Discovering YOU Magazine September 2023 Issue | Seite 45

THE SPIRIT IN YOU

Studies have found that emotional wellness or a lack thereof can be a major factor for many sicknesses and diseases such as some forms of cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and obesity.

I know firsthand the importance of emotional wellness and how its absence will directly affect your life. I am a cancer survivor, and it has been some years now since I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Although no one in the medical field told me this, I strongly believe that the illness was due to stress and emotional instability. Because of being in and out of toxic relationships, I harbored unforgiveness and bitterness in my heart. I had a tumor in my chest the size of a large lemon (9cm). God spoke to my heart and said, "Think it not strange that they found a tumor near your heart."

I decided to make some drastic life changes by taking control of my life from the inside out. I have discovered that there are five keys to emotional wellness and they are the following:

1.Eat Right, Feel Right (You are what you eat).

2.Free Yourself from Toxic Relationships.

3."Forgive and Forgive Again". Let go of the past.

4."Sound off". Find someone you trust to talk about your problems and concerns.

5.Love the skin you are in. "Accept who you are before you become what you can be".

Remember, emotional wellness is very important and affects every area of your life. Do not take this area of your life for granted. If you are truly looking for peace of mind, joy, and happiness, it must start within. If your life is emotionally unstable, please, get the help you need. You are worth it! (Isaiah 61:3)

"Remember, emotional

wellness is

very important

and affects

every area of

your life. Do not

take this area

of your life

for granted."