When Sickness Hits
When we become ill, our entire spirit is lowered. We are more susceptible to human failings like anger, and despair. We make unreasonable demands on ourselves as well as others. Chronic illness - the kind that lasts, and lasts and never goes away - is the most insidious, especially if, on the outside, the person looks "normal," for instance, someone with migraines or chronic pain syndrome. They look OK, but they are hurting beyond most people's understanding of the word pain. We also know that there are many people who become total infants when they get sick. They moan and groan, demanding everyone cater to them. They bark angry orders at those that are trying their best to give care. They worry, needlessly for the most part, that something awful is happening but no one is telling them. What to do? First, we must realize that our spirit is being lowered - our energy level is being drained by our body, which is doing its be...