Would you rather be ill than healthy?

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Do you really want to be heathy. In my clinic we do regular small group 'wisdom circles' which are about tapping into either your own inner wisdom, calling on others in the group to offer their wisdom, or looking at how a favourite hero, saint, god or loved wise would might respond to your request. At a morning session that was being held for a full day.We had a chap who was very ill, he was about 55 years old and he wanted to be well(he said), when questioned , which is done gently and more of an enquiry, he was asked what he would do if he was well. He was not sure about this, we asked him if he had thought about the possibility of wellnes, he said he felt it was not possible, he could not remember being well. When we asked him if he had any reason to be ill, he was angry and frustrated. We asked ok what would you lose if you were well, what would change. He was amazed at his own response, which was' the ladies at my clib would not fuss around me, and the neighbours would not pop in to see me and help me, I would not get benefits, I would have to get a job...... as so on. He was shocked at his reply and began to cry and laugh at the same time.He did not stay for the afternoon session, he came to me and said he had his answers and it was a better life being ill, he laughed at this accepatnce of his own denial and said' I dont think i will ever feel as ill again, I just am!' How about you, do you think you get more out of your life being ill, and if you do acknowledging that could change your life and the way you condemn your illness. Whatever you come up with know that when we see the truth of it , 'it' always feels better.