To be diagnosed with myasthenia
gravis is devastating, creating anxiety and fear, especially if your doctor
tells you there is no cure, only treatment of the disease symptoms.
The good news is that we were all born with a natural gift
-- freedom from anxiety and fear, expectation and regret, ambition and
disappointment. However, as we grow older, we knowingly or unknowingly abuse or
misuse that natural gift.
This is how.
We begin to develop our sensations and become affected by
them. We all have our five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and
tasting; they then become our perceptions and sensations that are stored as
memories in our subconscious minds. Over the long haul, these accumulative
experiences form our beliefs and personalities, and make us who we are. In
other words, these memories become our bondage and we no longer have that
innate freedom.
It is difficult to regain that natural gift once we have relinquished it. To illustrate, if we experienced something unpleasant in the past, we might have anxiety and fear that it would happen again. On the other hand, if we experience something pleasant, we would expect it to happen again; our expectations begin to precondition our minds to do certain things that we think will enable us to fulfill that expectations; by doing so, we pick and choose; any wrong choice or decision may lead to regret. By the same token, disappointment may be the consequence of ambition.
Develop the mindset of living in the present. Essentially, it means focusing on what is real in the now, rather than letting the mind shuffle between the past and the future. The past was gone and therefore unreal; the future is yet to come, and therefore also unreal. Only the present is real; it is a gift, and that is why it is called "present." If we live in the present, we appreciate what we have, and not what we are supposed to have; more importantly, we have no fear and worry of what might or might not come.
This 125-page book is about how to live your life as if
everything is a miracle, instead of as if nothing is a miracle. To do just
that, you need wisdom to "rethink" your mind, which may not be
telling you the whole truth about your thoughts and life experiences; you need
wisdom to "renew" your body, which lives in a toxic physical
environment; you need spiritual wisdom to "reconnect" your soul,
which is the essence of your spirituality. Most importantly, you need wisdom to
"realign" your whole being because the body, the mind, and the soul
are all interconnected and interdependent on one another for your well-being to
live your life as if everything is a miracle. Your mind is the roadmap and your
soul is the compass; without them, your body is going nowhere, and you will
live your life as if nothing is a miracle.
Without anxiety and fear, you will become a better, happier, and healthier you.
With enlightenment, you will live a stress-free life. Learn how to overcome
your stress by letting go your ego-self. No Ego No Stress!
AS IF EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE
AS IF EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE
Stephen Lau
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