Posts Tagged ‘Spirit’

Spirit to Mind to Body

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

When I am writing this…in a blog…I am brief. There is so much more that can be said about any of things that I have written. I am brief because I just want to entice a thought…not a monologue.

You ARE a spirit….you HAVE a soul…and you LIVE in a body. I say “you” meaning all of us. The spirit and soul are intertwined; like the muscle of the heart that has different chambers that are responsible for particular parts, the spirit and the soul operate similarly. The soul is: our mind…(or intellect)…our free-will…and our emotions. These three elements make up the mind. And the head of all of this…the big kahuna, is the spirit. Or at least it should be in charge.

When I was going through my recovery I really found out how this worked. I saw that my mental realm was in charge rather than my spirit…I hadn’t given my spirit the “food” that it needed and instead I had been run by my emotions constantly. Which of course goes to the body. Without keeping my emotions in check, I couldn’t control or recover my body. It was a constant process. And both the emotions (the mental realm) and my body couldn’t heal completely until I had fed my spirit.

Body and Mind

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

I have been writing my story how I survived a stroke that happened 14 years ago. People who have known me over time have heard bits and pieces of the story and have all said that I needed to write it down. I knew I would have to while I was still going through the early stages…but I just didn’t know how I should do it. The opportunity was brought to my attention by a very dear friend and I did it. The version on the “About Us” page is being slightly modified. If you have read it, know it will be a bit different in a few weeks. And doing this just made me more present to the difference between body and mind within the experience I have had. My body will do what I have “pictured” in my mind….and my mind can be at the affect of my body. When I haven’t been feeling well, for example, it does effect my mind. The two are in constant in communication. And there are times when one needs to be noticed more than the other. But the two are like siblings to the parent…the Spirit….I’ll save that for the next blog.