I am lucky. All in all, I have always been (to date anyway) a fairly physically healthy person. I haven’t had much to contend with in the way of diseases or conditions or illnesses. Once I discovered many years ago that if I actually take care of my body with all the common sense things when a cold threatens (such as good sleep/rest, plenty of water, nourishing food, vitamins and other immune boosters), I rarely deal with colds and have been even healthier for the most part.
With that said, I have spent a good bit of my life contending with what one might call “mental health issues” – specifically depression and anxiety, angst and extreme emotional pain.
So what is healing anyway? The world heal comes from the Old English word “hælan” meaning to “make whole, sound and well.” All wonderful things, yes?
I call myself a healer. I practice Reiki, shamanic energy, and sound healing on clients who come to me generally seeking healing or the experience of well-being. I don’t HEAL people; I am a facilitator of healing. Healing energy moves through me and I hold a space for healing to happen—without attachment to outcome; without an idea of what it should be; trusting that healing will occur because it is in every being’s nature to heal; that is, it is in every being’s nature to return to wholeness.
Healing is a process, which really we can say lasts our entire lives. No matter what the conditions a person is facing, whether a “sick” mind, an unhappy heart, or a body dealing with disease, that person is healing, moving toward wholeness.
Let me be clear here, wholeness isn’t perfection, nor is it curing. Sometimes curing happens with healing and how fantastic when it does.
Wholeness is the recognition at the deepest level of our being that we are whole—we cannot be ruined or damaged or broken, no matter the conditions, physical, mental or emotional, that we experience. Wholeness is the grace of spirit.
Healing cannot be forced. It is neither your body nor your mind that heals, it is your spirit, the totality of you that recognizes the truth of its own nature.
Recently a very dear friend died at the age of 35. She had contended with a very painful and difficult chronic disease since she was 9 or 10 years old. She did not survive the disease, but I imagine she most certainly died whole. She lived gracefully and generally without complaint. So she did not suffer the disease even though she did experience significant pain and discomfort. She was a healer in her own right and an amazing presence who touched many, many people’s lives.
We each are journeyers on the healing path. Whatever your experience and your circumstances, I honor you and your healing journey. May you find compassion, joy, and presence within your own heart as you make your way to wholeness.
© 2011, Kim Christensen, Fire of Intent. All rights reserved.
Earlier this week Spirit shared a message with me that I feel inspired to share with you as I am certain that in these potent, transformative, and often challenging times I am not the only one who will benefit from hearing this message. So please, take a deep breath, connect with your heart, and listen to these words from the Heart of Spirit to the Heart of You:
