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Excerpt Step 11.

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:36:12 -0000

MANIFEST PHYSICAL RESILIENCE

http://www.innerguidancenetwork.org/SpiritsOnymousStep11.htm

If you want to improve the quality of your life, further define your spiritual path and reach for profound happiness, it is imperative to respect your body. All is Spirit, your body included.

We are graced with an awesome instrument with which we navigate through this physical realm. Stop for a moment and realize how utterly amazing your body is: how it regulates temperature, digests foods, infuses oxygen into your bloodstream, relays messages throughout your body and communicates with you about what feels right or wrong. Your body is your temple and the seat of your Inner Guide. You are perfect as you are. You are whole and healthy. It is your natural state.

Your Inner Guide communicates with you in many languages; however, the primary means of communication is your body. It is important to pay attention to how your body feels, physically and emotionally. Listen to your body and honor what it is telling you.

Your body provides you with a flawless guidance system, guiding you to create the life you were born to live and maintain physical resilience. Be quiet, go within and listen to what your body is telling you. What does your body need? It's whispering something to you, right now.

Celebrate and access the amazing healing potential of the body.

Take a deep breath and let the text sink in. What does it bring up?
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Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:25:43 -0000

Great Morning Spirits,

Of all of our steps, this one brings up the most, and least concern for me. My body is wonderfully resilient. I have "chronic health problems," am a triumpher over "cancer," and still carry body memories of soime unhappy events in my life. I have constant "pain," though it does not stop me from doing what I will. The flip side of the coin is that I havce the ability to endure, to overcome and to not focus too much energy on the "boo boos" of my physical form. I have moved past the obsession with weight, wrinkles and surgery scars. I no longer need to look like Twiggy, Kate Moss of Beonce. I am very content wearing this particular 4-layer skinn suit, and know that a beautiful and radient HeartLight glows from each of my pores. The resilience I desire is more in longevity grooming. I deswire to be here for many more years, for I have been given much to accomplish by the Creatrix. I recently pulled out a treasures book "Yoga for Wimps," and am incorporating a few stretches, amidst some giggling and creaking of joints. I walk, and am becoming mindful of the need for "down time" in my life. I don't see any marathons in the near future, but I believe I will make it happily to 90! All is well, and for that I am supremely grateful.

HeartLights Unite

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:48:52 -0000

I recently listened to a one minute podcast called "The Wonder of You" wherein Deepak Chopra talked about how amazing the human body is. He said that we all started out as a single strand of DNA in a fertilized egg that replicated only 50 times. And, in that 50 times a 100 trillion cells were created which is more than all of the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Each cell does 6 trillion different things a second. And, each cell knows what the other cell is doing.

http://oneminuteshift.com/videos/wonder_of_you

I liked reading Melissa's post because it's when we arrive at her level of thinking we become released and free to really do great things for ourselves and for the world we live in. Striving to be as healthy and balanced as we can frees us to focus on other parts of our lives including helping those around us. I work at staying healthy and balanced - but, I am not quite at the point Melissa has reached, yet. I am working on it. I think our bodies are amazing gifts that we have been blessed with to take care of, to learn in, and to do good things in.

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:25:30 -0000

Thanks Darci,

I always knew my 2 brain cells were sufficient. . .

Each cell does 6 trillion different things a second. And, each cell knows what the other cell is doing.

I believe the first part, but my brain sometimes wants to do one thing (well, each brain cell has its own plan in mind) but it doesn't always seem as if the rest of my body parts are listening!

Just kidding. Any day we get a "do over" is a day worth showing up for!

Namaste,
~M~

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:54:12 -0000

some believe that their body and the senses are diverting them towards material benefits. It is our own fault and not the body or senses. We took this body to learn more for our own development. When this is forgotten the troubles arise. So it is better to nourish our body for our own spiritual benefits.

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:03:56 -0000

My immediate sense is that if we learn to integrate ALL the gifts we have - body, mind and spirit - to achieve the BALANCE we can and will fulfill our sacred contract. I recently read something about Christopher Reeve (Superman) and how his identity was so wrapped up in his physique prior to his accident. After the accident he wanted to die but he persevered and he used his body AS IT WAS to move forward in his life. It goes to show that our bodies do not need to be PERFECT by any external measurement but that we would do best by ACCEPTING as is and doing the best that we can with what we've been given. Of course that means something totally different for everyone. love love love

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:23:21 -0000

The idea of listening to our bodies is an interesting one, and it is one that I have had cause to ponder on very recently.

I had an interesting experience the other day which was very enlightening to me about nutrients that I need to be aware of for my particular body needs. After consuming fruits and vegetables for a few days an ulcer developed around my inside gum area making it quite sore when I brushed my teeth. Then, from nowhere the idea occurred to me that I needed protein. The ulcer began to dissipate almost immediately after I ate some beans and meat. Now, I am mindful not to have juice that is highly concentrated in vitamin C unless I am accompanying my meals with protein content. Now, this works for me, but I understand that everybody's physical needs may differ from my own.

Generally, I could get a craving for certain nourishment, such as orange juice, and find that I feel that some kind of healing has been achieved on a level beyond the physical when I follow-up on this.

More and more, I get a picture of a dish that I would like to try, and following up on this I end up creating a new recipe.

Exercise and rest is visited in the same way, really when I get a feeling to do either.

I am learning to hear what my body is telling me, and reaping the benefits each time. It is very interesting.

Cheers..

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:35:59 -0000

Salutations to you Muthaphall,
You are establishing a wonderful and very satisfying relationship with your internal guidance system, which is seated in your body. The Internal Guide that non-stop informs you what sustains you and nudges you in the direction of a meaningful and joyful existence.
I would like to encourage you to teach us how you have developed this level of sensitivity. For most people the body needs to scream (pain, illness) to get their attention. You are more in touch. What do you do? How do you listen?

With love and great admiration,
Adrianus

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:52:33 -0000

Nice posts everyone. Thanks. I've enjoyed reading them.

I have a lot of experience with physical and mental healing. I've come about the realization, and truly believe, that we are each (everyone and everything), Divine parts of the Divine whole. We are all God, we all make up God... so that got me to thinking... why do I have headaches... is it really an illusion? God doesn't get headaches, so maybe it's not real. Well, by that time, I had been into meditation and was beginning to feel my inner body easily, so whenever I got a headache, I would focus my attention inwards, specifically focusing my inner energy on my headache spot. In addition, I would really focus on the silence, since I had also learned that God is stillness, in the silence, in the space between. Well, within minutes, I was able to heal my headaches. I rarely got them (maybe one every month and 1/2), but during this revelation period, I must have gotten about 20 headaches in one week alone (estimating about 3 a day). EVERY time I got one, I used it to practice my learned technique, and EVERY time they went away within minutes. I used my headaches as a signal to become present, to go within. I used to believe my headaches wouldn't go away unless I took Motrin for them, and they never did unless I took the Motrin. I believe that sickness is an illusion. I know many people don't believe that, and I don't force that upon them, but I truly believe that. I believe that we can ward off the illness by staying present, through positive thoughts and actions (law of attraction), and by being aware and open to our potential for healing ourselves, through God.

I also had a physical healing. When I was 14, the nerves in my left leg mysteriously disappeared. I had no reflex in my left leg anymore, when it had been there up until that point. It became weaker, and often gave out on me. I couldn't jump very high with that leg (maybe an inch or two), or use it for much support. It was a very weak leg (upper thigh). I had numerous MRIs, and other tests to figure out what happened to it. Nobody could figure it out. I even had electric shocks applied to the muscles to try to regenerate it, and needles into the muscle to see if I had feeling there. In many spots I didn't. It stumped everyone. It was ruled out as congenital... case closed. Well, flash forward 15 years. I've recently realized my true nature, and the power we have when we remain present and to go within for strength. I had begun to focus my inner energy on my my leg. Well, amazingly my leg muscles have regenerated!! After all this time. I have so much more strength. I can lift my leg up like I can my other leg. I can feel the muscles working and the burning sensation. I hadn't felt that in years. I have cleared my mind. I believe my negative thoughts and insecurities, and unconsciousness, were keeping my leg like that, and made my leg like that. I now feel really good about myself and am very clear-headed and "fully awake". My leg is only getting stronger and stronger. Amazing stuff! We are very powerful beings.

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:01:46 -0000

Great Morning, Spirits,

I am so blessed to have a strong and resilient body. I have a number of physical "diagnoses" that some find annoying at best, and life-limiting at worst. At one time, these things interfered with my "living." I don't pay it too much mind anymore. Everyday that I am awakened, I am given a "do over," a chance to listen to my body, to honor its magnificence and to celebrate its beauty and utility. When I'm pulled off center, feed into the drama around me, create drama within myself, I notice a return opf physical "symptoms," and feel un-well in my spirit. When I remain in the Now and allow, I feel physically strong and bouyant. Its all good, all is well, and I am a part of the Great Everything.

HeartLights Unite!

Melissa

Re: Excerpt Step 11.

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:51:27 -0000

This was my post to the topic of What I learned about myself:

I have been involved in a Nutritional Study at Arizona State University. Recording food intake, exercise, day to day habits. I'm a vegetarian, I know more about nutrition than most. I have to, not only am I a vegetarian but I have crazy issues with digestion! So through this study I will be learning so much, including if I am diabetic. My latest food issue is if I eat any sugar or too much carbs, I pass out. So for this study I had to go get blood drawn on an empty stomach..instead of the 12 hours they required, I went almost 24 because of my crazy schedule. So when I ate it was East Indian cuisine and there was plenty of carbs and some nice mango chutney. CRASH... I was done from around 1- 4:30 and the "hang over" feeling is unpleasant.

I've learned I'm ready to face this challenge and find solutions, (I must I am broadcasting the information here, I'm coming clean!) I'm learning a whole new boundary for self defeating behavior! I do not want to feel this bad and I need to reform! I go 6-8 days with an amazing dietary regime. NO Wheat, no sugar, I'll juice organic vegetables, and than I'll eat a 1/2 pint of ben and jerry's and be sick, well, it's only making me miserable, making it harder to study and is just plain self defeating. Yesterday was my first blood test in this battle, I'm sure I'll need a few more!

But posting like this makes me feel like this is the first step in recovering from this set-back.

About 24 hours prior to this Adrianus requested I join the Inner Guidance. As Universe would have it there is no coincidence! I not only made a new friend as a result of that blog, but here I am about to download the PDF work/study after viewing this lesson~ my first ~ everything is right on target! Thanks is such a small word for a a giant flood of feelings. My deepest gratitude for what you are doing and the giant outpouring of LOVE I am receiving from this first step!

Namaste Valerie