You Can Run but You Can’t Hide: Values, Illness & Healing

“Regardless of your circumstances, your values, your unique attributes, and your gifts and talents are relatively consistent. They may be buried, the may be misguided or misused, but they exist. A health setback provides you an excellent opportunity to review, revisit and shed crusty old layers of misaligned choices. ~ Step 2, Embrace the New Normal, Business from Bed When I became ill with Crohn’s symptoms – and during each subsequent flare-up – I made it a point to ask: “Where am I out of alignment in my life?” “Where is the imbalance and what do I need to adjust?” I had a sense that what happened in my body was, at least to some degree, an indicator that something was amiss within me. This is an interesting set of questions in that, if taken the wrong way, can be seen as asking “Where am I at fault; what did I do wrong?” This is not what my questions mean. There are a variety of factors that create the environment for illness, everything from genetics to the physical environment to an unfortunate alignment of events. So, no, I don’t mean to suggest we are at fault; I do mean to Read More...