OK – controversial post coming up.
I’ve been a bit blown away with stories of healers in the last few weeks. I went looking for them – no doubt – but – what struck me was that there was often an emphasis about the person in the story NOT the transformation that they were enabling.
Whoever was narrating the story – the healer (or sometimes patient) – seemed to over-emphasize news about themselves. I felt like (and this is just me talking) the narrator ought to be the vehicle to a bigger story, a more universal, all-inclusive tale about healing.
If you read something that goes on too much about symptoms, or triggers, or medications, then the story risks being about illness not healing.
Similarly, if the person who is selling you courses to heal your pain, is talking too much about themselves, I worry that the story might be missing the main point: YOU.
But I also understand that sometimes you need a person to encapsulate the hope that you can heal. A transformative memoir tells you about a person’s life AND how they (and possibly you too) were able to go from rags to riches, sadness to joy, illness to wellness.
Grrr… I know I probably sound like a hypocrite suggesting that individual voices should be turned down when here I am writing a very personal blog.
But I really DO try to focus on a broader version of circumstances that people can individually see themselves within, rather than being all about me.
I TRY to write a bit like one of those zodiac forecasts in the newspaper – broad and general enough that people can say… “oh that’s me”… or at least, “that COULD be me.”
If I said too much about me, me, me, then people would get bored – I’m no celebrity – your time is precious – you’re here to heal…
I am the vehicle that holds the story of hope united with healing, I’m not THE story.
That said – you have to trust your doctor. And at some point, you will pay someone to counsel you, massage you, give you acupuncture… in which case, YES, the healer IS important. You want to have faith in their ability, confidence in their commitment, you want to feel safe in their hands.
I guess, what I’m saying though, is to be mindful of whether they say “I – I – I” more often than they say “you – you – you”…
Anyway – odd post -sorry… it’s just something that has been brewing in me for a while and asked to come out – imperfectly rough… but done now.
Take care taking care, Linda x
PS – On a brighter note – a shout out to healers of the best sort; Migraine World Summit (here) starts today – it is a free series of interviews with leading migraine experts who cover a wide variety of topics so you can find a subject that suits you, you, you!
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