From the desk of Kirk Johnson:
Hello Healing Digest readers,
My name is Kirk Johnson and I am the CEO of Access Lifewear Inc., a privately
held Canadian company that owns and operates the Healing Digest. The Healing Digest
offers free to the public, articles, news, and reviews on alternative, holistic,
and spiritual healing.
Many people ask me why I chose to write, and create a website
about natural forms of healing. Well, to go into that I'll have to
tell you a little bit about my past:
In 1997, I was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure
(kidney disease). Later, it became necessary to begin receiving ongoing,
periodic dialysis treatments to reduce the levels of toxins in my body as
a precursor to an eventual kidney transplant.
However, during the transplant work-up process I found out that
my heart was "slightly enlarged". It continued to grow in size and later
progressed into cardiomyopathy, ultimately necessitating a secondary
transplant, in this case, of the heart. In January 2000, as a result of extremely
decreased body functions and on advice of my cardiologist, I admitted myself to
hospital in Toronto where I waited six months for the appropriate organs to
become available. Then in July 2000 I received a heart transplant.
Unfortunately, a kidney was not yet unavailable. So it was not until this past
January 2003, two and a half years later, that I received the matching kidney
transplant to complete a painful yet enlightening ordeal.
Prior to my health challenges, my life was primarily focused
on my job as a federal
income tax auditor (don't spread that around!) and maintaining a high level
of physical fitness. I spent all of my life developing these two aspects of
material existence leaving absolutely no time for the spiritual side of my life.
Little did I know, that was all about to change.
You see, as human beings, we have to maintain a balance
between our physical, mental, and spiritual bodies. Myself, ignoring the
spiritual side, became severely unbalanced and was forced, through disease and
illness, to refocus my life.
I was one of the fortunate ones. Many people are faced with
similar obstacles but cannot, or refuse to, accept the challenge put before them
and do not survive life's tests. Accepting the challenge, I searched for ways
to overcome my difficulties. Fortunately for me, I successfully found ways
to return to a position of strength, with all facets of my being - physical,
mental and spiritual - in balance.
At present, I outwardly show no signs of having endured deep
physical and emotional trauma. In fact, I cannot recount the number of times
that acquaintances, after hearing of my health challenges, are shocked to hear
that these events actually occurred.
When I look back, I recall asking myself, "If I am to be
healed, what am I being healed for? What would be the purpose of healing
me?" This question remains with me today, and I am not yet fully sure of the
answer. What I do know is this:
"I REMAIN LIVING PROOF THAT WITH POSITIVE THINKING AND
USING THE PROPER HEALING TECHNIQUES, ONE CAN BRAVE THE DEPTHS OF DISEASE AND
DESPAIR AND RETURN TO A LIFE BETTER THAN THAT PREVIOUSLY IMAGINED."
So I ask: If my life could be an example to others, is
that life not worth saving? If I could help those around me challenged with
similar issues, is that not worth having? If I could show those without faith
that there is hope, is that not worth keeping me here just a little longer?
I think so. As a result, on this site you will discover things I
have found that really work, from first-hand experience. Some things I
write about myself, and some things are written by others in a manner that
resonates with my own experiences. I personally comb the web for articles and
news stories of interest to those wishing to balance their own lives or heal
illness and disease naturally. Furthermore, many articles and stories show the
growth of the holistic healing movement in the world at large. That way you
won't have to take my word for it alone - it's everywhere and gaining
recognition each and every day.
In learning how to heal myself, I have studied and used yoga,
meditation, breath work, dream work, visualization, affirmations, prayer,
various forms of Reiki, acupressure, and shamanic
healing techniques successfully. Not only have I been successful in treating
myself, but have had success helping others to deal with
various diseases . Recently, I have set up a treatment room in my home. If
you live, or are ever in the Peterborough, Ontario area and are in need of
assistance with your life's challenge, contact me
and perhaps together we can find a solution.
The Healing Digest is a "work in progress". I update the
news regularly but add other things as they speak to me. Keep checking back to
see what's new and what's been added. Use our contact
page to let me know what you would like to read about and I'll see what I
can do. Your feedback is important to the development of the Digest.
Well, I hope this little intro gives you a better understanding
of the purpose and the person behind the Healing Digest. Keep reading and I hope
to hear from you soon.
Enjoy the web site!
Kirk Johnson
Reiki Master, eK Metaphysical Trainer
Publisher, Healing Digest
CEO, Access Lifewear Inc.
P.S. I truly enjoy working with the Healing Digest and operating
my own business. I was extremely fortunate to find the perfect tool for
this kind of endeavor and if you're interested, I guess it's my turn to pass it
on, since someone passed it on to me. Let me know what you think.
I could not
have done it without this.
P.S.S. Why "Access Lifewear" Inc.? Because of my life's
trials, I originally planned to design (my sister is a fashion designer) and
manufacture specialty clothing for people on dialysis, or any disease that
requires the use of a catheter or "access" device. But that got put on the back
burner when I discovered the power of the Internet. But there's still time
yet...
