tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post4589993417168139427..comments2024-01-17T04:14:40.892-05:00Comments on A Pastor's Cancer Diary: July 7, 2011 – Unbending Our ThoughtsCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-42835546496909827822011-07-11T23:38:36.586-04:002011-07-11T23:38:36.586-04:00Ronni, this is similar to Barbara Ehrenreich's...Ronni, this is similar to Barbara Ehrenreich's point in her insightful book, Bright-Sided:<br />http://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/brightsided.htm<br />Positive thinking is only a part of the healing process. You're quite right in saying we shouldn't ascribe magical powers to it. I actually addressed this in a sermon not long ago:<br />http://tinyurl.com/66gcxghCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-47981044129168099292011-07-10T21:10:55.746-04:002011-07-10T21:10:55.746-04:00Thank you for being so clear in the last paragraph...Thank you for being so clear in the last paragraph in which you write that thought patterns can influence how well we live with the disease rather than writing, as many people do, that thought patterns can influence the outcome. It really upsets me when someone like Bernie Siegal writes that a positive outlook can improve outcome. That makes people think that if they don't do well, it is somehow their fault. I had a young, beautiful friend (in her 40s) who had the best outlook ever, yet she died of lung cancer.Ronni Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036024135497392070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-33162727877029016982011-07-07T16:04:14.671-04:002011-07-07T16:04:14.671-04:00VERY INTERESTING.
GRANNYVERY INTERESTING.<br /><br />GRANNYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com