Musings on rereading Books

Lately I have been reading books. Lots of books. Some are recommended reading that I 'missed' the first round, and others are books I read a long while ago and decided to read again. It is fascinating to do this.
First of all, what we understand from a book so very much depends on where we are in life. Our perceptions are based on where we are, after all. While I know better, some of the books seem to have new chapters in them. *smile*

Taking your time going through books like "Anatomy of the Spirit" by Carolyn Myss, or "Seat of the Soul" by Gary Zukav deepens the experience.

I have learned so much more this time around. I feel like I was in such a fog last time. But even nicer, I have found so many things that have worked for me from previous readings. I have taken what worked for me and left the rest.
"The Art of Happiness" written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Howard C. Cutler MD is one such book. Many passages in this book spoke to my spirit and reading it 10 years after the last time, was heartening. I really noticed how far I have come.

While still a work in progress, I am so much farther down the road than I was.
Something to be grateful for indeed.

Decide to do this. Choose a book that you read in the past, that spoke to you. Or a book you thought was stupid, but was highly recommended. "Sacred Contracts" also by Carolyn Myss, was one like that for me. At first. Not that I thought it was stupid, it was so dense with information, much of it difficult for me to traverse, that I couldn't read it the first time. I needed to sort out many many feelings in order to even glimpse the wealth of information enclosed.

Reread something as simple as "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. Powerful stuff, going back over profound truths. You may learn so much more. You may see where you have come from. I so very much encourage this.


with love,

Ami

One good question asked of a client, or ourselves is this one. Sometimes it is simple, the cut will heal, the bone will knit, or something like that. But what if you have chronic pain? What if that back surgery, that was supposed to stop your pain, didn't, maybe even made it worse? What if it is anxiety attacks? What happens then? Can we be healed even if our illness or pain does not go away?

A long while ago I was treating a woman who had hip and leg pain. She was an art teacher and was the sole caregiver for her aging mother. She had no other family. As Christmas got closer that year, she confided in me that she decided to decorate her house for Christmas. This was something she had never done before, having no children she thought it wasn't necessary. She said usually she admired the decorations on her neighbors houses. Being an artist, she told me she had found a set of artificial miniature lighted redwood trees to put on her porch. Then most amazing thing, she said once they were in the house and were lit, she thought it was so beautiful, she decided to leave them. To me this was healing. Her pain did get better, but the opening of her life to the beauty of Christmas decorations made the most difference to her. (Her words). It was a powerful lesson in what healing can be.
"Healing isn't always the curing of an illness, the lessening of pain, there are times when healing is the grace to bear it" Sometimes healing is the breaking open of a heart, allowing even more love to enter it. Sometimes a life is transformed by the healing. Be open to ALL the ways that healing enters your life. Let the expanded definition enrich not just you, but everyone around you.

Peace to you all,
Ami

What does healing look like to you? do you agree with me? Is there a story you would like to share about healing in your life? Share!