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I broke down into tears this week as I was in Savasana after my yoga dance class. Deep waves of gratitude filled me as I remembered that 4 years ago the doctors agreed I WOULD be in a wheelchair and I was advised that I should not be taking yoga dance. I had given up hope of dancing regularly ever again. Instead, I have not only healed myself of all the dis-eases but 4 years later I am almost 3 years healed and I am healthier than I remember EVER being. I joined a belly dance troupe recently (at 40 years of age) and enjoy yoga dance class every week. I had all but given up on myself but it was in surrendering that the resources to heal came into my life. There is a HUGE different between giving up and surrendering and I would like to explain that to you and give you some tools to do just that.
Definitions:
“Giving Up” – to cease making an effort; resign oneself to failure
“Surrender” – To abandon oneself entirely (to a powerful emotion or influence); give into
Giving Up
Giving up is the ultimate disbelief in yourself and what you are truly capable of. It is telling yourself that no way, no how will anything change to make your situation better. When you dwell in this emotion — what do you think this brings into your life?
I was ill for over six years and believed I had done “everything I could”. I had been to doctors and more doctors and tests and more tests and they all pointed to the same thing…. I had several chronic diseases and would in fact be getting WORSE not better. I joined several “support” groups but quickly found out most of them were only supporting me when I was talking about how awful my life was or what medications I was on. Few were actually telling me to look on the bright side and NONE mentioned the HOPE of healing. I read books and more books on living with chronic illness and disease. Several of those books even suggested me having a small funeral for my “old” self since I would never be the same and moving on from there. I had tried no meds, lots of meds, no exercise, gentle exercise, took all the doctors advice on what and what not to eat and a vitamin regimen…. NOTHING made me feel better and EVERYTHING I felt was sealing my fate.
I had given up on ME but what I was not realizing was there are two me’s. There is the physical me – the human side – the bones, tissues and organs that work without our conscious thought. There is also my soul — the REAL true me – the part connected to everyone and everything in this marvelous Universe of ours. In giving up on the “me” as a whole I was telling my body and soul I was sick and there was no way out. I was repeating my diagnoses and while I was not in any way clinically “depressed” and still had the joy of my family and friends – I had destined myself to a life of pain.
Giving up meant I thought I had tried “everything” that I knew of. I HAD to know all my options, right? I did all the things doctors suggested, I have a BA in psychology and was pulling tricks from my studies out of the bag, I was reaching out to others with similar illnesses for support and options….. I tried ALL the “HOWS” I knew of and was NOT getting any better.
Surrender
One of my closest friends, Alissa Christine had mentioned the movie “The Secret” no less than 10 times prior to me watching it. She lives in Florida so we keep in touch via phone. When we talked I would say, “nope, haven’t watched it yet” and she would repeat, “I think you really need to see this movie Jen”. My husband, Ray got it for us as a Christmas present in 2006 and I watched it twice in two days. Suddenly I KNEW I HAD to surrender the thought that I had “done all I could do”. I had to surrender to the fact that I WAS more than the human body that encased me. I had to surrender to trusting there was some part inside me that DID have the capability to heal. No, 100% of The Secret did NOT resonate…. but there were a few lines in the movie that caused me to really stop and look at how I had been dealing with my diseases and pain over the last 6 years. MAYBE I had concentrated too much on my logical mind and the HOW to cope. MAYBE I needed to leave it up to that part of me that was bigger than my physical being. MAYBE I was the one putting limits on my body by the messages the doctors and I were sending it.
Most of us live by our ego and all the programmed messages in a sort of “auto pilot” mode the MAJORITY of the time. Truth is, this is not acting as who WE truly are but basically out of who we are USED to being. When you start to pay attention to your emotions and self talk, begin asking yourself WHY you are feeling, acting, or saying the things you are – you quickly realize you are much more than you imagined. We are all connected and we are all MUCH more powerful than we ever were told. We are all the same and in fact we are all ONE. We ALL have access to the same resources and information even though at times we can convince ourselves that we are all alone. There are many ways to “surrender” and just plain say “I do NOT know it all, I am RELEASING all attachments to the HOW and I am leaving it up to God/The Universe to supply me with WHAT I need to move forward”. The POWER in that is astounding. WE personally do NOT need to KNOW consciously the HOWS. In accessing JUST the information that has been given to us up until now (and that we have retained) we are limiting ourselves tremendously. In meditation you can receive thoughts and answers you had never even fathomed before because you are QUIETING your conscious mind and allowing the inner you to surface. I found a wonderful post online about WAYS to surrender:
The Top Ten Ways To Surrender to The Flow:
1. Get that there IS a flow and that it’s bigger than you are.
2. When facing a problem, seek to solve it immediately, taking the path of least resistance.
3. Get that you don’t know what you don’t know, but that the flow does. Trust.
4. Get that the physical universe never lies. If something is “off,” so are you.
5. Seek to understand your environment and it’s affects on you, even more than seeking to understand yourself.
6. Get that your body often knows more than you mind or heart does. Listen to your body if you’re not sure what to do.
7. Get that there is an ebb and flow; sometimes it’s wise to do nothing.
8. Get that the flow changes and you’ll need to adapt with it.
9. Get that you affect the flow around you, even though the flow around you is bigger than you.
10. Get that you want to BECOME the flow, not just be carried along BY the flow.
Differences
What do you think? Do you SEE the difference between “giving up” and surrender? Have you been going in circles over a certain decision and/or path in your life telling yourself “you MUST KNOW the answer”? Have you “given up” because you have “tried everything?”. If so, it is time to Surrender this issue to your Higher Self and Trust the way will be shown. I often say it is like breadcrumbs when you ask for help and you certainly need to be awake and paying attention to even notice there are breadcrumbs there. This is another reason I love Reconnective Healing so much. It does “reconnect” you in a more extreme way to your inner self and those breadcrumbs become bigger (sometimes the whole loaf is dropped on your head instead). 
I am very aware that we are all connected and in the unlimited-ness of being practicing Reconnective Healing. Yet, I too get stuck in some habits and feeling “I must consciously be able to figure this out”. Ahh old habits die hard and whenever I am AWARE enough to remove my ego OUT of the equation and surrender to the fact that I DO need help, I won’t “Give Up” but I MUST “Surrender” – answers come quickly. I feel the difference in the definitions are: Giving Up – giving up on yourself versus Surrendering — giving up on the attachments and forgetting about the HOWS.
I would LOVE your comments on this one. Have you surrendered and seen results? Do you feel there is a difference between giving up and surrendering?
I was a HUGE fan of both Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush growing up. When they made this duet BOY was I happy and in love with this song – it is still one of my very favorite song over 20 years later. 
I find this song to be perfect for the post. What do you think? The lyrics are beautiful as are these 2 different videos for it… Hope you enjoy…
Lyrics “Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush
“Don’t Give Up”
In this proud land we grew up strong
we were wanted all along
I was taught to fight, taught to win
I never thought I could fail
no fight left or so it seems
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
I’ve changed my face, I’ve changed my name
but no one wants you when you lose
don’t give up
‘cos you have friends
don’t give up
you’re not beaten yet
don’t give up
I know you can make it good
though I saw it all around
never thought I could be affected
thought that we’d be the last to go
it is so strange the way things turn
drove the night toward my home
the place that I was born, on the lakeside
as daylight broke, I saw the earth
the trees had burned down to the ground
don’t give up
you still have us
don’t give up
we don’t need much of anything
don’t give up
’cause somewhere there’s a place
where we belong
rest your head
you worry too much
it’s going to be alright
when times get rough
you can fall back on us
don’t give up
please don’t give up
‘got to walk out of here
I can’t take anymore
going to stand on that bridge
keep my eyes down below
whatever may come
and whatever may go
that river’s flowing
that river’s flowing
moved on to another town
tried hard to settle down
for every job, so many men
so many men no-one needs
don’t give up
’cause you have friends
don’t give up
you’re not the only one
don’t give up
no reason to be ashamed
don’t give up
you still have us
don’t give up now
we’re proud of who you are
don’t give up
you know it’s never been easy
don’t give up
’cause I believe there’s the a place
there’s a place where we belong
This is such a wonderful post Jenny. Too often people don’t understand the diffrence between letting go and giving up. When you let go, you trust. When you give up you don’t. You don’t have to know “how”, but if you trust – “how” will come sometimes miraculously. I experienced it so many times in my life.
Thank you for this post and for sharing your amazing story once again with us!
Lana – DreamFollowers Blog´s last blog ..Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work
Hi Lana,
Thank you and you got it! Letting go is trust and while I know it can be hard at times to let our egos and our “supposed to’s” go — there is such beauty and power in it. Often things did not go the way we thought because we are too attached or there is a better result somewhere else…. just being open to that possibility can open so many doors that were invisible before.
Thanks so much for reading and for your thoughtful comment.
Love, Jenny
Hi Jenny. This is a wonderful article. You so very clearly explained the difference between giving up and surrendering. I often encounter people who confuse acceptance or surrender with giving up or resignation. As you so clearly point out they are NOT the same thing. Great job!
I don’t know why, but I really latched onto this:
“Get that your body often knows more than you mind or heart does. Listen to your body if you’re not sure what to do.”
I’ve been absorbing some new ideas about how connected the mind and body are and what happens in rare cases when these connections are lost. It’s all amazing and fascinating.
I went through a period of illness and healed myself when I quit going to doctors. I think more often than not, if we get back to what is natural for us and not artificial, the body will heal itself.
Stephen – Rat Race Trap´s last blog ..Should You Trust Your Intuition?
I really like how you’ve pointed out the difference between giving up and surrendering. I’ve found the power of letting go in my own life to me immense. Through non-doing (letting go, surrendering) everything gets done. Merge fully with the Tao (the way) and life becomes effortless. Such words from thousands of years ago still resonate with power today.
I’ve also found your experience with initially just somehow not getting around to watching the Secret is typical of almost everyone I’ve seen in my personal experience who needs something like the Secret or What the Bleep Do We Know the most. Those who need these things the greatest seem to have this weird resistance that holds them back. I’ve seen this time and again. It is a very strange phenomena that really frustrated me at first. Now I know to just let whatever happens happen.
Stephen
Stephen´s last blog ..The Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Hi Jenny!
Oh this is such a beautiful post and so dear to you and your heart indeed, I can see why!
I will begin by saying, I am so, so, so proud of you and happy for you and a ton of other wonderful emotions that are sweeping over me at the moment. My God – here you are a true miracle! This is why I do know that miracles do happen – because of people and stories like yours.
Except that if we look deeper, we realize that it is not so much a miracle as it is our natural state of being. We are magnificent creators when we realize it!
So yes, I definitely see the difference between surrender and giving up. Often today I try to stay conscious as Abraham Hicks say of flowing “down the river, not upstream” and that to me is surrender.
Thank you so very much for sharing your amazing story of healing with us all – you are such an incredible inspiration for so many, and in so many ways
Many continued blessings to you!
Evita´s last blog ..Evolving Being In Action: Marcomé
Hi Jenny,
I find so much hope and beauty in your story…and of where you came from and where you are today. It just really says to me that there’s so much more to us than what meets the eye (or the microscope or stethoscope). I believe very much that this other thing is our spirit, our core – our “who we are…really”. So, surrendering, and trusting in that inner guidance (which I believe is connected to something much greater) can be so powerful and moving. Jenny, your life journey is a true example of that, and I’m completely drawn in by this.
While on a smaller scale, I have experienced the beauty of surrender a few years back – when I surrendered to the core of me. what I’ve found is that I’m now much more connected with what matters in my life – and I’m happier, and more compassionate. Through this journey for me, I’ve come to see love as a real cornerstone in who I am, and what life means. And that’s all because I surrendered to that voice deep within…and let that voice be heard…
Jenny, I find much peace here tonight as I read your words.
Love,
Lance
Lance´s last blog ..RAOKA: Kindness
Excellent Article! There is so much Power in Surrender — I can not control the uncontrollable and everything other than my thoughts and reactions are uncontrollable!
The Power is when I let go – when I make peace with a situation – I can control how I react to it – what thoughts I allow to run around in my head – what vibrations I am sending out to the Universe.
I have had to surrender on different levels throughout the years – at first it was difficult for me to do – as I had those committee members rambling in my head telling me that surrender was defeat! But as I let go I found so much of my power… Today I am quick to surrender – let go – listen to my body – my inner voice and follow it no matter what anyone else says.
Thanks Jenny!
Ellie Walsh´s last blog ..Law of Attraction Carnival #56
Hi Stephen, (@ratracetrap)
Thank you so much for your kind words Stephen — I am so happy you enjoyed my post.
This one was one of those that “just comes” and I, myself had a hard time fully understanding the difference between giving up and surrendering so it was also therapeutic to write about it! 
Part of my healing too was when I stopped going to doctors… I was going 3-4 times a week for blood-work and tests and I guess it is no surprise that I kept getting “bad results” and lots of pitying looks and messages. I know the value of conventional medicine but I still scratch my head at how the Western world could just “throw out” thousands of years of Eastern medicine and think of our bodies as just machines when we are SO much more than that. Ok – sorry got me on a sensitive topic there!
Yes, in quieting the mind and listening to the body we CAN receive messages. The hard part is making sure it IS what the body is telling us and not what we are thinking it is telling us. For example, when ill, I woke up every day saying “What part will hurt today?” MY body answered with several answers…. “hmmm… let’s start with your legs, your arms, and throw in nausea for good measure..”
THAT is what I THOUGHT it was saying but I was answering for it – the typical symptoms I was told I would HAVE to live with every day….
Now it’s interesting because as a medical intuitive and when I do reconnective healing I often feel the sensations of the body part of the client but do NOT interpret them as pain — I actually get messages (information) about those parts…(usually it is the one that has caused them discomfort in the past)…. This is VERY different and I do feel we can ALL tap into this. With what you are studying you might also find medical intuition interesting — Judith Orloff’s audio course is brilliant for learning it.
Ok Stephen — you got me going on a BUNCH of topics related here.
Thanks so much again for reading and for your comments. 
With Love and Gratitude,
Jenny
Hi Stephen, (@balancedexistence)
It is interesting that we often resist the way that will help… It used to frustrate me too — especially as a coach when I felt I KNEW something would help but the client was resisting. I HAD to look at this differently and looking at my own dis-ease allowed me do that. I was NOT ready to heal before I did. I NEEDED to learn the messages and lessons (no matter HOW harsh they seemed at the time) BEFORE I was ready to be well. Those sick years were ones I will always be the most grateful for as they made me KNOW life is SUCH a gift and just how much the mind and body are connected. Through my healing I found my passion but if the material was given to me even a month before I don’t feel I would have been in the right space to “receive it”.
You are so right — the words of the Tao are so “right on” and it is us and our minds that make life so complicated. Imagine if we were told jut HOW EASY and effortless life could be FROM the beginning?
By surrendering we truly are in the flow and are living life to our fullest potential instead of getting in our own way.
Wonderful to hear from you Stephen and a HUGE congrats on your first video. I look forward to seeing many more!
Thanks so much for your comments.
Love,
Jenny
Hi Evita,
Thanks so much for your sweet words.
We are all miracles and truly limitless in our natural state of being. 
It is the ego-ic mind and our messages learned that can sure get in the way of that! I love the quote and yes, when we allow ourselves to float we don’t tired like when we are rowing upstream….and life SURE is a lot easier! I have often said I am my own worst enemy and am TRYING to get better at that! 
Ummm reframe — “I AM getting better at that”! 
I am so very grateful for my experience and I remember clearly those first few days, weeks, months that it was sinking in I AM HEALTHY AND NOT IN PAIN ANYMORE…. WOW! Talk about feeling like I was re-born! As time went on I just ASSUME my health now and because of that I can count the number of sniffles I have even had over the last 3 years not to mention NO PAIN (Unless I work out too hard).
To be in a belly dance troupe and performing at 40, when dance was SUCH a major part of my life for so long (but I thought it was DONE) – brings me such joy — it is even hard to put into words.
For a while I did NOT like looking back at my old self because I would get VERY sad and judgmental but now I can do it (mostly) with gratitude which obviously is a much healthier way of looking at it!
I still get these little twinges of sadness sometimes when I get a flash of an image of my old self but I know it is all in perfect order and it is what brought me to this very moment now which is so very beautiful.
Thank you Evita for your kind words and for your friendship. They mean so much and you are such an inspiration to me too!
Lots of Love, xo
Jenny
Hi Lance,
I feel that voice inside all of us is there — waiting for us to be ready to listen…. Almost like tuning into a radio station that isn’t coming in well — we need to do things to make those messages come in clearly. Silence and quiet time for self is a wonderful way, time in nature and most importantly NOTICING that we ARE more than our flesh and bones.
The part that gets me sad is the absolute diagnoses and prognoses that are given to people. I must have seen doctors hundreds of times during my illnesses and not ONCE was the option of healing or improving given. THIS is a major reason WHY I write and what I hope someday is talked about openly in the medical community. Even if doctors said “in most cases “x”…. BUT there are cases where people have gotten better….” Having hope — even if it is a tiny bit can allow a miracle to occur.
Happy and compassionate is how I always see you Lance – you give so much to so many – it is beautiful to watch! We are all connected — to each other and to something MUCH greater than us as humans can wrap our heads fully around.
I love hearing from you Lance – thank you for taking the time to comment and for all you do.
Much Love,
Jenny
Hi Ellie,
How right you are, “I can not control the uncontrollable and everything other than my thoughts and reactions are uncontrollable”. How simple it all seems, huh?
Thanks so much for your comments and brilliant insight. I find it easy to surrender in most areas of my life but still find myself still clinging in others… I’m workin’ on it!
I KNOW it is the answer in all areas — funny how we get “stuck” in our own minds sometimes! Ahh but life would be boring if we weren’t always learning so I am grateful for the journey!
Will miss you Wednesday but hope you have a BLAST and hope to see you next month.
Thanks again Ellie.
Lots of Love, xo
Jenny
Dear Jenny, you share an inspiring story and inspire people to remember that what they hear outside themselves does not have to affect their internal focus and attitude. Love the costumes!
Liara Covert´s last blog ..Be in heaven now
Jenny, this is truly an inspiring read. I love the fact that you have made the distinction between giving up and letting go. Sometimes we have to let go to get what we want in life and I am glad it has worked out okay for you.
Steven Aitchison´s last blog ..Guided Meditation – Forest Walk
You are such an inspiration to us all, Jenny. I am not sure if given the same circumstance, I’d be half as courageous. You are a great example to us all on the power of healing through the mind! Thanks about sharing the importance of letting go and surrendering the process to the divine.
Evelyn Lim´s last blog ..Make Peace with Time
Hi Liara,
Thanks on the costumes – that was my belly dancing outfit for the performance (sure made it easy for Halloween) and Ray won for best costume at the place we performed. VERY FUN night!
Once again you put so simply and beautifully the message of my post, “remember that what they hear outside themselves does not have to affect their internal focus and attitude”.
I love your comments and am so grateful for your knowledge and friendship Liara.
Thank you!
Much Love, xo
Jenny
Hi Steven,
Thank you – it has definitely worked out well for me whenever I can get my ego to let go… There are still some areas it is firmly holding onto and I am working on it! Seems like it SHOULD be so easy — “let go and let God” — ahhh those words just SOUND Heavenly.
Our ego can be pretty tough sometimes as well as those messages that we have heard, believed and lived from for all of our lives.
Thanks Steven for reading and commenting. LOVED your last guided meditation… that is another way to get in such a relaxed state it becomes easier to let go…. thanks for your inspiring work.
Love,
Jenny
Hi Evelyn,
Hmm.. courageous – funny I never think of myself that way.
Just sick of being sick and finally being open to ANYTHING instead of thinking I could figure it all out myself…. It took over 6 years to reach that point but I am very thankful I did while my children were still young so they can remember “healthy mommy”. 
I think of you as courageous Evelyn and you showed me recently that surrendering is the way. When questions arose on your path … you took the time to surrender and go within and you came out with a beautiful new blog and space. It is wonderful walking similar journeys with you Evelyn – you never cease to inspire me!
Thanks so much for your kind words – they are deeply appreciated!!!
Love, xo
Jenny
I love that Peter Gabriel song! One of my favourites in the inspirational catagory as is your site come to think of it! I’m so glad that your pursuit of yoga has had a positive result.
Blessings,
Keri Eagan
AlternativeHealing*Insight
Keri Eagan´s last blog ..Mutiny at the Asylum!
Yes, I think that points to a common concern people have about the idea of surrendering that spiritual teachers talk about — they equate surrender with giving up — but giving up has a different energy because it’s really just agreeing to tolerate something although you dislike it, like a kid who sulkily agrees to do a chore, and so it’s a form of resistance. Surrender lets go of the dislike of the situation.
Great post, Jenny
Once again you reminded me on how subtle things are around us. Giving up is embracing a losing mindset, while surrendering to the flow is like accepting and melting into another dimension, where there’s no concept of “losing” anymore.
Coincidentally, “Don’t Give Up” is the last sentence from my eBook too
Dragos Roua´s last blog ..Lifestyle Design
Thanks Keri!
Yoga dance is a wonderful part of my life – it always brings me joy as does belly dance now. I am so very grateful I get to experience both of these at all never mind on a weekly basis as I do now. A confirmation that I can never “give up” because anything is possible.
Thanks for your kind words and for taking the time to comment.
Love, Jenny
Hey Chris,
You are so right – they have VERY different energies. Surrender as you say — let’s go of the dislike of the situation or another way to put it — is letting go of judging and naming of that situation. We sometimes hold on so tightly to the result and the Universe knows better… that JOB that we KNEW we SHOULD get — might have been the worst thing for us. Believing that life has flow and that everything is in Divine order – isn’t EASY AT FIRST but IF you are able to get there it does allow everything in life to in fact seem effortless…. Shame us humans complicate stuff so much and hopefully this is something we are all evolving into understanding and putting into practice on a daily basis.
Thanks for your comment Chris – greatly appreciated.
Love,
Jenny
Hi Dragos,
Thank you!
Ahh how beautifully you put it — “surrendering to the flow is like accepting and melting into another dimension, where there’s no concept of “losing” anymore”. It DOES feel like another dimension — a much lighter and happier place when you are “in the flow”. 
I am excited to read your ebook — you are a wonderful writer Dragos. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and read.
Love,
Jenny
Jenny, your story is so inspiring, and I always love when you share pieces of it. I do appreciate that you differentiated between giving up and surrendering. I think giving up is a closing-down state, where there is no joy left, no sense of opening. And I think surrendering is the opposite – a state of opening to possibility. There is a depression and hopelessness in giving up, but a peace in surrendering.
BUT, I have known people who surrendered, who were so filled with love and peace, and who embraced energy teachings, and LOA, etc. and still did not cure cancer or whatnot. I have been inspired by some of these people, who have died gracefully and with incredible peace, and in doing so have left the rest of us with a great transmission and lesson. Perhaps that was their gift to the rest of us, their choice in how to serve, I don’t know.
So I always feel a bit uncomfortable with any teachings that seem to suggest that illness always means a person is closed down, or has given up, or is embracing negativity, in some way. Sometimes, it isn’t the case. Personally I think the world is mysterious, and we can’t always see the reasons for things. So to me, your distinction allows for this possibility – if someone has given up, the light in them is gone. But someone might be truly surrendered, and full of light and love, regardless of their physical circumstance. That is my belief anyway, and I do know not everyone (perhaps including yourself) agrees.
Love always,Lisa
Lisa (mommymystic)´s last blog ..Interview with Paul Martin, author of Original Faith, on the Spiritual Journey
Hi Lisa,
I do agree with you. Illness certainly can serve as our lessons and I believe even be a necessary PART of our existence here. I have also known people who were very open and had tried many (seemingly all natural remedies as well as conventional) and still it was their time to leave this human existence. I have had friends die that were some of the positive people I have EVER known.
That being said I also feel there are many people who WOULD heal and be able to live without medications if they knew more about the alternatives out there and the importance of the mind/body connection. That is why I write here – to educate and hopefully provide the resources people need to feel empowered. When I was ill it was very sad to me that the majority of people I met in my “dis-ease forums” were very negative and HAD given up — there was no hope because they weren’t told hope was even a possibility. I am hoping this will change in my lifetime!
I love hearing from you Lisa and welcome your comments and discussion. Hope all is going wonderful for you.
Lots of Love, xo
Jenny
Jenny Mannion´s last blog ..Don’t Give Up — Surrender Instead to Heal and Move Forward
Jenny, I agree 100% with you, and it is why yours is one of my favorite blogs. I came back because I was afraid what I had written might have come off the wrong way. It was partly prompted by the person I interviewed recently, as he has been through a lot of this…
Lisa (mommymystic)´s last blog ..Interview with Paul Martin, author of Original Faith, on the Spiritual Journey
Hi Lisa,
No worries.
I can’t imagine taking anything you say as harsh – you emit love and light always! 
I understand that there are some that feel that EVERYTHING is brought on ourselves by our actions in this lifetime… so if you are sick you “brought it on yourself”. I don’t hold this vision. I KNOW there are things I did in this lifetime subconsciously that CONTRIBUTED to my illnesses and by facing them I was able to reverse the damage done… this is NOT TRUE for everyone. I think it IS important for people to realize it is not “people’s fault” they are sick really ever…. If it IS past beliefs or habits that contributed to it – firstly it doesn’t mean that is the ONLY reason and secondly it is 99.9% of the time NOT things people have done CONSCIOUSLY. You are ALWAYS welcome to express your beliefs here Lisa – I welcome them and you.
Lots of Love, xo
Jenny
Jenny Mannion´s last blog ..Don’t Give Up — Surrender Instead to Heal and Move Forward