So, you've been diagnosed as "terminal"? (excerpt by Abraham)

So, you've been diagnosed as "terminal"?

So, you've been diagnosed as "terminal"? If we were in a physical body, and we found ourselves sick, which means we've pinched off enough Well-being long enough, through our attention to what we do not want, that we have a sort of habit of that going on, even though intellectually we would know that in the next moment we could step into a place and allow the Energy to flow, and that the illness, that had been with us even for a long time, would leave us in the moment of doing that... the approach we would take is: We would make a new decision to literally pamper ourselves, adore ourselves, coddle ourselves, soothe ourselves in any possible way that we could figure out how to do it, back into Well-being. We would not try to regret ourselves into it. We would not punish ourselves for what we've done wrong. And we would not frighten ourselves by going for constant diagnosis. We would say, "Alright, so that's the way it is. You say my illness is terminal, then never mind. I'm going to take a different approach." And we would try to soothe ourselves back into Well-being, by doing all of our favorite things. We would spend more time soaking in the bathtub if we like it, and more time with our feet in the sand if we like that, and more time with this friend if we like it, and more time watching this movie if we like it, and more time eating this food if we like it... We would pet our cat, right back into Well-being. All that's required is distraction from whatever it is that's causing it. Often, just by getting away, sometimes just by going to a beautiful place and kicking back ( and you don't need a lot of money to do that) you can just withdraw from things that have been aggravating you, and bask more in the Well-being that is, or can be, around you, until you regain your footing. That's what we would do. We would put some distance between us and any thought, word or action that brought forth negative emotion. If it is pleasing to you to have some well meaning person say, "You're croaking," then visit him every day. But if those words do not feel good when you hear them, then put yourself in a place where you do not hear them.

Excerpted from the workshop in Virginia Beach, VA on Tuesday, October 24th, 2000