Re: Re: letting go

[Guest guest]

Thanks Larry

Geri

:

I am 64 years old, and letting go dates back to June 25, 1967 when LBJ (a

great president who was very misunderstood)and Aleksei Kosygin who replaced(?)

Nikita Khrushchev met at Glassboro State College Glassboro New Jersey.

I was back from my first tour in Vietnam and was a participant in a Early

Music camp in Long Pond, Massachusetts. The camp was held under the auspices of

the Country Dance Society of New York. The CDS was formed to promote English

country and dancing.

After 5 days of dancing, I had the worse case of shin splints in North

America. The only way of treating them was to soak my legs in Long Pond.

On that Saturday, I was soaking my legs and started thinking of the

well-advertised summit taking place that day. I realized that I was thinking

these thoughts in one of the most peaceful places in the world, among people who

annually come together to with the common interests of music and dance, while a

few miles south, two of the most powerful men in the world were deciding my

future and the future of the world.

I realized that the only parts of the world I had any control over were

dangling in the water trying to overcome painful shin splints. Why should I

worry about meetings in Glassboro? I couldn't do anything about them.

Letting go began then, and I have let go ever since. I control the few points

in my life I can, and don't worry about the rest. All those things I could worry

about will happen in their own time and over any angst I profess.

The first line of the Serenity Prayer used by most 12-Step organizations is:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to

change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Cletus Purcell -- probably the most memorable character ever developed by my

favorite male author Jame Lee Burke -- was speaking to Dave Robicheaux, the most

alcohol-tormented character in literature. Clete tells Dave he uses the short

form of the prayer, and Dave may find it easier to use. Dave asks what is the

short form/

Clete answers, " F--k it. "

When I read that, I had the V/8 moment and realized that is how I live, and

that is how I cope.

It is that simple, and I almost have it perfected after just 43 years/

Regards.

--Larry

[Guest guest]

Thanks Caroline! 

No one's pushing anything on anybody and this topic is most certainly related to

candidiasis.  There's more to dealing with a chronic illness than just physical

symptoms and mechanistic treatment. 

There's nothing in my first post

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From: Caroline Croon <carolinecroon@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Sat, September 11, 2010 9:28:00 AM

Subject: Re: Re: letting go

 

well no one is forcing you to read this! I mean obviously needed to talk

about this which is somehow related to candidas and I can't see where the

problem is, just ignore the post if you don't like it! 

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From: Kapesty <katesemken@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Sat, September 11, 2010 1:23:35 PM

Subject: Re: letting go

You know what...don't mean to offend you but this board is not a religious

forum!...that's entirely up to you what you believe & I wouldn't seek to stop

you from your beliefs but PLEASE, you & the person you answered, stop pushing

your opinions on others & let's keep to topic on here. I'm more interested in

reading & learning other peoples' experiences on how we improve our candida

symptoms than listening to diatribes more fit to a Sunday at church! I'm quite

sure there are other forums more suitable for that! Thanks!

> >

> > I wonder if anyone feels like commenting on their experience with " letting

go

>

>

> > and letting god. " I try to do this but am conflicted. I wonder what doing

>this

>

> > means for other people? I have a lot of trouble believing in a helpful

> > universe. I used to believe this and it seems like whenever I do believe it

>and

>

> > really give it a go, things have worked out well...but really? Is it all in

>my

>

> > head? I want to believe and have had so many experiences of some sort of

>greater

>

> > force out there, it seems like I should...but I can't say I really do at the

> > moment and I wonder what other people have experienced with this kind of

>thing.

> >

> > All my life I've believed things would work out all right in the end but at

>the

>

> > moment I feel like that was a stupid fantasy world.

> >

> > I could really use some help.

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Carolyn,

Well I'm glad I sent that message by mistake!  This is so interesting.  My

experience has been the same in many ways.

What was is you feared, if not death?

My brain is tapped out at the moment, but I will think about this more. 

Thanks!

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From: Carolyn <carolynmil@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Mon, October 4, 2010 1:35:14 PM

Subject: Re: letting go

 

,

So true! I am not sure why anyone would oppose taking an integrated approach to

healing. It is impossible to cure (or diminish) any illness unless one looks at

the states of Mind, Body and Spirit which enable the disorder.

Personally, I know that Candida is an opportunistic organism. During the months

of June, July and August I experienced several personal crisis: I lost a very

dear friend to death; another friend (more like a sister) had some episodes that

I thought were life-threatening. My young adult, grown son started leaning on me

for emotional support. So, I just sort of hit a wall emotionally, and I know

that the Candida seized the opportunity to affect an already compromised immune

system.

I have a physician who understands the connections between mind, body and

spirit, and so she practices energy healing as well as working with the physical

to achieve a decrease in the overall impact of Candida on my immune system.

Long story to say: I had to start dissecting my relationships in order to start

the journey toward health. I had to look at my fears of death (though, I finally

realized it was not death that I feared at all). I also had to learn to create

more balance within my body so that energy was more evenly consumed. These are

the challenges I work with daily, and I know that I would not have made the

progress if I had tried to look at Candida in isolation.

Carolyn

> > >

> > > I wonder if anyone feels like commenting on their experience with " letting

>go

>

> >

> >

> > > and letting god. " I try to do this but am conflicted. I wonder what doing

> >this

> >

> > > means for other people? I have a lot of trouble believing in a helpful

> > > universe. I used to believe this and it seems like whenever I do believe

it

>

> >and

> >

> > > really give it a go, things have worked out well...but really? Is it all

in

>

> >my

> >

> > > head? I want to believe and have had so many experiences of some sort of

> >greater

> >

> > > force out there, it seems like I should...but I can't say I really do at

>the

>

>

>

> > > moment and I wonder what other people have experienced with this kind of

> >thing.

> > >

> > > All my life I've believed things would work out all right in the end but

at

>

> >the

> >

> > > moment I feel like that was a stupid fantasy world.

> > >

> > > I could really use some help.

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

well I do agree with you both. And I really think that a diet is not the only

thing we need to change. Actually, I was talking to a therapist the other day,

we talked about candidas and diet, because since I started the anti candidas

diet with no grains, my binge eating crises came back violently and the diet

actually made me worse because of that, so after one year on the diet and

recurrent binge eating, I put on 7kg and my candidas are still there. We then

talked about how I could do to find a balance between getting better and eating

things I like and well she explained that she once had candidas and her doctor

told her that stressing over the food u can eat or not makes the candida even

worse and that in some cases it's best to eat a bit of what u like too and be in

peace instead of being frustrated all the time. She tested grains were ok for

me to have. Of course some people dont have a problem with eatng proteins and

fats all day long for years, but I do and although it is fine for me to follow

the diet for a few days, I need to have grains or legumes a few times a week. So

I have decided to reintroduce grains in my diet, a bit of everything and I4ll

see how it goes. I guess balance is the key!

________________________________

From: Carolyn <carolynmil@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Mon, October 4, 2010 8:35:14 PM

Subject: Re: letting go

,

So true! I am not sure why anyone would oppose taking an integrated approach to

healing. It is impossible to cure (or diminish) any illness unless one looks at

the states of Mind, Body and Spirit which enable the disorder.

Personally, I know that Candida is an opportunistic organism. During the months

of June, July and August I experienced several personal crisis: I lost a very

dear friend to death; another friend (more like a sister) had some episodes that

I thought were life-threatening. My young adult, grown son started leaning on me

for emotional support. So, I just sort of hit a wall emotionally, and I know

that the Candida seized the opportunity to affect an already compromised immune

system.

I have a physician who understands the connections between mind, body and

spirit, and so she practices energy healing as well as working with the physical

to achieve a decrease in the overall impact of Candida on my immune system.

Long story to say: I had to start dissecting my relationships in order to start

the journey toward health. I had to look at my fears of death (though, I finally

realized it was not death that I feared at all). I also had to learn to create

more balance within my body so that energy was more evenly consumed. These are

the challenges I work with daily, and I know that I would not have made the

progress if I had tried to look at Candida in isolation.

Carolyn

> > >

> > > I wonder if anyone feels like commenting on their experience with " letting

>go

>

> >

> >

> > > and letting god. " I try to do this but am conflicted. I wonder what doing

> >this

> >

> > > means for other people? I have a lot of trouble believing in a helpful

> > > universe. I used to believe this and it seems like whenever I do believe

it

>

> >and

> >

> > > really give it a go, things have worked out well...but really? Is it all

in

>

> >my

> >

> > > head? I want to believe and have had so many experiences of some sort of

> >greater

> >

> > > force out there, it seems like I should...but I can't say I really do at

>the

>

>

>

> > > moment and I wonder what other people have experienced with this kind of

> >thing.

> > >

> > > All my life I've believed things would work out all right in the end but

at

>

> >the

> >

> > > moment I feel like that was a stupid fantasy world.

> > >

> > > I could really use some help.

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >