I have put a lot of effort and energy into my natural healing education work. Why do I do this?
About ten years ago, my hip was so painful that it affected my work, my teaching, and my entire life. I refrained from going to movies or restaurants because I could not walk after sitting for so long, due to the pain.
But since I am married to a movie fan, I had to go sometimes. Afterward, I suffered. I felt very tired when driving too, felt sleepy after driving for even 30 minutes. This feeling I had to keep to myself, because I didn’t want people to feel bad, or feel sorry for me.
I have dysplasia, which means I have a genetic deformity of the tissue that surrounds my hips; they are genetically weak and thin, which, in turn, leads to daily inflammation from regular use. There is no cure. According to western doctors, not even surgery would help, because there is not enough tissue to support the hip joints.
The best that the doctor could do was to offer me pain killers. At first I tried to refuse to accept the pain killers, but I could not handle the pain, so I finally agreed to use it.
The first time I took the pain killer I almost passed out. My stomach turned inside out. It was so painful, like having bleeding in my gut. I could not function, that kind of feeling I would not wish for anyone.
I also had Lyme disease which adds more pain to my body and my joints. Antibiotics did not do much for me; they did not affect my symptoms at all.
In addition, I have asthma, chronic bronchitis and mild COPD. I was born and lived in China for 30 years prior to moving to the United States. At that time most people smoked; every business person smoked, everywhere you went it was a smoking environment.
My father had very poor health especially his lung function. One night I had to drive myself to the ER during my asthma attack. All these things affected my energy.
Since there was not much that doctors could do for me, I decided to help myself. I must help myself. I changed my diet and my attitude: I did Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Xing Yi, Ba Gua, bicycle, as well as other stretching exercises. After several years I finally turned myself around: I can walk, go to movies without suffering afterwards.
I can do pretty much anything a normal person can do. My energy is 90% better and most of my symptoms are gone. The most important thing is: I am so much happier now, because I don’t have the pain I had before. My mind is clearer, my body can do what I want it to do. I am so very happy. Isn’t that amazing?
I am a private person but I am telling you this story because my work is to help people get well and prevent suffering. I healed myself by participating in my own healing. This came about from believing in myself, and being dedicated to my healing practice.
If you participate in your healing, and believe in yourself, you can heal yourself too. If you rely on doctors to do the work for you, and not participate in your own healing process, you can get by, but probably not with the quality of life you ultimately desire.
