Steps Toward Healing
According to the Dictionary, the word "heal" derives its meaning from the word "whole", which means complete, fully functional, not lacking any essential component.
Thus, the process of "healing" involves helping a person who has been injured, whether mentally or physically, to return to a condition of completeness and optimum functionality, free from the disabling effects of the injury (trauma).
The Following Steps can be very helpful in the process of Emotional and Spiritual Healing:
A. Understand and Accept that you are not a "bad" Person. You are a "good" Person trying to do "good" things with "bad" information.
B. Understand and Accept that you are NOT the product of your experiences! Your BEHAVIOR may be the product of your experiences, but YOU are the Product of God's Divine Will.
C. Understand and Accept that whatever you can CONFRONT, you can HANDLE…and with the Guidance and Help of God, you can confront ANY obstacle placed in your path.
D. Believe that a better Knowledge of God and Self can lead to a better Life.
E. Be Willing and Committed to live a better Life, with God's Help and Guidance.
8-Step Process of Atonement/Healing
~As set forth by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Million Man March~
1) Point out the wrong (...that caused the trauma). One cannot "point out" the "wrong" until one has an idea of what is "right", or "correct". Then, one must be willing and able to locate and point out (confront) one's own aberrations, errors and/or mistakes, which are simply deviations from one's Divine Nature and Purpose.
2) Acknowledge the wrong (that it was "wrong"). Accept that one's wrongs ARE "wrong", or incorrect, or irrational; without "identifying" with the wrong. Identification with the wrong will cause one to attempt to defend or "justify" the wrong. You are not your mistakes. Acknowledge them, but don't "identify" with them.
3) Confess the wrong (to self, to the offended, to God). EXPRESS one's acknowledgement of the aberration AS an "aberration", thereby releasing the intention to withhold any part of the aberration (wrong), and thus freeing more of one's attention for use in "present time".
4) Repent of the wrong. Confront and uproot the "cause" or motivation behind the wrong, or aberration, so that it has no more "command" power to affect behavior.
5) Atone for the wrong. Confront and Alleviate the "effects" of the wrong. Repair the damage done to self and others.
6) Forgiveness. Relinquish the Intention to "punish" one's Self (and/or another) for violating or transgressing against Self and/or others. Learn the Lesson(s), and be grateful for the Experience(s)...and for the Wisdom gained therefrom.
7) Reconciliation and Restoration - Attainment of peace with God, Self and Others.
8) Perfect Union - Oneness with God, Self and Others; Bliss; Power; Godhood.
8a) Repeat Steps 1-8 as often as necessary.
9) Be willing to share your successes with others who are still struggling and open for help.
