GratitudeLog

Hi Petra. Have you ever read about CJ Scarlet's story? Her story is on on Marci Shimmoff's book "Happy for no Reason" . Marci Shimmoff is one of "The Secret" teachers.

"When CJ Scarlet was told by her doctor in 2002 that her debilitating, long-term autoimmune conditions (lupus and scleroderma) had caused her to develop a progressive heart and lung condition, het life came to a screeching halt. Desperately ill, she struggled to make the best of her remaining time, but her overwhelming fear and misery overrode her attempts to be happy and robbed her of hope. One day, while meeting with a Tibetan Buddhist lama, she poured out her troubles, expecting to receive sympathy. Instead, the Lama ordered her to stop feeling sorry for herself and focus her attention on the happiness of others.

Out of obedience, curiosity, and more than a bit of boredom, she began praying for and actively helping others. She noticed that when she helped someone, she felt a flush of happiness. She began to do larger things, like giving her cane to a woman who was struggling to walk and volunteering at the Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina. Then the most amazing thing happened—the happier she became, the better she felt, until her physical problems—all of them—began reversing themselves!"

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