Live-R
By Linda Koen.
Much research has been done and books written recently about the connection between our emotions and thoughts and the affect they can have on our overall health and wellbeing. A friend studying TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) once told me the liver was the organ of life, the state of health of the liver reflects a willingness to embrace life and the attitude held towards life. By embracing life and all it offers with inner resilience, hope, creativity, joy and enthusiasm the healthier we will be, and so will our live-r.
Through demonstrating an ability to accept ourselves, our feelings and our problems, we open the way for solutions to be found. No-one can make us feeling anything - it is always our response to what others do - accepting that our anger is our response to people or situations is a courageous step. When we begin to approach our feelings differently we can say things like “I am angry because.....” rather than “You made me angry”. The difference is by acknowledging the anger is ours, we then can do something about it, when we say “You made me” we are disempowered - at the mercy of other people, situations and everything external, we then tend to operate out of more fear as we never know what is going to happen.
When we live and operate from a space of fear and uncertainty we never get the chance to really be in touch with and accept our feelings, for we are so busy defending them. If we feel unsafe and vulnerable we cannot explore our true feelings - we tend to be more in survival mode and are more likely to quickly push our feelings away or attack those who get too close or push our buttons. By making small adjustments in our attitude to life and our feelings helps us be more accepting of who we are and how we feel.
If you are experiencing problems with your liver, perhaps you could ask yourself:
Am I angry? About what? What else am I feeling?
Am I addicted to someone or something?
Do I feel a purpose for life?
Am I engaging in self destructive behaviours?
Am I feeling guilty?
Do I accept myself and my feelings?
Anger turned inward can leave you feeling depressed - Am I doing that?
What is my attitude towards life?
There is always hope of change. There is always hope of healing. By considering the impact our thoughts and feelings can have on our physical health may be enough of a motivator to begin to deal with things in new ways rather than pushing things away and expecting organs such as the liver to deal with it. There is enough pollution in the world, let’s not unnecessarily pollute our own bodies, lets accept them and love them and our feelings instead.
