| It is commonly accepted that to some degree a | | | | faith. I have seen people become happier, almost |
| positive attitude can help people heal faster, as well | | | | lighter over night. They let go of their negatives and |
| as get sick less and have overall healthy lives. It is | | | | embrace their life. In these situations, their physical |
| commonly accepted that married people are happier | | | | symptoms start to diminish. They slowly get healthier |
| and live longer than single people. That people with | | | | and stronger until they are on their way home. |
| pets live happier lives, and so on. What is not | | | | Although there is a lot to be said for the healing |
| commonly accepted though is that people with a | | | | power of faith, I think their is even more to be said |
| spiritual faith are healthy and happier than people you | | | | for the healing powers of joy and satisfaction, and |
| lack faith. This is not socially accepted because it is | | | | those are two to of the many feelings a person can |
| taboo to combine science and religion. However, I | | | | acquire through faith in a higher power. It doesn't |
| fear ignoring the connection will only hinder people's | | | | matter what faith you adhere to, or how you found |
| recovery. | | | | your way there. As long as your faith is sincere, it will |
| I have seen people who were literally dying, and | | | | have the power to take hold of your life. People with |
| frankly had very little urge to try to get better, and | | | | a strong faith live a better quality of life, because |
| then something happened that transformed them. It | | | | even when they are on their death beds, they are |
| could have been a divine dream, an answered prayer, | | | | more at peace and content with the end of their |
| or a loved one that brings that person to a place of | | | | lives. |