My Facebook feed is filled with people who have taken on healing in a big way. Whether it’s cancer, fibromyalgia, IBS or something else, the biggest thing in their life is getting well and they’ll do just about anything in that pursuit.
Guru Ram Dass comes to mind. He had a debilitating stroke in 1997, losing the ability to walk and speak clearly.
Yet, he has lived fully since then with joy and spirituality front and center of his life.
When life hands us something big, like a serious disease or illness, it’s offering us a chance to get closer to God. Because life is never going to be the way it once was. Which is what Ram Dass faced after his stroke.
I’ve embedded below a video of Ran Dass being taken swimming near his home in Hawaii. The sheer joy on his face, despite significant disabilities, inspires me every time I see it. This is a man who clearly drew even closer to God after his stroke and the purpose of his life continues to be to inspire us. The video is beautiful and I hope you, too get something from it.
If you’re battling something big, I hope you’ll take a look at our healing toolkit, which many have found helpful.
Hope people turn toward and not away from Heavenly Father in time of need. Found you on Wonderful Wednesday Link Party
This is so timely. I need some kind of healing right now. Thanks for the toolkit too!
If Ram Dass can make life better despite his condition, then what more for those who are healthy! This is such an inspiring post. We may encounter difficulties that may seem to crush us to the core, but with acceptance of the Will of God, healing will be an easy journey.
There is a saying. All things heal over time. Great post keep them coming.
This is inspirational. This will surely help those battling something big in their life right now. Very inspirational!
This was so amazing. I have been needing some quality encouragement.
Everyone heals at there own pace. It feel amazing when you are finally able to let go of something and move on.
It can be so hard to move forward after a big tragedy. It seems like Ran Dass has certainly done well at healing and getting to a betterment place.
Wow. I needed to read this. At some point… we need to just move on from things in life.
Healing means different things to different people, which is part of why I think people view it and attempt to address it (or not) in their own way. A positive attitude can be a real help.
People would often turn against God when they’re faced with a challenge especially when it’s an illness that you can’t easily recover from. We think that we’ve been betrayed or something to that effect when we really should be more close to God.
It is so hard to move forward sometimes, we get caught up in our own head and thoughts. Great positive post for the New year and anytime someone is dealing with a hard time!
I agree with what you’ve written. Big challenges draw us closer to God. My family has our own personal battle right now and it is a big one. I pray for strength and healing that we overcome this battle.
I love his acceptance of what is. I have a very hard time with that. I’m not sure what his physical problems are, although I know mine are far less. Yet I lay in this bed feeling no hope. The differences in peoples thoughts are amazing to me.
Love this post. healing is a big thing and is important for every person who is facing hard things in life. One must learn to move on in life.
I love this! The only thing that can defeat us is ourselves!