It’s amazing how powerful the mind is. We can think ourselves into all sorts of perspectives. For instance, we can choose to see events as failures or simply a redirection of our plan. (Who said our way was the best way for things to go in the first place?) This is something that I am struggling with at the moment. After years of working on my health in lots of non-traditional ways, I have to admit that things are continuing to get worse so now I’m ready to start down the traditional path. And in my mind I consider that a failure, that I have been defeated in some way and now must prostrate myself before the great pharmaceutical gods. That may sound a bit dramatic but I assure you, that’s exactly what it feels like. What the hell?! When did it become such an either/or proposition? If I’m really willing to do just about anything to help me feel better, why does that preclude traditional medicine? Like I said, it’s amazing how convincing the mind can be.
So next week I will go visit a new doctor and see what we can do together to get me healthy. My black and white mind will simply have to learn to live with some grey. Maybe I should take some advice from my hair color!
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