My name is John Bradley Holloway and two years ago from the date of this post I was bitten by a tick in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee on a hiking/camping endeavor that changed the course of my life in ways once unfathomable. The background image is a photo I took near our campsite about a 10 mile hike in. I have chronic neurological Lyme Disease, but I am not defined by this. I am here now to tell you about my journey- this is a blog with a multitude of intentions. For optimizing the body, the mind and soul to step into the light of love that embodies the very essence of our life force- As well as for finding the present, and developing a balance, a harmony with the light and dark of our world. I will share with you my treatment regimens, including spiritual, holistic and traditional medicine and practices in the utmost clarity for anyone going through a chronic illness, state of dis-ease or disconnection from one's habitual center of personal energy- as William James would call it.
Brother body is poor . . . that means we must be rich for him.
He was often the rich one; so may he be forgiven
for the meanness of his wretched moments.
Then, when he acts as though he barely knows us,
may he be gently reminded of all that has been shared.
He was often the rich one; so may he be forgiven
for the meanness of his wretched moments.
Then, when he acts as though he barely knows us,
may he be gently reminded of all that has been shared.
Of course, we are not one but two solitaries:
our consciousness and he.
But how much we have to thank each other for,
as friends do! And illness reminds us:
friendship demands a lot.
our consciousness and he.
But how much we have to thank each other for,
as friends do! And illness reminds us:
friendship demands a lot.
– Rilke, Uncollected Poems
This is my first blog post, and is not meant to be long in nature. I just want to introduce myself and welcome anyone who is drawn to this blog, for whatever reason, to stick around and take a step into the light of life and the depths of your own soul. This blog will be a collection of my personal treatment strategies, healing mantras, entries of my daily endeavors towards growth and optimal health, poetry (both my own and by others that resonate with me), brain information and whatever else strikes me in the moment of my typestate. I hope if you are reading this that you will accept my invitation to grow alongside me and share your stories with me just as much as mine with you. I can be easily contacted here, through my email: FreelyFlourish@yahoo.com, my facebook page the Nashville Think Tank, or any other avenues that come to you. Welcome, and cheers to you and our separate but shared journeys.
Let us find the balance between unearthing the depths and entering the dark realm of our individual souls and moving upwards into the glimmering, transcendental and universal spirit moving through all.
Love and Light,
John
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