Wellness

SAT., OCT. 9, 1982, 6:15 AM
PHOENIX, HILTON

You are here, o son, as you promised, and in consideration of those sleeping you are in a strange position. You are experienced enough now with this meditation that an awkward position now and then should cause no trouble… could even be welcomed. But today you are part of a presentation on wellness, so why shouldn’t you expect some thoughts of Mine on this important concept. Naturally, I shall give you My bias, and you’ll then have to decide what you can and should use this morning when it is your turn to talk.

Wellness is an holistic term. In reality it should be synonymous with health, but in practice it has more of an holistic connotation, while health is still, seen by many, as applying only to body and mind. Wellness, then, more naturally includes the condition and functioning of spirit, and this, of course, is My major interest.

For wellness to be acknowledged there must be a well developed spirit. This is both theoretical and pragmatic. That is, you can define wellness as having a spiritual component, even that one which unifies and coordinates and facilitates. Also as you assess wellness in yourself or another (even others or groups) you shall see attitudes and behaviors that show concern for others, that point to purpose in life and, often, that show forth a relationship with Me, in one of the many forms that such relationships can have.

When wellness is in evidence there is a vibrant quality to the personality, a zest for life and all that it offers. Physical strength and stamina are available and are utilized. Resistance to disease and infection is high. A well person has taken advantage of opportunities to learn, and is ever eager for more learning. No day goes by for she who is well without some learning, of which she is aware and appreciative. The well person also can utilize the knowledge he has. Forgetting is minimal in those who are truly well.

Emotions are an important aspect of wellness. When you are well you feel emotions more keenly and appropriately, which can include those usually considered negative, such as anger, hate, and jealousy. All emotions should not be expressed directly, but if one is felt it must be managed some way. Wellness gives that capacity, even when emotions are many and mixed.

Then, again, to be well is to feel spirit, in self and in others. The one who can be called well has a reasonably developed spirit, and her life activities naturally continue that development. An important evidence of this is in interactions with others. The well person, “without trying” is sensitive to the needs of others and does what is possible to meet those needs, even when such behavior is not directly beneficial to self (or so it seems). The well human is not self-consciously trying to be helpful and considerate… that person just “is”, even when concern for self is more reasonable.

So well persons like other people… though there is a range of difference in how social and gregarious individuals are. That is an aspect of personality (which may have been influenced by upbringing) rather than of spirit. In other words, one well person may be very gregarious, while another may be shy and more comfortable with aloneness. Yet each has a concern that represents spirit.