One day, I was at the tail end of an MS exacerbation and I wasn’t able to do everything for my children that I used to do. I had always planned and prepared wonderful activities for my kids. Of course, they did their work around the house, they earned their money, the older kids paid for their own car-insurance. They were becoming responsible, contributing members of society, but I had been able to celebrate life with them! We were so happy!

I was in the kitchen, slowly cooking dinner, trying to hide the tears of mourning in my eyes, when my daughter noticed and asked, “What’s wrong, Mom?” I told her I was feeling sad because I couldn’t do everything that I used to be able to do.

“My greatest sadness,” I told her, “is that I won’t be able to make you happy.”
“But Mom,” Jaimi said, “I am happy.”

It was an “AH-HA Moment!” It came to me that I’m not responsible for my children’s happiness, anyone’s happiness for that matter! We all create our own reality!

Another great lesson that I learned through this MS experience. We truly are the creators of our own universe, no matter what our external circumstances are, we can be truly happy!

PS. This is Jaimi in 2001 and then again graduating high school in 2010.

I have followed Louise Hay since my college days. Back then, I was healthy and productive. I was living my life as a college student, anxious to raise a huge family and give back to the world through the life that I lived. I was graduating college as a Social Service Worker with 3 small children.

Louise Hay teaches in her book, ‘Heal Your Body’, No matter how dire (your) predicament seems to be, I KNOW if (you) are WILLING to do the mental work of releasing and forgiving, almost anything can be healed.”

I believed it then, when I was healthy, but when my health failed, and I worked hard, I began to doubt. I had an attitude that impressed people, but in my heart, I doubted the ability to ever live a healthy life again.

After 47 years of learning, including 16 years with Multiple Sclerosis, I’m finally getting over it! God has the power to miraculously heal me, but He has allowed me to have this adversity to learn. I couldn’t understand why I was having such difficulty learning! Now I can see! I never thought I’d say this, I appreciate the experience!

We need to recognize the power is within! We have been blessed with a body and mind created to be healthy and well. With the help of God, we can create whatever we want. We can have complete health, rewarding relationships, perfect careers, abundance in everything. This is the truth! We can have it all!

We need to take some steps to make it happen!

Step 1. Believe that it is possible. When we are experiencing uncomfortable lives, we sometimes feel there is no hope. We can’t see any way out. It doesn’t seem possible to have peace. For starters we must believe that it is possible! God wants us to have all the good that we want. I believe that we are all connected to God and with God, all things are possible.

Step 2. Let go! Let go of our habits that are creating the poor conditions of our lives. We must be honest with ourselves and understand what we are thinking and feeling. These thoughts create our circumstances. My journey has led me to the understanding that we really do have power over our physical circumstances.
When I was going through the ups and downs of relapsing-remitting MS, I found that I wasn’t able to do many of the things that I was used to doing, the things that I gained my self-esteem from. I felt useless. It was then that I realized I am a “diamond in the rough”. Now I understand my divine worth, and I realize everyone has the same worth, the same value. We are all fabulous creations. With this understanding, we will feel the same love for everyone!

Step 3. Trust our God-given inner power to create the life that we dream of. We must choose to use this power to control our minds to tell ourselves what we want to be. This power is the power to acknowledge the good that is in us, the power to live in the now~ letting the past go. The power to create affirmations that will lead us into the area we want to be. As we realize that our thoughts and our words are our power.

BELIEVE, LET GO, TRUST AND DO! We’ll Get Over It! And We’ll Have All We Want! Perhaps not in life life time, but I will walk again!