Making strides

Thursday morning my fiancé and I were invited to a breakfast at the Chase Center in Wilmington by our friend, Sue Davis. Sue, an insurance agent, is actively involved in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Campaign for the American Cancer Society. Recently, my fiancé’s sister developed breast cancer, underwent surgery and is now being treated with chemotherapy. My fiancé has been with her sister at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Hospital during her treatments, and has told me about the dedication and care that her sister has received. Speakers at the breakfast detailed their campaign against breast cancer scheduled for October 18, 2009 at Rodney Square. The event features a 2.5 mile Walk and a 5K Run. Information about the event can be viewed at www.strideswilmington.org. You can call 302.324.4227 or email them at Wilmington.strides@cancer.org for more info.

As the morning progressed, sponsors, research scientists and cancer survivors told their stories about their collective efforts to stop breast cancer. It was inspiring and wonderful to see people uplifting each other and others who have been diagnosed with this disease. From medical personnel, to volunteers, to organizers and sponsors, all of these people are reaching beyond themselves to make things better for those who have to daily deal with cancer. When such a physical impairment has entered someone’s life, a recognition or re-awakening of a spiritual perspective sometimes emerges. Becoming a part of a support system helps those who suffer from this impairment to reconnect with people on a spiritual level. A knowingness develops and the person’s perspective increases.

All of us have to daily deal with problems and situations. In order to make significant strides in a positive direction, one must come to terms with themselves and understand their motivations. What is it, specifically, that drives us to our goals? Is it your ego or will power? That will only get you so far. Is it your emotions or passions? That will only keep you going when times seem to get rough. Or is it a sense of meaning? A purpose? What drives us to our goals is the desire to achieve. Desire means of the Father. But is it that thatbrings your goals to fruition? The only thing that allows you to accomplish your goals is for you to expect them to happen. Those who survive cancer are those who expect to live. The doctor’s job is to fix the functioning of your body; the patient’s job is to fix the functioning of their mind. Removing any doubts and negative thinking as well as laughing frequently helps the body to heal. Your being is a psycho-physical unit; your mind affects the body just as the body affects the mind.

When you expect to accomplish your goals it programs your subconscious mind to reach an end result. By focusing on the great feelings you receive from accomplishing your goals you are commanding your subconscious mind to fulfill that picture. Watch the best outside shooters in basketball. They shoot for the basket and look away with confidence that they made it. As Tony Robbins says, they reach that state where they have no doubt. This doesn’t mean that they make that basket every time; it means that their desire gets them to that peak state within themselves and the expectation of the end result creates a mission in their mind. It allows the mind and the body to function in sync. Health is a natural state when the mind and body are in sync. Dis-ease occurs when the mind and body are out of sync. How many sick people in general do you see laughing? Not many. How many happy people have you seen depressed? The repeated pattern of emotions in your body creates a state of health or disease.

What are your repeated and practiced emotions? Anger? Depression? Then change your state. Think of a time in your life when you were happy. Embrace that feeling and repeat that emotion each and every day. The body will begin to accept that peak state and it will aid in the healing of the body. Patients and doctors must work together to achieve healing. Only when both expect the best results can true and complete healing occur. What can you do to help? Volunteer to help a patient by reading, talking or just sitting with them. Sponsor a patient and join the walk. Make strides Against Breast Cancer. Give of yourself to another human being who is less healthy than you. Show them that we are into achieving this goal together. Spread happiness and life!

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