Author: Dara Dietz

Dara D Dietz is co-founder with her Husband of H.E.A.L. Marketplace, a private Natural Healing Association. As a teacher and counselor she has been supporting the members of H.E.A.L. with Natural Healing information and herbal supports since 1998. She continues to maintain strong ties to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since healing her own kidney ailments she has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using natural herbal remedies. Dara has written and compiled numerous articles on a wide variety of natural healing topics. Drawing from her own healing experiences and borrowing from the vast wisdom of natural healers long departed, she continues to provide H.E.A.L.’s international membership with down to earth natural healing wisdom in H.E.A.L.’s bi-weekly newsletters. Dara and her husband currently reside in Rutherfordton, North Carolina.
Digestion & Gut, Herbal Healing, Herbs & How to Use Them

All about Using LBF #2

Dara Dietz

LBF #2 thumbnailThe solidifying effect the LBF #2 has on the bowel is the gift this formula brings to the medicine cabinet.  One teaspoon shaken in a glass of water puts an end to any episode of lose uncomfortable bowels regardless of the reason.  The effect is normally felt in two or three minutes.  It is hard to believe the formula can reach the bowel that quickly, even so, it will clear that upset crampy feeling in minutes.  When the bowels have turned to water a rounded tablespoon shaken in 12 ounces of water will normally solidify the bowel within one or two doses.  The LBF #2 is to be taken episodically, as needed to solidify a crampy, lose bowel.

Anyone living with Crohn’s disease or any inflammatory bowel condition will find healing answers inside this jar of herbs & clay.  The clay and charcoal provide gentle yet unsurpassed drawing power.  The LBF #2 pulls inflammation and infection from the bowel allowing the body to quickly heal this most important organ.   When beginning to heal these conditions most members discover their bowels are solid after only a day or two using the formula.

As part of the Bowel Cleansing program LBF #2 is considered a “bowel vacuum” as it draws the toxins from the bowel walls knocking out inflammation while solidifying the loose stool. Because of this LBF #2 is the best herbal remedy available for diarrhea & vomiting. It is also a healing gift for any of the inflamed bowel conditions. If your bowels are moving too much or too lose LBF #2 will provide quick relief.

What to do when you can’t decide whether to bend over or sit down.

Ok, so you got it really bad, you can’t decide whether to bend over (vomit) or sit down (diarrhea). Mix 1 rounded tablespoon of the LBF #2 in at least 12 ounces of water and drink all at once. Just gulp it down. Very likely it will come back up, that is ok. Keep it down as long as possible. When it does reappear it will be something like applesauce. While in your stomach it is absorbing the bacteria and acidity that is causing your stomach to vomit.

Once the poisons have been absorbed and are either passing out through normal channels or you vomit it back up the stomach can be settled easily with an ounce of ginger root juice or a strong cup of peppermint tea. A quick fix is a teaspoon of digestive Tonic in a warm cup of water. Don’t Sip, drink it all at once. This will allow the chemistry to settle your stomach.

Cleansing & Flushing, Herbal Healing, My Opinion

The Importance of Bowel Cleansing

Dara Dietz

The Importance of bowel cleansing can never be over stated.  Sadly we humans like to believe we are just about normal.  Many have no idea how sluggish their bowels actually are.  It is impossible to live the experience of another.  We can observe from inches away.  Support them with loads of heart felt compassion and physical care, but at the end of the day that is not our life.  The pain or joy we have been privy to belongs to someone else.

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One of the most personal functions in life is the elimination of waste from our bodies.  This is something we seldom share with anyone.  The isolation alone precludes the ability of judging how the body is functioning.    The best information I’ve read on the subject of what normal bowel function looks like is: The Bowels are functioning normally when there is a large bowel movement shortly after rising in the morning, and an addition movement after each major meal.  This would be an average of 3 to 5 movement a day depending on how many meals you eat.  The texture of the movement should be slightly formed and the consistence of peanut butter.

Preventing hard fecal matter from forming in the bowel is the first step in preventing hemorrhoids. Pushing hard fecal matter through the soft tissue of the rectum is what causes hemorrhoids.  The hard material breaks down the tissue until the veins begin floating to the surface causing much discomfort.

Cleansing & Flushing, Herbal Healing, My Opinion

Why & When to Flush

Dara Dietz

liverflushdrink1Hardly a day goes by without the subject of liver flushing popping up.  Either someone needs to do the incurables program for a major issue or their program was working very well but has stalled and they want to know why.  A good understanding of flushing the liver is important for anyone wanting to hold onto or regain their health.  The liver is the vacuum of the body.  No infection, disease or condition is healed or cleared from the body without the aid of the liver.  The Liver is the more important detoxing organ in the body.

Backed Up Liver Needs to Be Flushed

Many members start a program to heal an issue and are thrilled during the first few weeks to see their symptoms disappearing and their energy rebounding.  Then about a month or two into their healing or rebuilding programs they begin slipping backwards.  I get a call or email asking for help because the herbs are no longer working.  Since I know the herbs do not stop having the nutrients needed to heal the body the real question is what has stopped working.  The answer most often is, the Liver is full and needs a bit of attention.  A nice week of liver flushing and the program is back on track.

Liver Flush Once A Month

liverflushdrink2When doing a good healing program of any kind it would be advisable to flush the liver at least once a month if not more often.  While clearing an infection or some other system wide issue it might be necessary to do an ELF every week. Flushing the liver is a safe simple way of supporting this important filter to work more effectively as it clears the issues from your body. I have personally seen stubborn knee pain cleared by a week of juice fasting and liver flushing.  Anyone choosing to eat unprocessed natural foods can expect to feel better. The body is being nourished and supported with the needed nutrients for building healthy flesh and blood.

So why do so many feel so bad when they first begin to clean up their food program?

Several reasons factor in.  The first place to check out is the bowels.  Make sure this important organ is open and working well before beginning any healing program or cleanse.  A healing crisis can be triggered by something as simple as adding a glass of fresh fruit or vegetable juice to your food program.  The body receives a healthy dose of alkaline rich food and will not need permission to begin cleaning house.  A good example of this would be to throw soapy water on a dirty floor.  The water will immediately cut the filth and absorb all it can carry away.   The moment the clean soapy water touches the floor it begins dissolving curd and breaking down the grim.

Alkaline; the Body’s de-grimer

This is how alkaline nutrition works in the body.  All fresh, unprocessed, uncooked foods are alkaline rich.  Toss fresh juice into a toxic system and watch the waste rise to the surface.  Sometimes the reaction will be so strong the drink will come right back up.  This is because the system is backed up and the waste being released cannot find an open door through the normal channel so all the toxins suddenly released into the stomach must go somewhere.  Don’t be deterred, get the bowels moving well and the body will be able to process the waste out normally.

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Boosting the immune system is another important part of any healing or building program.  There must be enough immune cells to attach and neutralize each piece of waste, toxins ect… flushed out.  If the immune system is unable to neutralize the waste then it will be reabsorbed back into the organs and tissue it was drawn from.  When the toxins are reabsorbed the body will begin to feel toxic and sick.  The saying “run over by a mac truck” comes to mind.  The head can ache, muscle and joint pain, nausea, loose bowels, mental confusion, depression ect…This is the healing crisis.

Foundational Programs

The best way to begin any new health building program is to start at the beginning.  The three Foundational Programs are for everyone.  1) Bowel Cleansing; 2) Immune Boosting with Echinacea; 3) Superfood & Fresh Juices.

Once these programs are established the sky is the limit.  You can begin the health building programs without fear of “the healing crisis” normally expected during the first few days of any good program.

Herbal Healing, Herbs & How to Use Them

Echinacea

Dara Dietz
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For a full write-up on a good Echinacea formula, with the four forms of the plant, how to make it, and how much to take, see Echinacea: Telling the Immune System to Gear Up.

Understanding the value of Echinacea is imperative, whether you are healing a major disease or the common cold.  Unlike many of the herbal combinations that need to be taken every few hours throughout the day, Echinacea may be taken all at once in the morning or divided into two doses and taken morning and evening.

For the garlic infection formula, with the herbs and proportions, and when to use it, see Our Two Infection Fighters.

The reason for spacing the herbal formulas is to keep the healing nutrition available in the blood throughout the day.  After taking an herbal dose the nutrition remains strong for roughly an hour but still available for about three hours.  In certain serious conditions the hourly use of the herbal combinations might be recommended.  Since this type of dosing will keep the detoxing nutrition available constantly, use caution that the body does not fall into a healing crisis with too much die-off to process.  If this should happen drop the dose back and increase the Echinacea.

For a full write-up on a good blood and lymph infection formula, with the herbs, proportions and how to make it at home, see Getting the Herbs to Where the Infection Lives.

Echinacea works a bit differently.  It does not contain any nutrition to kill off infection or heal the body of any disease.  So, you ask, why bother with Echinacea at all, and why say it is imperative in any healing program?

Echinacea sends a chemical command to the immune system to produce more immune system.  The Importance of Echinacea is not found in what it brings to clear disease but in what it causes to be created in the body to heal disease.

Echinacea is responsible for increasing the activity of the immune system, stimulating the production of more of the cells that fight disease.  Once the chemical command has been sent Echinacea can disappear from the system without disrupting the process that has begun.  Since Echinacea does not provide the nutrition needed for the production of the immune cells it has nothing more to contribute to the process.

The best food source for nutrition to build the immune system is Carrot Juice.  When boosting the immune system with Echinacea it is important to ingest at least 32 ounces of fresh carrot juice each day.  This is four 8 ounce glasses to be consumed throughout the day.

Echinacea turns on the body’s ability to heal itself; it is the key in the ignition of the immune system, turning on and up the body’s immune building factories.

Digestion & Gut, Herbal Healing

Bad Breath & Body Odors

Dara Dietz

Body OdorFrom time to time I am asked what to do for body odor or bad breath.  I thought I would write a little on this today.

Bad Breath and Body odors can both be traced back to constipation.  Holding waste in the body will cause the body to begin to smell like the waste it is holding.  To clear body odor issues it is important to go straight to the cause by unplugging and cleaning out the sewer line so there will be no more backing up of sewage.

Use the LBF #1 to get the bowel moving well then add the LBF #2 for a week or two to “vacuum” the bowel.  The LBF #2 is considered a bowel vacuum as it draws toxins and waste from the bowel walls as it passes through the system.

During the process of clearing the bowels there are a few safe effective ways to sweeten the breath and control body order.  I have found Digestive Tonic great for sweeting the stomach which in turn refreshes the breath.  Use one teaspoon Digestive Tonic in a cup of hot or cold water.  This simple formula can be used whenever desired.

Underarm antiperspirants prevent the body’s natural removal of waste.  A natural deodorant which allows waste to be eliminated through the skin is safe and acceptable.  Check out your local health food store I’m sure they have a selection to choose from.

My First Bowel Cleansing

My introduction to Bowel Cleansing and the LBF #1′s was pretty normal. My bottle of Capsules arrived with detailed instructions from my friend who had introduced me to all things natural healing. As I unloaded the box I put all the items away one at a time. She had sent Superfood, the #2 formula, Echinacea extract and the LBF #1′s. I quickly started the Superfood and Echinacea but never touched the Bowel Cleansing products. Two weeks later when it was time to begin the liver cleanse I still had not taken my first #1 capsule. Why? I figured my bowels were doing just fine and the bowel cleanse was optional. Wrong!

I’d been walking around for years with a roll of poop setting right under my bust line. I looked five months pregnant. Of course I didn’t know that roll around my middle was a stuffed bowel.

Two weeks after receiving my package I was scheduled to fly to my friend’s clinic for a month’s stay. When I arrived she wisely started me on the bowel cleanse routine. Fourteen days into the program and my bowels were still not working well. The thirteen capsules I swallowed each night had started something moving but it was not enough to clear thirty eight years of constipation. My friend arrived in my room that evening with a castor oil pack. She placed it over my colon, covered it with a towel and said good night.

The next morning I could not believe how much poop was still in me after fourteen days of juice fasting and an enema in the morning and evening. Under my breast I had been carrying a roll for years, now half the roll was gone. That’s right; half my stomach was flat the other half looked five months pregnant. Another castor oil pack was placed over my colon again that night with similar results the next morning. My stomach was now flat. The roll I had assumed was fat all those years was my colon filled with poop.

Staying open and willing to be taught can be the hardest part of healing. All the answers do not lie within us, we must be willing to continue to learn and grow. As long as there is life there is learning to be done.

Emotional Healing, My Opinion

My Three Day Grape Fast

Dara Dietz

Yes, I only lasted three days, not the five days I had planned.  I terminated my grape fast early to ease the overpowering detoxing symptoms.  The lethargy and all over tired feeling was too much.  I felt unproductive.  By the end of the third day all I wanted to do was curl up and sleep.  Understanding it was all just a strong detox happening did not make it any easier to deal with.  By the end of day three I was tired of being tired so decided to stop the grape fast.

The entire fast was not a waste.  The long term benefits from the three days I managed to do have been fantastic.  My energy is up and I feel more productive.  I was having a pain issue in my knee and leg which has greatly cleared.  It was all good.  Just a little too good for this girl.

I did this grape fast for two weeks back in 1997 with no ill effects at all.  I don’t believe the grape fast caused a lack of B Vitamins as some would suggest.  My system needed to do more detoxing and I was not in a place to get past the initial strong detox which often accompanies a good fast.  The first few days can leave one sleepy while the body works into the detox mode.  I was not in a place to be able to just go back to bed and let the process complete.

Question: Why can’t I use the grape fast to clear my cancer? I understand that grapes are an anti-cancer food.

Answer: It sounds like you are looking for a “silver bullet” against cancer. There really is no such thing.  There is no one thing that will clear cancer from the body.  Healing is a process of rebuilding the system while cleansing the toxins out.

The grapes do assist in fighting back the cancer but do not assist the body as it clears the waste (die-off) out through the liver and kidneys.  (This is done by liver flushing and kidney flushing) The grapes also do not rebuild the degraded systems of the body which are the reason for the cancer in the first place.  Healing the body of a major disease is always a matter of “cleanse and feed” Clear out the disease while rebuilding the body so a healthy state can be maintained once the disease is cleared.

Important to understand:  Curing cancer is not done with one cleansing herb or procedure.  It is a matter of stopping the habits which created your current state of health while juicing and cleansing to heal and rebuild the broken down systems of the body (physical, emotional, & spiritual).

Cleansing & Flushing, Herbal Healing

Grape Fast

Dara Dietz

red&green grapesThis next week I am planning to do a Grape Fast.  A Grape Fast for detox is a great way to get the old crud out while flushing the body with life giving healing nutrition. It involves eating nothing but grapes and drinking nothing but water or grape juice for several days at a time. Grapes also have cancer fighting properties and are an excellent weight loss food.

Doing a Simple Grape Fast:

A grape fast can continue for several days or several weeks depending on how long you want to carry on.  A grape fast is done by consuming grapes for twelve hour periods followed by twelve hours of water fasting.  Consume the grapes gradually in small amounts over each twelve hour period. You are not eating a large meal but constantly ingesting the grapes.  For the next twelve hour period, you should eat nothing, drinking only water. I normally will plan to fast for five days at a time, deciding if I want to continue or stop at the end of each five day period.

What is the best grape for fasting?

Any grape will do as all grapes provide excellent nutrition to detox the body.  The very best grapes are purple grapes. They contain the most helpful ingredients for weight loss, detox and fighting cancer.  Try to get organic grapes if possible. The pesticide content in other grapes can be a problem considering the large amount of grapes you will be consuming. Juice them yourself if possible, include the seeds and skin.

How does a grape fast work?

Purple grapes and particularly grape seeds; contain numerous detox, cancer fighting and cleansing compounds which will flush toxins from your system. These include ingredients that can cleanse and detoxify the liver and kidneys. This is why a grape fast is ideal for weight loss and detox. When using a grape fast for cancer, the idea is to starve your body for twelve hours to fool cancer cells into rapidly consuming certain compounds from the grapes to fight the cancer.

Is there any danger involved in a grape fast?

A grape fast, in and of itself, poses no danger. Use Echinacea daily to avoid feeling weak from the toxins being flushed out.  Once they are gone you will be revitalized like never before.

Heart, Blood & Circulation, Herbal Healing

Care & Feeding of the Heart

Dara Dietz

heart front viewThe heart is a vital organ, a pump, we cannot live without.  The question now arises how best to maintain the healthy function of the heart.  The Vegan food program has been proven the absolute best for regaining or maintaining healthy heart function.  Vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, all the good foods created to fuel our bodies.  If all you do is change from an animal based food program to the vegan lifestyle, this one choice alone can significantly reduce your risk for heart disease.

For more on how to do a vegan food program I suggest you watch an excellent DVD titled: “Forks over Knives”.  This will not only provide all the information needed to make this lifestyle change intelligently but there is also an excellent cookbook filled with tasty dishes for the new vegan.

Herbal Supports for a Sick Heart

Heart disease is a serious life threatening condition.   Below is a program for quickly clearing heart blockage while restoring healthy tone and vigor to the heart muscle.

“Juice-fasting is excellent for people with clogged arteries.”

The food program for the first 30 days should be juices only.  Yes, a 30 day juice fast is the quickest way to thin the blood and unblock the heart.  Depending on the severity of the condition the juice fast might need to be extended and or followed by a period of time on a raw food program.  The patient will then need to maintain an ongoing vegetarian food program for the rest of their lives.

In cases of a failing heart the blood must be thinned and the cholesterol level reduced. Juice-fasting is the quickest way to accomplish both objectives, quickly reducing stress on the heart. Juicing takes all the pressure off. Even a full stomach puts pressure on the heart.  You don’t need any more pressure. Juice-fasting is amazing after just two weeks heart patients experience a reduction of blood pressure, reductions of blood cholesterol levels, the blood is thinner and easier to pump, and they have more energy. The person has totally transformed themselves.

Using two to four tablespoons of Superfood three times a day while juice fasting will provide an excellent amount of Alfalfa along with many other basic nutrients needed for rebuilding the health of the body and heart. Dr. Christopher said Alfalfa would clean the arteries.  We know that not only does alfalfa do it, but garlic does it, and so do many herbs and natural routines.

First Response for Heart issues

Any Chest pain or tightness: add 1 tsp. Cayenne & 1 Tablespoon Hawthorne to cup hot water.  Finish entire cup.  (When healing any heart condition it is important to learn to use cayenne as soon as possible.  Start with a small amount and work up to the full 1 tsp. dose.)

Begin Cayenne & Ginger fomentation’s, or Hot & Cold Hydro-Therapy, this will in most cases immediately relieve angina.

NOTE: For those not used to taking Cayenne you may add 1 tsp. cayenne to shot of juice or water.  Get the cayenne down, just shoot for the back of your throat and swallow.  Then sip on the nice tasting hot cup of Hawthorne tea.

If there is still Nausea or discomfort follow the above process with 1 tsp. each Digestive Tonic & LG/AP formula in 2 ounces water or juice.  The Gallbladder likes to join any party going on in the body, this will cool the gallbladder right now.

HEAL’s Heart Tonic

Here is a powerful Heart Formula for today’s heart problems.

Hawthorn berry, Red Clover, Motherwort, Ginger root, Cactus grandifloras, Cayenne pepper

Dosage: Use 1 teaspoon 3 to 8 times daily.

Heart-Kidney Connection

When there is not enough blood going to the kidneys there will be swelling, edema, in the body.  Often this will show in the lower leg area from the calf down.

The use of Cayenne will stimulate the kidneys as well as help to thin the blood.  Often, with congestive heart failure, you don’t even have heart issues, just kidneys that aren’t working.

You need tremendous quantities of fluids to thin the blood. Most doctors use diuretics to get rid of fluid, when what the body actually needs is plenty of fluids to flush the body out. Starving the body of fluids endangers the person.

  1. Batmanghelidj, M.D. says, the body hoards water when it is dehydrated. To get rid of the edema, the patients need plenty of fresh water, with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of natural salt for each 8 glasses of water drunk. Readers who need more information on this can get Dr. Batmanghelidj’s book, “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, Get this book!

What to do for severe clogged arteries

Castor Oil Packs

Castor oil will break up congestion in the body and is an excellent aid for dissolving and clearing severely clogged heart arteries.  The castor oil packs should be applied right over the center of the sternum. The best place is about a steering-wheel size castor oil poultice right over the center of your chest.

Fomentation

The use of cayenne and ginger fomentation is extremely beneficial.  Into 2 quarts of water add two heaping tablespoons of cayenne pepper, and two heaping tablespoons of fresh, grated ginger.   Depending on the person’s pilot light, you’ve got to be careful, because the hot tea fomentation can be pretty fiery.  Alternate the fomentation with the castor oil packs over the heart.

Hydro-therapy

The Hot & Cold Hydro-therapy right over the heart is a little stronger routine.

FYI: Dr. Richard Schultz says he used five or six tablespoons of extra hot powdered cayenne pepper a day while healing his heart. 

Cayenne Dosage

A good internal dose of cayenne 200,000 heat unit powder or liquid tincture is three to six teaspoons a day.  The Cayenne and ginger are counter-irritants. They go into the pores, they warm; they bring blood; they move the blood, especially for conditions like congestive heart failure.

Hawthorn is the #1 Heart Food

Suggested Daily Dosage: ½ teaspoon Hawthorn extract every three hours, for serious cases 1 teaspoon every three hours in cup hot water with cayenne 

Hawthorn berries strengthen and protect the heart.   Cayenne supports circulation, movement of the blood through the body.  The hawthorn is more of a food for the heart—but it should not be underestimated. Hawthorne contains chemicals similar to flavonoids which protect the heart muscle from damage and cause the heart to be stronger.

“Hawthorn lets your heart survive on less blood and oxygen, so if you have a severe heart disease, you’re not going to have a heart attack.”

In heart conditions like blocked coronary arteries, angina pectoris, whatever, hawthorn will buy you time.  The enzymes in Hawthorn bind to heart cells allowing the heart to function on less oxygen and blood.  It’s an amazing plant much like milk thistle toward the liver, hawthorn is for the heart; it protects and repairs.

Changes Must Be Made

Don’t expect the herbs to support the heart while you continue to eat, think, and live poorly.  Those who refuse to reform their lifestyle will one day be shocked when they have a heart attack while taking hawthorn.  While these herbs are very powerful, they will not remove the results of continual bad living.  The bottom line is: if you refuse to feed your body correctly, continue smoking cigarettes, nothing is going to keep you alive.

Emotional Healing, My Opinion

We are our Choices

Dara Dietz

Michael22We are our choices.  Every choice made defines the life.  Life has revealed a truth to me, that there are no BIG days of decision.  No forks in the road ahead.  The only forks I’ve ever seen have been in my life’s rear view mirror.  The little decisions made each day determined in advance how I would respond when life’s larger decisions were pending.  Often I have not even recognized how important the questions were until I was reaping the results of my choices.

The little choices we make each day become habits and habits become a life.  What, when and how we eat. Looking for opportunities to bless others instead of only noticing what is right in front of our nose.  Learn to set yourself up to succeed by knowing yourself well.  Nothing in life is of little importance.

Detoxing the Body

Setting up a good detoxing program is key to any successful healing or cleansing.  Too often a person will set themselves up to fail at cleansing by not doing their homework.  A basic understanding of how the body works will provide the ground work as you clear the waste from your system.

When beginning any healing or detoxing program the benefits will only come if the waste can be removed and healing nutrition brought in. The largest elimination organ is our colon. If this avenue of elimination is not open and producing well all the good you are doing is for naught. The waste will be reabsorbed as it sets in a sluggish backed up bowel waiting to be eliminated from the body.

The healing and detoxing of the body need not be a negative experience. Many people are hesitant to begin a good detox because they cannot afford to be sick or don’t want to feel bad. Detoxing can produce flu like symptoms when the waste that should be eliminated is reabsorbed. Feeling bad is not necessary, when the immune system is supported with proper nutrition and enough Echinacea the waste is neutralized and eliminated, not reabsorbed.

It’s all good. With proper nutritional and emotional support the healing of the body, mind and heart can be an uplifting fulfilling time. Healing is not so much about the diseased condition as it is about unblocking life on every level, while flooding the body, mind, and soul with healing, restorative nutrients. Take the opportunity to get real with yourself. You are a physical, Emotional and Spiritual child of God, as the physical body begins to heal there will be a corresponding clearing of old issues from your emotional and Spiritual life.

Everyone will have their share of pain in this life. The hard times are not here to destroy us, but to enable us to grow. As we choose to meet life’s challenges, we develop real worth and depth of character. When we choose to turn about and squarely face our own personal demons, we inevitably discover how powerful a single choice can be. The power of choice is the gift Jesus died to give each of us. The journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step. The power to overcome on every level and rise above every weakness begins with one choice. When you choose to embrace life’s trials, you are choosing to attend classes designed specifically for you. Now, instead of being a victim, you are choosing to expand and grow psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually.