Leaving Myself Wide Open

A friend recently referred me to this broadcast about spirituality and healing on NPR. The discussion involves whether spirituality is a valid method of healing and whether it can be proven.  Several case studies are presented, the most profound being a woman, despite being diagnosed with the HIV virus over 15 years ago, remains healthy and clear of AIDS.  She has never pursued conventional medication, relying only on prayer and meditation to keep herself healthy.  Confounding?  Not really. 

While I'm always pleased to see this topic up for discussion in mainstream media, I've always found it intriguing that there is so much research done to prove the validity of spirituality.  Because if it resonates with you, it works for you, and you don't need any proof.  I KNOW what works for and makes sense to me, because the "proof is in the pudding," as they say.  And the people who need scientific evidence will remain skeptical, possibly at the risk of losing sight of what makes sense to them anyway.

This quote from the article sums it up nicely, "It's good to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that your brains fall out."  Really?  Could there be any such thing?  Putting a limit on open-mindedness doesn't sound open-minded at all.

I'm wide open to all of it.  Maybe my tumor will fall out with my brains.