it upset you, acknowledge that it’s a done deal (unless it isn’t), and LET IT GO.  If it’s finished and gone, and you can’t let it go, try this.

Name your feeling: _______ (like anger, sadness, insecurity, fear)
Give yourself a few moments to sit with this feeling and ask yourself the following questions.

Could you allow yourself to welcome this feeling as best you can?
Could you allow yourself to let it go?
Would you let it go?
When?

Even if you said no to the questions, you probably let it go.  I can feel that I released something because I’ll let go a little sort of sigh, like in relief.  I don’t intentionally do it - it just happens.  You might feel something similar.  If you didn’t let it go, try the exercise a few more times.  Give yourself permission to let it go and then try it again.

If you had a falling out with a person, you can also say to yourself: "May Cynthia and ______ be reconciled."  It works for me every time.  Use your name and the other person’s name, of course lol.

Another thing you can do is to bless the person.  Every person in your life is there to teach you or get your blessing.  Either way... bless them and release them.  "I bless you, _____, and release you to your highest good elsewhere."  And while you’re at it, bless and release everyone who springs to mind.

If you’re still thinking about it after going over releasing, then catch yourself doing it and then roll your thoughts into something that consistently makes you happy.  Do this every time you catch yourself, but do not berate yourself for slipping - just catch yourself and roll your thoughts over.

So that’s something helpful after the situation has occurred.  What about if you’re upset right now?  Or the next time you’re upset?  How do you handle it so that you don’t get sick?  If your boss yells at you and your worried about losing your job, you can’t handle your issue by calling your boss and saying, "Look it... you really stress me out when you do shit like that!"  And... in all honesty, you can’t blame your feelings on your boss either because they’re yours - you are responsible for them.  So what do you do?

You get right with yourself - that’s what you do.  You make peace with the situation so you can LET IT GO.

Okay, so my boss yelled at me and I’m afraid I might lose my job.  Okay... so... as an example, I write the following down on a piece of paper:

(State the what happened and what’s bothering you.)
My boss yelled at me and I’m afraid I might lose my job.
(Name your worst case scenario)
The worst thing that could happen is that I might get fired.
(Name the outcome most likely to happen)
The thing that is most likely to happen is that they’ll probably yell at me at the meeting tomorrow.
If the worst thing happened, would I be okay?  Yes
What are the positives of the worst case scenario?  Due to the time of the month it is, I already have the rent due on the first, so I have 30 days before I have to pay rent again.  I didn’t really like that job anyway and often wished I could do something else.  My family is very supportive of me and would make sure I got to job interviews.  The fridge and freezer is full of food and I have money for shopping if I need anything.
So... would I be okay for the next 30 days?  Yes.
Could I find a new job in the next 30 days?  Yes.
What if I didn’t find a job in time?  Is there a chance I could be evicted?  Yes, if I dilly dally and don’t find a job fast enough.
If I got evicted, would I be okay?  Yes, I could stay with family if I really, really needed to.
If the thing that is most likely to happen happens, would I be okay?  YES!!!

So I’ve established that I’m really okay regardless of the outcome.  I can function.  I can stop crying.  I can have a good evening at home anyway and I can sleep tonight.  I have no need to worry about it because I know I’m okay no matter how it turns out.  I don’t have to play the replays of my boss yelling at me.  I don’t have to fret over what I’ll say back if they say ______.  I don’t have to think about how humiliated I’ll feel if I get fired.  I know I’m okay, so none of it matters.  It will play out like it will and I’ll stop thinking about it and have a nice night so I can be well rested for tomorrow.

Now what just happened?  Not only did I kick the legs out from under the big, bad thing that was bothering me, so I could let it go and not get sick, but I raised my vibration which means that something truly bad is less likely to happen.  I just double-ended my win.  Me feeling better turned my negative downward spiral into a positive upward spiral.

I will never ask you to believe something I say on blind faith.  Instead I say question everything you hear, even what I say.  But listen with an open mind and before you cast something aside, prove or disprove it for yourself.  If you are going to believe something, then believe it because you tried it and works.  If you are going to disbelieve something, disbelieve it because you tried it and it didn’t work.  You lose nothing (except maybe being sick) if you apply it to your own life and see if it works.

You may be wondering where I got this info.  This is a combination of a few things I’ve studied: Scientology, The Sedona Method, and the law of attraction.  Give it a whirl and see how it works for you.  Do I get sick?  Not often.  I haven’t gotten colds or flus for years now, but I’m not perfect.  Sometimes I still mess up and let things get to me and then I most certainly do get sick.

The hard part isn’t knowing this stuff or even experimenting for yourself if this stuff works.  That’s the easy part.  The hard part, the never-ending quest, is being mindful of the important things you know.  Being mindful of the things you know so you can apply them to your life is a lifelong struggle for all of us.  But we can get better.  We can increase the time we’re mindful and decrease the time we’re sick.  If you fall off, just get up and get back on - that’s all any of us can do.

Bless you and goodnight.

© 2008 Copyright Cynthia Clinton  Wholy One Wellness Center