My friend Mike and I were having dinner last night and he told me what happened when his doctor informed him that the batteries in his pace-maker were running low. All at once he began to feel his heart beating harder. He made an appointment to see a specialist in Boston and for the next few days he lived in a stressful situation, still feeling his heart beating abnormally.
When he was examined by the new doctor he was told that there was nothing going on with his heart and that the reason he was feeling the new sensations was that he was more sensitive to what his pace-maker was doing. Mike said that immediately the sensations stopped and never came back.
Sometimes we forget the power of our minds. There is a lesson in A Course in Miracles that says all physical illness comes from a belief that the body can create, that sickness is a belief in magic. Studies show that a very high percentage of people who visit their doctors are suffering from symptoms that originate in the mind. I'm not saying that all illness is an illusion, but who knows? I think that is one area worth more exploration in our quest for a holistic integral perspective.
Several years ago I drank several glasses of diet coke with dinner and my heart began to race. I had also eaten quite a bit of food. I thought I was having a heart attack. Not wanting to go to the hospital I began to meditate to relax myself and my heart calmed down. But now, whenever I have too much soda or food, the feeling comes back. I say to myself that it's just my mind and guess what...the feeling goes away. Gotta love that mind body connection.
When he was examined by the new doctor he was told that there was nothing going on with his heart and that the reason he was feeling the new sensations was that he was more sensitive to what his pace-maker was doing. Mike said that immediately the sensations stopped and never came back.
Sometimes we forget the power of our minds. There is a lesson in A Course in Miracles that says all physical illness comes from a belief that the body can create, that sickness is a belief in magic. Studies show that a very high percentage of people who visit their doctors are suffering from symptoms that originate in the mind. I'm not saying that all illness is an illusion, but who knows? I think that is one area worth more exploration in our quest for a holistic integral perspective.
Several years ago I drank several glasses of diet coke with dinner and my heart began to race. I had also eaten quite a bit of food. I thought I was having a heart attack. Not wanting to go to the hospital I began to meditate to relax myself and my heart calmed down. But now, whenever I have too much soda or food, the feeling comes back. I say to myself that it's just my mind and guess what...the feeling goes away. Gotta love that mind body connection.
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