We are wired to be Happy and Healthy

At our deepest level, we have all the tools we need to be happy and healthy. The “hardware” that makes up our physical body was divinely crafted to support survival, health, longevity and even happiness, so long as we followed the innate wisdom programmed into our hearts. Our distress and most of our diseases come from the fact that we have forgotten how to access that wisdom. As a corollary to this lost access, we have given our power away to others as we latch onto the proclamations, assurances and media that offers “the cure” for what ails us. In effect, we are following a pied piper, blinded by an illusion that something outside ourselves is the fix for our restlessness and problems.

The truth is: each one of us is a unique human being. Though we may struggle with common afflictions such as unhappiness, anxiety, physical complaints or trouble reaching goals, how we arrived at this stressful state of affairs was a unique and personal journey. A journey that began at conception and continues to this very moment.  

Improving the quality of our lives demands a multi-faceted approach, one that acknowledges the self as a spiritual, mental, emotional and physical being with essential needs at each of these levels. It means reconnecting with our true essence and making choices that serve our unique journey. Happiness and health are the result of a self-actualized balance. They require being true to ourselves and following the wisdom of our own hearts wherever they may lead. The first step is learning how to access and trust our inner wisdom. This will take time, attention and practice. Once we become more proficient at listening and following the guidance of our hearts, the more even our road will become.

We may doubt the existence or relevance of intuition, inner wisdom and gut instincts, but they are built into us. Few can deny such experiences as having pondered a choice and then made a decision contrary to the quiet little voice, knowing or premonition informing us that that choice wasn’t in our best interest. But for some reason, we made it anyway. If we even remember that our good angel—our higher consciousness— cautioned us against the choice at the time, we quickly dismiss it. Who wants to hear “I told you so” or come to terms with why we make choices that don’t serve our health and happiness in any real sustainable way…or that such choices are a pattern of self-sabotage. 

Patricia Thompson, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CHt

patti@sagepaththerapy.com