I grew up in a society that graded me by the right answers I gave on tests, where understanding was very important. That was in school, but that was where I was to learn how to think.
Understanding is not the same as knowing, but we are seldom graded about what we know until we face a serious challenge like an illness or a disability.
When we face a health challenge we are best served by knowing because that level is experiential, where understanding can just be symbolic. Healing and coping with a health challenge forces you to explore that depth and see it as a gift.
Without an experiential knowingness, our thinking symbolically represents understanding and though we may feel confident with our thoughts our awareness seldom leaves our thinking mind. A health challenge demands more than a symbolic understanding; our awareness has to enter our body so change can happen.
If we are satisfied with a symbolic understanding, we are trapped in our minds. Norman Cousins use to say that awareness is curative. That is where our awareness leaves the level of thinking and explores the body. If understanding was curative doctors would never get sick, but that is not true.
We need to develop the ability to have our awareness explore beyond thinking. The grade we get is not given to us by an external teacher, the real test is found in the quality of your life and your ability to deal with your health. Beyond symbolic understanding you find qualities that support consciously coping with a disability or an illness.
At that depth quality supports healing and gives you resources that allow you to cope with tragedy without compromising the quality of your entire life. I refer to it as the Wisdom of your Body and that is the qualities we all need to be able to deal with health challenges.
Another area where understanding too often is over rated is in relationships. Clear understanding is important, but no thinking can replace the Wisdom of the Body when it comes to expressing your heart. If awareness is trapped on the thinking level, it is as though the line is busy when your heart has something to say. Any relationship that has quality has to receive from the Wisdom of the Body.
I think that is true in every area of our life; we need to include the Wisdom of the Body, which brings an experiential knowingness into our life. If all we do is focus on our thoughts and don’t trust this inner wisdom, the line will be busy when our deepest wisdom has something to say.
Marc Lerner teaches how to deal with challenges from the Wisdom of the Body. Go to http://lifeskillsinc.com for a free e-book and info on Life Skills Inc. I feel the most we can do is receive the Wisdom of our Body and become active partners with professionals.
© Marc Lerner 2007
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