I thought I had escaped
it. My family had been sick for two
weeks, but I alone remained healthy.
Taking my Echinacea and drinking my herbal tea every day, kept my energy
up and I felt quite lucky. Then one
morning, I woke up with an angry sore throat along with a raging fever to go
along with it. When the heat in the
house was turned on, it felt like an air conditioner was blowing on my body and I
had to bundle up—my body was that hot.
Then as the air turned off, perspiration flooded every inch of my skin
and I had to tear every blanket off of me.
This oscillation between hot and cold lasted a couple of days. After the fever took its leave of me, the
phlegm decided to make its presence known.
My waste basket is now filled with a never ending sea of tissue that I
have to empty out every day. Yep, I have
the same cold everyone else in the house has.
While being sick is
certainly not my favorite place to be in, I am trying to take it all in
stride. When illness takes a hold of us,
the Universe is giving us the opportunity to have our body release the old
toxins representing old beliefs that are no longer serving us, making way for
all the good stuff to come in—and that is certainly a good thing.
There is little doubt
that I have made a giant leap in awareness in the last couple of weeks. There is so much change occurring in every
direction and I am allowing it all to flow through me. As I became sick, I thanked the Universe for
bringing me this opportunity to shift into a new level of consciousness. One thing that I try do during this process is to remain
present. When I cough or have to blow my
nose, I pay attention to how each part of my body feels as I am experiencing
it. I also observe my surroundings by seeing how the garbage grows
with each passing tissue that I drop into it.
I notice how differently I feel in the morning, afternoon and
night. Whether better or worse, when I observe
myself from an objective viewpoint, illness can be seen as quite a fascinating
experience. Our bodies endure so much
and yet they can keep going. It’s
amazing! So, this illness is triggering
the reminder button in me to be mindful.
What a great teacher!
For the moment, I am
sending my body the healing energy of reiki.
I continue my Echinacea and tea regiment and I make certain to drink my
daily glass of orange juice. The illness
seems to be moving me through at spitfire rapidity compared to everyone else in
the house that has gone through the same thing—and for that I am counting my
lucky stars and recognize the blessings being bestowed upon me.
So, keep in mind if
illness opens its doors to you this season, that we are being offered an ending
to the old, which of course opens a new door to new beginnings. Sit and be present and allow the process to
take place without argument. And remember that this day shall pass, bringing
forth a new one and that it is all good!
Thank you for reading and
Namaste! (The Light in me recognizes the
Light in you!)