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Get Well Therapy
By Clair Bradshaw, R. W. Alley Abbey Press
Copyright © 1996 Clair Bradshaw
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4976-8029-6
CHAPTER 1
1.
Accept the uncertainty of recovery. You cannot know every twist and turn of your journey toward healing. Rest in the only certainty there is—God's embracing love for you.
2.
Write down your fears and seal them in an envelope addressed to God. Trust that the Creator has already read what's inside.
3.
Choose to be brave. Having courage doesn't mean that you're without fear. It means only that you've decided to act upon life in spite of those fears.
4.
Make a commitment to optimism. Though you can't choose your circumstances, you can choose how you respond to them. Having a positive outlook is a choice, not something that just happens to you.
5.
Give yourself the time you need to heal. Even if you're usually patient, waiting for recovery can be frustrating. Don't try to race ahead to where you think you should be. Now is the time to listen to your body—like an understanding parent who sets a slower pace to accommodate a child's shorter stride.
6.
The healing process is often a mystery, and doctors' prognoses are only predictions based on averages. They don't take into account how unique you are. Remember that you're the expert about your body and what you're able to do.
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Excerpted from Get Well Therapy by Clair Bradshaw, R. W. Alley. Copyright © 1996 Clair Bradshaw. Excerpted by permission of Abbey Press.
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