The "Meeting Asciepius" exercise was nice and easy for me.
I started off thinking I'd think of my grandfather but a few minutes into meditating my focus became my best friend. If any of you knew him you would probably say he doesn't seem very wise. But I have known him for 26 years and for all the idiotic things he has managed to do in life, he is still the wisest person I know.
See my best friend was in a car accident when he was 16. He broke his neck and was told he would never walk again. He has a metal plate and a piece of his hip bone in the back of his neck holding him together. He refused to be a paraplegic. Within 3 weeks of the accident he was moving his body on his own and after almost a year of rehabilitation he was walking just fine.
To me this showed that he had great integrity and determination. He could reach inside himself and find that inner healer.
Being mindful fosters a deeper awareness of the psychological and spiritual aspects of our lives. If are not mindful we merely think of our biological self and do not flourish. We must reach within ourselves to foster better longer lasting health.
My friend still has some issues with one side of his body, it doesn't always function properly kind of as if he had a stroke. It has been 18 years since he was told he was never going to walk again and he is functioning man. WE live in the Rocky Mountains where life consists of wood cutting and riding horses for the majority of the people. He can swing an ax as good as the next and has no difficulty with the animals He is satisfied with his abilities and takes pride in how far he has come.
I started off thinking I'd think of my grandfather but a few minutes into meditating my focus became my best friend. If any of you knew him you would probably say he doesn't seem very wise. But I have known him for 26 years and for all the idiotic things he has managed to do in life, he is still the wisest person I know.
See my best friend was in a car accident when he was 16. He broke his neck and was told he would never walk again. He has a metal plate and a piece of his hip bone in the back of his neck holding him together. He refused to be a paraplegic. Within 3 weeks of the accident he was moving his body on his own and after almost a year of rehabilitation he was walking just fine.
To me this showed that he had great integrity and determination. He could reach inside himself and find that inner healer.
Being mindful fosters a deeper awareness of the psychological and spiritual aspects of our lives. If are not mindful we merely think of our biological self and do not flourish. We must reach within ourselves to foster better longer lasting health.
My friend still has some issues with one side of his body, it doesn't always function properly kind of as if he had a stroke. It has been 18 years since he was told he was never going to walk again and he is functioning man. WE live in the Rocky Mountains where life consists of wood cutting and riding horses for the majority of the people. He can swing an ax as good as the next and has no difficulty with the animals He is satisfied with his abilities and takes pride in how far he has come.
What a wonderful ending to a tragic event!! Your friend sounds like a very strong willed man. Most people in his shoes would have given up on life but he didn't and that is wonderful. I love to hear ending like this even if he still has problems, at least he never gave up hope and can do things for himself. May he continue to heal and keep that strong will and faith. I will always remember this story dn it will be a reminder of what having faith and strength can lead to in life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story! I think this will be wonderful to share with future clients when showing them that anything is possible as long as you have strong will and some faith mixed in with it. I would have chose him as well if I had a best friend like that. Despite the things he has done that are not so wise, he seems like a very amazing person to be around.
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