When I was a kid, I found it quite weird how all these “older” people wished each other good health on every possible (and impossible) occasion.
Birthday wishes? “Happy Birthday, and most importantly: may your next year be healthy”. New Year? “A happy and healthy new year!”. I mean, what was the big deal about that? Were they all afraid to catch a cold?
Now that I’m a bit older (not old, mind you, just a bit older!), I can all of a sudden relate to these well-wishes. (Very surprisingly, I know – but I’ve not just gotten a bit older, but maybe also a bit wiser… 😉 )
Our health is one of the most important assets we have. It’s an important basis for our well-being, our productivity, it can be an indicator of what we can and can’t do, and for quite a few people it’s also an important foundation for their happiness and love of life.
That’s not to say that you can’t be productive or you can’t be happy if you aren’t fully healthy – quite the contrary! But being limited in one’s mobility, or in what one can eat, or being in pain are challenges. They can be overcome, sure, but it’s for good reason that most people would rather be healthy than sick.
But how do you become healthy when you’re ill, whether it’s just a wee cold or a major health crisis? [Read more…] about The House of Healing
