Ep. 65: The "reason" for chronic health symptoms : )

It's amazing how we have all been taught to keep our focus on the "reason" for our symptoms. I have this symptom BECAUSE of....gut issues, hormone imbalance, poor diet, drinking, smoking, inflammation....But what if that focus on the reason IS the suffering?
And I am not, for one second, dismissing, bypassing, or suggesting that these world-of-form reasons aren't real. There are all kinds of things in this world of form that are inextricably linked to certain symptoms and sensations in the body. No doubt.
But the suffering is in the identification with the belief "I have this symptom/sensation/diagnosis BECAUSE of that thing." When we stay here, locked in a world-of-form cause and effect, mind-focused identity, we miss out on the peace and the freedom and the relaxation that come with considering the cause/reason BEYOND the world of concepts/programs/and beliefs.
It's so compelling to believe that if we "take our eye off the ball," so to speak, we'll miss the answers and solutions our minds so desperately want. But, what if the OPPOSITE is true? What if the answers are IN the releasing, the letting go, and the deep trusting in the reason or cause beyond this world of concepts, form, and programming?

[@karimsabry9502]

Lovely thanks Missy - profoundly true ❤

[@eforester8891]

I love this, Missy. This is my 3rd listen and will be more. Xx

[@missymaiorano]

I’m so glad this resonates with you!❤😊 Thank you for taking the time to let me know.
Love, Missy