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[Tim Gormley]

I have a question regarding flu like sickness.

I have been trying to focus on breath extensively for the past few days straight and have gotten very sick with the flu. I don't think it is a coincidence because the symptoms get worse the more I focus on breath. Was potentially thinking that my breaths could be too hard, thus bringing in too much cold air into my lungs and lowering my body temperature.

Symptoms (feels like the flu):
- Extreme fatigue
- Extreme Coldness (shivering), followed by high fever
- Head Ache
- Dehydration
- Lower back pain, possibly because of slowching or shivering.
- Coughing up yellow shit out of my lungs.
- Lungs are very sensitive, which i believe is the heart of the immune system battle.


I felt 100x better when I woke up and in the morning, but now the symptoms have returned, similiar in timeline to the day before.

Marlen made a comment in the April 9th chat explaining that the body sometimes creatively cleanses itself through fever.

Any insight would be much appreciated.

Tim

[Kristina]

Hey Tim - all I can suggest is to breath and 'be with/as' the physical experience of sickness, do not fight it or resist it. And perhaps suggest to see a doctor if it continues.

Pain/sickness/illness/disease is physical support for us - so perhaps investigate what's been your experience the last few weeks and what comes up in relation to this sickness - there you will find points of self forgiveness, and once you walk it there might be relief. That is all I can offer for support. Maybe more will have some insight.

[JessicaSmith]

Hey, Tim. I noticed that you had some interesting wording within this post.
I have been trying to focus on breath extensively for the past few days straight and have gotten very sick with the flu. Trying=separation.

Here is an interesting quote from my buddy that assisted me. "All it takes is a decision to breathe and than walking the decision is easy. So investigate the starting point of 'trying to breathe' and why it is not yet a decision to breathe."

The flu seems like physical support for yourself to see that we never, 'find,' our breath because every breath is here in this moment.

[Marlen]

Cool support here, spot on within the 'trying' = not being fully directive.

See if the starting point of breathing is not here-as-self but instead you wanting to overcome the flu, which is a battle with no resolution of self-as-life then, meaning: the starting point is not self-support but overcoming the mind which enhances the sickness.


Some supportive notes:

BernardPoolman1 sickness is not pain although it may have pain --that is a design -- pain as process will not be illness related and will subside with self forgiveness

And a fresh reminder:

TimGormley I'm sick Veno. wtf. Major Chest Flu.
Veno TimGormley, in your process - not yet entirely self honest in your writings etc, still writing what will make you look good or okay, while the deep shit is seated/hiding in your secret mind

Wiki entry: Health, Illness

and some past quotes:

‹Bernard› sneezing is when one is realizing or seeing something and the body says--see
‹Bernard› colds and fevers are corrective adjustments in Dna and the sneezing assist with it
‹Bernard› snot-is cool--snot indicate--focus and move self or get sick again soon
Bernard› sinus about the sign and designs in your life that requires direction

‹Bernard› so--use illness to move faster in your process
Bernard› or illness will move you
‹Bernard› in the fever--focus intently on the manifestation you require as support in your life and the skills you want effective

[Tim Gormley]

Cool support.

I like the perspective on using the word "trying".

Thanks for the quotes.

[Maite]

Cool support, guys!

[Anna]

Yes cool!

"Do or Don't - there is no try." - Yoda.