unit 6

I first must determine what are my priorities and what practices will assist with this shift in developing this quadrant of my being and work towards flourishing in this under-developed area of my life.
I need to create a line of development in my journal (blog), set goals, time lines and identify what practices will take me toward my goal.
For example I am going to chose an urgent area I need to develop and I think it falls into the pscho-spiritual quadrant.
Urgent area: Believing that God would heal me if I sought healing.
What area of my life impacts this problem?  Spiritual trust and (it's about me/not God).
Do I seek medical treatment for this ailment? Yes I have, I've been to the dentist 6 times for root canals.
I floss every night religiously and periodically during the day.
I wear a mouth guard every night.
I brush 2x a day and rinse with special mouth wash.
I eat healthy foods such as lots of fresh veggies. At least one meal is all veggies.
I only drink 1 glass of soda per day.
I drink plenty of water...
Problem: I automatically think a lump, tenderness or anything 'out of the ordinary' with
my gums or teeth means I need another root canal.
Then I worry and hash over the fact that I now need another root canal & sure as heck I will need one.
I think it is psychosomatic! I have decided to utilize what I've learned about mindfulness and when ever I feel anything 'wierd' in my HEALTHY mouth I will NOT allow any idea's of "oh no, this is happening again!, oh god I can't afford to go to the dentist!, I wish I had no teeth" type talk  the continuous thinking of 'the inevitable' is happening.
From now on (and I have begun to do this for the past week or so) when ever I am tempted to use my tongue to feel the contour of my mouth 'checking for problems' I instead...
when ever I get the impulse to look for problems and or think about my mouth/teeth/gums I intentionally think "Well..." (as in I am well, good, fine) and I refuse to allow anything else to come into my mind & I conjure up a feeling of Well Being and I am able to disregard my previous concern and return to my day feeling everything is Well and fine!  It works for me.
Instead of fretting about some imagined problem I have turned it around and automatically assume Good about what I am checking on and I can resume with my day with a peace of mind I was unable to obtain before!  Now I believe in this way God has heard my desperate plea for healing and he taught me how to heal by not getting myself to think myself sick.  Through needless and useless worry.