JOURNEY TO CONSCIOUSNESS
Affirmations of Healing
By Healing
As a wordsmith, I have a great love of books. Books that entertain, books that empower, books that teach, books that inspire us to grow, books that tap into our spirituality. I have had the honor of reviewing various books that affirm who we are in the African diaspora, and with that being said, I add to my library Healing’s Journey to Consciousness: Affirmations of Healing.
It is no accident that the author of this book, Corky Henderson, chose the pen name Healing after a spiritual awakening and founded M.O.M. (Mind Over Matter) to address health and wellness in our lives. In his words, “to affect real/permanent change in one’s life that we should not only focus on healing the cause of the issue, but to cultivate and balance each aspect of who we are: mind, body, and soul.”
The first portion of the book contains topics from all the primary areas of our lives: love/relationships, transition, emotions, and spirituality. Each page gives care and consideration to the connection of mind, body, and soul, which is then followed by one or more affirmations specific to the topic. Such topics as love, our relationship with God, change, loss, and success are covered as they were revealed to Healing. “Thoughts Become Things” reminds us to be mindful of our thought life.
The second portion of the book, M.O.M.: The Awakening, is a collection of poems inspired by the topics in the first portion. A few of my favorites are the poems “A New Day,” “My Friend,” and “I Am Love.”
I appreciate Healing’s perspective on how we show up in the world, the internal processes that it takes to grow into who we are meant to be, that we are all connected in some form or another. When it comes to our thought life, the phrase “What we give is what we receive” stands out in my mind when I read certain passages of Healing’s work. The overall messages of God and love resonate beautifully throughout this book.
Journey to Consciousness is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the Mind Over Matter website (momonline.us).
Thank you, Healing, for reminding us that there is a holistic aspect of healing as well as a physical one, in every area of our lives. We are a work in progress, and the journey is not over yet. Thank you for your gifts. And so it is.
W.D. Foster-Graham
W.D. Foster-Graham is a native son of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received a B.A. in psychology from Luther College, and he was an original member of the multi-Grammy-Award-winning ensemble, Sounds of Blackness. He has also been recognized by the International Society of Poets as one of its “Best New Poets of 2003,” is a guest writer for journalist/author/entertainer Wyatt O’Brian Evans.
