Leap of Faith: Transforming Physical and Emotional Pain into Spiritual Growth

by Millman, Jeffrey D., M.d.

• ISBN13: 9781452547053
• ISBN10: 145254705X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-26
• Publisher: Author Solutions

Summary

Everyone experiences pain. Illness, aging, and emotional distress touch all of our lives. Each of us has a soul, or Higher self, that has come into human form to have life experiences. These experiences are designed to provide us opportunities to learn the lessons we need for our spiritual growth. It's from pain that we grow. Rather than being afraid or overwhelmed by life's challenges, we can learn how to connect with our Higher self, using our intuitive mind. Making the leap of faith to use our sixth sense to bypass our rational mind and receive inner guidance promotes improved health, greater happiness, and peace of mind. Using case histories accumulated over forty years of practicing family medicine, Dr. Millman discusses many different illnesses and emotional issues and the specifi c lessons each one presents. He uses his holistic and spiritual approach to healing to make sense of the death of our physical body and the transition of our spirit to the other side.

Excerpts

This book is about your pain. It’s about making sense of the problems you face every day. Medical science has identified three reasons we experience illness — genetics, lifestyle and stress. There is yet another component to understanding physical and emotional pain — spirituality. Your soul, your Higher self, existed before you were born. It entered your physical body to give you life, and by virtue of this life provide you with life experiences, all of which are designed to give you the opportunities to learn the lessons you need to learn. Each of us has our own particular set of lessons to learn, so each of us has different details to our life. Some of your life experiences are fun and you take pleasure in them. But it is from the painful ones that you are forced to face the various issues required for your soul to grow. All living things grow. Your soul inherently seeks growth in its desire for enlightenment. In order to achieve oneness with your Higher Power your soul must overcome such issues as anger, fear, greed, jealousy, low self-esteem, etc. Over the course of many lifetimes you will eventually deal successfully with them all. To understand the meaning behind human suffering requires using your full brain — both your rational mind AND your intuitive mind. The rational mind uses its five senses to explore and make sense of the world. Only by using the intuitive mind’s sixth sense can you connect with Invisible Energy and the wisdom of your Higher self. Meditation is an excellent method for developing your ability to plug into your Higher self. Kinesiology, dreaming, intuitive flashes and intuitive dialogue are other techniques taught in the book that also facilitate inner guidance. My goal and intention in writing this book is to share information that will be beneficial to your achieving improved health, greater happiness, and deeper spiritual insight into your pain and suffering. Although pain in your life is unavoidable, you do not need to feel overwhelmed or paralyzed by fear. You can take action to improve your situation. Rather than coming from a place of fear, you can use your intuitive ability to figure out your individual lessons. Awareness of the underlying purpose behind your pain allows you to transmute suffering into growth. The biggest obstacle to success is doubt. It requires a leap of faith to trust the guidance you receive. The more you use your intuition the easier it will become to connect. Throughout the book case histories of actual patients will be used to demonstrate situations or lessons being highlighted. New ideas will be presented that will help you understand your pain and suffering. Keeping an open mind and an open heart will enhance your personal healing.