Battle. The fight. These are words we use when someone is experiencing cancer.
No one says, “He’s battling diabetes,” or they “Lost the fight against cardiovascular disease.” It’s weird to me. We’re talking about our own bodies.
Our bodies are constantly creating an environment that either leads to thriving or disease. When we position ourselves against ourselves, what kind of environment are we creating? Perpetuating inner turmoil creates a physiological stress response which is not conducive to healing. And the implicit message is that the “cure” is outside of ourselves and in the hands of others. But it’s still your own cells that have to respond to the treatment, and if you’re hating on them, how productive is that?
I’ve never seen anyone make prolonged sustainable change through hating themselves. It might muster a response for a time, but it always backfires.
I truly believe that loving yourself, and forgiving yourself and others is the strongest force of healing there is.
I used to believe my body betrayed me. Until I realized I betrayed my body. Years of negative self-talk, over working, and people pleasing...my chronic symptoms were my body’s way of communicating to me. And so was cancer. When I recognized what I was doing and began to love myself and live more purposefully and lovingly, I healed.
Instead of forgiving my body, I had to forgive myself for abandoning my body and my body’s wisdom. This point cannot be overstated.
Love yourself through this. You are the healer. No matter the interventions you engage, it’s your body and your cells that must respond or not.
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