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I will not kill the Dog!

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The Doctor told me that my condition will predispose me to cold and flu and that I would need to be more cautious about respiratory infections including pneumonia. She also suggested that I should get the flu shot. It’s had been a whirlwind of conflicting diagnoses up to the one this Doctor gave me. One of the visible symptoms is enlarged lymph nodes on my chin. She also told me that she will advise a removal of the lymph if it poses any risk to me. Or I could take them out for aesthetic reasons if I so desire. Some other people have told me the same. I have also critically considered it. Several things have prevented me from taking them out. First, my research shows that despite advances in medicine, Doctors do not fully understand how the body works. Second, I have delved deeply into the workings of the mind and know that given the right prompting my mind can repair my body. Third, I believe in the power of prayers to change things. I have seen God’s power at work in my life several...

Lessons From When We Are Sick: Focus!

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Have you been sick before? Even if you have not, at least you have seen a sick person & can relate to the pain and agony of being ill. When you were sick, what was your prayer or most fervent wish? For most of us, the desire to get well was the most important thing, the only prayer we had. We may have had business and family concerns, work or other engagements, but to get well was the most important thing to us, our only prayer point. And then what happens? We focus all our actions on getting well. What we eat, when we sleep and every other thing that we did was all geared toward getting well & strong again. And soon enough our focus pays off – We are well & we are happy. Unfortunately, the next moment we are back into the rat race & begin to pursue a million things at the same time. We want this, we want that, in fact, we want everything. We hardly get to focus on anything like we did when we were sick and only wished to be well. It does appear that if we focused on j...