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Hello, friends,
I was wondering what some of you do about health insurance (United States)if you do not have a regular job in the mainstream. Currently, I do not work enough hours at a "regular" job to qualify for health insurance.....I rely totally on my husband (fortunate for me). But, what do people do if they choose to practice the "spiritual arts" full time? We certainly don't make enough money to buy our own insurance? Input?
Thanks,
Feather

the cost of health insurance for the wife and i is $971.00
month.

and the sue happy enviroment of the U.S. people and attorneys that have no accountabilty is the reason i will not practice reiki for an income.

lots of love to all fred

Dear Fred,

Commiseration on your insurance premium; regrettably, it's not an unusually high amount. Perhaps the privatization of healthcare has something to do with the outrageous inflation of services...?

Bright blessings,

goldenisis

Sad.

It is particularly perplexing when I think of how barbaric mainstream medicine now appears to me in many cases......and how ineffective in helping a person create lasting health.....just keep throwing drugs and inaccurate information about nutrition around! But.....in the case of a serious accident, I would think it quite Wise to have insurance and to seek mainstream Western medicine for emergency care.
Love,
Feather

As a matter of faith (and practicality), our family has chosen not to purchase health insurance. Truly, it is "sickness insurance". In the event of and auto accident, our auto insurance (required by law in most U.S. states) would pay for our medical expenses. In the event of emergency care (i.e. broken limb, burns, etc.), we have money saved to pay for such events. Partial or total disability would be paid by the "long term disability" portion of our life insurance.

As for "health insurance"...there isn't a dis-ease known to exist that I would consent to being treated with conventional care. Any care I would seek wouldn't be covered by health insurance anyway, so what's the point? Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc....I'd consult my naturopath, chiropractor and myself. I've helped enough people self-treat for serious conditions that I wouldn't hesitate to self-treat for anything.

To that end, I am careful to provide my body with the nutrients and exercise it needs to stay healthy. I can't predict the future, but I can maximize my chances for a long and healthy future. After all, I'm going to live to be over 100 years old...and stay healthy all the while! :-)

...just my 2 cents

Herbmom

Dear Herbmom,
No problem seeing eye to eye here! I have considered all you have mentioned, but I did not remember about the car insurance covering health costs in case of an accident! And what you mention about the life insurance is interesting as well. I cannot bring myself to take my body to a "western" practitioner for several years now. At Church I have to fill out a form asking who my main doctor was and I wrote "God". Not kidding! Even my pap smear is done by a chiropractor, although I am told that we can learn to do this by ourselves! Always new stuff to learn.
Thanks for valuable insights.
P.S. Tried the feet up to crown method today, first opened the crown . Session felt great....time will tell if it works well on the arthritis and tummy pain of my client. She felt great, but......she always is very open to Reiki!
Love!
Feather

Goodness, I haven't had a pap smear since the birth of my last baby six years ago! Incidentally, I don't think I've had a bladder infection or yeast infection since then either...hmmm...kinda makes you wonder.

It's hard for me to listen to prayer requests for healing at church because everyone puts so much faith in the doctors. It's sad that people who call themselves "children of God" look elsewhere for their physical healing. Heck, if God can heal the soul, our bodies should be a piece of cake!

Blessings to you and your client. In my experience, arthritis is brought about by a person's self-doubt in regards to being able to support themselves without the help of another. I'm curious to hear if your experience is the same.

Herbmom

Herbmom,

Otoharo,

I agree.

finality