Is the flu going to get you?  How to avoid catching a cold

“Health is the consciousness of the unreality of pain and disease; or, rather, the absolute consciousness of harmony and of nothing else” Mary Baker Eddy

Have you ever wondered if Mother Teresa worried about hugging the sick and less fortunate?  And there is Amma ji, the hugging mother, who still hugs thousands a day; even those who are ill or unwashed.  I’m sure these women did not worry about picking up germs!  What they did was embody a state of well-being: a consciousness of health! 

Getting back to catching flu or a cold, I think yes, if you think you will catch it, you will.  Over the years, I have cleaned up my sloppy thinking and I am healthier during all seasons because of my thinking and eating habits!  Refrain from allowing past flu episodes, colds and allergies to dictate how present and future health should be, nor does it mean, one should be sloppy in eating or lifestyle, and leave health totally up to positive thinking. Don’t worry yourself sick!

When you feel weakness in the body, give yourself a complete rest for a few hours.  Avoid the mindset of weakness and complaining!  Practice optimism and focus on happy thoughts!   Simply rest, stay calm and practice long deep breathing many times throughout the day.  In addition, keep yourself warm and do minimal activity.  Drink mostly hot water throughout the day along with other hot drinks like soup broth, miso soup and or herbal teas.  The body knows how to heal, just be gentle and soothe yourself.

Well, when I feel a little under the weather, my favorite hot drink consists of one cup of hot water with one half fresh lemon or lime squeezed, 1/4 tsp cayenne, 1/4 tsp cumin powder, 1/4 tsp ginger powder, 1/4 tsp coriander powder and 1/3 tsp sea salt or black salt. 

“The average disease would be practically harmless if it were not for the life and the power that it receives from the patient. We magnify our ills, and thus make them worse, and we increase their life and power by living for them and placing ourselves at their mercy. If we would look upon an ailment as insignificant, and then proceed to arouse the finer elements and forces of mind and body, those elements that can undermine and remove any conditions, we would soon restore perfect health and order.” Christian Larson