There’s a really simple answer to this, but it might be a hard pill to swallow … at least at first.

Within a few hours of receiving your question, a book by Aussie author Craig Harper outlining 30 principles for a better life, landed on my desk. While it is filled with great anecdotes, the phrase that stood out to me to help answer your question was: “We are both the problem and the solution.” Powerful stuff.

There is so much material available about how we create our own reality – it is the cornerstone of modern self-help philosophy. Putting it into practice can seem difficult for us humans. However, it is a big part of why we are here – to master our own destiny. Rather than feeling like we are powerless when it comes to our life experiences (such as being sick), we have to look beyond our self-limiting beliefs about what is possible.

Being constantly ill can feel like a vicious cycle because it can be challenging to feel anything else other than the physical symptoms at the time. The key is to re-focus. It’s about switching from feeling negative emotions about the situation to feeling positive emotions, without creating further resistance. There are a number of ways to do this.

- For fast results, stop telling the sickness story. Every time we describe our ailments and illnesses to others, we are sending out a vibrational frequency to bring in more of the same. 

- Start a positivity journal. When you feel unwell, write down all of the things that feel ‘right’ in your life. Appreciation has the power to reverse a negative downward spiral.

- Know that physical symptoms are your body’s way of getting a message to you. Often it is the only way we will listen, take notice and make changes. What is your body trying to tell you? Where can you take better care of yourself? Where can you make changes?

Once again, I deferred to my self-help masters, Esther and Jerry Hicks, through the Teachings of Abraham. Thinking about your question, I shuffled their Law of Attraction cards and received “My Thoughts Are in Harmony with Health.”

You deserve to have good health – we all do. It all comes down to how much you are resisting or allowing good health into your life.  

Because this is such a big subject I’ll be adding extra material onto my blog at www.messagesfromtheheart.com.au where I post the columns after they are published. In the meantime, consider your question as a positive step in the right direction. 

Send your questions for Sharon to editor@areanews.com.au