Transcending Illness Through the Power of Belief

by Quezada, Adolfo

• ISBN13: 9781462069712
• ISBN10: 1462069711
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-06
• Publisher: Author Solutions

Summary

Being diagnosed with a serious illness is shocking and can leave chaos, confusion, fear, and anxiety in its wake. But what if we looked at illness as a catalyst for deep healing of our whole selves? In his guidebook Transcending Illness through the Power of Belief, seasoned psychotherapist Adolfo Quezada reminds us of our essential wholeness as human beings and encourages us to live in that perspective-even when facing illness or death. Quezada relies on his twenty-five years of experience providing counseling to thousands suffering from the effects of trauma and chronic illnesses to share a simple message: we heal from the inside out. For those who must travel the path of serious illness, Quezada offers ways to face sickness head-on and use it as an opportunity to awaken faith, remember holiness, and give purpose to burdens. Through touching personal anecdotes, Quezada also teaches that good can indeed come of illness by encouraging the unwell to become more compassionate, live with greater purpose, and touch the lives of others in profound ways. Transcending Illness through the Power of Belief is an inspirational guidebook for anyone impacted by illness, end of life issues, and the important role of faith in these stages of life. "As we read these pages, we discover that our embrace of illness and death actually becomes the source of interior peace we may have not yet experienced." -from the foreword by Msgr. Robert D. Fuller, author of Adventures of a Collegial Parish and Homilies from the Heart

Excerpts

The title, Transcending Illness through the Power of Belief means much more than the restoration of what has been diseased or broken; and it is more than the curing of our physical illness. It means the return we make to our true nature as holy beings. In the context of this book, holiness does not refer to an official designation attributed through religious use or by ecclesiastical authority, but to our essential sacredness as human beings. Holiness or wholeness can describe a person's overall health even if that person has an illness or an injury. It refers to our total being, to our inclusive existence, and to our intrinsic value. Holiness refers to the inclusivity of all our parts, be they light or dark, creative or destructive, feminine or masculine. When we embrace our total being we promote healing from the soul. Because what we believe to be real is what ultimately counts, the power of belief can affect our body, mind, and spirit positively or negatively. It can help to heal us or make us sick. Sometimes the power of our belief can actually create the symptoms of a disease that we don't really have and, conversely, our belief can help to heal us of a disease that we do have. Because our body, mind, and spirit are interdependent and integrally connected, how we believe menatlly affects how we feel physically and emotionally. Our mind passes on inforfmation to our body at the cellular level, so, if we believe in the power to heal our self, our body receives this information and responds accordingly. When we believe in the divine energy that flows through us, we open to that energy. When we believe in the natural laws on which life itself is based, we commit to living our lives in harmony with those laws. Our belief emanates from deep within the soul and beckons us toward healing and holiness. At our core is a divinely-drafted blueprint for healing. But although there are commonalities among all of us, no two persons respond exactly the same to the healing forces of nature. Our responsibility as self-healers is to discover what works for us personally and what doesn't, and then to honor and obey the wisdom of our unique blueprint.