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International Institute For Human Empowerment, Inc.
April 5, 2009 -- Life gives us opportunities to learn and to grow. Sometimes these lessons are fun and joyful. Often, the lessons are painful, disruptive, and energy draining. How can we reframe these painful experiences in a way that does not leave us bitter and angry? Perhaps one way is to see them as part of life’s lessons: a kind of curriculum of the soul. We are spirit incarnated. In other words, we sometimes are able to see ourselves not as bodies with a spirit, but as spirits with a body. The spirit is infinite and eternal; the body is finite. What learns and evolves is what we call the spirit, or soul, or consciousness. In this context, as I prepare for the Institute to sponsor a booth at the Women’s Health Expo in Albany, NY, on May 12 at the Concourse under the Plaza, I am reflecting on my journey. Our booth will be on the topic of Fibromyalgia, and many will visit hoping for answers. Fibromyalgia is a manageable pain syndrome with no known cause or cure. Treatments vary widely, with many only somewhat useful. The individual patient is left to seek, out of a variety of options, which ones bring some relief. It is a solitary journey, even with an estimated 10,000,000 Fibromyalgia patients in the United States alone. I am reflecting over beautiful Lake George, my home away from home, as I prepare for this booth and so many questions with so few answers, and seemingly even fewer physicians who know about it, or care. I can’t share answers; I can share reflections. I hope that they are meaningful to you on whatever journey you may be. My reflections about being an Empowered Patient follow below. It is written here in the female version, but also can be applied to, and adapted for, males.
Blessings to you, The Empowered Patient The Empowered Patient is one who Knows her rights and responsibilities The Empowered Patient is one who Makes good decisions The Empowered patient is one who Goes forward trusting her judgment The Empowered Patient is one who Accepts herself and others The Empowered Patients is one who Is self-aware The Empowered Patient is one who Seeks first to empower herself The Empowered Patient is one who Has grown with each new challenge The Empowered Patient is one who Can look back on life experiences with gratitude The Empowered Patient is one who Embraces her pain and its lessons The Empowered Patient is one who Knows She is all she is meant to be. copyright Sue Shipe 2009 Please join us in prayer/meditation during the 24 hours of Sunday, April 4, and again the first Sunday of every month. We are in our 13th year of continuous meditation. Forward our Meditation to all in your address book; make copies for your religious and spiritual brochures and bulletins. Important Dates to Remember: September 11, Annually International Unity Day Please join us in this essential annual commemoration. You can find out more by going to www.humanempowerment.org and selecting the globe. The International Peace Meditation invites people of all faiths to participate. The International Institute For Human Empowerment, Inc., a 501C3 charity registered in New York State, is not a member of any religion in order that it may serve all.
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