Re: A message to everybody
You've found the answer best for you, Evan!
All the evidence I've seen brings me to agree that the body heals and even protects itself, if only we listen to the messages from the interior.
Looking back over (mumble) decades, I see that at every significant turn there was a question, or a bright idea, from within...squelched because I thought others were smarter than I.
The hook was to politely wait for the 'readiness' signals from within, before proceeding. Logic from the thinking brain, the 'noticer', plays an important role, but it is the 'gut reaction' that wisely decides 'yes' or 'no' or 'not yet'.
You have opened your mind to possibilities. That is a giant step in the right direction. And you have made a decision, come to a conclusion, that you know best. That is worth more than gold and diamonds!
You even had the courage to state your conclusion aloud, here, and you said it very, very well. You have become an expert on your own well-being.
Perhaps you are already on top of this one, but a hint, just in case...spit ALL the phlegm you cough up.
Become an artist in doing so politely, and buy a tissue-making company if you must, but spit it ALL...just in case it helps.
And sit like a king upon your throne. Celebrate the occasion daily, twice daily, with laughter and ten minutes of the finest reading you can get your hands on. Sing. Daydream to your heart's content.
And move, wriggle, stretch every muscle you can find, on the full and gentle exhale. Whistle, if you like. Become a champion whistler.
There is a reason we weren't born with roots.
Get some sky shine, moving briskly in and out of the shade of trees...they will be showering you with fresh-made oxygen.
And, pay attention to me only when you darn well feel like it!
Affectionately,
Fledgling