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I have needed to change my focus with great intention, lately. \u00a0That’s because I have been dealing with chronic pain for many months, for more than two years, actually. \u00a0And it may be a condition that will remain unchangeable. \u00a0I have not ignored the options for dealing with it. \u00a0I have received radio frequency ablation<\/strong> to no avail. \u00a0I have had many steriod shots too . \u00a0I have done physical therapy and acupuncture. \u00a0But the pain persists. My solution, today, is to place my attention on Spirit. \u00a0Not body.<\/p>\n

What I am discovering is that changing my focus seems to be as effective as any shot I have received. \u00a0That’s the power of the mind. \u00a0It’s amazing, actually. \u00a0I had been wearing pain patches, on top of getting the shots. \u00a0To little or no avail. \u00a0Now I “switch off” the attention to the body and the pain and I feel unburdened by it. Unrestricted by it. \u00a0Truly free and relieved. \u00a0And finally hopeful.<\/p>\n

We do underestimate the power of the mind. \u00a0Many spiritual “gurus” have been saying this for years. \u00a0I even wrote a book about it: Change Your Mind And Your Life Will Follow,<\/strong> a few years ago. \u00a0And still I was allowing my mind to hover over the pain for months. \u00a0Perhaps it becomes habitual. \u00a0We get lazy and just keep thinking and doing the same old things for months or years on end. \u00a0I have decided no more. \u00a0I must be free. \u00a0The rest of my life deserves what I was born to do and I’m certain I was not born to live in a state of pain.<\/p>\n

I am not suggesting that “changing our mind” changes all of the conditions in our lives. \u00a0But it does change, (and I promise this)<\/em>, how we experience each moment of life and after all, that’s all we have: one moment at a time to live. \u00a0The moments are sacred so why would we want to give any of them over to a negative mind-set.<\/p>\n

Being focused on any thing other than the moment we share with others means we are missing the spiritual opportunities that are being presented to us. \u00a0I have a long way to go, \u00a0just like many of you, no doubt, before I can truly say I feel the sacred moment and only that. \u00a0But I have a strong commitment to that shift in my perception because the pay-off is huge.<\/p>\n

Give this a try, regardless of what is standing in the way of your peace. \u00a0Seek to experience the reality of Spirit and nothing more. \u00a0Just for a day. You will discover freedom and peace. \u00a0the peace that does pass all understanding.<\/p>\n

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