| "body"> | | | | order and that means creating order out of chaos. |
| Wouldn't it be great if following your diagnosis you | | | | You need to find ways to organize the information |
| were given one pill and that ended the health | | | | you've collected about our illness. You need to put |
| challenge? Unfortunately, following the diagnosis most | | | | everything through a strainer so all you keep is the |
| are facing a long road ahead filled with treatments, lab | | | | most important and the most relevant. |
| visits and ongoing contact with your medical provider. | | | | Encouragement: |
| Ever wonder how marathon runners train? The first | | | | We don't live in a vacuum, especially following a |
| thing they do and you need to follow their lead; you | | | | diagnosis. When you are overwhelmed and |
| need to develop endurance. Endurance is a mindset. | | | | discouraged; the encouragement of others can be the |
| It's something that can be cultivated. Endurance is | | | | fuel you need to continue going. The marathon runners |
| comprised of three parts: determination, focus and | | | | talk about "hitting" the wall at mile 21. Having the |
| encouragement. | | | | crowds, the coaches and the media on the sidelines all |
| Determination: | | | | help generate the ability to push through the challenge. |
| Following the diagnosis your primary task is to develop | | | | Having support when you're feeling drained means that |
| physical, emotional and spiritual endurance. It requires | | | | you have reserves to pull from and if necessary allow |
| that you look long-term instead of hoping for instant | | | | others to serve as your energetic surrogate. We're |
| results and spontaneous healing (a good wish, but | | | | not talking about generating unrealistic or false hope, |
| usually doesn't happen). The key to developing | | | | but knowing you have an energetic safety net can |
| endurance is to collect bits of hope from family and | | | | fortify your emotional and spiritual being. |
| friends, mental health professionals, and spiritual | | | | Endurance is the key to health and healing. |
| directors. Hope is the key ingredient that fuels | | | | Understanding that illness is not a spur-of-the-moment |
| determination. It's the carrot you dangle in front of | | | | event or a temporary situation is the first step to |
| yourself to keep yourself on track with the goal of | | | | establishing the importance of endurance. Having the |
| health and healing. | | | | foresight to know that those who manage their illness |
| Focus: | | | | the best are those who have developed endurance |
| Once you've been diagnosed it's easy to become | | | | puts you way ahead of the curve. Give yourself every |
| scattered and confused. If it's related to your | | | | opportunity on your journey to wellness. Use every |
| treatment please inquire about these symptoms with | | | | means available to you to train your mind, body and |
| your physician. Often it's a result of overwhelm and | | | | soul in the benefits of endurance. |
| too much information. The biggest part of focus is | | | | |