Step 7 of Healing-Laughing Out Loud

Time to laugh out loud (lol), laugh my a@@ off (lmao) and roll on the the floor laughing (rotfl)!  Not because the situation that we are managing is so funny, but to recognize the power and impact that laughing has on elevating a person's spirit, energy and vibration.  Choose your source of laughter.  It may be watching a comedic performance, watching weird U-Tube videos or calling that friend you know who is always good at making you give off a great bellow from the gut that causes you to almost stop breathing.  I am not talking about a polite smile or a phony chuckle.
Laughing has a way of having you look at your situation with more clarity and light-heartedness.  It forces us to shift something inside in order to alter our perspective.  So get out that joke book or watch a funny movie.  Time to laugh, laugh, laugh!  Laughter is a healing tool indeed.

Step 6 of Healing-FORGIVENESS

It may sound cliche, but I'm telling you it works. Forgiving someone or some circumstance that you feel has wronged you can be challenging.  It is not the place that you start, but it is a place where you ultimately end up.  The forgiveness that I speak to here is self-forgiveness.  It is imperative that we admonish ourselves for being in the situation in the first place.  The soul will be completely unrested as long as we clutch the despair of pain and hurt.  There is healing in forgiving even when you may want to remain angry.  I say forgive because anger can cause cancer, tumors and heart failure.  I'm not a master @ forgiveness, however, I am a willing student of the practice.  It doesn't happen automatically which is why this is the 6th stage of the healing process.  Forgiveness is the way!  Keep pressing forward we are almost there.  Forgive and ultimately you will forget.

Step 5 of Healing-Write It!

When we are experiencing pain and disappointment, we naturally want to run and tell someone about the tribulation.  Well, I'm here to say...STOP! Don't talk about it, WRITE about it!  There is strength and power in expressing yourself through words, and writing can have a therapeutic effect on people.  It does not have to be a best seller, a 5 paragraph essay or a dissertation.  It could be a simple word that describes your feelings and experiences.  Don't analyze. Don't criticize. WRITE!!
Write until you cry, until you laugh,until your hand aches or until Divine says that you are complete.  Fear not the ridicule of others when expressing yourself in written form because No One is perfect.  So we might say, "How is writing supposed to help me with my problem, issue or concern?"  My response is simply GO WRITE IT!

Step 4 of Healing-Love Yourself

At this stage of healing, it is essential to love yourself.  The process is challenging and has the tendency to have one blame and beat themselves up.  If you believe and trust that the higher source will guide and protect, then there is no need to punish yourself further.  Never condemn. Never abuse. Tell yourself that you are worthy of love and support and the Creator will provide it for you.  Love you first and all things will fall into place.  Happy Healing!

Step 3 of Healing-Access A Superpower

STOP, get quiet and keep still!  Once you have identified what the issue/concern may be for you, it's time to call upon a higher source.  The methodology that you select is purely your own.  Cry, scream, bow down or write.  There IS more than one way to skin a cat.  The important thing is that you go to a source that is greater than yourself.  So you say what if I don't believe in a Supreme Being?  Then I say to you go to your ego, your textbook or your scientific theory.  The who, what, where questions are irrelevant at this stage of healing.  We are simply acknowledging that we are powerless over the circumstance.  In the infinity of life, all is perfect and complete when we access a superpower.  Go to that source with humility and submission.  Ask more questions and offer less statements, and then patiently wait for the revelation to come to you.  

Step 2 of Healing-Identify The Concern

In time all things heal.  Yet, these things must be supported by tools.  After one acknowledges that a problem exists, he/she must get still to identify what the problem is that needs to be eradicated.  Having the ability to discern for oneself what our issues/concerns are is a true sign of growth and development.  Don't try to solve the problem.  Don't attempt to take on more than one problem.  Simply accept that there is a problem and be empowered in knowing what it is for today.  The journey of healing from a loss, a heartbreak or any type of disappointment is a moment by moment experience.  Be present and live in the moment.

Step 1 of Healing-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Healing is as personal as choosing your spiritual journey in life. There is no one method to restoring your soul. We must recognize that the process is neither fast nor slow. It is simply that... a process. A number of stages, steps and exercises which lead you to wholeness, completeness and wellness.

Step 1 is acknowledgement. When we acknowledge that there is an issue, this is when the healing journey begins. Don't process. Don't judge and don't compare. Simply sit still and acknowledge the need for healing.