Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul Part 2 of 9: Flexibility
December 24, 2009 by dr. lam
When we look at our body for a fix of the mind, then we can have problems. Let me explain. Do we just grab an antidepressant pill when we are just sugar coating the problem and not really investigating why we are feeling the way we are feeling? Is there a deeper rooted, older feeling that is lingering around until today that is manifesting in the way that we respond to the world? When the stock market crashes, do we?
Chopra talks about how the people who live into their 90s may have the benefit of genetics, lifestyle, and well luck. But it goes much deeper than that. It goes into how they adapted their living much earlier and how they respond to life crises. In a word, it relates to their flexibility. When they encounter problems, do they freak out? Or, do they calmly respond to crises because they can go with the flow?
People that have heart attacks in their 40s oftentimes have issues that remain unresolved emotionally in their twenties. Their hardened emotions may be now manifesting as hardened arteries. (Not always. I am a physician, but I am much more than that. I see the mind-body-spiritual connection.) It is a known fact that widowers soon die after losing their spouse or at least are more susceptible to dying. A huge reason is how they enter depression or how they view life after their spouse’s death.
Chopra encourages all of us not just to pop a pill but to investigate how flexible are we in our life to life circumstances and further to find better ways to change our energy flow so that we can truly avert disaster by living in a state of freedom.
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Dr. Lam this is a really good point here! Hey, love the pic you chose too…lol I actually have some thoughts on this, so I’ll probably comment again later. Good night!! Hope everyone’s been good this year!!
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same to you heather!
I don’t believe in taking antidepressants as our culture tends to abuse, because I think emotions such as depression, anger, frustration, joy, sadness, etc, are all signals—signals that something is going against our passion or going towards it. When we ignore those signals and treat emotions as illnesses, we are just getting out of tune with them and making greater problems for ourselves in the future. If we never listen to our emotions or mess them up by taking meds, we will eventually get so off track with our feelings that we will be not be who we are at heart or know the cause of them. I have personally found that every single time I get depressed about something, there is always a reason and when I listen to myself and find the cause, I am cured. And that goes for all emotions. I find, listening to one’s emotions to be very beneficial to a person’s well-being. It helps someone get in-tune with themselves. Just my thoughts…
thanks for your viewpoint heather!