Every healing requires a death of some kind... something must die so that something can be born a new. This is the fundamental truth of all transformative processes. Therefor, the "real" question behind all transformative change and hence all healing isn't "What is it that you want?" It is: "What are you willing to sacrifice or let go of for your new level of order to manifest... for your new way of living to manifest?"
We all want many things but are not willing to sacrifice that which keeps us in old familiar patterns of ego security whether those patterns work (promote soul growth) or not. The belly of the shadow beast of healing and transformation is and always has been an act of sacrifice and letting go, never of desire and visualization alone. There is always a price to be paid.
What are you willing to sacrifice for that which you desire?
P. Donovan
Dr. Donovan is a Naturopathic Physician, author, educator, and a professor of clinical medicine at Bastyr University's Natural Health Clinic. In 2010 he was voted by his professional peers as one of Seattle’s Top Doctors in the Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. Dr. Donovan writes and lectures on the transformational process of healing and believes a person’s healing journey is ultimately a quest for his/her identity, purpose and meaning. He has more than 35 years of patient care experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) and a Naturopathic Physician (ND), representing a wide range of clinical settings from hospital-based surgical and intensive care as a registered nurse to outpatient primary care as a physician.
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