The world we live in today is so messy. It's amazing to me how many "answers" seem to be flying through the air like seagulls at the city dump. The internet is bursting at the seams with it and we just can't buy into all the noise.
As we work to create meaningful, hopeful, healthy lives, we must somehow silence all the voices to find that place where our personal answers lie. The answers for me come as I write in my journal to get it all out and then pray with a sincere heart to know what to do. I then go back to my journal to evaluate. I continue this process and pattern over and over. As I do this, I find that I am usually directed to know which books to study, which protocol to follow, and which voice to listen to. I know I've talked about prayerful journaling before, but it's because it has helped me so much and continues to be my main pattern for guidance.
Hands down, the best place for me to sort through answers to my problems is through prayerful journaling!!
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Julia Olson
All the King's Horses and All the King's Men
I'm 34 years old, have a great husband and 4 wonderful kids and have been pretty darn sick for more than 7 years. People that know me say that I don't look sick, but take my word for it, please. :)
My journey has been LONG and BUMPY and I've learned a lot! When you are faced with chronic illness, you find out that traditional medicine has its place, but can only take you so far. You learn that you must look outside the box if you want to reclaim your health. You get all excited when you discover there is a whole world of alternative medicine, only to realize that it is a jungle in and of itself.
The light really turns on when you see that in order to navigate through this whole crazy thing, you have to work hard, pray hard, and listen to the inner voice that can guide you through it all.
So maybe "all the king's horses and all the king's men" couldn't put Humpty together again but I do believe that "all the kings horses and all the king's men" can combine their efforts with Humpty Dumpty and the king himself to work through it all, piece by piece.
So here it is...my musings on the ups and downs of healing chronic illness.