Jeremy and I have always believed that everything in life happens for a reason. According to Google, a synchronicity is “the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.” Everything that has led to my healing has been synchronous.
First, my religious upbringing. I was born and raised a Christian. Until I graduated from high school and lived on my own, I was in church every Sunday. I was baptized at 13, by my own choice. God was an ever present entity in my life. After I moved out of my parents’ home, I stopped going to church. I never stopped believing in God, I just felt like most churches that I had experienced did not represent for me what God wanted. I always felt judged, looked down upon for choices I made in my life and I generally didn’t feel like I belonged in the church. To me, God was unconditional in his love, but the church was full of conditions I wasn’t able(or willing?) to live up to.
Second, Dr. Joe Dispenza’s 9 week online course that was purchased for us by a friend. The fact that this friend, who we’re rarely in contact with, was”led” to reach out at this specific time in our lives when I was searching for hope/help anywhere I could find it was not pure coincidence. I was at the end of my rope and didn’t know where to turn for help. Through Dr. Joe’s work with meditation and mindfulness I found exactly what I needed!
Third, the movie, The Secret. It wasn’t until after watching this movie that I understood that blind faith was required to heal. I had always put everything I had into every therapy I tried, but in the back of my mind I don’t know that I truly believed I would get better. I was resigned to the fact that this was my destiny and I would be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. After watching the movie, I knew that if I believed with unwavering faith in healing, it could be my new future.
Fourth, the pandemic which led to us all being quarantined together for 6 weeks and the boys and I for 5 months (so far). I know that for many these have been trying times and I’m so sorry for the trials it has caused. We have been fortunate that it has not been a hardship for us. It has allowed us the time to rest and reset and stop being in “go” mode constantly. Without this time, we would not have been able to immerse ourselves 110% into the 9 week course that would change our lives.
Finally, the book God on Your Own: Finding a Spiritual Path Outside Religion by Joseph Dispenza. (NOT Dr. Joe Dispenza from the online course!) I am a voracious reader. After my “healing epiphany”, I googled Dr. Joe Dispenza’s thoughts on God because he never says anything in the course about it. I found God on Your Own written by Joseph Dispenza. I didn’t realize until a month after I read it (in 2 days…I couldn’t put it down!) that it had NO ties whatsoever to Dr. Joe Dispenza and the online course. However, I needed to experience both to get to where I am today. The universe was sending me pretty clear signals at this point!
And so my self-healing journey truly begins…