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Live as Your Heart Lives

Nov 30, 2016 10:03AM ● By Lyric Benson Fergusson

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Where your mind wavers,
your heart overcomes.

Your heart can tame any monster,
your heart can devour any fear.

Your heart’s chivalry is incomparable.

Your heart’s genius
outsmarts what’s written on parchment
or etched on stone tablets.

Your heart sees an ogre
as an angel,
Just waiting to be born…
(with a soft kiss).
Are you brave enough to pucker up?

Your mind would rather run from sleeping tigers
that had,
several decades ago,
promised to eat you,
than face the unknowns of life.

Your heart knows that
overwhelming darkness
is a miracle
waiting to happen.

Which lens do you choose to see this world through?

Your heart or your mind?

Baby,
it’s all about perspective.


Source: French Kissing God, a collection of poems by Lyric Benson Fergusson.


This article appears in the December 2016 issue of Natural Awakenings.

Inspiration Health and Fitness Feature National Content December 2016
5 Top Tips to Finding Your Next Doctor

1 Keep an Open Mind! Healthcare has come a long way. Today, you have access to practitioners that branch outside of traditional medicine and aim to identify the root causes of conditions while using alternative treatments that may help you get the relief you need. Just because it’s not a pill, doesn’t make it pseudoscience.

2 Build Your Health Care Team. There is no one doctor that can be the be-all-end-all for your health needs. Be sure to have a team of practitioners with different “lenses” and areas of expertise who will treat the root cause and not just the symptom(s).

3   Environment Influences Healing. Health is multi-factorial. Your mental and emotional environment plays a pivotal role in your healing potential. Your doctors and their staff should create an office atmosphere filled with positivity so you can get the most out of your care.

4 Your Story Matters.  Before you begin any treatment, be sure to have a comprehensive consultation to discuss your health concerns. Find practitioners who welcome questions and will take the time to listen and treat you with respect.

5 Report of Findings. When it comes to our health, we often make decisions without understanding the risk versus benefits. Knowledge is an important part of the healing process and is essential to make conscious, informed health decisions. Find practitioners who take the time to explain their exam findings and the recommendations for treatment in ways that make sense to you.

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